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Active | Spanish | Cuba

Omo Alagba, based in Seattle, is an Afro-Cuban music ensemble dedicated to preserving and performing traditional Lukumi (Yoruba-derived) spiritual mus...

Inactive | Wolof | Gambia

The Super Eagles band started as a high school group and evolved into one of West Africa's most influential musical groups in the late 1960s and early...

Active | Malagasy | Madagascar

Five siblings—two sisters and three brothers—make up the Malagasy musical group, "Njava." The group is named after their father, a musical prodigy. Th...

Star Number One De Dakar

Inactive | French | Senegal

"Star Number One De Dakar" was a highly regarded Senegalese musical group in the 1970s. Formed after the disbanding of the renowned Star Band Group, t...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Platform 1 is a South African Afro-pop trio formed in 1992 at Pimville Square in Soweto, consisting of Nani Ntengo, Sonto Dladla, and Neli Gwala. Thei...

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...

Active | Zulu | South Africa

Trompies, formed in Soweto, South Africa, in 1993, is a pioneering Kwaito music group comprising Eugene "Donald Duck" Mthethwa, Jairus "Jakarumba" Nkw...

Inactive | English | United States of America

The Downfall Band is an American ska punk band formed in 1989 following the disbandment of the popular band Operation Ivy. Their brief existence saw e...

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...

Active | English | South Africa

aKING, a well-known melodic rock band composed entirely of men from South Africa, was founded by Hunter Kennedy, Jaco Snakehead Venter, Laudo Liebenbe...

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...

Drie Van Die Bestes I

Active | English | South Africa

Drie Van Die Bestes is a South African music group composed of three singers: Danie Niehaus, Mathys Roets, and Kevin Leo (whose full name is Kevin Leo...