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Active | 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...

Inactive | English | South Africa

Crossingpoint was a South African-based hardcore punk band formed in 1998 with band members Ross Turpin, Richard Phipson, Raymond Douglas and Brandon ...

Bob Marley And The Wailers

Inactive | Malagasy | Jamaica

Formed in 1963, Bob Marley & The Wailers, formerly called The Teenagers/The Wailers/The Wailing Wailers/The Wailing Rudeboys, were a Jamaican musical ...

Inactive | Afrikaans | South Africa

Hi-5 is a well-known boy band hailing from Pretoria, South Africa, recognized for their music predominantly in Afrikaans. Founded in 2003 by Niel Scho...

Active | English | South Africa

I.V. League, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a dynamic music collective. The group consists of the talented individuals A.K.A, Buks, and ...

Active | Portugese | Guinea-Bissau

N'kassa Cobra is a legendary musical group from Guinea Bissau, known for their independence and innovative adaptations of traditional goumbé and kizom...

Inactive | English | Kenya

Sauti Sol is a Kenyan Afro-pop band known for their infectious melodies and powerful lyrics that have made a lasting impact on the music world. Compri...

Plantashun Boiz

Inactive | English - Pidgin | Nigeria

Plantashun Boiz was a Nigerian hip-hop and R&B music group consisting of 2face, Faze, and Blackface. The first two members of the group (2face and B...

Ntombi & Survival

Inactive | English | South Africa

Ntombi & Survival was the backing band for South African singer Ntombi Ndaba during her rise in the mid-1980s. The group consisted of skilled musician...

Active | Swahili | Kenya

Vintage Clan is a talented quartet of up-and-coming artists based in Lang'ata, Nairobi, Kenya. The group is composed of four members: Nilote (Kelvin M...

The Buckfever Underground

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

The Buckfever Underground is a spoken-word musical group from South Africa, renowned for its distinct fusion of free-form jazz-rock and post-rock melo...

Active | English | South Africa

Johannesburg-based house trio, Mi Casa, comprising Portuguese-born vocalist Joao da Fonseca, alias J’Something, DJ/producer Sipho Mphahlaza, aka Dr. D...