List of South African musicians
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- 12hz, Afrikaans pop group, (Official Site)
- 12th Avenue, rock band from Cape Town (Official Site)
- 14 Flaws
- 16 Stitch
- 2Flye, (Official Site) (empty as of 17 Aug 2007)
- 340ml, (Official Site) (empty as of 17 Aug 2007)
- 7StukkeSilwer, Afrikaans pop group, (Official Site)
[edit] A
- A New Beginning
- A Silence Torn
- Abafana Baseqhudeni, Mbaqanga band (1975 - 1983)
- Absence Of Light
- Adrenalin The Band, Cape Town based function band, (Official Site)
- Afrotone, (Official Site) (empty as of 17 August 2007)
- After Hours, (Official Site)
- Aggro, One of South Africas most popular metal bands
- AK Massive, The
- Akkedis
- Allstar Funk Four,([http://www.af4.co.za/ Official Site)
- Aleda
- Alpha Bell
- Amampondo, Award-winning traditional Xhosa percussion group from Cape Town
- Anargie
- Andre Uit Die Heupe
- Arapaho
- aSolitarySecond, (MySpace Profile)
- Assembled Victory
- Asylum Kids, The
- Awakening, The, (Official Site)
- Autopilot
[edit] B
- Balzac Straat, (MySpace Profile)
- Bats, The
- Battery 9, Afrikaans industrial band (sometimes also called Battery9)
- BedRock, Namibian band often mistakenly listed as South African, (Official Site)
- Beeskraal (na
- Believable Addiction, (Official Site)
- Berril von Amburg, Afrikaans, Country Music (Official site)
- Better off Blind, Rock, (Official site)
- Benjamin Gate, The
- Bipolar
- Bittervrug, (Official Site)
- Bizarre Bazaar, 70's style rock band, (Official Site)
- Blacklist
- Blackwaterpark, (Official Site)
- Bridges, Bles, singer ( - 2000)
- Blignaut, Chris
- Blohm, Jan
- Botha, Piet
- Blues Broers
- Boabab (Official Site)
- Bongo Maffin, afropop group
- Boo!
- Boomshaka, afropop group
- Bosveldklong
- Bound, (Official Site)
- Brasse vannie Kaap
- Breinskade
- Briels, Die
- Bright Blue
- Brixton Moord en Roof Orkes
- Bryan Anthony
- Bruwer, Carina, classical/jazz concert flautist, (Official Site)
- Butler, Jonathan, singer-songwriter and guitarist
[edit] C
- Caffeine Substitute, (Official Site)
- Cannon Experiment
- Carstens, Arno, Lead singer of Springbok Nude Girls
- Catastrafists, (Official Site)
- Catch22, (Official Site)
- Cedras, Tony, musician (1952 - )
- Chaka Chaka, Yvonne, singer
- Chameleon, Chris, solo artist, previously lead singer and bass guitarist for Boo
- Chaplin, Blondie, singer and guitarist
- Chevy, jazz/blues group
- Choking Heartbeat, (Official Site)
- Clegg, Johnny
- Clout, all-girl rock group
- Coetzee, Basil, saxophonist
- Coertse, Mimi, musician
- Cold Comfort, (Official Site)
- Comatose, (MySpace Profile)
- Corner To View
- Corporate War, Port Elizabeth based hard rock band
- Corsette, (Official Site)
- Cox, Tony, guitarist
- Crashcarburn
- Crossingpoint, Christian progressive hard-core band, (Official Site)
- Cubic Inch, (Official Site)
- Curb Dogs
- Cutting Jade, (Official Site)
- Cynosure
[edit] D
- D-Day 4-Ever, rock band (DD4E Web Site)
- D.O.G.G.I.E.S
- D.O.S.
