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Active | English | Nigeria

Styl-Plus is a Nigerian R&B and pop group formed in 1997, originally operating as STYL, a gospel quartet founded by Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yem...

Active | English | Australia

Triple One is a hip-hop, rap, and trap group from Inner West Sydney, Australia, consisting of vocalist Lil Dijon, rappers Marty Bugatti and Obi Ill Te...

The Rolling Stones

Active | English | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London in 1962 whose career has helped define rock music for more than six decades. Built around...

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’...

Inactive | Afrikaans | South Africa

Romanz was a premier South African vocal quartet that redefined the "pop-opera" genre through a series of landmark releases. Formed in 2008, the group...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Pure Gold is a South African gospel group formed in 1973 in Mzimhlophe, near Soweto, by Freddy Gwala alongside his brothers and cousins. Blending trad...

Active | French | Cameroon

Les Vétérans (also known as Les Vétérans Du Cameroun) is a Cameroonian music group that was formed in the 1970s. The band was composed of some of the...

Active | French | Ivory Coast

Magic System, an Afro-pop quartet from the Marcory district in Ivory Coast, was formed in 1996 by Asalfo, Goudé, Tino, and Manadja. Thanks to their hi...

Active | English | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Foghat is an English rock band formed in London in 1971 that helped popularize blues-based boogie rock through powerful live performances and an endur...

Inactive | English | South Africa

Tweak was a South African alternative rock band formed in late 1998 with members Garth Barnes, Mike Stott, and Chris Brink. They released their debut ...

Active | Xhosa | South Africa

Black Motion is a South African Afro-house collective formed in Soshanguve, Gauteng, in 2010 by percussionist Thabo Roy Mabogwane (Smol) and producer/...

Active | English | South Africa

Skylight is a prominent South African Christian pop rock band that was formed in Johannesburg in 2009. The band members, Gregory Jorden, Bradley Cumm...