In the recent past, it has become something of a sport for various organisations to come up with list of richest entertainers, using various parameters most convenient to them.
And more often than not, their publications are either greeted with disbelief, outrage and even scorn. If not from the persons concerned, it comes from the members of the public.
There has never been a time a published list of the richest African musicians was welcomed with widespread acceptability.

Even when Channel O and Forbes came up with a top ten list of richest African musicians, presumably using factors such as endorsement value, popularity, show rates, sales, awards, YouTube views, appearance in newspaper, investment, social media presence, influence and so many other factors, many people still did not believe they got it spot on.

Now, an African online magazine known as Answers Africa has done its own findings, using pretty much the same parameters as Forbes and here is what they came up with. Compare it with Forbes list and see which one is nearer the mark:

1. Youssou N’dour:The legendary Senegalese singer born in 1959 tops the list. He is said to own biggest media houses in Senegal, including radio and TV stations. He has served as Senegalese cultural ambassador and culture minister .Note; not on Forbes list.

2. P-Square: The singing duo of Peter and Paul sit in the second position according to Answers Africa on account of their various endorsements and returns on shows and tours. They are said to make over 150 thousand dollars per show. Their Ikeja crib is valued at 3M dollars.Note: Rated third on Forbes’ list.

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4 Nigerians make d list, Good one.

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