The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2021 in African music .
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January 8 – Dorine Mokha , 31, Congolese dancer and choreographer (malaria)[ 26] January 22 – Guem , 73, Algerian singer, composer and dancer.[ 27] January 23
January 28 – Sibongile Khumalo , 63, South African singer[ 30] January 31 – Wambali Mkandawire (Mtebeti Wambali Mkandawire ), 68, Malawian jazz singer and activist.[ 31] February 5 – Abdoul Jabbar , 40–41, Guinean singer-songwriter[ 32] February 16 – Soul Jah Love , 31, Zimbabwean reggae/Zimdancehall musician (complications from diabetes)[ 33] March 7 – Josky Kiambukuta , 72, Congolese singer (TPOK Jazz ).[ 34] March 14 – Thione Seck , 66, Senegalese mbalakh singer and musician[ 35] April 5 – Haja El Hamdaouia , 91, Moroccan singer and songwriter, known for Chaabi and Aita [ 36] April 18 – Naïma Ababsa , 51, Algerian singer[ 37] April 27 – Sammy Kasule , 69, Ugandan musician and singer[ 38] May 7 – Jamal Salameh , 75, Egyptian songwriter and composerJune 21 – Mamady Keïta , 70, Guinean drummer[ 39] June 22 – Mzilikazi Khumalo , 89, South African composer and academic[ 40] June 25 – Wes Madiko , 57, Cameroonian singer[ 41] July 1 – Steve Kekana , 63, South African singer[ 42] July 11 – Sound Sultan (Olanrewaju Abdul-Ganiu Fasasi), 44, Nigerian rapper and hip hop pioneer (angioimmunoblastic T-cell lymphoma )[ 43] August 3 – Allan Stephenson , 71, British-born South African cellist, conductor and composer[ 44] August 9 (killed in car crash)
Khanya "The Voice" Hadebe, 20s, South African amapiano musician[ 45]
Killer Kau , 23, South African amapiano musicianMpura , 20s South African amapiano musicianAugust 28 – Victor Uwaifo , 80, Nigerian ogbonge musician and cultural figure[ 46] August 31 – Nobesuthu Mbadu , 76, South African mbaqanga singer[ 47] September 2 – Alemayehu Eshete , 80, Ethiopian singer[ 48] September 28 – Nana Ampadu , 76, Ghanaian musician[ 49] October 3 – Anouman Brou Félix , 86, Ivorian Akyé musician [ 50] October 8 – Rabah Driassa , 87, Algerian artist and folk singer[ 51] November 7 – Bopol Mansiamina , 72, Congolese guitarist, vocalist, composer, and producer[ 52] November 17 – Theuns Jordaan , 50, South African singer-songwriter (leukaemia)[ 53] December 27 – Defao , 62, Congolese singer-songwriter, COVID-19.[ 54]
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Retrieved February 4, 2021 .^ "Joeboy releases 14-track debut album, 'Somewhere Between Beauty and Magic' . Pulse Nigeria . 2021-02-04. Retrieved 2021-02-04 .^ Ruiz, Matthew Ismael (December 1, 2020). "Femi and Made Kuti Announce Double Album, Share New Songs" . Pitchfork . Retrieved January 29, 2021 . ^ "Peruzzi Enlists Davido, Don Jazzy, Fireboy And More For Second Album "Rum & Boogie" . The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News . 9 April 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2021 .^ a b "Les Filles De Illighadad - At Pioneer Works" . African Music Guide . Retrieved 29 June 2021 .^ Alake, Motolani (2021-04-30). "Laycon delivers and shines on, '...Shall We Begin…' [Pulse Album Review]" . Pulse Nigeria . Archived from the original on 2021-05-10. Retrieved 2021-07-21 . ^ "Sound From the Xtreetz by Kpanto" . Apple Music. May 16, 2021. Archived from the original on 20 March 2023. Retrieved 18 March 2023 .^ Yoo, Noah (March 2, 2021). "Mdou Moctar Announces New Album, Shares Video for New Song" . Pitchfork . Retrieved March 3, 2021 . ^ Alake, Motolani (2021-06-18). "Olamide visits the Caribbean and delivers timeless music for you on 'UY Scuti' [Pulse Album Review]" . Pulse Nigeria . Archived from the original on 2021-06-19. Retrieved 2021-07-21 . ^ Kenneally, Cerys (July 23, 2021). "Obongjayar and Sarz unite on collaborative EP Sweetness " . The Line of Best Fit . Retrieved July 24, 2021 . ^ "LISTEN/STREAM: Ayra Starr - 19 & Dangerous [ALBUM]" . Pulse Nigeria . 6 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021 .