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The Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination

Inactive | English | Nigeria

Originating from Fela Kuti's Koola Lobitos, the Don Isaac Ezekiel Combination (D.I.E) was a band consisting of Don Kemonah, Isaac Olasugba, and Ezekie...

Active | Xhosa | South Africa

Mafikizolo is an award-winning duo South African kwaito group, consisting of a female lead singer, Nhlanhla Nciza, and the composer, Theo Kgosinkwe. ...

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 | 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 | Zulu | South Africa

Vaal Nation is a dynamic South African music collective from the industrial Vaal region, spearheaded by the core vocal trio of Mzambiya, Mavuthela, an...

Roots Of Youth I

Active | 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 ...

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 | Kabye | Togo

Vaudou Game is an afro-funk band founded in Lyon, France, by Togolese musician Peter Solo. The idea to infuse 70s funk and R&B with the deeply spiritu...

Inactive | 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...

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 | Afrikaans | South Africa

Nagligte is a South African alternative rock band formed by Jacobus “Roof” Brink, Wynand Jonker, and Daniël “Eddie” Brink. The group originated in 200...

Inactive | English | United States of America

The Downfall Band is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 following the disbandment of the popular band Operation Ivy. Their brief existence saw e...