Multi award winning rapper Sarkodie, born Michael Owusu Addo, in May 2017 was ranked 9th in the Forbes top 10 richest musicians in Africa.
Sarkodie joins a league of affluent African musicians that includes the likes of Senegalese musician Akon, Nigerian music moguls Don Jazzy and Wizkid, and veteran South African jazz musician Hugh Masekela.
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1. Hugh Masekela
Birth Name: Hugh Masekela
Country of origin: South Africa
Estimated net worth: $275 million
2. Youssou N’dour
Birth name: Youssou N’dour
Country of origin: Senegal
Estimated net worth: $145 milllion
3. P Square
Birth Names: Peter and Paul Okoye
Country of origin: Nigeria
Estimated net worth: $70 million
4. D’banj Birth name:
Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo
Country of origin: Oladapo Daniel Oyebanjo
Estimated net worth: $25 million
5. 2Face Idibia
Birth Name: Innocent Ujah Idibia
Country of Origin: Nigeria
Estimate Net Worth: $22 million
6. Wizkid Birth name:
Ayodeji Ibrahim Balogun
Country of origin: Nigeria
Estimated net worth: $19 million
7. Koffi Olamide
Birth Name: Koffi Olamide
Country of origin: Demecratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
Estimated net worth: $18 million
8.Anselmo Ralph
Birth name: Anselmo Cordeiro da Mata
Country of origin: Angola
Estimated net worth: $10 million
9. Sarkodie
Birth name: Michael Owusu Addo
Country of origin: Ghana
Estimated net worth: $7 million
10. Jose Chameleon
Birth name: Joseph Mayanja
Country of origin: Uganda
Estimated net worth: $6 million