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Active | Zulu | South Africa

Platform 1 is a South African Afro-pop trio formed in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto, consisting of Nani Ntengo, Sonto Dladla, and Neli Gwala. Thei...

Active | English | South Africa

BlackByrd, is a popular South Africa band comprising of Tarryn Lamb, Axene Chaberski, Samantha Heldsinger (former member) and Tamsyn Maker (deceased)....

The Observers I

Active | Creole | Jamaica

Founded by the visionary producer Winston "Niney" Holness, The Observers functioned as the premier house band for the "Observer" label during Jamaica’...

Active | French | Côte d'Ivoire

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 | English | South Africa

Originally formed in 1984 as Jeraz, Shiraz is a South African group with its roots as a club band performing at Club 84 in Pretoria. After the departu...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

DJ Ossewa is an Afrikaans musical group from South Africa built around comedy-driven performance, party-style energy, and satirical storytelling. The ...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Nagligte is a South African alternative rock band formed by Jacobus “Roof” Brink, Wynand Jonker, and Daniël “Eddie” Brink. The group originated in 200...

Inactive | English | South Africa

NKD was a South African girl group formed in 2006 by Idols SA season three contestants Veronique de Lange (Nicky), Kesha Charlton-Perkins, and Deidre ...

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...

Active | Sheng | Kenya

Rico Gang, a Gengetone group based in Nairobi, Kenya, is made up of three artists: Harrycraze (Harry Adoyo), Triand Rands (Wilson Raburu), and Graycee...

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 ...

Moss Mogale Unit I

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Moss Mogale Unit, founded in the late 1970s in Mamelodi, South Africa, is led by acclaimed guitarist Moss Mogale. Rising during a vibrant period o...