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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 | 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...

Oriental Brothers

Inactive | Igbo | Nigeria

The Oriental Brothers, a renowned highlife band originating from Eastern Nigeria, was formed by the Opara brothers, Godwin Kabaka Opara, Ferdinand Dan...

L'Orchestre Bella Bella

Inactive | French | Congo

L’Orchestre Bella Bella, also known as Frères Soki & l’Orchestre Bella Bella or simply Bella Bella, was a Congolese soukous band that emerged in the e...

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...

Project | 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 ...

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...

Ma Gang Official

Active | English | South Africa

Ma Gang Official is a South African music trio composed of Sibusiso Mnyakeni (C'Buda M), Sebuti Mohlanyane (Sdida), and Thando Tshabalala (Man T). The...

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 | English | Seychelles

Dezil', a quartet from Seychelles, was founded by two teenage school students, Martin and Juan. The duo wrote, composed, and recorded songs at the tim...

Active | English | South Africa

Just Jinjer also known as Just Jinger is a South African rock band that was formed in 1996 by Brent Harris, Denholm Harding, and Ard Matthews. The ban...

Maroon Commandos

Active | Swahili | Kenya

Lt. Col. J.M.M. Wambua of the 7th Battalion Kenya Rifles founded the Maroon Commandos in 1970. Captain Muchemi recruited the band, which included Habe...