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Project | English | South Africa

Battery 9 is an industrial music project from Johannesburg, South Africa, renowned for its ominous and abrasive sound, which incorporates elements of ...

Drie Van Die Bestes I

Active | English | South Africa

Drie Van Die Bestes is a South African music group composed of three singers: Danie Niehaus, Mathys Roets, and Kevin Leo (whose full name is Kevin Leo...

Star Feminine Band

Active | French | Benin

Star Feminine Band is a dynamic group of seven Beninese girls between the ages of 10 and 17 known for blending highlife, Congolese rumba, and Sato mus...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Platform 1 is a South African Afro-pop trio formed in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto, consisting of Nani Ntengo, Sonto Dladla, and Neli Gwala. Thei...

Bob Marley And The Wailers

Inactive | Malagasy | Jamaica

Formed in 1963, Bob Marley & The Wailers, formerly called The Teenagers/The Wailers/The Wailing Wailers/The Wailing Rudeboys, were a Jamaican musical ...

Active | English | South Africa

BLK JKS ( Black Jacks) is a renowned South African rock band formed in 2000 by childhood friends Mpumelelo Mcata and Lindani Buthelezi in Spruitview, ...

Junkyard Lipstick

Inactive | English | South Africa

Junkyard Lipstick, was a prominent South African all-female metal band, formed in 2011 and gained recognition for their fast-paced and bass-heavy musi...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Boo! 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 ...

Inactive | Zulu | South Africa

Pioneering kwaito sounds in South Africa in the1990s was the music band, Boom Shaka. The group consisting of four members -Thembi Seete, Lebo Mathosa...

Active | French | Senegal

Originating from Thies, Senegal, Waflash is a long-standing band known for its diverse musical styles and thought-provoking lyrics. Formed during the ...

Van Coke Kartel

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Van Coke Kartel was an Afrikaans all-men alternative rock band formed in 2007 in South Africa. The band consists of lead vocalist Francois van Coke, J...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

TKZee is one of South Africa’s most influential kwaito groups, formed in 1996 by Zwai Bala, Kabelo Mabalane, and the late Tokollo Tshabalala. The trio...