African

Harry Belafonte

United StatesHarold George Belafonte, Jr.Calypso

Paul Simon

United StatesPaul Frederic SimonPop Rock

أم كلثوم

EgyptUmm Kulthūm Ibrāhīm al-Sayyid al-BaltājīFolk

OK Jazz

Congo - KinshasaAfrican

Fela Kuti

NigeriaOlufela Olusegun Oludotun Ransome-KutiAfrobeat

Miriam Makeba

South AfricaMiriam Zenzi MakebaAfrican

Osibisa

United KingdomFunk

Manu Dibango

CameroonEmmanuel N'Djoké DibangoAfrobeat

محمد عبد الوهاب

EgyptFolk

عبد الحليم حافظ

Egyptعبد الحليم علي شعبانةFolk

Hugh Masekela

South AfricaHugh Ramapolo MasekelaAfro-Cuban Jazz

Franco

Congo - KinshasaFrançois Luambo Makiadi Lokanga La Djo PénéAfrican

Youssou N’Dour

SenegalYoussou Madjiguène NdourAfrican

Khaled

AlgeriaKhaled Hadj Ibrahim (خالد حاج ابراهيم)Raï

Abdullah Ibrahim

South AfricaAdolph Johannes BrandCape Jazz

Tabu Ley Rochereau

Congo - KinshasaPascal-Emmanuel Sinamoyi TabuAfrican

Cesária Évora

Cape VerdeMorna

وردة

Egyptوردة محمد فتوكيFolk

Malcolm McLaren

United KingdomMalcolm Robert Andrew McLarenSynth-pop

Jungle Brothers

United StatesConscious