Category
page 1Musicians from Dakar

Akon
Aliaune Damala Bouga Time Puru Nacka Lu Lu Lu Badara Akon Thiam (born April 16, 1973), is a Senegalese-American singer, songwriter, record producer, businessman and philanthropist. An influential figure in world music, he rose to prominence in 2004 following the release of his single "Locked Up" (featuring Styles P). Styled in hip-hop, it preceded the release of his debut studio album Trouble (2004), which became his commercial breakthrough and spawned the R&B-styled follow-up, "Lonely", the following year.

Youssou N’Dour
Senegalese singer, composer and politician (born 1959)
Baaba Maal
Senegalese singer (born 1953)
MC Solaar
French rapper
Clémentine Célarié
French actress, singer and writer
Sister Fa
singer and activist
Fatima Al Qadiri
Kuwaitian musician and conceptual artist
Doudou N'Diaye Rose
Senegalese drummer and composer (1930-2015)

Fatou Samba
Belgium-Senegalese singer, rapper and model
Coumba Gawlo
Senegalese musician

Karin Mensah
Cape Verdean singer
Diarra Sylla
French singer, dancer and model
Soriba Kouyaté
musical artist (1963–2010)
Thione Seck
Senegalese singer (1955–2021)
Maria de Barros
Cape Verdean singer
Rudgy Pajany
French singer
Freeze Corleone
French rapper and producer
Mola Sylla
Senegalese musician

Tété
Tété is a French musician, born in Dakar, Senegal on 25 July 1975. His mother is from Martinique and his father is from Senegal.
Julia Sarr
Senegalese singer
Positive Black Soul
Senegalese hip hop group
Monira Al Qadiri
Senegalese-born artist (born 1983)

Jimi Mbaye
Senegalese guitarist (1957–2025)
Wasis Diop
Senegalese musician
Karim Ouellet
Canadian singer
Mor Thiam
Senegalese musician
Laba Sosseh
Gambian musician (1943–2007)

Didier Awadi
French musician