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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...
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...
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 ...
Agrupamento KissanguelaActive | Kimbundu | Angola
Agrupamento Kissanguela, an Angolan musical ensemble established in 1974, aimed to serve as the cultural wing of the MPLA and to convey the party's id...
Dezil'Active | English | Seychelles
Dezil', a quartet from Seychelles, was founded by two teenage school students, Martin and Juan. The duo wrote, composed, and recorded songs at the tim...
Man As MachineActive | English | South Africa
Man As Machine is a South African alternative rock band comprising of Rob Visser on lead vocals, Xavier Knox on bass, Norden Hartman on rhythm and lea...
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...
Die AntwoordActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Die Antwoord is a South African rap-rave group formed in 2008, consisting of Ninja, Yolandi Visser, and producers God (formerly DJ Hi-Tek) and Lil2Hoo...
Sterling EQActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Sterling EQ is a renowned all-woman classical crossover music group hailing from South Africa. The group was formed in 2007 and is comprised of three...
Star Feminine BandActive | French | Benin
Star Feminine Band is a dynamic group of seven Beninese girls between the ages of 10 and 17 known for blending highlife, Congolese rumba, and Sato mus...
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...
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...