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Active | English | South Africa

Jamali is a South African female pop and R&B trio formed through the reality TV show Coca-Cola Popstars in 2003. The group consists of Jacqui Carpede,...

Freshlyground II

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

DreamTeam, is a prominent hip hop musical group hailing from South Africa. The music group started in 2011 with three members - Mthoko Mkhathini, Saso...

Active | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of

L.W.P Majitu (Legendary Without Pressure) is a veteran Tanzanian hip-hop group formed in the late 1990s in Temeke, Dar es Salaam. The original trio, S...

Dave Matthews Band

Active | English | South Africa

Dave Matthews Band, formed in 1991 in Charlottesville by Dave Matthews, Carter Beauford, Stefan Lessard, LeRoi Moore, and Boyd Tinsley, is renowned fo...

Active | Afrikaans | South Africa

Ddisselblom is an Afrikaans pop-rock band from Bloemfontein, formed by Jaco Spies and Johrné van Huyssteen after meeting while working together. Their...

Junkyard Lipstick

Inactive | English | South Africa

Junkyard Lipstick, was a prominent South African all-female metal band, formed in 2011 and gained recognition for their fast-paced and bass-heavy musi...

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...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

TKZee is one of South Africa’s most influential kwaito groups, formed in 1996 by Zwai Bala, Kabelo Mabalane, and the late Tokollo Tshabalala. The trio...

Soul Brothers II

Active | Zulu | South Africa

The Soul Brothers, founded in 1975, are the legendary "Kings of Mbaqanga," a genre they revolutionized by fusing traditional Zulu soul with modern ins...

Active | French | Côte d'Ivoire

Kiff No Beat is an influential Ivorian hip-hop group formed in 2009 in Abidjan, Côte d’Ivoire. The collective consists of five members: Black K, Didi ...

Active | English | South Africa

Mmuso Worship is a gospel collective from Pretoria, South Africa, formed as the worship ministry of Mmuso Church. Founded more than a decade ago by Pa...