4Werke IIActive | Afrikaans | South Africa4Werke is a South African Afrikaans supergroup formed by celebrated artists Nicholis Louw, Ray Dylan, Elizma Theron, and Liezel Pieters. Their combine...
NjavaActive | Malagasy | MadagascarFive siblings—two sisters and three brothers—make up the Malagasy musical group, "Njava." The group is named after their father, a musical prodigy. Th...
Soweto String QuartetActive | English | South AfricaThe Soweto String Quartet (SSQ), formed in 1989 at the Madimba School of Music in Soweto, is a South African ensemble celebrated for merging classical...
Ganja BeatzActive | English | South AfricaGanja Beats is a South African hip-hop production group comprised of Matthew Bowen, Heemal Gangaram, and Aashish Gangaram. They are known for their di...
Freshlyground IActive | English | South AfricaFreshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion group formed in 2002 in Cape Town by musicians from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The founding ...
Wenge Musica Maison MèreActive | Lingala | Congo (Democratic Republic of the)In 1997, Wenge Musica Maison Mère emerged in the music scene of the Democratic Republic of Congo, formed by Werrason, Didier Masela, and Adolphe Domin...
Dur-Dur Band InternationalActive | Somalia | SomaliaDur-Dur Band International is the UK-based revival of Somalia’s beloved 1980s funk-disco-soul group, (Dur-Dur band) originally formed in 1984 by keybo...
UB40Active | English | GabonUB40 is one of the most successful and enduring groups in reggae and reggae-pop history. Formed in Birmingham, England, in December 1978, the band bui...
Sewa SideActive | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic ofSewa Side (also known as Sewer Side) is an influential Tanzanian hip-hop collective and urban subculture that emerged from the Temeke district of Dar ...
Dave Matthews BandActive | English | South AfricaDave Matthews Band, formed in 1991 in Charlottesville by Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley, is renowned fo...
Watershed BandActive | English | South AfricaWatershed is a notable pop-rock band formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Their breakthrough came in 2002 when a German radio DJ discovered ...
Vaal Nation IActive | Zulu | South AfricaVaal Nation is a dynamic South African music collective from the industrial Vaal region, spearheaded by the core vocal trio of Mzambiya, Mavuthela, an...