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Abdullah Ibrahim more »
From South Africa
A professional musician for almost 50 years, Abdullah Ibrahim is one of the key figures not just in the history of South African jazz but in the devel&hellip » read more
Amampondo more »
From South Africa
Some people say that a musician must suffer for their art, but Amampondo have had no choice. They began life in Langa Township near Cape Town in 1979&hellip » read more
Blk Jks more »
From South Africa
BLK JKS defy description. With a wrecking crew rhythm section, debonair vocals, and guitar concoction of one part shred and two parts soul, BLK JKS sh&hellip » read more
Blk Sonshine more »
From South Africa
2001: Masauko Chipembere and Neo Muyanga are collectively Blk Sonshine one of the most exciting and talked about new groups to emerge in the last dec&hellip » read more
Dino Moran more »
From South Africa
Africa's biggest DJ export has enjoyed 16 years of headlining super clubs, festivals and events in 22 countries, including Pacha in Ibiza, Ministry of&hellip » read more
Don Laka more »
From South Africa
2001 biography: Winner of the 2001 South African Music Award for Best Male Artist, Don Laka?s musical influence is inspired by forces of nature and fu&hellip » read more
Doreen Thobekile more »
From South Africa
An accomplished singer, dancer and instrumentalist, Doreen was born in Natal but grew up in Durban, South Africa. She came to England in 1971and was l&hellip » read more
Eddy Grant & The Frontline Orchestra more »
From Guyana, South Africa
One of the Caribbean's greatest musical ambassadors If the world has a single mental image of Eddy Grant, it's of him shaking his dreadlocks on a Car&hellip » read more
Fetish more »
From South Africa
With their recent FNB Sama nomination for So Many Prophets, Fetish have proven to the South African music industry that a left-of-centre band has what&hellip » read more
Gloria Bosman more »
From South Africa
Mofolo-born and Soweto-raised Gloria Bosman turned to the church to find her way to success. It was singing in the church choir that laid the foundati&hellip » read more
Heal The Hood more »
From South Africa
The Heal the Hood Crew features... Emile "YX?" Jansen: Hip Hop Activist since 1982 and member of legendary South African hip hop group Black Noise. &hellip » read more
Jabu Khanyile & Bayete more »
From South Africa
While many contemporary music outfits are here today and gone tomorrow, this cannot be said of Jabu Khanyile and Bayete. In his material, Jabu confro&hellip » read more
Johnny Clegg more »
From South Africa
Long before Paul Simon went to Graceland, Johnny Clegg flouted apartheid laws in South Africa by forming seminal mixed-race band Juluka in the 1970s. &hellip » read more
Johnny Clegg & Juluka more »
From South Africa
It?s 30 years since a 17-year-old middle-class white kid from Jo?burg began to make music with a Zulu migrant worker. Johnny Clegg and Sipho Mchunu?s &hellip » read more
Ladysmith Black Mambazo more »
From South Africa
Mention African song and most people think of South African practitioners of the vocal arts - Solomon Linda, Miriam Makeba and perhaps more than anyon&hellip » read more
Lucky Dube more »
From South Africa
Having sold in excess of 3 million albums, Lucky Dube is now the biggest-selling, living reggae artist. Originally from South Africa, he embraced Rast&hellip » read more
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