2017 in African music explained

See also: Timeline of musical events.

Events

• January 2 - The annual Kaapse Klopse minstrel festival takes place in Cape Town.
• February 24-25 - "Ultra South Africa" festival is held in Cape Town and Johannesburg, headlined by Dash Berlin, David Guetta and KSHMR.^[1]
• March 13 - The 30th anniversary of the death of Nigerian organist and composer Fela Sowande is marked by an article by Godwin Sadoh.^[2]
• July 5 - The grave of George Wilberforce Kakoma, composer of the Ugandan National anthem, is reported to have been vandalised and the composer's body stolen.^[3]
• September 5 - Mauritanian singer and politician Malouma Mint El Meidah is placed under house arrest by the government, following an investigation into "economic crimes".^[4]

Albums

• D'banj - King Don Come
• Fally Ipupa - Tokooos
• Johnny Clegg - King of Time
• Janet Manyowa - Grateful^[5]
• Ike Moriz - Gold Rush^[6]
• Spoek Mathambo - Mzansi Beat Code
• Maurice Louca, Maryam Saleh & Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa^[7]
• TUKS Camerata - Indodana^[8]
• Youssou N'Dour - Seeni Valeurs
• Orchestra Baobab - Tribute to Ndiouga Dieng^[9]

Classical

• Amr Okba - "Lonely, I Am Lonely"^[10]

Musical films

• Lotanna, starring Liz Benson and Jide Kosoko^[11]

Deaths

• January 16 - William Onyeabor, 70, Nigerian musician and businessman^[12]
• August 11 - Segun Bucknor, 71, Nigerian musician (complications from multiple strokes)^[13]
• September 2 - Halim El-Dabh, 96, Egyptian composer and ethnomusicologist^[14]
• December 1 -, 59, Equatorial Guinean singer^[15]

See also

• 2017 in music

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ultra South Africa - Previous Lineups. Ultra Worldwide. 16 August 2017.
2. "Intercultural Elements in the Organ Works of Fela Sowande." The Diapason 1288, Vol. 108, No. 3 (March 2017): 23-25.
3. Web site: Vandals dig Kakoma's grave, remains feared stolen. BBC News. July 5, 2017. 17 August 2017.
4. Web site: El Malouma Mint El Meidah en résidence surveillée. fr. September 5, 2017. adrar-info.net. 3 April 2018.
5. Web site: Janet Manyowa to launch second album. The. Herald. The Herald. 27 April 2017. 22 June 2021.
6. Web site: Mosquito Records London. May 14, 2017. Ike Moriz - Gold Rush. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20180928082041/http://mosquitorecords.co.za/news/press-releases/gold-rush-2017.html . 2018-09-28 . 17 October 2020. Mosquito Records London News.
7. Web site: Maurice Louca, Maryam Saleh, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa (Egypt). SceneNoise. 13 June 2018.
8. Web site: Barrett-Berg . Michael . Indodana . University of Pretoria . 11 December 2023 . en . 2017.
9. Web site: Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng receives rave reviews!. Orchestra Baobab official website. 3 August 2017.
10. Web site: Newsletter May 2018. Cairo Symphony Orchestra. 9 June 2018.
11. Web site: Somkhele Iyamah, Adesua Etomi, Adunni Ade attend old school themed premiere . April 9, 2017 . Pulse . 2018-02-16.
12. Web site: William Onyeabor: one of music's most insoluble puzzles to the end . Lynskey . Dorian . 18 January 2017 . theguardian.com. 18 January 2017.
13. http://www.wetinhappen.com.ng/afro-pop-singer-segun-bucknor-dies/ Afro-pop Singer Segun Bucknor Dies
14. http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/5/33/276449/Arts--Culture/Music/Egyptian-ethnomusicologist-an-pioneer-of-electron.aspx Egyptian ethnomusicologist and pioneer of electronic music Halim El-Dabh dies at 96
15. https://www.radiomacuto.cl/2017/12/02/los-genios-nunca-mueren/ Los genios nunca mueren