Английская Википедия:2022 in African music

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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2022 in African music.

Events

• April 3 – Angélique Kidjo wins the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Album for the second time, with her 2021 album Mother Nature.
• May 17 – Interviewed on Asaase Radio, Stonebwoy responds to criticism of himself and other African artists such as Black Sherif for attending a party hosted by Kendrick Lamar in Ghana.
• July 17 – The 18th series of Idols South Africa is launched, with new judges Thembi Seete and JR.
• September 4 – The 15th edition of Nigerian music awards The Headies is held in Atlanta, Georgia, United States.
• September 22 – Morocco's Tanjazz Festival is held after a two-year gap caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Albums released in 2022

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
January 28	Nomfundo Moh	Amagama	Afro-pop	Universal
March 25	Rema	Rave & Roses	Afrorave	Jonzing World/Mavin Records
May 13, 2022	Obongjayar	Some Nights I Dream of Doors	Afrobeat	September Recordings
May 20, 2020	Gigi Lamayne	Set in Stone	Hip hop
May 27	Nduduzo Makhathini	In The Spirit Of Ntu	Jazz	Blue Note Africa
July 8	Burna Boy	Love, Damini	Afro-fusion	Atlantic Records
October 25	Amerado	G.I.N.A	Reggae, Afropop	MicBurnerz Music

Musical films

• Neptune Frost, starring Elvis Ngabo, Cheryl Isheja and Kaya Free, with music by Saul Williams

Deaths

• February 15 – Vivi l'internationale, 75–76, Beninese singer
• February 23 – Riky Rick, 34, South African rapper (suicide)
• March 28 (death announced on this date) – Mira Calix, 51/52, South African electronic musician and producer
• April 8 – Osinachi Nwachukwu, 42, Nigerian gospel singer (cause undisclosed)
• April 14 – Orlando Julius, 79, Nigerian Afrobeat saxophonist, singer, bandleader, and songwriter
• May 15 – Deborah Fraser, 55, South African gospel singer (stroke)
• June 11 – Amb Osayomore Joseph, 69, Nigerian highlife pioneer
• June 12 – Dawit Nega, 34, Ethiopian singer
• June 21 – Pierre Narcisse, 45, Cameroonian singer
• August 15 – Tokollo Tshabalala, 45, South African Kwaito musician
• August 18 – Hadrawi, 79, Somali poet and songwriter
• September 12 – Dennis East, 73, South African singer, songwriter and producer
• November 6 – Ali Birra, 72, Ethiopian singer
• November 25 – Sammie Okposo, 51, Nigerian gospel singer
• December 5 – Hamsou Garba, 63, Nigerien singer
• December 10
  • Tshala Muana, 64, Congolese singer, "Queen of Mutuashi"
  • Aziouz Raïs, 68, Algerian chaabi singer.
• December 12 – Ekambi Brillant, 74, Cameroonian makossa singer

See also

• 2022 in music