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Freedom's Children

Inactive | English | South Africa

Freedom's Children is a pioneering South African rock band formed in 1966 that played a crucial role in the nation's rock music evolution. Their music...

Active | English | Seychelles

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...

Active | Swahili | Kenya

H_Art The Band is a popular trio band from Kenya. The members are Mordecai Mwini, Wachira Gatama, and Kenneth 'Kenchez' Muya. Though the band was form...

Don bruce and the Angels

Inactive | English | Nigeria

Don Bruce and the Angels was a Nigerian music band known for their songs that fused Afrobeat, Funk, and Reggae genres. The band, led by the talented m...

Active | English | South Africa

DreamTeam, is a prominent hip hop musical group hailing from South Africa. The music group started in 2011 with three members - Mthoko Mkhathini, Saso...

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, ...

Moss Mogale Unit

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Moss Mogale Unit, founded in the late 1970s in Mamelodi, South Africa, is led by acclaimed guitarist Moss Mogale. Rising during a vibrant period o...

Ma Gang Official

Active | English | South Africa

Ma Gang Official is a South African music trio composed of Sibusiso Mnyakeni (C'Buda M), Sebuti Mohlanyane (Sdida), and Thando Tshabalala (Man T). The...

Manne Wat Glo I

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Manne Wat Glo is a South African Afrikaans Christian music group formed around 2014 when four established gospel artists, Jan de Wet, Leon Ferreira, W...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Hairdo was a sophisticated South African studio band and production collective that helped define the polished synth-pop sound of the late 1980s. Form...

Active | Xhosa | South Africa

Black Motion is a South African Afro-house collective formed in Soshanguve, Gauteng, in 2010 by percussionist Thabo Roy Mabogwane (Smol) and producer/...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

MuzikKids is a South African music brand created to make contemporary pop hits accessible and age-appropriate for children. The group reimagines popul...