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Battery 9Project | English | South Africa
Battery 9 is an industrial music project from Johannesburg, South Africa, renowned for its ominous and abrasive sound, which incorporates elements of ...
Pure GoldActive | Zulu | South Africa
Pure Gold is a South African gospel group formed in 1973 in Mzimhlophe, near Soweto, by Freddy Gwala alongside his brothers and cousins. Blending trad...
Van Coke KartelActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
Van Coke Kartel was an Afrikaans all-men alternative rock band formed in 2007 in South Africa. The band consists of lead vocalist Francois van Coke, J...
Bob Marley And The WailersInactive | Malagasy | Jamaica
Formed in 1963, Bob Marley & The Wailers, formerly called The Teenagers/The Wailers/The Wailing Wailers/The Wailing Rudeboys, were a Jamaican musical ...
Moss Mogale UnitActive | Zulu | South Africa
The Moss Mogale Unit, founded in the late 1970s in Mamelodi, South Africa, is led by acclaimed guitarist Moss Mogale. Rising during a vibrant period o...
SeetherActive | English | South Africa
Seether is a renowned rock band that originated in Pretoria, South Africa, in 1999. The band initially went by the name Saron Gas before rebranding to...
The BangActive | English | South Africa
The Bang is a talented South African all-men indie pop band formed in 2001. Though the band's members include Joshua Gregg, Gad de Combes, Stefan Law...
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...
Les Bantous De La CapitaleInactive | French | Congo
Les Bantous de la Capitale, or Bantous Jazz Orchestra, is a legendary Congolese musical group. Formed in 1959, they popularised the Boucher and Soukou...
TarikaActive | Malagasy | Madagascar
Tarika, a Malagasy musical group of five members (Hanitra, Noro, Donné, Ny Ony, and Solo), makes music with instruments such as marovany, valiha, kabo...
CJBActive | Zulu | South Africa
Rising to prominence in the mid-1980s, CJB was a cornerstone of South Africa’s vibrant "Bubblegum" pop era. The group’s name was an acronym for its fo...
SantrofiActive | English | Ghana
Santrofi is an Accra-based highlife band from Ghana. The band, founded and headed by Emmanuel Ofori is well known for their classic music, which draws...