FreshlygroundActive | English | South AfricaFreshlyground is a South African band that started in Cape Town in 2002. Their music joins pop, folk, and African rhythms to create a sound that feels...
L'orchestre African FiestaInactive | Lingala | CongoL'Orchestre African Fiesta, a renowned Congolese ensemble, played a pivotal role in shaping the African music scene. Founded in 1963 by two musical l...
Star Number One De DakarInactive | French | Senegal"Star Number One De Dakar" was a highly regarded Senegalese musical group in the 1970s. Formed after the disbanding of the renowned Star Band Group, t...
KekeleInactive | Lingala | CongoKekele was a Congolese music ensemble founded in the late 1990s, reviving the golden age of Congolese rumba. The band aimed to preserve the traditiona...
Kawere Boys BandInactive | Swahili | KenyaThe Kawere Boys was a Kenyan band comprising Benga musicians led by Cheplin Ngode Kotula, Juma Charlie, and Otieno Ogor. For the band's four years re...
SkylightActive | English | South AfricaSkylight is a prominent South African Christian pop rock band that was formed in Johannesburg in 2009. The band members, Gregory Jorden, Bradley Cumm...
Boo!Active | Afrikaans | South AfricaBoo! is a band from South Africa that was founded in 1997 by Ampie Omo, Chris Chameleon, and Leon Retief, with the intention to create unconventional ...
Die AntwoordActive | Afrikaans | South AfricaDie Antwoord is a South African rap-rave group formed in 2008, consisting of Ninja, Yolandi Visser, and producers God (formerly DJ Hi-Tek) and Lil2Hoo...
Magic SystemActive | French | Ivory CoastMagic System, an Afro-pop quartet from the Marcory district in Ivory Coast, was formed in 1996 by Asalfo, Goudé, Tino, and Manadja. Thanks to their hi...
Ramblers InternationalActive | Twi | GhanaRamblers International Band is a popular Ghanaian dance band formed in 1962 as the highlife boom in Ghana instigated by E.T. Mensah continued to sprea...
Bob Marley And The WailersInactive | Malagasy | JamaicaFormed in 1963, Bob Marley & The Wailers, formerly called The Teenagers/The Wailers/The Wailing Wailers/The Wailing Rudeboys, were a Jamaican musical ...
Styl-PlusActive | English | NigeriaStyl-Plus, a four-man band initially known as STYL was formed in 1997 by Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi. The name "ST...