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DJ Spinall
DJ Spinall, also known as Spinall, is a Nigerian disc jockey and producer who founded the Lagos label TheCAPMusic and released albums from 2015 onward.
DJ Stokie
DJ Stokie (Setoki Mbatha) is a South African amapiano DJ and producer from Mzimhlophe, Soweto, described as a pioneer of amapiano and known for hits like 'Awukhuzeki' and 'Superman'.
DJ Sumbody
DJ Sumbody, born Oupa John Sefoka, was a South African amapiano DJ and businessman known for the 2017 hit "Ayepyep" and the Ayepyep Lifestyle Lounge venues, shot dead in 2022.
DJ Tunez
DJ Tunez, born Michael Babatunde Adeyinka, is a Nigerian-American DJ and producer from Brooklyn, best known as Wizkid's official DJ and for the 2016 hit 'Iskaba' with Wande Coal.
DJ Znobia
DJ Znobia, born Sebastião Lopes in 1979, is an Angolan producer and dancer from Luanda credited as a pioneer of kuduro and the slower tarraxinha style.
DMW (Davido Music Worldwide)
DMW, also known as Davido Music Worldwide, is a Nigerian record label founded by Afrobeats star Davido in 2016, which signed Mayorkun, Dremo, and Peruzzi and rebranded as DMW 2.0 in 2023.
Dorothy Masuka
Dorothy Masuka, born Dorothy Masuku in 1935, was a Zimbabwean-born South African jazz singer and songwriter whose 1950s township hits and anti-apartheid songs brought censorship and 31 years of exile.
Dr SID
Dr SID, born Sidney Esiri, is a Nigerian singer and former dentist who rose with Mo'Hits and became a founding artist of Mavin Records, best known for "Surulere".
Dream Boyz
Dream Boyz, also styled Dream Boys, are a Rwandan R&B duo formed in 2009, best known for winning the Primus Guma Guma Super Star competition in 2017.
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood
Dudu Tassa & Jonny Greenwood is a collaboration between Israeli rock musician Dudu Tassa and Radiohead guitarist Jonny Greenwood, who released the album Jarak Qaribak in 2023.
Dully Sykes
Dully Sykes, born Abdul Sykes, is a Tanzanian bongo flava singer, songwriter, and record producer from Dar es Salaam who has released music since around 2000.
Dumi Mkokstad
Dumi Mkokstad, born Mdumiseni Nzimande, is a South African gospel singer from Cabazana in the Eastern Cape, known for Calvary and Egameni LikaJesu, who runs Shammah Records in Durban.
Dumisani Maraire
Dumisani Maraire, known as "Dumi" (1944 to 1999), was a Zimbabwean mbira player and educator who taught at the University of Washington and introduced Shona music to America.
E.L (musician)
E.L (Elom Adablah) is a Ghanaian rapper, singer, and producer from Accra, known for the B.A.R mixtape series and named Artiste of the Year at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards.
E.T. Mensah
E.T. Mensah, born Emmanuel Tetteh Mensah (1919–1996), was a Ghanaian trumpeter, saxophonist, and bandleader who led the Tempos and was proclaimed the King of Highlife.
East African Bashment Crew
East African Bashment Crew is a Kenyan-Ugandan reggae and dancehall collaboration of Wyre, Nazizi, and Bebe Cool, best known for the hits 'Fire Anthem' and 'Kube'.
Ebenezer Obey
Ebenezer Obey, born Ebenezer Remilekun Aremu Olasupo Fabiyi in 1942, is a Nigerian jùjú musician, bandleader, and evangelist known as Chief Commander, whose Inter-Reformers band modernized the genre.
Ebo Taylor
Ebo Taylor (born Deroy Taylor, 1936–2026) was a Ghanaian guitarist, composer, arranger, and producer who fused highlife and afrobeat, becoming internationally known only after 2010, aged 74.
EeQue
EeQue, also known as EeQue TheDreama, is the stage name of Leago Moganedi, a South African rapper and vocalist from Kwa-Thema known for amapiano hits like Tshwala Bam.
Effrakata
Effrakata is a 2001 double album by Congolese singer Koffi Olomidé and his orchestra Quartier Latin, a gold-certified set of 16 tracks that won four Kora Awards in 2002.
Ekambi Brillant et L'Orchestre Les Cracks
Ekambi Brillant et L'Orchestre Les Cracks is the joint catalog credit under which Cameroonian makossa singer Ekambi Brillant recorded with his orchestra in the 1970s, most visibly on the single Djongele La N'Dolo.
Ekasi
Ekasi is a South African colloquial term meaning "in, to, or from the township", derived from Afrikaans lokasie and widely used in kwaito, hip hop, and amapiano.
Eko Dydda
Eko Dydda is a Kenyan gospel rapper from Nairobi whose breakthrough came in 2007 with "Niko na Reason"; he is known for a fast style he calls "stagger".
Elijah Kitaka
Elijah Kitaka is a Ugandan singer, songwriter, producer, and multi-instrumentalist signed to Kampala's Swangz Avenue, who broke out with "Dawa" in 2024 and led Uganda's Spotify streaming in 2025.
Emperors Palace
Emperors Palace is a hotel, casino, and entertainment resort in Kempton Park beside Johannesburg's O. R. Tambo Airport, opened in 2000 as Caesars Gauteng and known for boxing and concerts.
Eric Wainaina
Eric Wainaina is a Kenyan singer-songwriter from Nairobi, born in 1973, best known for the anti-corruption satire "Nchi ya Kitu Kidogo" and the patriotic anthem "Daima Kenya".
Ethic Entertainment
Ethic Entertainment, often shortened to Ethic, is a Kenyan gengetone group formed in 2018 in Nairobi's Eastlands, whose debut song "Lamba Lolo" is credited with launching gengetone.
Evelyn Wanjiru
Evelyn Wanjiru Agundabweni is a Kenyan gospel singer, songwriter, and worship leader known for "Mungu Mkuu" and "Hossana", who hosts the annual Praise Atmosphere worship event.
Eyob Mekonnen
Eyob Mekonnen (ኢዮብ መኮንን) was an Ethiopian reggae singer with the Zion Band whose 2007 debut album Ende Kal won national acclaim; he died in 2013 at 37.
Fallou Dieng
Fallou Dieng is a Senegalese mbalax singer from the Médina district of Dakar, born in 1960, who founded and leads the band DLC (Dakar Loisir Club).