The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2018 in African music.
Events
Albums released in 2018
Classical
Deaths
- January 3 â Lara Kruger, 30, South African DJ (Motsweding FM) and transgender rights activist
- January 4 â Joseph Gunduza Magigwani, 37, Zimbabwean actor and gospel singer (traffic collision)
- January 23 â Hugh Masekela, 78, South African jazz instrumentalist, composer and singer
- February 1 â Mowzey Radio, 33, Ugandan musician (head injuries from a fight)
- February 8 - Ebony Reigns, 20, Ghanaian singer (traffic collision)
- March 19 â Shavey, Kenyan dancehall singer (traffic collision)
- April 2 â Ahmed Janka Nabay, Sierra Leonean musician, 54
- May 20 â N'Goran La Loi, Ivorian accordionist, husband and partner of Allah Thérèse, 87
- June 10 â Ras Kimono, Nigerian reggae musician, 60
- September 12 â Rachid Taha, Algerian singer (Carte de Séjour), 59 (heart attack)
- October 3 â Joseph Kamaru, Kenyan benga musician and political activist, 79 (complications from Parkinson's disease)
- October 24 â Hip Hop Pantsula, South African rapper, 38
- November 13 â Brian Rusike, Zimbabwean songwriter and keyboardist, 62
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