Who are the most influential African music artists?
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Nigerian multi-instrumentalist, bandleader, composer, and pioneer of the Afrobeat music genre.
9 questions · 3 categories · As of Nov 12, 2026
| Categories | Category rank | Questions | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| World & Traditional | #1of 129 | 2 | 95.0 |
| African Music | #3of 128 | 4 | 235.5 |
| Music | #7of 1,984 | 3 | 53.7 |
Brands named in the same answers as Fela Kuti in the last four weeks, counted in answers.
| Brand | Answers naming the brand | Named alongside |
|---|---|---|
| Fela Kuti | 15 | Ali Farka Touré (13), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (12), Youssou N’Dour (11) |
| Ali Farka Touré | 19 | Ravi Shankar (15), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (13), Fela Kuti (13) |
| Youssou N’Dour | 13 | Fela Kuti (11), Ravi Shankar (10), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (10) |
| Ravi Shankar | 16 | Ali Farka Touré (15), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (11), Fela Kuti (11) |
| Peter Gabriel | 8 | Angelique Kidjo (6), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (6), Ali Farka Touré (6) |
| Angelique Kidjo | 10 | Ravi Shankar (9), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (9), Youssou N’Dour (8) |
| Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan | 15 | Ali Farka Touré (13), Fela Kuti (12), Ravi Shankar (11) |
| Buena Vista Social Club | 10 | Fela Kuti (9), Tinariwen (8), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (8) |
| Ry Cooder | 8 | Ali Farka Touré (8), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (6), Fela Kuti (6) |
| Bob Dylan | 4 | Pete Seeger (3), Woody Guthrie (3), Joan Baez (2) |
| Miriam Makeba | 8 | Fela Kuti (8), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (7), Ali Farka Touré (7) |
| Tinariwen | 10 | Fela Kuti (9), Youssou N’Dour (8), Ali Farka Touré (8) |
| Manu Chao | 4 | Youssou N’Dour (3), Tinariwen (3), Peter Gabriel (3) |
| Bob Marley | 5 | Youssou N’Dour (4), Caetano Veloso (3), Ravi Shankar (3) |
| Woody Guthrie | 4 | Pete Seeger (3), Bob Dylan (3), Doc Watson (3) |
| Cesária Évora | 10 | Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (10), Youssou N’Dour (9), Ali Farka Touré (9) |
| Pete Seeger | 3 | Bob Dylan (3), Woody Guthrie (3), Joan Baez (2) |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | 5 | Youssou N’Dour (5), Angelique Kidjo (4), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (4) |
| Ustad Zakir Hussain | 6 | Ravi Shankar (5), Ali Farka Touré (5), M.S. Subbulakshmi (Vocals) (4) |
| Umm Kulthum | 7 | Ravi Shankar (6), Ali Farka Touré (6), Youssou N’Dour (5) |
| Salif Keita | 6 | Ravi Shankar (6), Ali Farka Touré (6), Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan (5) |
| Michael Jackson | 2 | Ravi Shankar (1), Bob Dylan (1), Peter Gabriel (1) |
| Caetano Veloso | 6 | Youssou N’Dour (6), Ravi Shankar (6), Ali Farka Touré (6) |
| Mercedes Sosa | 5 | Youssou N’Dour (5), Caetano Veloso (5), Ravi Shankar (5) |
| Odetta | 3 | Pete Seeger (2), Bob Dylan (2), Joan Baez (2) |
| M.S. Subbulakshmi (Vocals) | 5 | Ravi Shankar (5), Ali Farka Touré (5), Ustad Zakir Hussain (4) |
| Joan Baez | 2 | Pete Seeger (2), Bob Dylan (2), Odetta (2) |
| Omara Portuondo | 4 | Ali Farka Touré (4), Youssou N’Dour (3), Caetano Veloso (3) |
| Doc Watson | 6 | Ustad Zakir Hussain (4), M.S. Subbulakshmi (Vocals) (4), Ravi Shankar (4) |
| Martin Hayes | 3 | Ustad Zakir Hussain (3), M.S. Subbulakshmi (Vocals) (2), Ravi Shankar (2) |
Sites the answers naming this brand cited in the last four weeks. Counts are citing answers.
| Rank | Source | Citing answers |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | en.wikipedia.org | 6 |
| 2 | grammy.com | 5 |
| 3 | ranker.com | 5 |
| 4 | reddit.com | 4 |
| 5 | youtube.com | 4 |
| 6 | africanmusiclibrary.substack.com | 4 |
| 7 | globalcitizen.org | 3 |
| 8 | theguardian.com | 3 |
| 9 | allmusic.com | 3 |
| 10 | our-ancestories.com | 3 |
For the brand's best questions: of each surface's 1 answers, how many named it.
| Questions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Who are the most influential African music artists? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2Which African musicians are internationally renowned? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 3Who are the best African artists for newcomers? | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 4Who are the most renowned world music artists? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5Who are the best world music artists for newcomers? | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6Who are the greatest musicians of all time? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7Which music artists are most influential across genres? | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 8Who are the best artists for someone exploring music? | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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