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Ladysmith Black Mambazo IActive | Zulu | South Africa
Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a renowned South African male choral group that was founded in the 1960s by Joseph Shabalala. The group changed its name f...
The Usual IActive | 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...
NBV SquadActive | English | Nigeria
NBV Squad is a Nigerian Afrobeats collective based in Lagos, formed to promote collaboration among emerging artists, producers, and DJs under the "No ...
UB40 lActive | English | United Kingdom
UB40 is one of the most successful and enduring groups in reggae and reggae-pop history. Formed in Birmingham, England, in December 1978, the band bui...
Cubanito 20.02Active | Spanish | Cuba
Cubanito 20.02, often called Cubanito, is a pioneering Cuban urban music group from Havana, celebrated as a founder of Cubaton, blending reggaeton, da...
Aba ShanteActive | Zulu | South Africa
Aba Shanté is a South African kwaito group formed in the early 1990s under the mentorship of Arthur Mafokate through his influential 999 Music label. ...
Just Jinger IIIActive | English | 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 Harri...
Musik Ye AfrikaActive | Zulu | South Africa
The South African-based ensemble Musik Ye Afrika was formed in 1997 by Zimbabwean guitarist Louis Mhlanga, bassist Jimi Indi, and drummer Jethro Shash...
AmampondoActive | 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...
Platform 1Active | Zulu | South Africa
Platform 1 is a South African Afro-pop trio formed in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto, consisting of Nani Ntengo, Sonto Dladla, and Neli Gwala. Thei...
Bob Marley And The WailersInactive | Malagasy | Jamaica
Formed in 1963, Bob Marley & The Wailers, formerly called The Teenagers/The Wailers/The Wailing Wailers/The Wailing Rudeboys, were a Jamaican musical ...
LWP MajituActive | 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...