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Inactive | English | Kenya

Sauti Sol is a Kenyan Afro-pop band known for their infectious melodies and powerful lyrics that have made a lasting impact on the music world. Compri...

Ramblers International

Active | Twi | Ghana

Ramblers International Band is a popular Ghanaian dance band formed in 1962 as the highlife boom in Ghana instigated by E.T. Mensah continued to sprea...

Active | English | South Africa

Watershed is a notable pop-rock band formed in Johannesburg, South Africa, in 1998. Their breakthrough came in 2002 when a German radio DJ discovered ...

Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7

Inactive | Igbo | Nigeria

Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7, also known as "The Creative 7," was an Igbo highlife band from Nigeria. The band included Jackson Ekpeyoung James, ...

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...

Inactive | English | South Africa

NKD was a South African girl group formed in 2006 by Idols SA season three contestants Veronique de Lange (Nicky), Kesha Charlton-Perkins, and Deidre ...

Inactive | 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...

Drie Van Die Bestes I

Active | English | South Africa

Drie 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...

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 | English | South Africa

Johannesburg-based house trio, Mi Casa, comprising Portuguese-born vocalist Joao da Fonseca, alias J’Something, DJ/producer Sipho Mphahlaza, aka Dr. D...

Active | English | Botswana

Overthrust is a four-man death metal band from Ghanzi, Botswana, founded in 2008. The group features vocalist/bassist Tshomarelo Mosaka (Vulture Thrus...

Active | English | South Africa

aKING, a well-known melodic rock band composed entirely of men from South Africa, was founded by Hunter Kennedy, Jaco Snakehead Venter, Laudo Liebenbe...