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The following is a list of events and releases that have happened or are expected to happen in 2019 in African music.
Release date | Artist | Album | Genre | Label | Ref |
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January 15 | Falz | Moral Instruction | Hip-hop, Afrobeats | Bahd Guys Records | [17] |
January 31 | Sauti Sol | Afrikan Sauce | Afro-pop, R&B | Sauti Sol Entertainment | [18] |
April 5 | Sarahmée | Irréversible | Rap, Afropop | Ste=4 Musique | [19] |
April 19 | Simi | Omo Charlie Champagne, Vol. 1 | Afro-fusion, Afro-soul, R&B | X3M Music | [20] |
May 3 | Myrath | Shehili | Progressive metal, oriental metal, Arabic music | earMUSIC | [21] |
May 24 | Patoranking | Wilmer | Reggae, dancehall | Amari Musiq, Empire | [22] |
July 26 | Burna Boy | African Giant | Afro-fusion, Afrobeat, dancehall, pop, hip hop | Spaceship, Bad Habit, Atlantic, Warner Music | [23] |
July 26 | Hope Masike | The Exorcism of a Spinster | Afro-pop, Jazz | Riverboat Records/ World Music Network | [24] |
August 5 | A.A.A | A.A.A (EP) | Folk, psychedelic rock | Indie | [25] |
August 23 | Jidenna | 85 to Africa | Afrobeats, hip hop | Epic | [26] |
August 30 | Yemi Alade | Woman of Steel | Afrobeats, R&B, highlife | Effyzzie Music Group, Universal | [27] |
September 4 | Phyno | Deal with It | Hip-hop, Igbo rap | Penthauze | [28] |
October 1 | Invisible System | Dance to the Full Moon | Traditional, blues, electronic, fusion | ARC Music | [29] |
October 11 | Aṣa | Lucid | Soul, folk, jazz | Chapter Two Records, Wagram Music | [30] |
November 1 | Zlatan | Zanku | Afrobeats | Indie | [31] |
November 8 | Ycee | Ycee vs Zaheer | Hip-hop, trap, Afrobeats, Afro-house, R&B, alte | ANBT, Mad Solutions | [32] |
November 22 | Davido | A Good Time | Afropop | DMW; RCA; Sony | [33] |
November 29 | DJ Maphorisa & Kabza De Small | The Return of Scorpion Kings | amapiano | Sony Music, Piano Hub & New Money Gang | [34] |
Fireboy DML | Laughter, Tears and Goosebumps | Afro-Life, R&B | YBNL Nation | [35] | |
December 6 | Starboy | Soundman Vol. 1 (EP) | Afrobeats, reggae, R&B | Starboy Entertainment | [36] |
December 13 | Staff Benda Bilili | Effacer Le Tableau | Soukous, R&B, reggae | Wagram | [29] |