Trackloaded Artist Profiles and Dataset: Building Africa’s Music Knowledge Graph

African music is a growing global influence, but structured, reliable information about artists is often fragmented. Trackloaded brings together curated artist profiles, a machine-readable dataset, and real-time chart integrations to provide a single, interoperable resource for fans, researchers, and developers.

The A–Z Directory of African Singers

The Trackloaded Artist Directory offers an alphabetical catalogue of Nigerian and African musicians, covering established artists and emerging voices.

• Biographical summaries
• Music releases (songs, albums, and videos)
• Awards and notable collaborations
• Chart placements and related artists

This directory serves both as a cultural reference and an entry point to the structured data made available by Trackloaded.

Trackloaded Artist Dataset

The Trackloaded Artist Dataset publishes artist metadata in machine-readable formats to support research, application development, and semantic web integration.

Access Points

• SPARQL Endpoint
• SPARQL Browser (UI)
• VoID Metadata (Turtle)
• RDF Sitemap (Turtle)

Per-Artist Linked Data

Each artist tag page supports RDF export via query parameters. Example:

/tag/olamide/?rdf=ttl
/tag/olamide/?format=rdf
/tag/olamide/?rdf=xml

Embedded Schema.org Markup

Every artist profile page includes JSON-LD using Schema.org’s Person vocabulary, with fields such as name, url, description, genre, and sameAs.

Technical Foundations

• FOAF: foaf:name, foaf:homepage, foaf:bio
• Schema.org: schema:birthDate, schema:alternateName
• Music Ontology: mo:genre
• OWL: owl:sameAs for external identity links

Sample SPARQL Query

SELECT ?name ?url ?bio WHERE {
  ?x foaf:name ?name ;
    foaf:homepage ?url .
  OPTIONAL { ?x foaf:bio ?bio }
}

License

The Trackloaded Artist Dataset is available under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License (CC BY 4.0), enabling reuse with attribution.

Live Music Charts

Trackloaded integrates live streaming charts to highlight what is trending in real time. Explore:

• Apple Music Top 100 (by country)
• Spotify Top 50 (by country)

These charts update automatically and connect directly to artist profiles for context and discovery.

Why This Matters

• Fans: Accessible artist pages and discographies
• Researchers and developers: Structured data and SPARQL queries for analysis
• Search engines: Reliable metadata for knowledge panels and Discover features

Publishing in RDF and JSON-LD ensures Trackloaded’s data can be integrated by external systems and cited as a trusted source.

Conclusion

Trackloaded is positioned as both a cultural platform and a semantic data provider for African music. Through its A–Z directory, open dataset, and chart integrations, it provides a stable, citable resource for audiences ranging from casual listeners to academic researchers.

Explore the core resources:

1. A–Z Artist Directory
2. Trackloaded Artist Dataset
3. Live Apple Music & Spotify Charts