This is a list of influential African guitarists.

Guitarists

• Ibrahim Ag Alhabib - guitarist of the band Tinariwen
• Barthelemy Attisso - lead guitarist of Orchestre Baobab, of Senegal
• Afel Bocoum - Malian guitarist, Ali Farka Touré's noted protégé
• Omara "Bombino" Moctar - internationally acclaimed Tuareg guitarist and singer-songwriter from Agadez, Niger
• Henri Bowane - figure in the development of Congo rumba, early mentor to Franco
• Oliver De Coque - Ogene Sound Super of Africa
• Victor Démé - singer and guitarist from Burkina Faso
• Fatoumata Diawara - Malian guitarist and singer
• Diblo Dibala - Congolese soukous musician, known as "Machine Gun" for his speed and skill on the guitar
• Mamadou Diop (also known as Modou Diop) - Senegalese rhythm guitarist, now based in the United States
• Sona Jobarteh - Griot kora player, singer and guitarist from Gambia
• Nico Kasanda (a.k.a. "Dr. Nico") - a pioneer of soukous music
• Omar Khorshid - Influential Egyptian pioneer guitar virtuoso who accompanied many singers, including Farid Al Atrash, Umm Kulthum, Mohamed Abdel Wahab, and Abdel Halim Hafez.
• Habib Koité - vocalist and guitarist from Mali
• Ismaël Lô - Senegalese musician and actor
• Alick Macheso - lead guitarist of Orchestra Mberikwazvo, of Zimbabwe
• François Luambo Makiadi (a.k.a. "Franco") - Congolese musician; founder of the seminal group OK Jazz
• Michelino Mavatiku Visi (a.k.a "Michelino") - Soukous recording artist, composer, guitarist and vocalist.
• Nico Mbarga - lead guitarist; composer of the hit song "Sweet Mother"
• Louis Mhlanga - Zimbabwean guitarist and producer
• Oliver Mtukudzi - guitarist from Zimbabwe; leader of the Black Spirits
• Mono Mukundu - Zimbabwean music producer, composer, and multi-instrumentalist
• Jean-Bosco Mwenda - pioneer of African fingerstyle in 1950s, Congo
• Ray Phiri - lead guitarist from Mpumalanga, South Africa; guitar sessions on Paul Simon's album Graceland
• Jonah Sithole - Zimbabwean guitarist, played with Thomas Mapfumo
• Ebo Taylor - Ghanaian Highlife and Afrobeat guitarist, friend of Fela Kuti
• Boubacar Traoré - Malian folk and blues guitarist
• Djelimady Tounkara - lead guitarist for the Super Rail Band of Bamako, Mali
• Ali Farka Touré - singer and guitarist from Malif
• Vieux Farka Touré - son of Ali Farka Touré; young rising star from Mali
• Rokia Traoré - Malian songwriter and guitarist
• Sir Victor Uwaifo - guitarist from bini/Edo speaking people, based in Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria
• Dr Sir Warrior - vocalist and guitarist of Oriental Brothers International Band