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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 ...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

The Vanilla is a South African indie-pop band from Cape Town that thrives on creating music that feels alive and communal. Comprising Tyan Odendal (vo...

Inactive | 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 | 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...

Soul Brothers II

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Soul Brothers, founded in 1975, are the legendary "Kings of Mbaqanga," a genre they revolutionized by fusing traditional Zulu soul with modern ins...

Active | English | United States of America

Wu-Tang Clan is an American hip-hop collective formed in Staten Island, New York, in 1992 by RZA, GZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostfa...

Inactive | Zulu | South Africa

The All Stars were a South African kwaito supergroup formed in 1999 by legendary producer Arthur Mafokate under 999 Music. Created to showcase the lab...

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...

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 ...

Active | Malagasy | Madagascar

Five siblings—two sisters and three brothers—make up the Malagasy musical group, "Njava." The group is named after their father, a musical prodigy. Th...

Active | English | United States of America

BRANDY is an American punk trio from New York City known for its raw, minimalist approach to punk rock, post-punk, garage punk, and noise rock. Formed...

Active | English | South Africa

Diamond Thug is a four-piece independent alternative pop band from Cape Town, South Africa, celebrated for their unique blend of dream-pop, psychedeli...