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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...

The Brother Move On

Active | English | South Africa

The Brother Moves On (TMOS), a prominent performance art ensemble from South Africa, was established by Nkululeko and Siyabonga Mthembu between 2008 a...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Coffee Snobs is a South African Afrikaans folk-rock band known for its heartfelt songwriting, acoustic sound, and emotionally rich music. The group co...

Naughty by Nature

Active | English | United States

Naughty by Nature is an American hip-hop trio formed in East Orange, New Jersey, in 1986. The group consists of Anthony “Treach” Criss, Vincent “Vin R...

Active | Spanish | Cuba

Cubanito 20.02, often called Cubanito, is a pioneering Cuban urban music group from Havana, celebrated as a founder of Cubaton, blending reggaeton, da...

Drie Van Die Bestes

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 | 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...

Active | English | United States of America

Neurosis began in Oakland, California, in 1985 as a raw hardcore and crust-punk band, but its ambitions quickly grew beyond those beginnings. Founded ...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Thys Nywerheid is a groundbreaking alternative rock music group from South Africa. Founded in 2004 by multi-talented musician Dawid Kahts, the band's ...

Active | 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...

Klipwerf Orkes I

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Klipwerf Orkes is an iconic South African band that has anchored traditional Boeremusiek and popular Afrikaans dance music since 1969. Formed in Calvi...

Active | English, Afrikaans | South Africa

Mind Assault is a heavy metal band that formed in 2003 in South Africa by Jacques Fourie, Franscois Pretorius, Patrick Davidson, and Donovan Tose. Th...