People the African music industry lost in 2019
Like any other year at Music In Africa, 2019 had its mix of good and bad news. While we covered the success stories of many artists across the continent we also had to report on the more sombre aspects of the music industry and of life itself.
Oliver Mtukudzi, Dorothy Masuka, Johnny Clegg and DJ Arafat.
Below are some of the talented people who will be sorely missed by fans, colleagues, friends and family. We bid you farewell.
Dan Tshanda (South African pop musician, 54)
Thabo Seremi (South African traditional singer, 40)
Oliver Mtukudzi (Zimbabwean guitarist and bandleader, 66)
Dorothy Masuka (South African jazz singer, 83)
Godzilla (Tanzanian rapper, 31)
Ayub Ogada (Kenyan traditional musician, 63)
Chris Kantai aka Kantadda (Kenyan rapper, 42)
Tedious Matsito (Zimbabwean sungura musician and Ngwenya Brothers frontman, 48)
Brian Chilala (Zambian musician, 55)
Jacques de Coning (South African Afrikaans singer, 52 )
Nichume Siwundla (South African house singer, 27)
Johnny Clegg (South African musician and bandleader, 66)
DJ Arafat (Ivorian DJ and singer, 33)
John DeMathew (Kenyan benga musician, 52)
Kathryn Swain (South African singer-songwriter, 25)
DJ Links (Zambian DJ and radio personality)
Juma Toto (Kenyan Musicians Union chairperson and rumba musician, 70)
Thami Shobede (South African singer, 31)
Neyi Zimu (South African gospel singer, 49)
Bruce Odhiambo (Kenyan producer, 55)
Kwabena Nketia (Ghanaian ethnomusicologist, 97)
Mokhakhi ‘Roba’ Malefane (Basotho famo musician, 36)
Ruge Mutahaba (Tanzanian music promoter, 49)
Ziggy Wyne (Ugandan musician and political activist, 28)
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