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Inactive | Zulu | South Africa

Sakhile is a name deeply intertwined with the cultural and musical heritage of South Africa, most notably representing the legendary jazz-fusion band ...

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...

The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination

Inactive | English | Nigeria

Originating from Fela Kuti's Koola Lobitos, the Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination (D.I.E) was a band consisting of Don Kemonah, Isaac Olasugba, and Ezekie...

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...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Soul Brothers, founded in 1975, are the legendary "Kings of Mbaqanga," a genre they revolutionized by fusing traditional Zulu soul with modern ins...

Project | English | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Spell Songs is a collective of folk musicians formed as part of the 2017 Lost Words Project by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. They released thei...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Coffee Snobs is a South African Afrikaans folk-rock band known for its heartfelt songwriting, acoustic sound, and emotionally rich music. The group co...

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...

The Back Burners

Active | English | United States of America

The Back Burners is an American blues, roots rock, and soul band founded by acclaimed guitarist, songwriter, and producer Danny Kortchmar alongside ke...

Inactive | Afrikaans | South Africa

NRG was a South African Afrikaans pop trio made up of Christiaan “Die Wolf” Botha, Abel “AB-Kenobi” Knobel, and Stephan “Stephantasties” van Huyssteen...

Active | English | South Africa

Ganja Beats is a South African hip-hop production group comprised of Matthew Bowen, Heemal Gangaram, and Aashish Gangaram. They are known for their di...

Active | 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 ...