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List of African guitarists
Summary
This is a list of influential
African
guitarists
.
Guitarists
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Ibrahim Ag Alhabib
- guitarist of the band
Tinariwen
Barthelemy Attisso
- lead guitarist of
Orchestre Baobab
, of Senegal
Afel Bocoum
- Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré's noted protégé
Omara "Bombino" Moctar
- internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger
Henri Bowane
- figure in the development of Congo rumba, early mentor to Franco
Oliver De Coque
- Ogene Sound Super of Africa
Victor Démé
- singer and guitarist from
Burkina Faso
Fatoumata Diawara
- Malian guitarist and singer
Diblo Dibala
- Congolese
soukous
musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar
Mamadou Diop
(also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States
Sona Jobarteh
- Griot
kora
player, singer and guitarist from Gambia
Nico Kasanda
(a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music
Omar Khorshid
- Influential Egyptian pioneer guitar virtuoso who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Abdel Halim Hafez.
Habib Koité
- vocalist and guitarist from
Mali
Ismaël Lô
- Senegalese musician and actor
Alick Macheso
- lead guitarist of Orchestra Mberikwazvo, of Zimbabwe
François Luambo Makiadi
(a.k.a. "Franco") - Congolese musician; founder of the seminal group OK Jazz
Michelino Mavatiku Visi
(a.k.a "Michelino") -
Soukous
recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist.
Nico Mbarga
- lead guitarist; composer of the hit song "Sweet Mother"
Louis Mhlanga
- Zimbabwean guitarist and producer
Oliver Mtukudzi
- guitarist from Zimbabwe; leader of the Black Spirits
Mono Mukundu
- Zimbabwean music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
Jean-Bosco Mwenda
- pioneer of African fingerstyle in 1950s, Congo
Ray Phiri
- lead guitarist from Mpumalanga, South Africa; guitar sessions on Paul Simon's album
Graceland
Jonah Sithole
- Zimbabwean guitarist, played with Thomas Mapfumo
Ebo Taylor
- Ghanaian Highlife and Afrobeat guitarist, friend of
Fela Kuti
Boubacar Traoré
- Malian folk and blues guitarist
Djelimady Tounkara
- lead guitarist for the
Super Rail Band
of Bamako, Mali
Ali Farka Touré
- singer and guitarist from Malif
Vieux Farka Touré
- son of Ali Farka Touré; young rising star from Mali
Rokia Traoré
- Malian songwriter and guitarist
Sir Victor Uwaifo
- guitarist from bini/Edo speaking people, based in
Benin City
, Edo State, Nigeria
Dr Sir Warrior
- vocalist and guitarist of
Oriental Brothers International Band