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Active | Wolof | Senegal

Jigeen Ñi, translated as "The Women" in Wolof, is an all-female orchestra based in Dakar, Senegal. Formed by five young Senegalese women, this unique ...

Active | French | France

La MG (La Mauvaise Graine) is a French hip-hop collective from Les Ulis, Essonne, known for combining drill, afro-trap, trap, and French rap. Formed b...

Active | English | South Africa

New Academics is a high-energy quartet band hailing from South Africa. Initially formed in Cape Town in 2004 by vocalist Joe Penn and guitarist David...

Don bruce and the Angels

Inactive | English | Nigeria

Don Bruce and the Angels was a Nigerian music band known for their songs that fused Afrobeat, Funk, and Reggae genres. The band, led by the talented m...

Active | English | Nigeria

Rap Nation is a Christian rap movement founded within Believer's Loveworld Inc., also known as Christ Embassy. The group comprises twelve dynamic memb...

Straatligkinders

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Straatligkinders (English: "Streetlight Children") is an alternative South African Rock Band with line-up: Bouwer Bosch, Benjamin "Bennie" de Jager, H...

Inactive | English | South Africa

Originally named the Flying Squad, Splash was a South African band from the Soweto township, established in the 1980s under the leadership of Dan Tsha...

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 | Zulu | South Africa

Pioneering kwaito sounds in South Africa in the1990s was the music band, Boom Shaka. The group consisting of four members -Thembi Seete, Lebo Mathosa...

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony I

Active | English | United States of America

Bone Thugs-n-Harmony transformed hip hop by introducing a vocal style that merged rapid-fire rapping with melodic harmonies, creating an approach that...

Freshlyground I

Active | English | South Africa

Freshlyground is a South African Afro-fusion group formed in 2002 in Cape Town by musicians from South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. The founding ...

Active | English | South Africa

Semisane is a definitive South African pop-rock quartet that emerged in 2000, evolving from a previous musical venture known as Black Diamond. Led by ...