Friday, June 27, 2014

THE 15 MOST STYLISH AFRICAN MALE MUSICIANS

Africa is a continent on the rise. Forget all the wars and the incidences of poverty you see on the news every now and then about Africa. Beneath it all, there's a silver-lining in Africa...it's fashion and style. And, at the forefront of it all is the music industry. This post seeks to explore the 10 most stylish of them all. Of course the list could be a lot longer, but for the sake of convenience, we would not look at them all.

15. Banky W
     
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Call him Mr LAGOS PARTY. Few people work a suit-and-tie outfit better than Banky W. The best thing about this Nigerian R&B singer is that his style is mature and sharp.

14. Lynxx
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 This guy has got some cool style. The best thing about his fashion sense is that he picks his outfits to pefectly suit his huge physique.
 
13. Iyanya

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This Calabar native has got some serious style. To couple with that are his incredible dance moves. His style goes beyond his music videos.

12.  Ice Prince
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Ice Prince has been dressing well since his debut hit 'Oleku', but since the money started flowing in in large chunks, his style soared.

11. AKA
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Style and swag are two different things, and Suoth African bad boy rapper sure has both. This guy, whom J Cole refers to as his 'brother from another mother' combines style and swag with a sass.

10. Darey
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Mr Darey has been fashion faced off with Kanye West (the King of Style) on more than one occasion. Everything about him is tylish, even his polished accent is stylish.

9. Connell Cruise
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This rising South African music star was named one of the top five up and coming fashion stars to watch out for by a South African magazine, and they were right. He's got style.

8. Da Les
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Da Les is the perfect party guy. His annual white party attracts hundreds of people from all over South Africa. His music videos are some of the most fashionable of any Southern African musician. He does everything in style.

7. Naeto C
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"The only MC with an MSc" is certainly the MC with one of the most fashion sense. And meanwhile his style may not be '10 over 10' (at least not like the people on the remainder of the list belo), he does possess a rare fashion sense.

6. Wizkid
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Starboy in person has come a long way since his 'Holla at your boy' days and so has has his style. From his humble beginings, the kid from Surulere wearing tight check shirts and skinny jeans with nothing else but a dream to make it big, to now wearing versace glasses and Martin Margiella shoes...no need to say more.

5. Lino Versace

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This Abidjan native has been in the spotlight since 2005 and so has been his style. He is known for his extremely well-tailored suits and stylish glasses. If you don't know him, then may be you're watching to many Nigerian Music Videos or watching too many episodes of 53 Extra. After all, it is often said that French Africa has the best dressed people in Africa.

4. Burna Boy
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Burna Boy has only really been in the spotlight for a couple years, but you can't ignore his style. His music videos are to die for. Whoever it is that styles him and the cast of his videos is doing a really good job

3. D Banj
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The Koko Master himself comes in second on our list. I'll admit I used to doubt his style myself, but ever since he got signeg on to GOOD MUSIC, the record label run by Kanye West ( the King of Style), his style skyrocketed and erased every doubt in my mind. Keep it up bro...

2. Fally Ipupa
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If I need to say anything about this DRC native, it is that the only reason he's not Number One on this list is because of one his elder brothers...

1. Koffi Olomide
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And the winner is....
Growing up as a young boy, we were often told that Koffi Olomide had worn every single kind of clothing there could be. He is so stylish, he doesn't need to follow trends anymore...he sets them.  He is the first man I ever saw wearing a skirt, and a huge one for that matter...but it still looked good on him.

We've come to the end of our list. You may not agree with this list, so let me here your suggestions. 
  
  

   
 
 
  
 

   

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