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KekeleInactive | 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...
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...
Les VétéransActive | French | Cameroon
Les Vétérans (also known as Les Vétérans Du Cameroun) is a Cameroonian music group that was formed in the 1970s. The band was composed of some of the...
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...
SplashInactive | English | South Africa
Originally named the Flying Squad, Splash was a South African band from the Soweto township, established in the 1980s under the leadership of Dan Tsha...
The SoilActive | Xhosa | South Africa
The Soil is a South African band with a distinct acapella singing style often classed as 'Kasi Soul' - a style with perceivable influences from the Is...
FuzigishActive | 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...
Boom ShakaInactive | Zulu | South Africa
Pioneering kwaito sounds in South Africa in the1990s was the music band, Boom Shaka. The group consisting of four members -Thembi Seete, Lebo Mathosa...
Orchestre StukasInactive | Lingala | Congo
Orchestre Stukas was a popular Congolese soukous band formed in the 1970s. Comprising Lita Bembo, Lokassa Ya Mbongo, and Mav Cacharel, among others, t...
The SkylarksInactive | English | South Africa
During the 1950s, The Skylarks, an all-female South African band, was formed by Miriam Makeba, who became a prominent figure. They were at one point t...
Civil TwilightInactive | English | South Africa
Civil Twilight was a band formed by three childhood friends, Steven McKellar, Andrew McKellar, and Richard Wouters, in South Africa in 1996. They lat...
Jigeen ÑiActive | Wolof | Senegal
Jigeen Ñi, translated as "The Women" in Wolof, is an all-female orchestra based in Dakar, Senegal. Formed by five young Senegalese women, this unique ...