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Bone Thugs-n-Harmony IActive | 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...
Ladysmith Black Mambazo IActive | Zulu | South Africa
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a renowned South African male choral group that was founded in the 1960s by Joseph Shabalala. The group changed its name f...
Eschatos Bride ChoirActive | Luganda | Uganda
Eschatos Bride Choir began in 1971 as a modest trio led by Dr. Abbey Kibalama, with a mission to spread the Gospel of Jesus Christ through music. Insp...
SplashInactive | English | South Africa
Originally named the Flying Squad, Splash was a South African band from the Soweto township, established in the 1980s under the leadership of Dan Tsha...
Jurassic 5Active | English | United States of America
Jurassic 5 is a Los Angeles alternative hip-hop collective composed of rappers Chali 2na (Charles Stewart), Akil (Dante Givens), Zaakir (Courtenay Hen...
Wachuja NafakaActive | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of
Wachuja Nafaka is a pioneering Tanzanian hip-hop group that rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a cornerstone of the Bongo Flava movement. The gr...
Semisane IActive | English | South Africa
Semisane is a definitive South African pop-rock quartet that emerged in 2000, evolving from a previous musical venture known as Black Diamond. Led by ...
Watershed BandActive | English | South Africa
Watershed is a notable pop-rock band formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Their breakthrough came in 2002 when a German radio DJ discovered ...
Orchestre Le PeupleInactive | French | Congo
Orchestre Le Peuple was a Congolese soukous band formed in 1973. The group was founded by Celestin Kouka after the dissolution of Les Bantous de la Ca...
aKINGActive | English | South Africa
aKING, a well-known melodic rock band composed entirely of men from South Africa, was founded by Hunter Kennedy, Jaco Snakehead Venter, Laudo Liebenbe...
Boo!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 ...
Metal OrizonActive | English | Botswana
Metal Orizon, what started in 1990 as a bold idea by the late Jarona "Spencer" Sekwababe and Bophelo "Santos" Thabakgolo turned into a movement. Mixin...