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Active | English | South Africa

MuzikKids is a South African music brand created to make contemporary pop hits accessible and age-appropriate for children. The group reimagines popul...

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...

Active | English | South Africa

The Usual was a South African pop-rock band formed in 1995, featuring lead vocalist James Stewart, drummer Paul Tizzard, bassist Johan "Yo-Yo" Buys, a...

The Observers I

Active | Creole | Jamaica

Founded by the visionary producer Winston "Niney" Holness, The Observers functioned as the premier house band for the "Observer" label during Jamaica’...

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 | English | Nigeria

Styl-Plus, a four-man band initially known as STYL was formed in 1997 by Shifi Emoefe, Tunde Akinsanmi, Yemi Akinwonmi, and Lanre Faneyi. The name "ST...

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 ...

Star Feminine Band

Active | French | Benin

Star Feminine Band is a dynamic group of seven Beninese girls between the ages of 10 and 17 known for blending highlife, Congolese rumba, and Sato mus...

Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7

Inactive | Igbo | Nigeria

Osayomore Joseph & The Creative 7, also known as "The Creative 7," was an Igbo highlife band from Nigeria. The band included Jackson Ekpeyoung James, ...

Active | English | New Zealand

Weird Together is a New Zealand-based multicultural music collective known for blending electronic dance music with African, Caribbean, Latin American...

Ladysmith Black Mambazo I

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...

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...