Moss Mogale UnitActive | Zulu | South AfricaThe 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...
Ladysmith Black MambazoActive | Zulu | South AfricaLadysmith 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...
L'Orchestre Bella BellaInactive | French | CongoL’Orchestre Bella Bella, also known as Frères Soki & l’Orchestre Bella Bella or simply Bella Bella, was a Congolese soukous band that emerged in the e...
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 ...
Hi-5Inactive | Afrikaans | South AfricaHi-5 is a well-known boy band hailing from Pretoria, South Africa, recognized for their music predominantly in Afrikaans. Founded in 2003 by Niel Scho...
Family FactoryActive | Zulu | South AfricaFamily Factory is a South African contemporary gospel collective formed in the early 1990s in Durban by Lindelani Mkhize, Mthunzi Namba, and Jabu Hlon...
CrossingpointInactive | English | South AfricaCrossingpoint was a South African-based hardcore punk band formed in 1998 with band members Ross Turpin, Richard Phipson, Raymond Douglas and Brandon ...
CassetteActive | Afrikaans | South AfricaCassette 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...
Drie Van Die BestesActive | English | South AfricaDrie Van Die Bestes is a South African music group composed of three singers: Danie Niehaus, Mathys Roets, and Kevin Leo (whose full name is Kevin Leo...
The Jazz CrusadersActive | Afrikaans | South AfricaThe Crusaders were an American jazz group that were successful from the 1960s to the 1990s. The group were known as the Jazz Crusaders from their form...
MezclaActive | Spanish | CubaMezcla is a Cuban band formed in 1985 by guitarist Pablo Menéndez, an Oakland native and son of blues singer Barbara Dane. At 14, he moved to Cuba, wh...
Soweto String QuartetActive | English | South AfricaThe Soweto String Quartet (SSQ), formed in 1989 at the Madimba School of Music in Soweto, is a South African ensemble celebrated for merging classical...