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Captain StuInactive | English | South Africa
Originally known as "Captain Stu and the Llamas" but shortened to fit promotional materials, Captain Stu was a South African quintet band whose music ...
CrashCarBurn IIActive | English | South Africa
CrashCarBurn is a prominent South African rock band formed in 2006 by brothers Garth and Brendan Barnes following the hiatus of their previous group, ...
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...
StraatligkindersActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Straatligkinders (English: "Streetlight Children") is an alternative South African Rock Band with line-up: Bouwer Bosch, Benjamin "Bennie" de Jager, H...
Bala Brothers & BroersActive | English | South Africa
The Bala Brothers and Broers represent a masterclass in South African cross-cultural collaboration. The Bala trio comprising siblings Zwai, Loyiso, an...
Les Bantous De La CapitaleInactive | French | Congo
Les Bantous de la Capitale, or Bantous Jazz Orchestra, is a legendary Congolese musical group. Formed in 1959, they popularised the Boucher and Soukou...
Super EaglesInactive | Wolof | Gambia
The Super Eagles band started as a high school group and evolved into one of West Africa's most influential musical groups in the late 1960s and early...
Ladysmith Black MambazoActive | 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...
MbuziActive | Swahili | Kenya
Mbuzi Gang is an all-men Kenyan rap and Gengetone group made of Joefes, iPhoolish, and Fathermoh, under the label Black Market Records. Their journey ...
Dave Matthews BandActive | English | South Africa
Dave Matthews Band, formed in 1991 in Charlottesville by Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley, is renowned fo...
Chop Life CrewActive | English | Nigeria
Chop Life Crew is a group of innovative and forward-thinking creatives who aim to revolutionize the Nigerian music industry. Comprised of "President:...
Boom ShakaInactive | Zulu | South Africa
Pioneering kwaito sounds in South Africa in the1990s was the music band, Boom Shaka. The group consisting of four members -Thembi Seete, Lebo Mathosa...