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

Guitarist, Singer · Vampire Weekend

Brian Robert Jones

Guitarist, Bassist · Paramore

Richard Bona

Bassist · Pat Metheny Group

Thomas Brenneck

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Budos Band

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Nigel Godrich

Music Producer · Radiohead

Adrian Quesada

Guitarist, Music Producer · Black Pumas

Leo Nocentelli

Guitarist, Composer · The Meters

Joey Waronker

Drummer, Music Producer · Oasis

Rostam Batmanglij

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Dirty Projectors

Ginger Baker

Drummer · Cream

Chris Baio

Singer, Guitarist · Vampire Weekend

George Porter, Jr.

Singer, Bassist · Paul McCartney (Live Band)

Adam Forkner

Guitarist, Drummer · The Microphones

Bosco Mann

Bassist, Composer · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

David Longstreth

Singer, Guitarist · Dirty Projectors

Nick Movshon

Bassist, Drummer · El Michels Affair

Shuggie Otis

Singer, Guitarist

Leon Michels

Keyboardist, Music Producer · Menahan Street Band

William Onyeabor

Music Producer

Fela Kuti

Singer, Keyboardist · Egypt 80

Homer Steinweiss

Drummer, Composer · Silk Sonic

Nico & Vinz

Ernest Ranglin

Composer

Tony Allen

Drummer · Africa '70

Burna Boy

Singer

Jean-Philippe Dary

Keyboardist, DJ · The Paradox

Slow Mike

Guitarist, Music Producer

Ticklah

Keyboardist · Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings

Dave Guy

Trumpeter · Silk Sonic

Ray Suen

Guitarist, Keyboardist · Vampire Weekend

Mitchell Marlow

Guitarist, Bassist · Glassjaw

Martín Perna

Composer · Ocote Soul Sounds

Ziggy Modeliste

Drummer · The Meters

Larry Jones

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Michael McEwan

Guitarist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Lafayette Hudson

Bassist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Adekunle Gold

Singer

Daryl Palumbo

Singer · Glassjaw

Amber Coffman

Singer · Dirty Projectors

Kiki Gyan

Keyboardist · Osibisa

Juls

Music Producer, DJ

Colin Killalea

Composer · Vampire Weekend

Michael Leonhart

Singer, Music Producer · El Michels Affair

Cedric Im Brooks

JAE5

Music Producer

Alune Wade

Singer, Bassist

DJ Neptune

DJ

Bagui Bouga

Etran Finatawa

Angel Deradoorian

Singer · Dirty Projectors

TMXO

Music Producer

Buscemi

Music Producer

Kutiman

Bassist, Keyboardist

KiDi

Guitarist, Keyboardist

Rexxie

Music Producer

Kel-P

Keyboardist, Music Producer

Obongjayar

Tempoe

Bassist, Keyboardist

Sarz

Music Producer

Spellz

Music Producer

Bammo Agonla

Singer · Etran Finatawa

Nat Baldwin

Bassist · Dirty Projectors

Ian Hendrickson-Smith

Saxophonist · The Roots

Paul Culligan

Drummer · Days of the New

RudeBoy

BOJ

Singer

Baaba Maal

Singer, Guitarist

Davido

Singer

Ray Rizzo

Drummer · Days of the New

Elliot Bergman

NOMO

Dante Aliano

Guitarist · Swahili Blonde

Duke Amayo

Singer, Drummer · Antibalas

Roy Bedeau

Osibisa

Brian Stoltz

Guitarist, Music Producer · The Meters

Chris Tomson

Singer, Drummer · Vampire Weekend

Mr Eazi

Singer

Zinoleesky

Singer, Rapper

Takura

Singer, Music Producer

Tee Mac

Rapper · Deuces Wild

N'Faly Kouyaté

Music Producer · Afro Celt Sound System

Frank Abel

Keyboardist · Lafayette Afro Rock Band

Mike Odumosu

Bassist · BLO

Olamide

Rapper

Emer Mayock

Afro Celt Sound System

Mory Kanté

Singer · Rail Band

Francis Bebey

Guitarist, Singer

Desmond Atwell

Cymande

Steve Scipio

Bassist · Cymande

Art Neville

Keyboardist · The Meters

Omah lay

Singer

Strongman

Bassist · Virgin Prunes

tUnE-YaRdS

Composer, Music Producer