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

Richard Bona

Bassist · Pat Metheny Group

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Brian Robert Jones

Guitarist, Bassist · Paramore

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Adrian Quesada

Guitarist, Music Producer · Black Pumas

Joey Waronker

Drummer, Music Producer · Oasis

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Chris Baio

Singer, Guitarist · Vampire Weekend

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Adam Forkner

Guitarist, Drummer · The Microphones

Nick Movshon

Bassist, Drummer · El Michels Affair

Fela Kuti

Singer, Keyboardist · Egypt 80

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

William Onyeabor

Music Producer

Tony Allen

Drummer · Africa '70

David Longstreth

Singer, Guitarist · Dirty Projectors

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Leon Michels

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Ray Suen

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Vampire Weekend

Slow Mike

Guitarist, Music Producer

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

Jean-Philippe Dary

Keyboardist, DJ · The Paradox

Burna Boy

Singer

Martín Perna

Composer · Ocote Soul Sounds

Daryl Palumbo

Singer · Glassjaw

TMXO

Music Producer

Mitchell Marlow

Guitarist, Bassist · Glassjaw

Juls

Music Producer, DJ

Spellz

Music Producer

Tempoe

Bassist, Keyboardist

Buscemi

Music Producer

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Rexxie

Music Producer

Kel-P

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Sarz

Music Producer

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · The Roots

Colin Killalea

Composer · Vampire Weekend

Michael McEwan

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Lafayette Hudson

Bassist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Kiki Gyan

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Cedric Im Brooks

KiDi

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Kutiman

Bassist, Keyboardist

Obongjayar

Amber Coffman

Singer · Dirty Projectors

JAE5

Music Producer

DJ Neptune

DJ

Adekunle Gold

Singer

Ziggy Modeliste

Drummer · The Meters

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

Omah lay

Singer

Reinaldo de Jesus

Drummer · Antibalas

Michael Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · El Michels Affair

Derek Gibbs

Bassist · Reel Big Fish

Durijah Lang

Drummer · Glassjaw

Pablo Gonsales

Drummer · Cymande

Joey Dee

Drummer · Cymande

Peter Serreo

Cymande

Mike Rose

Drummer · Cymande

Patrick Patterson

Guitarist · Cymande

Jas Walton

Composer · Les Yper Sound

Doctor L

Bassist, Music Producer · Psyco on da Bus

Jean-François Kellner

Guitarist, Bassist · Psyco on da Bus

Justin Walter

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Cloud Nine Music

Elliot Bergman

NOMO

Erik Hall

NOMO

Julien Raulet

Guitarist · The Afrorockerz

RudeBoy

Mory Kanté

Singer · Rail Band

Strongman

Bassist · Virgin Prunes

Baaba Maal

Singer, Guitarist

Niniola

Singer

Davido

Singer

Fireboy DML

Singer

Koffee

Singer

Rema

Singer

Tems

Naira Marley

Mr Eazi

Singer

Maleek Berry

Singer

LADIPOE

Rapper

GuiltyBeatz

Music Producer

Ajebutter22

BOJ

Singer

Nissi

Teni

Singer