Don Jazzy, Wizkid, Davido make Forbes list
of richest Africans
The list of Richest African musicians has been released by Forbes Africa.
The list was put together using
factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards,
YouTube views, appearance in newspapers, investment, social media presence,
influence and others.
Nigerian artistes, Don Jazzy, Wizkid
and Davido, are among the top ten richest African musicians.
The top 10 are;
1. AKON
Akon has over 35 million albums sold
worldwide. He has won numerous awards including five Grammy Award nominations
and has 45 Billboard Hot 100 songs under his belt. He tops the list according
to Forbes Africa.
2. BLACK COFFEE, SOUTH AFRICA
The multi-award-winning artist’s real
name is Nkosinathi Maphumulo. He was born in South Africa’s house music
province, KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and raised in the Eastern Cape province, where
Nelson Mandela hailed from, before moving back to KZN to study music.
3. HUGH MASEKELA, SOUTH AFRICA
Hugh was born in Witbank, east of
Johannesburg. He has released more than 43 albums and performed with Marvin
Gaye, Dizzy Gillespie, The Byrds, Fela Kuti, Paul Simon, Stevie Wonder and
Miriam Makeba.
4. DON JAZZY, NIGERIA
Don Jazzy is ranked fourth richest in
Africa and also first in Nigeria. Like many artists, his real name is Michael
Collins Ajereh, and he started playing music as a child in church before moving
to the UK to pursue his career.
5. TINASHE, ZIMBABWE-AMERICAN
Tinashe was a child model by the age
of three. The twenty-four-year-old sang before she could talk and made her
first appearance in 2000 in the film Cora Unashamed. Her voice also starred in
the cartoon feature film The Polar Express alongside Oscar-winning actor, Tom
Hanks.
6. JIDENNA, NIGERIAN-AMERICAN,
By the age of 10, Jidenna Theodore
Mobisson knew he wanted to do music but was afraid to tell his father who
wanted him to be an engineer. He is ranked sixth according to Forbes Africa.
7. WIZKID, NIGERIA
Wizkid is arguably currently the
uncrowned king of African music. Grammy Award-winning artist, Alicia Keys and
husband Swizz Beatz, danced to his songs Ojuelegba and Caro, with Keys posting
a video on her Instagram account with the caption, “This song makes me happy”.
Kylie Jenner also posted a video of herself dancing to Wizkid’s music on
Snapchat.
8. DAVIDO, NIGERIA
Davido has claimed a high status in
just five years. He said it was people like P-Square and D’Banj who made him
believe this was possible. He became famous for his widely acclaimed 2012 debut
album “Omo Baba Olowo”.
9. SARKODIE, GHANA
Michael Owusu Addo started out as an
underground rapper and through the help of Duncan Williams, his former manager,
his career was launched. Staying true to his identity, he is a big advocate of
Azonto, a Ghanaian genre that is said to have been born out of Kpanlogo, a
traditional dance.
His first single off his fourth
album, Mewu, sold almost 4,000 copies on the first day of its release in Ghana.
He was also the first Ghanaian to win a BET award.
10. OLIVER MTUKUDZI, ZIMBABWE
Oliver Tuku Mtukudzi has 65 albums
under his belt, more than the legendary Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston.
It’s a remarkable career stretching back 41 years with songs that have enlivened
parties all over the world.
He is ranked 10th richest musician in
Africa
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