2017 in African music

Events

January 2 - The annual Kaapse Klopse minstrel festival takes place in Cape Town.
February 24-25 - "Ultra South Africa" festival is held in Cape Town and Johannesburg, headlined by Dash Berlin, David Guetta and KSHMR.[1]
March 13 - The 30th anniversary of the death of Nigerian organist and composer Fela Sowande is marked by an article by Godwin Sadoh.[2]
July 5 - The grave of George Wilberforce Kakoma, composer of the Ugandan National anthem, is reported to have been vandalised and the composer's body stolen.[3]
September 5 - Mauritanian singer and politician Malouma Mint El Meidah is placed under house arrest by the government, following an investigation into "economic crimes".[4]

January 16 - William Onyeabor, 70, Nigerian musician and businessman[10]
August 11 - Segun Bucknor, 71, Nigerian musician (complications from multiple strokes)[11]
September 2 - Halim El-Dabh, 96, Egyptian composer and ethnomusicologist[12]
December 1 - Maelé, 59, Equatorial Guinean singer[13]

"Ultra South Africa - Previous Lineups". Ultra Worldwide. Retrieved 16 August 2017.
"Intercultural Elements in the Organ Works of Fela Sowande." The Diapason 1288, Vol. 108, No. 3 (March 2017): 23-25.
"Vandals dig Kakoma's grave, remains feared stolen". BBC News. July 5, 2017. Retrieved 17 August 2017.
"El Malouma Mint El Meidah en résidence surveillée". adrar-info.net (in French). September 5, 2017. Retrieved 3 April 2018.
Mosquito Records London (May 14, 2017). "Ike Moriz - Gold Rush". Mosquito Records London News. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
"Maurice Louca, Maryam Saleh, Tamer Abu Ghazaleh - Lekhfa (Egypt)". SceneNoise. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
"Tribute To Ndiouga Dieng receives rave reviews!". Orchestra Baobab official website. 3 August 2017.
"Newsletter May 2018" (PDF). Cairo Symphony Orchestra. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
"Somkhele Iyamah, Adesua Etomi, Adunni Ade attend old school themed premiere". Pulse. April 9, 2017. Retrieved 2018-02-16.
Lynskey, Dorian (18 January 2017). "William Onyeabor: one of music's most insoluble puzzles to the end". theguardian.com. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
Afro-pop Singer Segun Bucknor Dies
Egyptian ethnomusicologist and pioneer of electronic music Halim El-Dabh dies at 96
Los genios nunca mueren (in Spanish)

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