Plantashun Boiz was a Nigerian hip-hop and R&B music group consisting of 2face, Faze, and Blackface.
The first two members of the group (2face and B...
Camayenne Sofa is a Guinean band who rose to prominence in the 1970s. and got its name from the Camayenne neighborhood in Conakry, capital city of Gui...
Calema Calema, is made up of twin siblings António and Rita Sanches. They have been making music since their teenage years and have released three al...
The band, initially known as "Koola Lobitos", then "Nigeria 70", and later "Africa 70" before taking on the moniker Egypt 80, is a renowned Nigerian ...
Styl-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...
UB40 is a British reggae and pop band formed in 1978 with mostly Jamaican-descent members. They have had hits such as "Red Red Wine," "I Can't Help Fa...
Les Kilimambogo Brothers Band is a group of artists from Kenya, led by Kaikai Kilonzo. The band was considered by many to be an important band in the ...
Mafikizolo is an award-winning duo South African kwaito group, consisting of a female lead singer, Nhlanhla Nciza, and the composer, Theo Kgosinkwe.
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H'Sao is an Afro-pop group originally known as Hirondelle, formed by three brothers (Caleb Rimtobaye, Mossbasss, and Izra L) and one sister in Chad.
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Santrofi is an Accra-based highlife band from Ghana. The band, founded and headed by Emmanuel Ofori is well known for their classic music, which draws...
The Soil is a South African band with a distinct acapella singing style often classed as 'Kasi Soul' - a style with perceivable influences from the Is...
"Kassav" is a highly influential musical group from Guadeloupe, formed in 1979 by a group of talented musicians including Pierre-Edouard Decimus, Fred...
Starting out as "Anti Antiquities" when Frank Leepa formed the band in high school, then later changed the moniker to "Uhuru", before eventually settl...
Abayomy Afrobeat Orchestra is a Brazilian musical group.
Led by bassist and composer Magno Brito, the band incorporates Afrobeat, funk, jazz, and Bra...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a renowned South African male choral group that was founded in the 1960s by Joseph Shabalala. Their unique vocal harmonies,...
Vaudou Game is an afro-funk band founded in Lyon, France, by Togolese musician Peter Solo. The idea to infuse 70s funk and R&B with the deeply spiritu...
Just a Band is a Kenyan house/funk/disco band whose career was launched with their debut album, Scratch to Reveal, in 2008.
The band members are with...
Navy Kenzo is a Tanzanian music duo comprised of Aika "Navy" Marealle and Nahreel. The duo gained widespread recognition in East Africa after their de...
Dezil', a quartet from Seychelles, was founded by two teenage school students, Martin and Juan. The duo wrote, composed, and recorded songs at the tim...
Formed in 2001 by guitarist Malek Ben Arbia, the France-based Myrath, is a progressive metal band from Tunisia. Originally named X-Tazy, Myrath starte...
The Cavemen. is a Lagos-based ‘Afrocentric influenced’ band founded by Kingsley Okorie and his brother Benjamin James and came up with a genre called ...
Magic 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...
The Khiama Boys were a popular Zimbabwean music group formed in the early 1980s. The group was composed of four brothers, Nicholas Zacharia, Alick Mac...
Sauti Sol started as a 3-man Kenyan afro-pop band. The members, group's vocalists are Bien-Aimé Baraza, Willis Chimano and Savara Mudigi.
The group ...
Kakaiku's Band, also known as Kakaiku's Guitar Band, was a popular Ghanaian band in the 1970s, led by Moses Kwaku Oppong (a.k.a Kakaiku).
The initial...