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TrompiesActive | Tsonga | South Africa
Trompies, formed in Soweto, South Africa, in 1993, is a pioneering Kwaito music group comprising Eugene "Donald Duck" Mthethwa, Jairus "Jakarumba" Nkw...
Star Number One De DakarInactive | 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...
Mahotella QueensActive | Zulu | South Africa
The Mahotella Queens is a South African all-female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape. The group consists of three members, Hilda Tl...
Wachuja NafakaActive | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of
Wachuja Nafaka is a pioneering Tanzanian hip-hop group that rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a cornerstone of the Bongo Flava movement. The gr...
Choc StarsActive | Lingala | Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Choc Stars is a legendary band founded in 1983 by Ben Nyamabo. With their electrifying mix of Afrobeat, soukous, and rumba, they took the music scene ...
Van Coke KartelActive | 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...
Les VétéransActive | French | Cameroon
Les Vétérans (also known as Les Vétérans Du Cameroun) is a Cameroonian music group that was formed in the 1970s. The band was composed of some of the...
Manfred Mann's Earth BandActive | English | South Africa
Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British rock group formed in the 1970s and led by South African keyboardist and vocalist Manfred Mann. Their musical st...
FuzigishActive | English | South Africa
Fuzigish is a dynamic South African Ska Punk band founded in 1997 by vocalist and guitarist Jay Bones, along with Malcolm King, William Bishop, and Th...
Boo!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 ...
MezclaActive | Spanish | Cuba
Mezcla is a Cuban band formed in 1985 by guitarist Pablo Menéndez, an Oakland native and son of blues singer Barbara Dane. At 14, he moved to Cuba, wh...
Vintage ClanActive | Swahili | Kenya
Vintage Clan is a talented quartet of up-and-coming artists based in Lang'ata, Nairobi, Kenya. The group is composed of four members: Nilote (Kelvin M...