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ShirazActive | English | South Africa
Originally formed in 1984 as Jeraz, Shiraz is a South African group with its roots as a club band performing at Club 84 in Pretoria. After the departu...
DorpInactive | English | South Africa
The Dorp Band is a South African electro band currently based in London, England. Originally known as the Fauves, the band was founded in 1992 by Mybu...
L'orchestre African FiestaInactive | Lingala | Congo
L'Orchestre African Fiesta, a renowned Congolese ensemble, played a pivotal role in shaping the African music scene. Founded in 1963 by two musical l...
MezclaActive | Spanish | Cuba
Mezcla is a Cuban band formed in 1985 by guitarist Pablo Menéndez, an Oakland native and son of blues singer Barbara Dane. At 14, he moved to Cuba, wh...
CrossingpointInactive | English | South Africa
Crossingpoint was a South African-based hardcore punk band formed in 1998 with band members Ross Turpin, Richard Phipson, Raymond Douglas and Brandon ...
LARKActive | English | South Africa
LARK, also written as Lark, is a South African glitch electronica band founded in 2003 by Inge Beckmann and Paul Ressel. The other two band members ar...
Metal OrizonActive | English | Botswana
Metal Orizon, what started in 1990 as a bold idea by the late Jarona "Spencer" Sekwababe and Bophelo "Santos" Thabakgolo turned into a movement. Mixin...
Agrupamento KissanguelaActive | Kimbundu | Angola
Agrupamento Kissanguela, an Angolan musical ensemble established in 1974, aimed to serve as the cultural wing of the MPLA and to convey the party's id...
Dezil'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...
StraatligkindersActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Straatligkinders (English: "Streetlight Children") is an alternative South African Rock Band with line-up: Bouwer Bosch, Benjamin "Bennie" de Jager, H...
PlushActive | English | South Africa
Plush is a Cape Town-based acoustic rock band that was formed in 1996 and gained prominence after winning the National Battle of the Bands in 2002. Th...
TweakInactive | English | South Africa
Tweak was a South African alternative rock band formed in late 1998 with members Garth Barnes, Mike Stott, and Chris Brink. They released their debut ...