- Dalom Kids
- Dangertape
- Dark City Sisters
- Dave Matthews, lead singer and guitarist for the Dave Matthews Band (Official Website)
- ddisselblom
- de Priester, Jak, (Official Site)
- Death Bed Confession, (MySpace Profile)
- Death Valley Blues Band, The
- DeGroote, Steven, (1953 - 1989) Van Cliburn Award winning classical pianist
- Delta Blue, blues band (Official Site)
- Die Menere
- Diff-olie
- Dingus, classic ska band
- Dirty Skirts, The, (Official Site)
- Disneyflip, band from Pietermaritzburg
- Dlamini, Bonginkosi, also known as "Zola", poet, actor and singer
- DNA Strings, (Official Site)
- Dog Detachment, rock band
- Dollar Brand
- Dowling, Lesley Rae, singer ( - )
- Downfall, (Official Site)
- Dozi
- Dubazana, Jabulani, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Dube, Lucky
- Duck and Cover, hard rock band
- Dyani, Johnny, jazz double bassist (1945 - 1986)
- Dyer, Steve
- Kurt Darren
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[edit] E
- Edwards, Alton, singer
- Eicher, Johann Josef, bassist
- El Camino
- Ella Mental, rock band
- Endorphine
- Enfuse, (Official Site)
- Engela, Dawid, composer and musicologist (1931 - 1967)
- Enmity, (MySpace Profile)
- Even Flow, (Official Site)
- eVoid, rock band
- Evolver (band), rock band
[edit] F
- Fahrenheit, (Official Site)
- Fake Leather Blues Band, The
- Faggots, The
- Fallen, The, (Official Site)
- Fassie, Brenda
- Fataar, Ricky, drummer (1952 - )
- Faure, Duncan, singer-songwriter formerly with the band Rabbitt, (Official Site)
- Faure, Mike, saxophonist
- Feedback
- Fetish
- Fevertree, (Official Site)
- Feza, Mongezi, trumpet player and flautist (1945 - 1975)
- Field, Josie
- Fig, Anton, drummer
- Finkelstiens, The, (Official Site)
- Fish en Die Sky Pilots, (Official Site)
- Flames
- Flint, (Official Site)
- Foetus
- Fokofpolisiekar, Afrikaans rock band, (Official Site)
- Foto Na Dans, Afrikaans rock band, (Official Site)
- Four Jacks and a Jill
- Fourie, Johnny, guitarist
- Freedom's Children
- Frequency
- Freshlyground, (Official Site)
- Frosted Orange
- Fuzigish, ska punk band from Johannesburg, (Official Site)
[edit] G
- Galada, Fancy, singer, dancer (Official Site)
- Garten der Asche, EBM band (Official Site)
- Gastro
- Galeta, Hotep Idris, jazz pianist (1941 - )
- Giant Pain, (MySpace Profile)
- Groen, Gian
- Goldfish
- Gomez, Jimmy, (Official Site)
- Goosen, Anton, singer
- Gordons Suitcase, an ambient jazz-fusion band (Official Site)
- Grafsteensangers
- Greenisforturbo, (Official Site)
- Greg And Angie, (Official Site)
- Groep Twee
- Groove Depot, (Official Site)
- Gutterflower, (Official Site)
[edit] H
- Hanmer, Paul, composer, pianist and jazz musician
- Hamule, Philemon, drummer in Makgona Tsohle Band
- Harasinators, The
- Headfirst, (Official Site)
- Helicopters, The
- Hellphones, (Official Site)
- Henry Ate
- Herman, Ian
- Hinch, Mark
- Hog Hoggidy Hog, (Official Site)
- Hokum
- Hofmeyr, Steve, singer and actor (1964 - )
- Honeybee
- Hip Hop Pantsula
[edit] I
- I+oN, (Official Site)
- Ibrahim, Abdullah, aka Dollar Brand
- Icarus Fall
- Inastait, (MySpace Profile)
- Indecent Exposure
- Inhersins, (MySpace Profile)
- Irene Mawela, session singer (1957 - 1983), solo artist (1983 - present)
[edit] J
- Jackhammer
- jacSharp, (Official Site)
- Jae, (Official Site)
- Jansen, Robbie
- Japan And I, (MySpace Profile)
- Jerusha, R&B singer
- Joe & Jaco
- Jesse Jordan Band, (Official Site)
- Johnston, Claire
- Jo Day, (Official Site)
- Jones, Trevor, composer (1949 - )
- Joy, vocal group
- Juluka
- Just Jinjer (previously Just Jinger), ([1]
[edit] K
- K2 Band
- K, Danny, R&B singer-songwriter (also: Danny Koppel)
- Kalahari Surfers
- Kate's Back Garden, (Official Site)
- Kerkorrel, Johannes
- Khumalo, Sibongile, singer (1957 -)
- Kumalo, Bakhiti, bassist
- Klimek, Pete, singer-songwriter
- Klopjag, (Official Site)
- KOBUS!