^ Manjo, Theo (September 3, 2021). "Big Zulu Finally Drops 'Ichwane Lenyoka' Album" . Slikouronlife . ^ Olivier Boisvert-Magnen (8 September 2020). "Sarahmée: Welcome to her Life" . Words and Music. Retrieved 20 January 2022 . ^ Motolani Alake (September 11, 2021). "On '9: Esan,' Brymo makes his listeners think [Pulse Album Review]" . Pulse Nigeria. Archived from the original on 26 April 2023. Retrieved 26 April 2023 . ^ "Tems: If Orange Was a Place EP" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 2021-10-01 .^ "Stream Ghanaian artist Amerado's brand new extended play: Patience - GRUNGECAKE" . grungecake.com . Retrieved 2022-08-12 .^ Motolani Alake (9 November 2021). "Wow Zlatan! you did that 'Resan' . Pulse . Retrieved 20 December 2021 . ^ Gates, Marya E. "Female Filmmakers in Focus: Anisia Uzeyman and Saul Williams on Neptune Frost | Interviews | Roger Ebert" . www.rogerebert.com/ . Retrieved 2023-11-17 . ^ "Décès du chorégraphe congolais Dorine Mokha à 31 ans" . CultInfos.com (in French). 13 January 2021.^ "Abdelmadjid Guemguem, alias Guem, est décédé" . Liberté Algérie (in French). 24 January 2021.^ Matangira, Lungelo (23 January 2021). "Jonas Gwangwa, award-winning jazz legend, passes away aged 83" . ewn.co.za . Retrieved 23 January 2021 . ^ "Le chef d'orchestre et compositeur Ahmed Achour est décédé à l'âge de 75 ans" . La Presse (in French). 29 January 2021.^ Matlala, Lerato (28 January 2021). "LISTICLE: Highlights of musician Sibongile Khumalo's life" . SABC News . South African Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 28 January 2021 . ^ "Malawi mourns one of its greatest musicians: Wambali laid to rest" . Nyasa Times . Retrieved 1 February 2021 .^ "L'artiste Abdoul Jabbar s'en va !!!" . Mediaguinee.com (in French). 5 February 2021.^ Chronicle, The. "BREAKING: Soul Jah Love dies" . The Chronicle . Retrieved 2021-02-17 . ^ "Veteran Congolese singer Josky Kiambukuta dies in Kinshasa" . The East African . 8 March 2021.^ "Mort du chanteur Thione Seck, l'une des stars de la musique sénégalaise" . Le Parisien. Retrieved 14 March 2021 .(in French) ^ Kasraoui, Safaa (5 April 2021). "Iconic Moroccan Singer Haja El Hamdaouia Dies at 91" . Morocco World News . Retrieved 5 April 2021 . ^ "Décès de la chanteuse Naima Ababsa" . Algérie Presse Service (in French). 18 April 2021.^ Afrigo Band's Sammy Kasule dies ^ Doré, Tokpanon (21 June 2021). "Bruxelles: Mamady Djembé, un monument de la percussion mondiale s'est éteint" . Guinéenews . Retrieved 21 June 2021 . ^ Pooley, Thomas (24 June 2021). "Iconic composer Mzilikazi Khumalo defied apartheid odds to leave a rich legacy" . News24 . Retrieved 27 June 2021 . ^ "Wes Madiko, la fin d'une histoire" . Visages Live (in French). 26 June 2021. Retrieved 29 June 2021 .^ Emmanuel Tjiya (1 July 2021). "Breaking: Legendary musician Steve Kekana has died" . Sowetan Live . Retrieved 1 July 2021 . ^ "Veteran Singer Sound Sultan Dies After Battle With Cancer" . Guardian.ng. July 11, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2021 .^ "Cellist and conductor Allan Stephenson has died" . The Strad . Retrieved August 3, 2021 .^ Shumba, Ano (10 August 2021). "South Africa mourns amapiano artists Mpura, Killer Kau and Khanya Hadebe" . Music Africa . Retrieved 12 August 2021 . ^ "Sir Victor Uwaifo: Joromi, Guitar Boy artiste and ogbonge Nigerian musician die at di age of 80" . BBC News . Retrieved 30 August 2021 .^ "Mahotella Queens' star Mbadu passes on after fight with kidney failure" . Sowetan Live . Retrieved 30 August 2021 .^ Admin (3 September 2021). "Alemayehu Eshete, "Ethiopian Elvis Presley", reportedly died" . Borkena Ethiopian News . Retrieved 3 September 2021 . ^ "Highlife Legend Nana Ampadu is Dead" . Plug Times . September 28, 2021.^ "Culture : Deuil, Anoman Brouh Félix, pionnier de la musique Akyé est décédé" . akody (in French). October 4, 2021. Archived from the original on October 4, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .^ "Décès de l'artiste algérien Rabeh Deriassa" . Mosaique FM (in French). October 8, 2021. Retrieved October 11, 2021 .^ Diaz, Jonathan (7 November 2021). "Muere Bopol Mansiamina, un grande de la Música Africana" . El Heraldo (Barranquilla, Colombia) (in Spanish). Retrieved 7 November 2021 . ^ "Theuns Jordaan oorlede" . Retrieved 17 November 2021 .^ "Le congolais Général Défao, vedette de la rumba, est mort" . rfi.fr/ (in French). December 28, 2021.
