2017_in_African_music
2017 in African music
Overview of the events of 2017 in African music
See also: Timeline of musical 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]
- 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]
- Amr Okba - "Lonely, I Am Lonely"[10]
- Lotanna, starring Liz Benson and Jide Kosoko[11]
- 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 - Maelé [es], 59, Equatorial Guinean singer[15]
- "Ultra South Africa - Previous Lineups". Ultra Worldwide. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
- "Intercultural Elements in the Organ Works of Fela Sowande." The Diapason 1288, Vol. 108, No. 3 (March 2017): 23-25.
- "Vandals dig Kakoma's grave, remains feared stolen". BBC News. July 5, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
- "El Malouma Mint El Meidah en résidence surveillée". adrar-info.net (in French). September 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
- Herald, The (27 April 2017). "Janet Manyowa to launch second album". The Herald. Retrieved 22 June 2021.
- Mosquito Records London (May 14, 2017). "Ike Moriz - Gold Rush". Mosquito Records London News. Archived from the original on 2018-09-28. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- "Maurice Louca, Maryam Saleh, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa (Egypt)". SceneNoise. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- Barrett-Berg, Michael (2017). "Indodana". University of Pretoria. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
- "Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng receives rave reviews!". Orchestra Baobab official website. 3 August 2017.
- "Newsletter May 2018" (PDF). Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
- "Somkhele Iyamah, Adesua Etomi, Adunni Ade attend old school themed premiere". Pulse. April 9, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
- Lynskey, Dorian (18 January 2017). "William Onyeabor: one of music's most insoluble puzzles to the end". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
- Los genios nunca mueren (in Spanish)