2012 in African music explained

See also: Timeline of musical events.

The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2012 in African music.

Events

• date unknown
  • Johnny Clegg receives the Order of Ikhamanga, Silver - the highest honour a citizen can receive in South Africa - as part of the National Orders ceremony. The award is presented by President Jacob Zuma.^[1]
  • Tats Nkonzo gains recognition for his musical contributions to the eNews Channel's satirical news show Late Nite News with Loyiso Gola

Albums released in 2012

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
January 31	Hugh Masekela	Jabulani		Gallo Record Company	^[2]
October 1	Ike Moriz	Siren Terpsichore	Swing, Jazz, Latin	Mosquito Records London Pty Ltd.	^[3]
October 2	Youssou N'Dour	From Senegal to the world		Nascente	Compilation album

Musical films

• Zambezia (animation), with music by Bruce Retief^[4]

Deaths

• January 17 – Mohamed Rouicha, 61, Moroccan folk singer^[5]
• February 18 – Mohammed Wardi, 79, Sudanese singer and songwriter^[6]
• April 8 – George Wilberforce Kakoma, 89, Ugandan musician, composer of the Ugandan national anthem^[7]
• November 30 – Kélétigui Diabaté, 81, Malian musician^[8]

See also

• 2012 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: National orders to be awarded | News24 . M.news24.com . 24 April 2012 . 14 July 2014.
2. Web site: Hugh Masekela – Jabulani. Discogs. discogs.com. 27 October 2017.
3. Web site: Ike Moriz – Siren Terpsichore 2012. Discogs. discogs.com. 17 October 2020.
4. News: Adams. Mark. Adventures in Zambezia. 25 January 2016. ScreenDaily. 12 March 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20140720143742/https://www.screendaily.com/reviews/the-latest/adventures-in-zambezia/5052814.article. 20 July 2014. live.
5. Web site: Le chanteur amazigh Mohamed Rouicha est mort | Demain. https://web.archive.org/web/20120119220047/http://www.demainonline.com/2012/01/17/le-chanteur-amazigh-mohamed-rouicha-est-mort/. dead. 2012-01-19. Demainonline.com. 2012-01-17. 2012-10-28. French.
6. Web site: Sudan mourns musical legend Mohamed Wardi. Sudan Tribune. 12 August 2012.
7. Web site: Kakoma the little known legend passes on – National . monitor.co.ug . 2011-02-23 . 2012-06-28.
8. https://archive.today/20130106071743/http://za.news.yahoo.com/renowned-malian-musician-keletigui-diabate-dies-213132554.html Renowned Malian musician Keletigui Diabate dies