Английская Википедия:2018 in African music

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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2018 in African music.

Events

• January 10 – The Premium Times lists Squeeze Tarela and Bella Alubo among its "Nigerian artistes to look out for in 2018".
• January 13 – Youssou N'Dour, on tour in the Gambia, praises the Gambian people and expresses optimism for the country's future.
• January 28 – At the 60th Annual Grammy Awards, Ladysmith Black Mambazo win the award for Best World Music Album with Shaka Zulu Revisited: 30th Anniversary Celebration and are nominated for the Best Children's Album award for Songs of Peace & Love for Kids & Parents Around the World.
• March 30 – Announcement of the winner of the AfriMusic Song Contest 2018, the first pan-African song contest. Eswatini win the contest, represented by the song "Sengikhona", performed by Symphony (Zanele Cele).
• June 2 – Rita Ray presents a major new series on BBC television: Africa: A Journey Into Music.
• August 10 – The Minnesota Orchestra becomes the first American orchestra ever to perform in South Africa when it gives the first concert of its South African tour, at City Hall, Cape Town.

Albums released in 2018

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
January 26	Burna Boy	Outside	Afrobeats, hip-hop, dancehall	Atlantic Records
	Professor	Composed by Jesus Christ	Kwaito, dance	Kalawa Jazmee Records
January 31	Zaki Ibrahim	The Secret Life of Planets	R&B, soul	Indie
February 9	M.I Abaga	Rendezvous: The Playlist	Hip-hop	Chocolate City
February 23	Femi Kuti	One People One World	Afrobeat	Knitting Factory Records
February 23	Hailu Mergia	Lala Belu	Jazz	Awesome Tapes from Africa
March ?	Pape Diouf	Enjoy!	Mbalax, World
March 2	Seun Kuti	Black Times	Afrobeat, World	Strut Records
March 27	Brymo	Oṣó	Alternative folk, Yoruba music	Indie
May 21	Allah Thérèse & N'Goran Laloi	Bé gnanssou moayé
May 14	Ike Moriz	Millennium Hits 2002 - 2018	Pop, Rock, Jazz	Mosquito Records London
May 25	DJ Neptune	Greatness	Afrobeats, hip-hop	Neptune Records
	Adekunle Gold	About 30	World, highlife	Afro Urban Records, Empire
June 15	Zonke	L.O.V.E	Afro-soul	Sony
August 24	M.I Abaga	A Study On Self Worth: Yxng Dxnzl	Hip-hop	Chocolate City
September 11	Steve Kekana	Ubuntu	Sold Out Music
October 19	Razia	The Road	Razia Said Music
November 9	Mr Eazi	Life Is Eazi, Vol. 2 - Lagos to London	Afrobeats	Banku Music
November 16	Mayorkun	The Mayor of Lagos	Afropop	Davido Music Worldwide

Classical

• Michael Blake – Lovedale Harmony (in memory of Siya Betana) (2017) for saxophone quartet

Deaths

• January 3 – Lara Kruger, 30, South African DJ (Motsweding FM) and transgender rights activist
• January 4 – Joseph Gunduza Magigwani, 37, Zimbabwean actor and gospel singer (traffic collision)
• January 23 – Hugh Masekela, 78, South African jazz instrumentalist, composer and singer
• February 1 – Mowzey Radio, 33, Ugandan musician (head injuries from a fight)
• February 8 - Ebony Reigns, 20, Ghanaian singer (traffic collision)
• March 19 – Shavey, Kenyan dancehall singer (traffic collision)
• April 2 – Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician, 54
• May 20 – N'Goran La Loi, Ivorian accordionist, husband and partner of Allah Thérèse, 87
• June 10 – Ras Kimono, Nigerian reggae musician, 60
• September 12 – Rachid Taha, Algerian singer (Carte de Séjour), 59 (heart attack)
• October 3 – Joseph Kamaru, Kenyan benga musician and political activist, 79 (complications from Parkinson's disease)
• October 24 – Hip Hop Pantsula, South African rapper, 38
• November 13 – Brian Rusike, Zimbabwean songwriter and keyboardist, 62

See also

• 2018 in music