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Active | 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:...

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...

Super Jamano De Dakar / Super Diamono De Dakar

Inactive | French | Senegal

Super Diamono De Dakar, also known as Super Jamano De Dakar, was a Senegalese music band formed in 1975, consisting of ten members from Dakar. The gro...

Active | Sesotho | Lesotho

Starting out as "Anti Antiquities" when Frank Leepa formed the band in high school, then later changed the moniker to "Uhuru", before eventually settl...

Inactive | English | United States of America

The Downfall Band is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 following the disbandment of the popular band Operation Ivy. Their brief existence saw e...

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...

Die Heuwels Fantasies

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Die Heuwels Fantasties (English: The Hills Fantastic) is a South African alternative rock band formed in Stellenbosch, Western Cape in 2007. The band ...

Active | English | South Africa

Formed in 1979, Amampondo is a South African percussion ensemble renowned for their fusion of traditional Xhosa music with jazz, funk, and rock influe...

Active | English | South Africa

The Lowkeys is a South African music trio formed in 2016, consisting of Mongezi Mashabela (Big Zeesa) on drums, Lethabo Monyai (Dr. Bean) as a pianist...

Active | English | South Africa

Seether is a renowned rock band that originated in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999. The band initially went by the name Saron Gas before rebranding to...

Active | Lingala | Congo (Democratic Republic of the)

Makoma is a Christian, R&B, and dance musical group with origin from Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo, but gained recognition in the Netherlands...