African music has, without doubt, come far with high-profile artists who continue to make waves both at home and abroad.
These musicians, apart from grabbing lots of awards and nominations for their excellent work and performances, have also acquired a great deal of wealth by doing what they know how to do best.
The following is a list of the top ten richest musicians of African descent as released by Forbes Africa. The list was put together using factors such as sales, endorsement value, popularity, show rates, awards, YouTube views, investment, appearance in newspapers, social media presence, influence among others.
