Forbes Africa has released its list of Richest African musicians.
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.
Source: The Nation 
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