Eric Wainaina

Eric Wainaina

male, 36 years old
musician, kenyan, nairobi, KoraAward, Benga, United Nations Drug Control Programme…KORA All Africa Music Awards
Eric Wainaina (born 28 August 1973) is a Kenyan Kora Award-winning singer-songwriter whose career was launched with his debut album, "Sawa Sawa",...
Jean-Paul Samputu

Jean-Paul Samputu

male, 47 years old
rwanda, Twararutashye, Kora awards, Afrobeat, Lingala, Lingala language…KoraAward
Jean-Paul Samputu (born 15 March 1962) is a singer, songwriter, and musician from Rwanda. Jean Paul Samputu has established himself as one of the...
Jabu Khanyile

Jabu Khanyile

male, deceased (2006)
Prostate cancer death, KoraAward, Pan-africanism, musician, MASAI, South African
Jabu Khanyile (1957 - 11 November 2006) was a South African musician and lead vocalist from the band Bayete. In 1996 he won the Kora award for best...
Reggie Rockstone

Reggie Rockstone

male
musician, shaggy, Kora awards, KoraAward, Accra, TWI
Reggie Rockstone (Reginald Osei, "the Godfather of Hiplife") is a rapper of Ghanaian descent, born in Britain and raised in Ghana; but lived a few...

Bantu

male
musician, nigerian, fuji, Positive Black Soul, Fuji music, KoraAward
The sound of Fufu! that is how the Afropean musician Adé Bantu pointedly describes his mix of pumping beats, funky instrumentals and lyrics with a p...

Kaysha

male, 35 years old
French, Hip hop/Zouk, hip hop music, It's All Love, Worldwidechic, Sushiraw…KoraAward
Hip hop/Zouk artist Kaysha is the stage name of Edward Mokolo Jr (born January 22, 1974 in Kinshasa). One of the most eclectic rappers and...