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Styl-PlusActive | English | Nigeria
Styl-Plus, a four-man band initially known as STYL was formed in 1997 by Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi. The name "ST...
Bone Thugs -n- Harmony IIActive | English | United States of America
Bone Thugs-n-Harmony transformed hip hop by introducing a vocal style that merged rapid-fire rapping with melodic harmonies, creating an approach that...
Old DominionActive | English | United States of America
Old Dominion is a Nashville-based powerhouse that redefined the modern country group. Formed in 2007, the band consists of Matthew Ramsey, Trevor Rose...
Man As MachineActive | English | South Africa
Man As Machine is a South African alternative rock band comprising of Rob Visser on lead vocals, Xavier Knox on bass, Norden Hartman on rhythm and lea...
Ifang BondiActive | English | Gambia
Ifang Bondi (a Mandinka phrase meaning “be yourself”), is the moniker of a Gambian musical group. The band leader is Badou Jobe and some of its foun...
Desmond & the Tutus IActive | 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...
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...
Jan Jan Jan IActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Jan Jan Jan started as a joke on social media in April 2019 when comedian Donovan Goliath posted a photo of four men in khaki shorts and asked followe...
Soweto String QuartetActive | English | South Africa
The Soweto String Quartet (SSQ), formed in 1989 at the Madimba School of Music in Soweto, is a South African ensemble celebrated for merging classical...
Soul Brothers IActive | 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...
Cutting JadeActive | English | South Africa
Cutting Jade is a South African band that was formed in 1998 with current line-up of Shaun Collins, Raoul Dippenaar, and Andrew Duggan. They gained p...
Manne Wat Glo IActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Manne Wat Glo is a South African Afrikaans Christian music group formed around 2014 when four established gospel artists, Jan de Wet, Leon Ferreira, W...