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Simba WanyikaInactive | Swahili | Kenya
Simba Wanyika, translated as "Lions of the Savannah," was formed in 1971 in Kenya by Wilson and George Kinyonga. The band initially played at nightclu...
Choc StarsActive | Lingala | Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Choc Stars is a legendary band founded in 1983 by Ben Nyamabo. With their electrifying mix of Afrobeat, soukous, and rumba, they took the music scene ...
Wachuja NafakaActive | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of
Wachuja Nafaka is a pioneering Tanzanian hip-hop group that rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a cornerstone of the Bongo Flava movement. The gr...
AfrosonicsActive | English | United States of America
Born from an unlikely yet powerful collaboration between Todd Dunnigan, a farm boy from Northern Idaho, and Dayo Ayodele, a Yoruba musician from Lagos...
Metal OrizonActive | English | Botswana
Metal Orizon, what started in 1990 as a bold idea by the late Jarona "Spencer" Sekwababe and Bophelo "Santos" Thabakgolo turned into a movement. Mixin...
CassetteActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Cassette is a multi-award-winning South African indie-rock band that became a defining force in the country’s alternative music scene. Formed in Johan...
N'Kassa CobraActive | 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...
Mahotella QueensActive | 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...
Trompies IActive | Zulu | South Africa
Trompies, formed in Soweto, South Africa, in 1993, is a pioneering Kwaito music group comprising Eugene "Donald Duck" Mthethwa, Jairus "Jakarumba" Nkw...
Semisane IActive | 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 ...
NjavaActive | Malagasy | Madagascar
Five siblings—two sisters and three brothers—make up the Malagasy musical group, "Njava." The group is named after their father, a musical prodigy. Th...
ShirazActive | English | South Africa
Originally formed in 1984 as Jeraz, Shiraz is a South African group with its roots as a club band performing at Club 84 in Pretoria. After the departu...