2023 in African music

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The following is a list of events and releases that happened in 2023 in African music.

Events

January 11 – It is announced by Nhanhla Sibisi, head of the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA) that the 29th edition of the South African Music Awards will begin accepting entries in the first quarter of 2023.[1]

Release date	Artist	Album	Genre	Label	Ref
February 24	AKA	Mass Country	Hip hop	Sony	[2]
March 31	Davido	Timeless		DMW Sony	[3]
March 31	Baaba Maal	Being		Palm / Marathon Artists	[4]

February 8 – Dennis Lotis, 97, South African-born singer[5]
February 10 – AKA, 35, South African rapper[6]
February 25 – Ismaïla Touré, 73, Senegalese musician and co-founder of Touré Kunda)[7]
March 14 – Gloria Bosman, 50, South African jazz singer[8]

"SAMA29 to kick off in the first quarter of 2023". Mzansi Reggae. January 11, 2023. Retrieved February 14, 2023.
"Mass Country by Aka". Apple Music. February 24, 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
Henry Mamo (March 21, 2023). "Davido Announces Fourth Studio Album 'Timeless'". Billboard. Retrieved 21 March 2023.
"Baaba Maal – Being". Clash music. 31 March 2023. Retrieved April 8, 2023.
Fountain, Nigel (12 February 2023). "Dennis Lotis obituary". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
Se-Anne Rall (February 10, 2023). "Rapper AKA shot dead in drive-by shooting on Durban's Florida Road". IOL. Retrieved 11 February 2023.
"Le musicien sénégalais Ismaïla Touré, cofondateur de Touré Kunda, est décédé à l'âge de 73 ans". Le Temps. 28 February 2023. Retrieved 2 March 2023.
Maako, Keitumetse (16 March 2023). "From Soweto to the world: How jazz maestro Gloria Bosman created music that would last forever". News24. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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