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Ladysmith Black MambazoActive | Zulu | South Africa
Ladysmith 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...
Battery 9Project | English | South Africa
Battery 9 is an industrial music project from Johannesburg, South Africa, renowned for its ominous and abrasive sound, which incorporates elements of ...
SeetherActive | English | South Africa
Seether is a renowned rock band that originated in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999. The band initially went by the name Saron Gas before rebranding to...
SantrofiActive | English | Ghana
Santrofi is an Accra-based highlife band from Ghana. The band, founded and headed by Emmanuel Ofori is well known for their classic music, which draws...
Les Bantous De La CapitaleInactive | French | Congo
Les Bantous de la Capitale, or Bantous Jazz Orchestra, is a legendary Congolese musical group. Formed in 1959, they popularised the Boucher and Soukou...
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...
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...
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...
Die Heuwels FantasiesActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Die Heuwels Fantasties (English: The Hills Fantastic) is a South African alternative rock band formed in Stellenbosch, Western Cape in 2007. The band ...
Kawere Boys BandInactive | Swahili | Kenya
The Kawere Boys was a Kenyan band comprising Benga musicians led by Cheplin Ngode Kotula, Juma Charlie, and Otieno Ogor. For the band's four years re...
SankomotaActive | Sesotho | Lesotho
Starting out as "Anti Antiquities" when Frank Leepa formed the band in high school, then later changed the moniker to "Uhuru", before eventually settl...
H_Art The BandActive | Swahili | Kenya
H_Art The Band is a popular trio band from Kenya. The members are Mordecai Mwini, Wachira Gatama, and Kenneth 'Kenchez' Muya. Though the band was form...