The list was put together using
factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards,
YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence,
influence and others.
Nigerian
artistes, Don Jazzy, Wizkid and Davido, are among the top ten richest African
musicians.
The top
ten are:
1. AKON
Akon
has over 35 million albums sold worldwide. He has won numerous awards including
five Grammy Award nominations and has 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs under his
belt. He tops the list according to Forbes Africa.
2.
BLACK COFFEE, SOUTH AFRICA
The
multi-award-winning artist’s real name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo. He was born in
South Africa’s house music province, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and raised in the Eastern
Cape province, where Nelson Mandela hailed from, before moving back to KZN to
study music.
3. HUGH
MASEKELA, SOUTH AFRICA
Hugh
was born in Witbank, east of Johannesburg. He has released more than 43 albums
and performed with Marvin Gaye, Dizzy Gillespie, The Byrds, Fela Kuti, Paul
Simon, Stevie Wonder and Miriam Makeba.
4. DON
JAZZY, NIGERIA
Don
Jazzy is ranked fourth richest in Africa and also first in Nigeria. Like many
artists, his real name is Michael Collins Ajereh, and he started playing music
as a child in church before moving to the UK to pursue his career.
5.
TINASHE, ZIMBABWE-AMERICAN
Tinashe
was a child model by the age of three. The twenty-four-year-old sang before she
could talk and made her first appearance in 2000 in the film Cora Unashamed.
Her voice also starred in the cartoon feature film The Polar Express alongside
Oscar-winning actor, Tom Hanks.
6.
JIDENNA, NIGERIAN-AMERICAN,
By the
age of 10, Jidenna Theodore Mobisson knew he wanted to do music but was afraid
to tell his father who wanted him to be an engineer. He is ranked sixth
according to Forbes Africa.
7.
WIZKID, NIGERIA
Wizkid
is arguably currently the uncrowned king of African music. Grammy Award-winning
artist, Alicia Keys and husband Swizz Beatz, danced to his songs Ojuelegba and
Caro, with Keys posting a video on her Instagram account with the caption,
“This song makes me happy”. Kylie Jenner also posted a video of herself dancing
to Wizkid’s music on Snapchat.
8.
DAVIDO, NIGERIA
Davido has claimed a high status in just five years. He said it was people like P-Square and D’Banj who made him believe this was possible. He became famous for his widely acclaimed 2012 debut album “Omo Baba Olowo”.
9. SARKODIE, GHANA
Michael
Owusu Addo started out as an underground rapper and through the help of Duncan
Williams, his former manager, his career was launched. Staying true to his
identity, he is a big advocate of Azonto, a Ghanaian genre that is said to have
been born out of Kpanlogo, a traditional dance.
His
first single off his fourth album, Mewu, sold almost 4,000 copies on the first
day of its release in Ghana. He was also the first Ghanaian to win a BET award.
10.
OLIVER MTUKUDZI, ZIMBABWE
Oliver
Tuku Mtukudzi has 65 albums under his belt, more than the legendary Michael
Jackson and Whitney Houston. It’s a remarkable career stretching back 41 years
with songs that have enlivened parties all over the world.
He is
ranked 10th richest musician in Africa.
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