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PS Djz
PS DJz are a South African DJ and production duo of brothers Prince and Promise, working in amapiano, electro, hip hop, and dance since 2014.
Pulse Music Video Awards
The Pulse Music Video Awards (PMVAs) are Kenyan music video awards presented by Pulse magazine, first held in Nairobi in 2015, with fan votes counting 40% of the score.
Q Chief
Q Chief, born Abubakar Shaaban Katwila and once known as Q Chillah, is a Tanzanian Bongo Flava singer-songwriter identified as one of the genre's pioneers.
Que DJ
Que DJ is the stage name of Thobani Quinton Mgobhozi, a South African gqom producer and DJ from KwaMashu, Durban, one half of Distruction Boyz.
R2Bees
R2Bees, short for Refuse 2 Be Broke, is a Ghanaian hiplife and Afrobeats duo from Tema formed in 2007 by cousins Paedae and Mugeez, winners of six 2013 Ghana Music Awards.
Radio Citizen
Radio Citizen, also known as Radio Citizen FM, is an all-Kiswahili FM station in Nairobi, Kenya, owned by Royal Media Services and often ranked Kenya's most listened-to station.
Ray C
Ray C, born Rehema Chalamila in 1982, is a Tanzanian bongo flava and R&B singer who dominated East African charts in the early 2000s before a drug crisis interrupted her career.
Ray Phiri
Ray Phiri (Raymond Chikapa Enock Phiri, 1947–2017) was a South African jazz and mbaqanga guitarist who founded the band Stimela and played on Paul Simon's 1986 album Graceland.
Rayvanny
Rayvanny (Raymond Shaban Mwakyusa, born 1993 in Mbeya) is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer known for "Kwetu" and "Tetema"; in 2017 he became the first Tanzanian to win a BET Award.
Rec. 118
Rec. 118 is a French urban music record label founded in 2016 by William Edorh within Warner Music France, best known for Aya Nakamura and Ninho.
Reminisce
Reminisce, also known as Alaga Ibile, is a Nigerian rapper born Remilekun Safaru in 1981 who, with Olamide and Phyno, made Yoruba-language rap credible and commercially successful in Nigeria.
Rethabile Khumalo
Rethabile Khumalo, also known as Rethabile or Retha, is a South African singer from Soweto, known for vocals on DJ Zinhle's "Umlilo" (2019) and "Ntyilo Ntyilo" with Master KG (2020).
Rexxie
Rexxie, born Ezeh Chisom Faith, is a Nigerian record producer and DJ from Anambra State, self-described creator of the Zanku street-hop sound behind Naira Marley's 'Soapy'.
Riaan Benadé
Riaan Benadé is a South African Afrikaans-language singer-songwriter from Nylstroom whose hit "Spontaan" made him the second most-streamed Afrikaans artist on Spotify in 2023, behind only Appel.
Richard Bona
Richard Bona, born Bona Pinder Yayumayalolo, is a Cameroonian bassist, singer, and composer whose jazz fusion is built on makossa rhythms; he won a Grammy with the Pat Metheny Group.
Robinio Mundibu
Robinio Mundibu, the stage name of Mongala Akelembi, is a Congolese singer and dancer, born 1985 in Mbuji-Mayi, who rose through Wenge Musica Maison Mère and blends rumba with urban styles.
Roga-Roga et Extra Musica
Roga-Roga et Extra Musica, also known as Extra Musica, is a Congolese orchestra from Brazzaville founded in 1993, led by Roga Roga and known for the hit "Bokoko".
Roha Band
Roha Band (ሮሃ ባንድ) was an Ethiopian band formed in 1979 from the Ibex Band, recording over 250 songs with star singers before disbanding in the early 1990s.
Rophnan
Rophnan, also known as Rophnan Nuri, is an Ethiopian DJ, singer-songwriter, and producer from Addis Ababa whose 2018 debut Reflection was the first electronic music LP in Ethiopia.
Rosa Ree
Rosa Ree, born Rosary Robert Iwole, is a Tanzanian rapper known for the singles "One Time" and "Up in the Air" and the 2022 album Goddess.
Rose Muhando
Rose Muhando is a Tanzanian gospel singer, songwriter, and choreographer born in 1976, described as East Africa's most acclaimed gospel singer-songwriter, with over 7 million albums sold.
Russell Zuma
Russell Zuma, born Nkosikhona Russell Zuma, is a South African amapiano vocalist and songwriter from Durban, known for 'Healer Ntliziyo Yam', the multi-platinum 'Angikaze', and his 2024 album Love Season.
Sabar
Sabar is a Wolof drum-and-dance tradition of Senegal, naming the drums, the rhythms, the dances, and the event, and forming the percussive core of the popular genre mbalax.
Safaricom Jazz
Safaricom Jazz, formally the Safaricom International Jazz Festival, was a jazz festival in Nairobi, Kenya, first staged in February 2014 and founded by Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore.
Saida Karoli
Saida Karoli, known in Uganda as Wanchekecha, is a Tanzanian singer, dancer, and drummer born in 1976 in Rwongwe, best known for the 2001 hit "Maria Salome".
Sailors Gang
Sailors Gang, also billed as Sailors 254, is a Kenyan gengetone group formed in Nairobi in 2017, whose members included Miracle Baby, Shalkido, and Lexxy Yung.
Salam Diallo
Salam Diallo is a Senegalese singer-songwriter of mbalax-fusion and tassou, a former percussionist with Lemzo Diamono whose 2009 hit "Goana" spawned a dance of the same name.
Sally Boss Madam
Sally Boss Madam is the stage name of Sally Ephraim, a Namibian vocalist from Windhoek who won AFRIMA best southern African female artist and the NAMA female artist of the year title.
Sams'K Le Jah
Sams'K Le Jah, born Sama Karim in the early 1970s, is a Burkinabè reggae singer, radio host, and activist who co-founded Le Balai citoyen, a movement behind the 2014 uprising.
Samthing Soweto
Samthing Soweto, born Samkelo Lelethu Mdolomba in Soweto in 1988, is a South African singer and songwriter known for "Akanamali", "Akulaleki", and the platinum album Isphithiphithi.