Yoruba musicians

Beninese musician

British singer

British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer

Nigerian musician and activist (1938–1997)

British singer and songwriter

Nigerian singer, songwriter and actress

Beninese-Nigerian singer

Temilade Openiyi (; born 11 June 1995), known professionally as Tems, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and record producer. She rose to prominence after being featured on Wizkid's 2020 single "Essence", which peaked at number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart following the release of the remix version with Justin Bieber. The song earned her a Grammy Award nomination. That same year, she was featured on the song "Fountains" by Canadian rapper Drake.

Nigerian singer and songwriter

David Adedeji Adeleke (; born November 21, 1992), known professionally as Davido, is a Nigerian-American singer, songwriter, and record producer. Davido was born in Atlanta, U.S, and raised in Lagos, Nigeria. He made his music debut as a member of the group KB International. Davido studied business administration at Oakwood University before dropping out to make beats and record vocal references. He rose to fame after releasing "Dami Duro", the second single from his debut studio album Omo Baba Olowo (2012), from which six additional singles—"Back When", "Ekuro", "Overseas", "All of You", "Gbo

Nigerian-British rapper, singer and actress

American jazz singer, songwriter, and producer from Jackson, Mississippi

Nigerian musician

German singer

American rapper

Chief Joseph Olaitan Adenuga Jr (; born 19 September 1982), known professionally as Skepta, is a Nigerian-British grime MC, rapper, record producer, fashion designer, film director and DJ. Alongside his younger brother Jme, he briefly joined Roll Deep before they became founding members of Boy Better Know in 2005. With Boy Better Know, Skepta clashed with fellow MC Devilman for the video release Lord of the Mics 2, in what is remembered as one of the biggest clashes in grime history.

Nigerian actress and singer

Nigerian drummer and composer (1940–2020)

Bukola Elemide (born 17 September 1982), known professionally as Aṣa ( , , ), is a French-Nigerian singer and songwriter.

American musician

Nigerian musician and composer (1905-1987)

Nigerian musician

Nigerian singer and songwriter

Nigerian musician

Nigerian percussionist (1927–2003)

Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo (; born 9 June 1980), known professionally as '''D'banj''' ( ), is a Nigerian singer, rapper, music executive, event host and television personality. Often regarded as one of the greatest African and Afrobeats artistes of all time, he signed with American rapper Kanye West's record label GOOD Music to release his 2012 single "Oliver Twist", an uptempo dance fusion of EDM and Afrobeats for which he became best known. With record producer Don Jazzy, he co-founded the record label Mo' Hits Records. His stage name is a combination of his first name, Dapo, and his surname, O

Nigerian singer and actress

Nigerian gospel singer, opera singer, actress, songwriter and poet

Nigerian singer and actress

Niniola Apata (born 15 December 1986), known professionally as Niniola, is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. She participated in the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013 After releasing her debut single "Ibadi", she was nominated for Most Promising Act to Watch at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.

Nigerian politician (1864-1946)

Ibeyi is a French musical duo consisting of twin sisters Lisa-Kaindé Diaz and Naomi Diaz. The duo sings in English, French, Spanish and Yoruba, In Yoruba, Ibeyi (Ìbejì) means "twins".

Nigerian singer

Chidinma Ekile (; born 2 May 1991), known mononymously as Chidinma, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, and actress. A native of Imo State, Chidinma was born in Ketu, Kosofe, Lagos State. In 2010, she gained prominence after winning the third season of Project Fame West Africa. Chidinma became the first female musician to peak at number 1 on the MTV Base Official Naija Top 10 chart after releasing the music video for her single "Emi Ni Baller". In 2011, she released the Sound Sultan-assisted single "Jankoliko". Her eponymous debut album, Chidinma, which was released via the music platform Spinle

Nigerian singer,singerwritter, photographer and Philanthropist

Nigerian musician

Nigerian singer

beninese singer of world music

Akande Abolore Adegbola Alexander Ajifolajifaola (born Abolore Adegbola Akande; 17 January 1980) better known as 9ice (pronounced nice), is a Nigerian singer, songwriter and dancer. He is known for his powerful use of the Yoruba language in his music and his proverbial lyrics and unique style of delivery.

Olamide Gbenga Adedeji (; born 15 March 1989), known mononymously as Olamide, is a Nigerian rapper, singer, songwriter, and record executive. Olamide, who is regarded as one of the most influential artistes in Nigeria and Africa, has been crucial to the creative and commercial success of several Afrobeats music stars. He records in Yoruba and English. In 2011, he released his debut studio album Rapsodi while signed to ID Cabasa's Coded Tunes. YBNL, his follow-up album, was released under his label imprint "Yahoo Boy No Laptop", also known as YBNL Nation. The album was supported by the singles

Nigerian gospel artist

Nigerian Fuji musician, film actor

Nigerian singer

Swedish singer and actress of Nigerian descent

Nigerian Christian gospel and song-writer

Eniola Akinbo (; born 9 December 1985), known professionally as Niyola, is a Nigerian singer, songwriter, performing artist and actress.

Nigerian singer

Nigerian singer-songwriter

Nigerian actress

Nigerian singer

Nigerian singer and songwriter

Modupe-Oreoluwa Oyeyemi Ola (born 16 October 1990), known by her stage name '''Mo'Cheddah (sometimes stylized as Mocheeda or Mocheddah'), is a Nigerian rapper and singer. She released her debut studio album, Franchise Celebrity'', in 2010 while signed to Knighthouse Entertainment. The album was preceded by the 2009 promotional single "If You Want Me". She parted ways with Knighthouse in February 2012 and established her own label, Cheddah Music.

singer

Nigerian singer and songwriter

US-based Nigerian gospel recording artiste, songwriter and producer.(born on 25 May, 1989)

Nigerian jùjú musician

Dubstep musician

Nigerian musician (1963-2020)

Nigerian Afro-soul singer and songwriter. She won Best Vocal Performance (Female) for "Iwo Nikan" at the Headies 2015.(born 22 June 1985)

Nigerian musician (1935-2020)