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Active | English | South Africa

The Lowkeys is a South African music trio formed in 2016, consisting of Mongezi Mashabela (Big Zeesa) on drums, Lethabo Monyai (Dr. Bean) as a pianist...

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...

Cubanito 20.02 I

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...

The Isley Brothers

Active | English | United States of America

The Isley Brothers are an American musical group whose remarkable career has connected gospel, doo-wop, rock, soul, R&B, funk, and psychedelic music a...

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 | Afrikaans | South Africa

Just Jinjer, also known as Just Jinger, is a South African contemporary rock band formed in 1996, featuring frontman Ard Matthews, drummer Brent Harri...

Inactive | English | South Africa

Originally known as "Captain Stu and the Llamas" but shortened to fit promotional materials, Captain Stu was a South African quintet band whose music ...

Ramblers International

Active | Twi | Ghana

Ramblers International Band is a popular Ghanaian dance band formed in 1962 as the highlife boom in Ghana instigated by E.T. Mensah continued to sprea...

Masibuyele KuJehova I

Active | English | South Africa

Masibuyele KuJehova is a renowned South African gospel group founded in 1988 by Belina Nkosi in the KaNyamazane township near Mbombela. Originally kno...

Active | English | 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 | English | South Africa

Sugardrive was a South African rock band that gained popularity for their dynamic music that evolved from riff-heavy alternative rock to a fusion of p...

Active | Malagasy | Madagascar

Tarika, a Malagasy musical group of five members (Hanitra, Noro, Donné, Ny Ony, and Solo), makes music with instruments such as marovany, valiha, kabo...