African artists have soundtracked superhero movies, sports dramas, Westerns and, more importantly, films that bring it back home to the continent.

While Billboard previously published a list about African artists whose songs gained sync placements in TV shows and movies, we’re now rounding up African artists who’ve intentionally recorded songs for movie soundtracks.

From Billboard‘s previous list of 21st century movie soundtracks curated or executive produced by rap and R&B stars, five of those soundtracks make it on this list – including Beyoncé‘s The Lion King: The Gift and Kendrick Lamar‘s Black Panther: The Album. These albums respectively accompany the live-action remake of The Lion King (as well as her musical film Black Is King) and the Marvel film and assemble a cross-continental cast of acclaimed artists, from Ghanaian dancehall king Shatta Wale to Cameroonian Afro-fusion artist Salatiel to South African gqom singer-songwriter Babes Wodumo. Jeymes Samuel, who directed both The Book of Clarence and The Harder They Fall, included artists like Adekunle Gold, Yemi Alade, Malian singer-songwriter and guitarist Fatoumata Diawara and South African soprano Pretty Yende.

And although they didn’t technically record original songs, Bloody Civilian and Wizkid recorded original covers of Bob Marley classics for the Grammy-winning accompanying soundtrack to last year’s biographical drama film based on the late Jamaican reggae legend. Tems also covered a Marley classic, but for a different film: Her version of Bob Marley & the Wailers‘ “No Woman, No Cry” played during the teaser trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever in 2022 and was featured on the Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Prolouge EP and the movie’s official soundtrack.

Below, Billboard rounds up 12 movie soundtracks that feature original songs by African artists, in order from newest to oldest.