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Bala Brothers & BroersActive | English | South Africa
The Bala Brothers and Broers represent a masterclass in South African cross-cultural collaboration. The Bala trio comprising siblings Zwai, Loyiso, an...
Jigeen ÑiActive | 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 ...
Spell SongsProject | English | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Spell Songs is a collective of folk musicians formed as part of the 2017 Lost Words Project by Robert Macfarlane and Jackie Morris. They released thei...
CrashCarBurnActive | English | South Africa
CrashCarBurn is a South African rock band formed in London in 2006 but returned to South Africa in 2007. The current band line-up include Garth Barnes...
Amaphoyisa AsolundiInactive | Zulu | South Africa
Amaphoyisa Asolundi, also known as the Ulundi Police Choir, is a South African gospel group recognized for its Zulu-language worship music. The ensemb...
Viva la MusicaActive | French | Congo (Democratic Republic of the)
Viva la Musica, founded by Congolese music legend Papa Wemba in 1977, is a celebrated Congolese musical group known for their influential contribution...
Wachuja NafakaActive | Swahili | Tanzania, United Republic of
Wachuja Nafaka is a pioneering Tanzanian hip-hop group that rose to prominence in the early 2000s as a cornerstone of the Bongo Flava movement. The gr...
Conjunto Os TropicaisActive | Portuguese | Angola
Conjunto Os Tropicais, also known as Os Tropicais, is a legendary Angolan music band that was formed in the early 1960s. The band has played an impor...
New AcademicsActive | 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...
CJBActive | Zulu | South Africa
Rising to prominence in the mid-1980s, CJB was a cornerstone of South Africa’s vibrant "Bubblegum" pop era. The group’s name was an acronym for its fo...
DJ OssewaActive | Afrikaans | South Africa
DJ Ossewa is an Afrikaans musical group from South Africa built around comedy-driven performance, party-style energy, and satirical storytelling. The ...
Black MotionActive | Xhosa | South Africa
Black Motion is a South African Afro-house collective formed in Soshanguve, Gauteng, in 2010 by percussionist Thabo Roy Mabogwane (Smol) and producer/...