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The Observers I

Active | Creole | Jamaica

Founded by the visionary producer Winston "Niney" Holness, The Observers functioned as the premier house band for the "Observer" label during Jamaica’...

Active | English | South Africa

Diamond Thug is a four-piece independent alternative pop band from Cape Town, South Africa, celebrated for their unique blend of dream-pop, psychedeli...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The All Stars were a South African kwaito supergroup formed in 1999 by legendary producer Arthur Mafokate under 999 Music. Created to showcase the lab...

Active | Spanish | Cuba

Omo Alagba, based in Seattle, is an Afro-Cuban music ensemble dedicated to preserving and performing traditional Lukumi (Yoruba-derived) spiritual mus...

Ma Gang Official

Active | English | South Africa

Ma Gang Official is a South African music trio composed of Sibusiso Mnyakeni (C'Buda M), Sebuti Mohlanyane (Sdida), and Thando Tshabalala (Man T). The...

Active | 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...

Active | 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 ...

Active | French | Ivory Coast

Kiff No Beat is an influential Ivorian hip-hop group formed in 2009 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The collective consists of five members: Black K, Didi ...

Active | English | South Africa

Platform 1 is a South African Afro-pop trio formed in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto, consisting of Nani Ntengo, Sonto Dladla, and Neli Gwala. Thei...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

4Werke is a South African Afrikaans supergroup formed by celebrated artists Nicholis Louw, Ray Dylan, Elizma Theron, and Liezel Pieters. Their combine...

Active | English | South Africa

Jamali is a South African female pop and R&B trio formed through the reality TV show Coca-Cola Popstars in 2003. The group consists of Jacqui Carpede,...

Active | English | South Africa

The Narrow is an all-male alternative rock band from South Africa. In 2002, Emile de Jong, Sid, Jow Feldtmann, and Nelius de Lange founded the band. ...