•
January 19 -
Allah Thérèse, age unknown, Ivorian traditional singer •
February 1 -
Kofi B, age unknown, Ghanaian highlife musician (heart attack) •
February 9 -
Abdel Aziz El Mubarak, 69, Sudanese singer (pneumonia) •
February 11 -
Joseph Shabalala, 78, South African musician (
Ladysmith Black Mambazo). •
February 12 -
Victor Olaiya, 89, Nigerian
highlife trumpeter •
February 15 -
Prince Kudakwashe Musarurwa, 31, Zimbabwean Afro Jazz singer, songwriter, producer and musician •
February 16 -
Erickson Le Zulu, 41 Ivorian disc jockey and singer •
February 17 -
Kizito Mihigo, 38, Rwandan gospel singer. •
March 18 -
Kenneth Kafui, age unknown, Ghanaian composer •
March 19 -
Aurlus Mabélé, 66, Congolese singer and composer, the "King of
Soukous" •
March 24 -
Manu Dibango, 86, Cameroonian musician and saxophonist (
COVID-19) •
April 7 -
Hudeydi, 91, Somali musician •
April 14 •
Akin Euba, 84, Nigerian composer, musicologist, and pianist • Kasongo wa Kanema, 73, Congolese musician (
Orchestra Super Mazembe). •
April 30 –
Tony Allen, 79, Nigerian drummer, composer and songwriter (abdominal
aortic aneurysm) •
May 22 –
Mory Kanté, 70, Guinean singer and musician •
June 1 –
Majek Fashek, 57, Nigerian reggae singer and songwriter •
June 12 •
Dodo Doris, 71, Congolese musician (
Orchestra Super Mazembe) •
Claude Ndam, 65, Cameroonian singer-songwriter •
June 14 –
Mama Nguéa, 60, Cameroonian singer (diabetes) •
June 15 •
Omondi Long'lilo, 37, Kenyan
Benga musician (cancer) •
Nana Tuffour, 66, Ghanaian highlife singer •
June 23 –
Xabiiba Cabdilaahi, 58, Djiboutian singer •
June 29 –
Hachalu Hundessa, 34, Ethiopian singer-songwriter (shot) •
July 10 –
Cosmas Magaya, 67, Zimbabwean
mbira musician (COVID-19) •
August 27 –
Meridjo Belobi, 67, Congolese
drummer, former member of
Zaïko Langa Langa and inventor of
Cavacha •
September 21 –
Hamdi Benani, 77, Algerian singer and violinist •
October 18 –
Naâma, 86, Tunisian singer •
November 19 – Mshoza, 37, South African
kwaito singer == See also ==