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Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a renowned South African male choral group that was founded in the 1960s by Joseph Shabalala. The group changed its name f...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Thys Nywerheid is a groundbreaking alternative rock music group from South Africa. Founded in 2004 by multi-talented musician Dawid Kahts, the band's ...

Active | English | New Zealand

Weird Together is a New Zealand-based multicultural music collective known for blending electronic dance music with African, Caribbean, Latin American...

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...

Desmond & the Tutus I

Active | English | South Africa

Formed in Pretoria in 2005, Desmond & the Tutus are titans of the South African indie-rock scene. The band consists of brothers Shane (vocals) and Cra...

Active | English | South Africa

Ganja Beats is a South African hip-hop production group comprised of Matthew Bowen, Heemal Gangaram, and Aashish Gangaram. They are known for their di...

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 | French | Ivory Coast

Kiff No Beat is an influential Ivorian hip-hop group formed in 2009 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The collective consists of five members: Black K, Didi ...

Active | 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...

Active | English | Nigeria

NBV Squad is a Nigerian Afrobeats collective based in Lagos, formed to promote collaboration among emerging artists, producers, and DJs under the "No ...

Freshlyground I

Active | English | South Africa

Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion group formed in 2002 in Cape Town by musicians from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The founding ...

Active | Spanish | Cuba

Cubanito 20.02, often called Cubanito, is a pioneering Cuban urban music group from Havana, celebrated as a founder of Cubaton, blending reggaeton, da...