List of Nigerian musicians

The list of Nigerian musicians contains musicians of Nigerian citizenship or origin in alphabetical order .

Contents A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A.

• King Sunny Adé (actually Sunday Adeniyi; * 1946)
• Sade Adu (* 1959 as Helen Folasade Adu), Nigerian-British singer
• Tope Alabi (born October 27, 1970 in Ogun, Nigeria), gospel singer
• Tony Oladipo Allen (1940–2020), drummer, composer and songwriter
• Aṣa (actually Bukola Elemide; * 1982), French-Nigerian singer and songwriter
• Ayọ (* 1980); Real name Joy Olasunmibo Ogunmakin, singer
• Adewale Ayuba (born May 6, 1966 in lkenne Remo , Ogun State )
• Alhaji Alamu Atatalo , pioneer of Sekere , traditional Yoruba music in the 50s / 60s
• Eedris Abdulkareem , born as Eedris Turayo Abdulkareem Ajenifuja, hip hopper

B.

• Ayinde Bakare
• Adé Bantu (born July 13, 1971 in Wembley , London , civil Adegoke Odukoya ), German - Nigerian musician and music producer
• Oriental Brothers
• Plantashun Boyz

C.

• Ambrose Campbell (born August 19, 1919 in Lagos as Oladipupo Adekoya Campbell, † June 22, 2006 in Plymouth), British-Nigerian musician (guitar, percussion, vocals, band leader)
• Oliver De Coque

D.

• IK Dairo
• D'banj (* 1980; actually Dapo Daniel Oyebanjo ), singer, songwriter and harmonica player
• Dr. Alban (* 1957; actually Alban Uzoma Nwapa ), pop musician, rapper and producer

E.

• Alhaji Dauda Epo-Akara
• Nneka Egbuna (born December 24, 1980 in Warri , Nigeria ; full name Nneka Egbuna), Nigerian hip-hop / soul singer and songwriter living in Hamburg
• Akin Euba (born April 28, 1935 in Lagos - † April 14, 2020), composer

F.

• Majek Fashek
• Faze

I.

• Haruna Ishola

J

• JJC , stage name of the rapper and producer Abdul Rasheed Bello (born April 4, 1977 in Kano, Nigeria)
• Keziah Jones (born Olufemi Sanyaolu on January 10, 1968 in Lagos ), singer and guitarist

K

• Tunde King
• Ayinla Kollington
• Fela Anikulapo Kuti (born October 15, 1938 in Abeokuta , † August 2, 1997 in Lagos ), saxophonist and band leader, founder of Afrobeat
• Femi Kuti (* 1962 in London, son of Fela Kuti)
• Seun Kuti (* 1983 in Lagos, son of Fela Kuti)

L.

• Lagbaja
• Rex Lawson

M.

• Prince Nico Mbarga (born January 1950 , Abakaliki , Nigeria, † June 24, 1997 ), highlife musician

N

• Nneka (born December 24, 1980 in Warri, Nigeria; full name Nneka Egbuna), hip-hop / soul singer and songwriter living in Hamburg

O

• Alhaji Abass Akande Obesere
• Ebenezer Obey (* 1942 in Lagos )
• Iyeoka Okoawo
• Sonny Okosuns
• Babatunde Olatunji (born April 7, 1927 in Ajido , Nigeria , † April 6, 2003 in Salinas , California ), percussionist
• Yusuf Olatunji
• Onyeka Onwenu
• Zeal Onyia (1934 - April 29, 2000), trumpeter and band leader ( jazz and highlife )
• William Onyeabor
• Osita Osadebe

P

• Shina Peters
• P-Square , R&B and Afro-Hip-Hop duo, consisting of the Lagos- born twins Peter and Paul Okoye

R.

• Rugged man

S.

• Seal (born February 19, 1963 in London as Seal Henry Olusegun Olumide Adeola Samuel), British singer of Nigerian and Brazilian descent
• Fela Sowande

T

• Tinie Tempah (born November 7, 1988 in London, real name Patrick Chukwuemeka Okogwu), British Grime - Rapper and MC from South East London Nigerian origin
• Tony Tetuila , makes African hip-hop

U

• Sir Victor Uwaifo
• Charles Uzor (born April 27, 1961 in Udo Mbaise, Southeast Nigeria), composer

W.

• Eddy Wata

2

• 2Face Idibia (born September 18, 1976 in Jos; real name Innocent Ujah Idibia), hip-hop musician and songwriter

9

• 9ice , stage name of Abolore Adegbola Akande (born January 17, 1980)

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