El rap y el hip hop se han convertido en África, especialmente en África occidental y central, en un medio de expresión y de comunicación que se ha extendido de un modo espectacular por los barrios de todas las grandes ciudades. Como en las otras capitales de África occidental y central, Malabo vive una escena rap muy dinámica y efervescente. Como siempre, el apoyo a los artistas locales, entre ellos los músicos y escritores ha sido una prioridad de la cooperación francesa y española.

Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 de octubre de 1938 – 2 de agosto de 1997) fue un multiinstrumentista y cantautor nigeriano, activista de los derechos humanos. Creó el género afrobeat. Su hijo es el también cantante de afrobeat Femi Kuti.

Lekan Babalola was born to Yoruba parents and raised in Nigeria. He moved to England in the late 1980s, studying film at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and the Northern School of Film and Television. He is a professional musician, filmmaker and curator. Lekan, Olalekan Babalola, moved to Dorset in 2005.

Once upon a time there were some guys unhappy about the music they're creating. They've tried several genres but weren't fulfilled. So, they got together and created Squeal, a whole new band with an esquisit sound, based on guitars and a loud, strong female voice. Welcome to a new rock genre...

Toxic Shame was born when the paths of Jon Buckley and Deon du Toit crossed in 1995. This album maintained the band's signature combination of modern and classic rock with a more fierce and aggressive edge.

Sugardrive released 5 albums, headlined the major SA festivals, spawned a crop of radio hits, toured Australia on the Big Day Out tour and picked up a couple of SAMA awards. The band’s eclectic brand of soulful rock/electronica avoided easy comparisons and elevated them to the status of media darlings.

This band is a rock band from Cape Town, South Africa. An alternative rock band, the Nude Girls introduced punk, ska, acid jazz and metal into their songs, introducing a new world of music to the youth of South Africa in the early 1990s.

El grupo se formó a finales de 1998 por Garth Barnes, Mike Stott, y Brink Chris.

Bisso Na Bisso ('Between Us') is a music collective of rappers and singers with origins from Congo Brazzaville formed in 1999. The group consisting of Ben-J (from Les Neg'Marrons), Lino and Calbo (from the group Ärsenik), Doc and G Kill (from 2Bal), Mystik and the only female M'Passi was put together by French rapper Passi.