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Active | Swahilli | Kenya

Them Mushrooms is a Kenyan musical band renowned for their Chakacha, Benga, and reggae style of music. Founded in 1969 as Avenida Success, the band ch...

Active | English | Nigeria

Styl-Plus, a four-man band initially known as STYL was formed in 1997 by Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi. The name "ST...

Inactive | Lingala | Congo

Kekele was a Congolese music ensemble founded in the late 1990s, reviving the golden age of Congolese rumba. The band aimed to preserve the traditiona...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Just Jinjer also known as Just Jinger is a South African contemporary rock band formed in 1996, featuring frontman Ard Matthews, drummer Brent Harris,...

Active | English | South Africa

Fuzigish is a dynamic South African Ska Punk band founded in 1997 by vocalist and guitarist Jay Bones, along with Malcolm King, William Bishop, and Th...

Active | English | South Africa

Watershed is a notable pop-rock band formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Their breakthrough came in 2002 when a German radio DJ discovered ...

Mahotella Queens

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Mahotella Queens is a South African all-female band formed in 1964 by music producer Rupert Bopape. The group consists of three members, Hilda Tl...

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...

Maroon Commandos

Active | Swahili | Kenya

Lt. Col. J.M.M. Wambua of the 7th Battalion Kenya Rifles founded the Maroon Commandos in 1970. Captain Muchemi recruited the band, which included Habe...

Active | English | South Africa

The Usual was a South African pop-rock band formed in 1995, featuring lead vocalist James Stewart, drummer Paul Tizzard, bassist Johan "Yo-Yo" Buys, a...

Van Coke Kartel

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Van Coke Kartel was an Afrikaans all-men alternative rock band formed in 2007 in South Africa. The band consists of lead vocalist Francois van Coke, J...

Active | English | South Africa

I.V. League, hailing from Johannesburg, South Africa, is a dynamic music collective. The group consists of the talented individuals A.K.A, Buks, and ...