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Manfred Mann's Earth Band

Active | English | South Africa

Manfred Mann's Earth Band is a British rock group formed in the 1970s and led by South African keyboardist and vocalist Manfred Mann. Their musical st...

Active | English | South Africa

Formed in 1979, Amampondo is a South African percussion ensemble renowned for their fusion of traditional Xhosa music with jazz, funk, and rock influe...

Dur-Dur Band International

Active | Somalia | Somalia

Dur-Dur Band International is the UK-based revival of Somalia’s beloved 1980s funk-disco-soul group, (Dur-Dur band) originally formed in 1984 by keybo...

Active | English | South Africa

Sugardrive was a South African rock band that gained popularity for their dynamic music that evolved from riff-heavy alternative rock to a fusion of p...

Active | 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...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Ladysmith Black Mambazo is a renowned South African male choral group that was founded in the 1960s by Joseph Shabalala. The group changed its name f...

Active | English | Gambia

Ifang Bondi (a Mandinka phrase meaning “be yourself”), is the moniker of a Gambian musical group. The band leader is Badou Jobe and some of its foun...

Active | French | Senegal

Originating from Thies, Senegal, Waflash is a long-standing band known for its diverse musical styles and thought-provoking lyrics. Formed during the ...

Inactive | Afrikaans | South Africa

Hi-5 is a well-known boy band hailing from Pretoria, South Africa, recognized for their music predominantly in Afrikaans. Founded in 2003 by Niel Scho...

Active | Swahili | Kenya

H_Art The Band is a popular trio band from Kenya. The members are Mordecai Mwini, Wachira Gatama, and Kenneth 'Kenchez' Muya. Though the band was form...

The Jazz Crusaders

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

The Crusaders were an American jazz group that were successful from the 1960s to the 1990s. The group were known as the Jazz Crusaders from their form...

Active | English | South Africa

Jan Jan Jan started as a joke on social media in April 2019 when comedian Donovan Goliath posted a photo of four men in khaki shorts and asked followe...