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Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Die Broers is a popular South African Afrikaans music trio formed in 2006. The band consists of the Snyman brothers: Christo, Cobus, and Stephan. Wide...

Inactive | Zulu | South Africa

Sakhile is a name deeply intertwined with the cultural and musical heritage of South Africa, most notably representing the legendary jazz-fusion band ...

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 ...

Inactive | Swahili | Kenya

Simba Wanyika, translated as "Lions of the Savannah," was formed in 1971 in Kenya by Wilson and George Kinyonga. The band initially played at nightclu...

Inactive | English | South Africa

During the 1950s, The Skylarks, an all-female South African band, was formed by Miriam Makeba, who became a prominent figure. They were at one point t...

Star Number One De Dakar

Inactive | 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...

Active | English | New Zealand

SIX60 is a New Zealand band formed in Dunedin in 2008 by Matiu Walters, Chris Mac, Marlon Gerbes, Ji Fraser, and Eli Paewai while studying at the Univ...

Bala Brothers II

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Bala Brothers are siblings Zwai Bala, Loyiso Bala, and Phelo Bala, known for classical training with opera, gospel, pop, and Afro-soul. Raised in ...

Active | Swahili | Kenya

Mbuzi Gang is an all-men Kenyan rap and Gengetone group made of Joefes, iPhoolish, and Fathermoh, under the label Black Market Records. Their journey ...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

4Werke is a South African Afrikaans supergroup formed by celebrated artists Nicholis Louw, Ray Dylan, Elizma Theron, and Liezel Pieters. Their combine...

Active | English | Nigeria

Rap Nation is a Christian rap movement founded within Believer's Loveworld Inc., also known as Christ Embassy. The group comprises twelve dynamic memb...

Active | Wolof | Senegal

Jigeen Ñi, translated as "The Women" in Wolof, is an all-female orchestra based in Dakar, Senegal. Formed by five young Senegalese women, this unique ...