"Big record companies don't know how to deal with African artists," he said.

South African artists are thus free to take their work abroad.

African American artists utilized their work to address social and political issues of black people.

Despite this, many contemporary African artists tend to have difficult times finding a market for their work.

One of these has to do with the identity of African artists.

The African artist who made this brass plaque took care to make the man in the middle look bigger than the other people.

He also worked on a number of albums for South African artists.

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The presence could offer greater exposure for African artists.

He's probably the top African artist in many ways.