List of African guitarists

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This is a list of influential African guitarists.

Guitarists[]

  • Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - guitarist of the band Tinariwen
  • Barthelemy Attisso - lead guitarist of Orchestre Baobab, of Senegal
  • Afel Bocoum - Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré's noted protégé
  • Omara "Bombino" Moctar - internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger
  • Henri Bowane - a figure in the development of Congo rumba, early mentor to Franco
  • Oliver De Coque - Ogene Sound Super of Africa
  • Victor Démé - Singer and guitarist from Burkina Faso
  • Fatoumata Diawara - Malian guitarist and singer
  • Diblo Dibala - Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar
  •  [fr] - Celebrated Congolese guitarist who has contributed to more than 300 discs by African artists
  • Mamadou Diop (also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States
  • Sona Jobarteh - Griot kora player, singer and guitarist from Gambia
  • Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music
  • Omar Khorshid - Influential egyptian pioneer guitar virtuoso who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Abdel Halim Hafez.
  • Habib Koité - vocalist and guitarist from Mali
  • Ismaël Lô - Senegalese musician and actor
  • Alick Macheso - lead guitarist of , of Zimbabwe
  • François Luambo Makiadi (a.k.a. "Franco") - Congolese musician; founder of the seminal group OK Jazz
  • Michelino Mavatiku Visi (a.k.a "Michelino") - a Soukous recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist.
  • Nico Mbarga - lead guitarist; composer of the hit song "Sweet Mother"
  • Louis Mhlanga - Zimbabwean guitarist and producer
  • Oliver Mtukudzi - guitarist from Zimbabwe; leader of the Black Spirits
  • Mono Mukundu - Zimbabwean music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
  • Jean-Bosco Mwenda - pioneer of African fingerstyle in 1950s, Congo
  • Ray Phiri - lead guitarist from Mpumalanga, South Africa; guitar sessions on Paul Simon's album Graceland
  • Jonah Sithole - Zimbabwean guitarist, played with Thomas Mapfumo
  • Ebo Taylor - Ghanaian Highlife and Afrobeat guitarist, friend of Fela Kuti
  • Boubacar Traoré - Malian folk and blues guitarist
  • Djelimady Tounkara - lead guitarist for the Super Rail Band of Bamako, Mali
  • Ali Farka Touré - singer and guitarist from Malif
  • Vieux Farka Touré - son of Ali Farka Touré; young rising star from Mali
  • Rokia Traoré - Malian songwriter and guitarist
  • Sir Victor Uwaifo - guitarist from bini/Edo speaking people, based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
  • Dr Sir Warrior - vocalist and guitarist of Oriental Brothers International Band
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