Afrobeat Artists & the Gear They Use

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Flea

Bassist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Damon Albarn

Singer, Guitarist · Gorillaz

Nigel John Taylor

Bassist · Duran Duran

Ezra Koenig

Singer, Guitarist · Vampire Weekend

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Richard Bona

Bassist · Pat Metheny Group

Brian Robert Jones

Guitarist, Bassist · Paramore

Adrian Quesada

Guitarist, Music Producer · Black Pumas

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Joey Waronker

Drummer, Music Producer · Oasis

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Chris Baio

Singer, Guitarist · Vampire Weekend

Nick Movshon

Bassist, Drummer · Menahan Street Band

Tony Allen

Drummer · The Good, the Bad & the Queen

Adam Forkner

Guitarist, Drummer · The Microphones

David Longstreth

Singer, Guitarist · Dirty Projectors

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Nico & Vinz

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

Leon Michels

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Menahan Street Band

Ernest Ranglin

Composer

Fela Kuti

Singer, Keyboardist · Egypt 80

Burna Boy

Singer

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

Mitchell Marlow

Guitarist, Bassist · Glassjaw

William Onyeabor

Music Producer

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Slow Mike

Guitarist, Music Producer

Todd Whitener

Guitarist · Days of the New

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Jean-Philippe Dary

Keyboardist, DJ · The Paradox

Ray Suen

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Vampire Weekend

Tems

Sarz

Music Producer

Ernest Donable

Drummer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Rexxie

Music Producer

Kiki Gyan

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Omah lay

Singer

Michael McEwan

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Larry Jones

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Lafayette Hudson

Bassist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Colin Killalea

Composer · Vampire Weekend

JAE5

Music Producer

Juls

Music Producer, DJ

Kutiman

Bassist, Keyboardist

Cedric Im Brooks

Obongjayar

Kel-P

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Neal Sugarman

Music Producer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Martín Perna

Composer · Ocote Soul Sounds

Reinaldo de Jesus

Drummer · Antibalas

Miles Francis

Singer, Guitarist · Antibalas

Teddy Osei

Drummer · Osibisa

Spellz

Music Producer

Lemmy Jackson

Drummer · BLO

Buscemi

Music Producer

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

TMXO

Music Producer

Tempoe

Bassist, Keyboardist

Michael Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · El Michels Affair

Wizkid

Singer, Music Producer

KiDi

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Amber Coffman

Singer · Dirty Projectors

Ziggy Modeliste

Drummer · The Meters

Sékou 'Bembeya' Diabaté

Guitarist · Bembeya Jazz National

Haley Dekle

Singer · Dirty Projectors

Sun‐El Musician

DJ

Daryl Palumbo

Singer · Glassjaw

Rilwan "Showboy" Fagbemi

Singer · Egypt 80

Seun Kuti

Singer · Egypt 80

Sam Kelly

Drummer · Cymande

LADIPOE

Rapper

Kevin Raczka

Drummer · Antibalas

Cyril Neville

Singer · The Meters

Goumar Abdoul Jamil

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

LeriQ

Singer, Music Producer

Fireboy DML

Singer

Kizz Daniel

Singer

Del Richardson

Singer, Guitarist · Osibisa

Joey Dee

Drummer · Cymande

Pablo Gonsales

Drummer · Cymande

Dele Sosimi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Koffee

Singer

Moussa Sissokho

Afro Celt Sound System

Blaqbonez

Keno Speller

Drummer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Oxlade

Singer

Spinall

DJ

Durijah Lang

Drummer · Glassjaw