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Active | Zulu | South Africa

Family Factory is a South African contemporary gospel collective formed in the early 1990s in Durban by Lindelani Mkhize, Mthunzi Namba, and Jabu Hlon...

Active | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of

L.W.P Majitu (Legendary Without Pressure) is a veteran Tanzanian hip-hop group formed in the late 1990s in Temeke, Dar es Salaam. The original trio, S...

Abafazi Bengoma Original

Active | English | South Africa

Abafazi Bengoma Original is an all-female group formed from a shared passion for drums in a drum circle. Evolving into a dynamic ensemble, they incorp...

Soweto String Quartet

Active | 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...

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’...

Active | 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 ...

Active | English | United States of America

Born from an unlikely yet powerful collaboration between Todd Dunnigan, a farm boy from Northern Idaho, and Dayo Ayodele, a Yoruba musician from Lagos...

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 | 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...

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 | Kabye | Togo

Vaudou Game is an afro-funk band founded in Lyon, France, by Togolese musician Peter Solo. The idea to infuse 70s funk and R&B with the deeply spiritu...

Active | English | South Africa

MuzikKids is a South African music brand created to make contemporary pop hits accessible and age-appropriate for children. The group reimagines popul...