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SantrofiActive | English | Ghana
Santrofi is an Accra-based highlife band from Ghana. The band, founded and headed by Emmanuel Ofori is well known for their classic music, which draws...
MakomaActive | 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...
Boo!Active | Afrikaans | South Africa
Boo! is a band from South Africa that was founded in 1997 by Ampie Omo, Chris Chameleon, and Leon Retief, with the intention to create unconventional ...
The Sweat BandInactive | English | South Africa
The Sweat Band was a prominent force in 80s rock music from Cape Town and made a lasting impact on South Africa's music scene. Co-founded by John Mair...
BlackByrdActive | English | South Africa
BlackByrd, is a popular South Africa band comprising of Tarryn Lamb, Axene Chaberski, Samantha Heldsinger (former member) and Tamsyn Maker (deceased)....
The Buckfever UndergroundActive | 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...
Ifang BondiActive | English | Gambia
Ifang Bondi (a Mandinka phrase meaning “be yourself”), is the moniker of a Gambian musical group. The band leader is Badou Jobe and some of its foun...
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...
Ramblers InternationalActive | Twi | Ghana
Ramblers International Band is a popular Ghanaian dance band formed in 1962 as the highlife boom in Ghana instigated by E.T. Mensah continued to sprea...
Orchestre Le PeupleInactive | French | Congo
Orchestre Le Peuple was a Congolese soukous band formed in 1973. The group was founded by Celestin Kouka after the dissolution of Les Bantous de la Ca...
Conjunto Os TropicaisActive | Portuguese | Angola
Conjunto Os Tropicais, also known as Os Tropicais, is a legendary Angolan music band that was formed in the early 1960s. The band has played an impor...
Sugar DriveActive | English | South Africa
Sugardrive was a South African rock band that gained popularity for their dynamic music that evolved from riff-heavy alternative rock to a fusion of p...