Zimbabwe's Oliver Mtukudzi, Cameroon's Manu Dibango, Nigeria's Fela Kuti, South Africa's Brenda Fassie, DR Congo's Papa Wemba and Beninese's Angélique Kidjo.
This annual celebration of music originated in 1982 in France, and was intended to be all about making and enjoying music. Africa is unique in so many ways - especially when it comes to music. Here are some songs which allAfrica thinks should be in everyone's music collections.
Zimbabwe's Oliver Mtukudzi, Cameroon's Manu Dibango, Nigeria's Fela Kuti, South Africa's Brenda Fassie, DR Congo's Papa Wemba and Beninese's Angélique Kidjo.
Tuface's hit song African Queen. see more »
D'banj's hit song Oliver Twist! see more »
Manu Dibango - Soul Makossa see more »
VOA's Ndimyake Mwakalyelye interviewed Oliver Mtukudzi, one of the nation's most celebrated musicians, in Zimbabwe. see more »
Music video by P-Square performing Personally. (C) 2013 Square Records see more »
Lucky Dube - Different Colours see more »
Papa Wemba - Yolele see more »
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