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Pure GoldActive | Zulu | South Africa
Pure Gold is a South African gospel group formed in 1973 in Mzimhlophe, near Soweto, by Freddy Gwala alongside his brothers and cousins. Blending trad...
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 ...
Moss Mogale Unit IActive | Zulu | South Africa
The Moss Mogale Unit, founded in the late 1970s in Mamelodi, South Africa, is led by acclaimed guitarist Moss Mogale. Rising during a vibrant period o...
Orchestre S.B.B.Inactive | French | Congo
Orchestre Super Boboto also recognized as L'International Orchestre Populaire S.B.B. Du Congo or simply Orchestre S.B.B., emerged as a prominent force...
MbuziActive | Swahili | Kenya
Mbuzi Gang is an all-men Kenyan rap and Gengetone group made of Joefes, iPhoolish, and Fathermoh, under the label Black Market Records. Their journey ...
Alaska IInactive | English | South Africa
Alaska was a South African kwaito group active during the late 1990s and early 2000s, recognised for their role in township dance culture and the broa...
Four Fourty IActive | Zulu | South Africa
Four-Forty is a South African instrumental jazz group from Daveyton in the East Rand, known for their blend of township jazz and contemporary rhythm. ...
Soul Brothers IActive | Zulu | South Africa
The Soul Brothers, founded in 1975, are the legendary "Kings of Mbaqanga," a genre they revolutionized by fusing traditional Zulu soul with modern ins...
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...
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...
Roots of YouthActive | English | South Africa
Roots of Youth is a pop-rock band from South Africa that performs in both English and Afrikaans. Originally established in 2002 under the name Buckle ...
Boyz II MenActive | English | United States of America
Boyz II Men began in Philadelphia in 1988, where a group of high school friends transformed their shared passion for harmony singing into one of R&B's...