2016 in African music explained

See also: Timeline of musical events.

Events

• June - D'banj secretly marries Lineo Didi Kilgrow.^[1]
• September - Tsar Leo, "Malawi's Drake", is nominated in the 15th for his single, "The Other Side".^[2]
• October - A Man of Good Hope, a musical by Isango Ensemble based on a book by Jonny Steinberg, is performed at the Young Vic in London, UK.^[3]
• November - King Sunny Adé receives the AFRIMA award.^[4]
• December - King Sunny Adé is inducted into Hard Rock Cafe hall of fame.^[5]

Albums

• Burna Boy — Redemption
• Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void^[6]
• Kiss Daniel — New Era^[7]
• Adekunle Gold — Gold^[8]
• Ladysmith Black Mambazo — Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers^[9]
• Ike Moriz - Debonaire^[10]
• Myrath - Legacy^[11]
• Ahmed Soultan - Music Has No Boundaries

Classical

Alfred P. Addaquay - Laudatur Christus

Deaths

• April 24 – Papa Wemba, Congolese singer and musician, 66
• June 22 – Harry Rabinowitz, South African-born British conductor and composer, 100^[12]
• September 8 – Johan Botha, South African tenor, 51^[13]
• October 10 – Issa Bagayogo, Malian musician, 54^[14]
• November 9 – Nico Carstens, South African accordionist and songwriter, 90^[15]

See also

• 2016 in music

Notes and References

1. News: Dbanj opens up on why he married secretly. Premium Times. December 28, 2017.
2. News: Tsar Leo's The Other Side queues for a world music award Malawi 24 - All the latest Malawi news. 2016-09-02. Malawi 24. 2018-02-22. en-US.
3. Web site: A Man of Good Hope review – exhilarating musical tale of a Somali refugee. Michael Billington. Michael Billington (critic). 14 October 2016. The Guardian. 22 February 2018.
4. Web site: African Stars To Honour King Sunny Ade, Others At AFRIMA. 20 October 2016. newsbreak.ng. 10 December 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20171029071049/http://www.newsbreak.ng/2016/10/african-stars-to-honour-king-sunny-ade-others-at-afrima/. 29 October 2017. dead.
5. Web site: Music legend gets inducted into Hard Rock hall of fame. Akan. Joey. 1 December 2016. pulse.ng. 2 December 2016.
6. Web site: Louise Carver - Hanging in the Void. Gallo Record Company. 7 January 2019.
7. Web site: Notable Nigerian albums of 2016. Music Africa. 7 January 2019.
8. News: Adekunle Gold’s album debuts on Billboard music chart. The Cable. 6 August 2016. 23 August 2016.
9. Web site: Walking in the Footsteps of Our Fathers. Ladysmith Black Mambazo. 4 June 2020.
10. Web site: Mosquito Records London. April 7, 2016. Ike Moriz - Debonaire. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20161119182128/http://mosquitorecords.co.za/news/press-releases/debonaire-2016.html . 2016-11-19 . 17 October 2020. Mosquito Records London News.
11. Web site: Myrath Announce New Album Legacy. Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles. January 8, 2016. January 21, 2016.
12. News: Harry Rabinowitz obituary . The Guardian . Dave Laing . 2016-06-23 . 2016-06-27.
13. News: Johan Botha, Operatic Tenor in Difficult Roles, Dies at 51 . The New York Times . Zachary Woolfe . Zachary Woolfe . 2016-09-09 . 2016-09-19.
14. News: maliweb.net - La musique malienne en deuil : Issa Bagayogo dit Techno Issa tire sa révérence. 2016-10-10. maliweb.net. 2018-02-22. fr-FR.
15. Web site: Accordion Maestro Nico Carstens Dies. 2016-11-02. Channel 24.