Afrobeat Artists & the Gear They Use

John Frusciante

Guitarist · Red Hot Chili Peppers

Flea

Singer, 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

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

Brian Robert Jones

Guitarist, Bassist · Paramore

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Adrian Quesada

Guitarist, Music Producer · Black Pumas

Chris Baio

Singer, Guitarist · Vampire Weekend

Joey Waronker

Drummer, Music Producer · Oasis

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Tony Allen

Drummer · The Good, the Bad & the Queen

Nick Movshon

Bassist, Drummer · El Michels Affair

Leon Michels

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

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

David Longstreth

Singer, Guitarist · Dirty Projectors

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

Ray Suen

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Vampire Weekend

Nico & Vinz

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Adam Forkner

Guitarist, Drummer · The Microphones

Fela Kuti

Singer, Keyboardist · Egypt 80

Ernest Ranglin

Composer

Todd Whitener

Guitarist · Days of the New

Burna Boy

Singer

Mitchell Marlow

Guitarist, Bassist · Glassjaw

William Onyeabor

Music Producer

Daryl Palumbo

Singer · Glassjaw

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Slow Mike

Guitarist, Music Producer

Ray Rizzo

Drummer · Days of the New

Larry Gorman

Drummer · Glassjaw

Colin Killalea

Composer · Vampire Weekend

Rexxie

Music Producer

JAE5

Music Producer

Kutiman

Bassist, Keyboardist

Ernest Donable

Drummer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Zinoleesky

Singer, Rapper

Lafayette Hudson

Bassist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Jean-Philippe Dary

Keyboardist, DJ · The Paradox

Larry Jones

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Kel-P

Keyboardist, Music Producer

KiDi

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Ayra Starr

Singer

TMXO

Music Producer

tUnE-YaRdS

Composer, Music Producer

Tempoe

Bassist, Keyboardist

Michael McEwan

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Cedric Im Brooks

Juls

Music Producer, DJ

Michael Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · El Michels Affair

Neal Sugarman

Music Producer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Amber Coffman

Singer · Dirty Projectors

Olga Bell

Singer, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

Tems

Alhousseini Mohammed Anivolla

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Buscemi

Music Producer

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Spellz

Music Producer

Obongjayar

Michael Johnson

Drummer · Dirty Projectors

Kiki Gyan

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

Durijah Lang

Drummer · Glassjaw

Ziggy Modeliste

Drummer · The Meters

Sarz

Music Producer

Seun Kuti

Singer · Egypt 80

Miles Francis

Singer, Guitarist · Antibalas

Rilwan "Showboy" Fagbemi

Singer · Egypt 80

Sam Kelly

Drummer · Cymande

Sun‐El Musician

DJ

Spinall

DJ

LADIPOE

Rapper

Sékou 'Bembeya' Diabaté

Guitarist · Bembeya Jazz National

Oxlade

Singer

Kevin Raczka

Drummer · Antibalas

Goumar Abdoul Jamil

Guitarist · Etran Finatawa

Dele Sosimi

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Moussa Sissokho

Afro Celt Sound System

Joey Dee

Drummer · Cymande

Pablo Gonsales

Drummer · Cymande

Fireboy DML

Singer

LeriQ

Singer, Music Producer

Blaqbonez

Del Richardson

Singer, Guitarist · Osibisa

Keno Speller

Drummer · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Kizz Daniel

Singer

Haley Dekle

Singer · Dirty Projectors

Cyril Neville

Singer · The Meters