Top Artists

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Artist	Genre
1. K'naan	International Hip-Hop
2. Amadou & Mariam	Mali
3. Femi Kuti	Afrobeat
4. Alpha Blondy	Pop-Reggae
5. Bole 2 Harlem	International Hip-Hop
6. The Budos Band	Retro Soul
7. Cesaria Evora	Cape Verde
8. Ali Farka Toure	Mali
9. Hugh Masekela	Latin & World Jazz
10. Johnny Clegg	Afro-Pop
11. Fela Kuti	Afrobeat
12. Youssou N'Dour	Afro-Pop
13. Angelique Kidjo	Afro-Pop
14. Orchestra Baobab	Africa
15. Miriam Makeba	Africa
16. Habib Koite & Bamada	Mali
17. Ladysmith Black Mambazo	Township
18. Oumou Sangare	Mali
19. Mulatu Astatke	Africa
20. Asa	Afro-Pop
21. Antibalas	Afrobeat
22. Tinariwen	Mali
23. Tabu Ley Rochereau	Soukous
24. Baaba Maal	Afro-Pop
25. Africando	Afro-Pop
26. Rokia Traore	Mali
27. Toumani Diabate	Mali
28. Wasis Diop	Afro-Pop
29. Vieux Farka Toure	Mali
30. Kanda Bongo Man	Soukous
31. Ocote Soul Sounds	World Pop
32. Lucky Dube	Roots Reggae
33. Soweto Gospel Choir	Township
34. Issa Bagayogo	Mali
35. Hukwe Zawose	Africa
36. Lura	Cape Verde
37. Salif Keita	Mali
38. Chief Stephen Osita Osadebe	Highlife
39. Sara Tavares	Cape Verde
40. Alemu Aga	Africa
41. Papa Wemba	Soukous
42. Manu Dibango	Africa
43. Tony Allen	Afrobeat
44. Boubacar Traore	Mali
45. Richard Bona	World Fusion
46. Mahmoud Ahmed	Africa
47. King Sunny Ade	Juju
48. Thomas Mapfumo and The Blacks Unlimited	World Pop
49. Soukous Stars	Soukous
50. Thione Seck	Africa
51. Orgone	Afrobeat
52. Geoffrey Oryema	Africa
53. Oliver Mtukudzi	Africa
54. Maria De Barros	Cape Verde
55. Madilu System	Afro-Pop
56. Pepe Kalle	Soukous
57. Toubab Krewe	Africa
58. Petit Pays	Africa
59. NOMO	Afrobeat
60. Emmanuel Jal	Africa
61. Sawt el Atlas	Middle Eastern Pop
62. Juldeh Camara	World Pop
63. Henri Dikongue	Afro-Pop
64. Vusi Mahlasela	Africa
65. Ayub Ogada	Africa
66. Dub Colossus	World Pop
67. Franco	Soukous
68. Samite	Afro-Pop
69. Cheikh Lo	Africa
70. Mayra Andrade	Cape Verde
71. Francis Bebey	Africa
72. Etran Finatawa	Africa
73. S.E. Rogie	Highlife
74. Chicago Afrobeat Project	Acid Jazz
75. Bau	Cape Verde
76. M'bilia Bel	Soukous
77. Missa Luba	Africa
78. Extra Golden	Post-Modern Pop
79. Alhaji Bai Konte	Africa
80. Daby Toure	Afro-Pop
81. Buraka Som Sistema	Afro-Pop
82. The Boyoyo Boys	Township
83. Bonga	Africa
84. Daara J	International Hip-Hop
85. Aphrodesia	Afrobeat
86. Seun Kuti	Afrobeat
87. Master Musicians of Jajouka	Middle East
88. Sonny Okosun	World Pop
89. Abdullah Ibrahim	Latin & World Jazz
90. Mzikayifani Buthelezi	Township
91. Babatunde Olatunji	Africa
92. Hamza El Din	Middle East
93. Har-You Percussion Group	Latin Soul
94. Osibisa	Highlife
95. Dobet Gnahore	Afro-Pop
96. Koffi Olomide	Soukous
97. Goldfish	Africa
98. Gigi	Africa

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