- Kombuis, Koos, (Official Site)
- Kongos, John
- Konsentrasie Kamp 20, (Official Site)
- Kramer, David
- Kruis, Die
- Kupido
[edit] L
- Laband, Felix, electronic musician
- Ladysmith Black Mambazo, isicathamiya group (1960 - )
- Laka, Don, jazz musician, pianist, producer
- Lange, Robert John "Mutt", music producer (1948 - )
- Lark
- Larry Amos Band, (Official site)
- Lazarus (band), alternative rock band from Cape Town (Official Site)
- Leery
- Left Hand Drive, (Official Site)
- Levine, Laurie, singer-songwriter from Johannesburg (Official Site)
- Lewis, Patricia, singer
- Libido
- Lifeblud, (Official Site)
- Lightly Salted
- Linda, Solomon, songwriter
- Liquid Fusion, (Official Site)
- Lithium
- Lucey, Roger, singer & guitarist
- Lucid, (Official Site)
- Lukraaketaar
- Lumber Jacks
- Lush Puppy
[edit] M
- Mabe, Joey, synthesizer/keyboard player in Makgona Tsohle Band
- Mabuse, Sipho "Hotstix", singer (1951 - )
- Mafikizolo
- Mafokate, Arthur, kwaito singer and composer
- Mahlasela, Vusi
- Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, a mbaqanga band (1964 - 1999 (original group), 2001 - )
- Malan, Petronel, concert pianist (1974 - )
- Robbie Malinga
- Makeba, Bongi, singer-songwriter (1950 - 1985)
- Makeba, Miriam (1932 - )
- Makeshift, (Official Site)
- Makgona Tsohle Band, a mbaqanga instrumental band (1964 - 1999)
- Makibi, Augustinus
- Makwela, Joseph, bassist in Makgona Tsohle Band
- Malaika (band)
- Malo Poets, Afro-jazz group
- Malombo
- Mandi, Pop Artist
- Mandoza, kwaito singer (1978 - )
- M'du Masilela, kwaito singer
- Mangxola, Mildred, singer in Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and member of the Mahotella Queens (1944 - )
- Mankwane, Marks, lead guitarist in Makgona Tsohle Band ( - 1999)
- Mann, Manfred
- Marlowe|
- Jo Martin, (Official Site)
- Caytie Marvelis, (Official Site)
- Masekela, Hugh
- Masuka, Dorothy, jazz singer (1935 - )
- Matthews, Dave, musician (1967 - ), founder of The Dave Matthews Band
- May, Illana
- Mazambane, Potatoes, Mbaqanga singer, Abafana Baseqhudeni
- Mazibuko, Abednego, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Mazibuko, Albert, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1948 - )
- Mazwai, Thandiswa
- McGregor, Christopher, pianist and composer (1936 - 1990)
- Mean Mr Mustard, (Official Site)
- Melktert Kommisie, (Official Site)
- Metanoya RockOnFusion, The, (Official Site)
- Miss September, punk/funk band
- Mkhize, Robert Mbazo, Mbaqanga singer, Abafana Baseqhudeni
- Moeketsi, Kippie, saxophonist (1925 - 1983)
- Mohamed, Pops, jazz musician (1949 - )
- Moholo, Louis, drummer (1940 - )
- Monama, Lucky, drummer in Makgona Tsohle Band
- Morake, Lebo, AKA Lebo M
- Morgan, Shaun, AKA Shaun Morgan Welgemoed, singer (1980 -)
- Movie 55, (Official Site)
- Mphranyana & the Cannibals
- Mshengu White Mambazo, junior choir of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1976 - 2003)
- Mthembu, Russel, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Mthimkhulu, Joseph, Mbaqanga singer, Abafana Baseqhudeni
- Mtshali, Isaac (drummer)
- Muisvoels, Die, Stellenbosch based Afrikaans band
- My Shade, (Official Site)
- Mzekezeke
[edit] N
- N8ive, (Official Site)
- Nádine, singer-songwriter, (Official Site)
- Nailscarred
- Naomi's Daughter
- Narrow, The, (Official Site)
- Bongani Ndodana-Breen, composer
- Nemesis Army
- Neshamah
- New Academics
- New Born Fire, (Official Site)
- New Kind Of Normal, (Official Site)
- Newman, Steve
- Niemand, (Official Site)
- Niemand, Bernoldus
- Nimbus Experience, (Official Site)
- Nil By Mouth
- Nine
- Nkabinde, Simon Mahlathini, Mbaqanga singer (1937 - 1999)
- Nkosi, West, mbaqanga musician ( - 1997)
- No Better Ego Trip
- No Friends of Harry
- No Ones Arc, (Official Site)
- Mbadu, Nobesuthu, singer in Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens and member of the Mahotella Queens (1945 - )
- Nocturnes, The
- Nothembi
[edit] O
- One More Riot, (Official Site)
- One Night Stand
- One Sock Thief
- Orkez, (Official Site)
- Otherwise, The, (MySpace Profile)
[edit] P
- Paranoid Neglect, (MySpace Profile)
- Parlotones, The
- Passenger
- Peepshow, (Official Site)
- Penguins in Bondage
- Perez, (Official Site)
- Pestroy, (Official Site)
- Petit Cheval
- Phillips, James, singer-songwriter, AKA Bernoldus Niemand
- Phiri, Chikapa "Ray" (guitarist)
- Phuzekhemisi
- Pietrangeli, Anke, winner of the second series of Idols (1982 - )
- Pillay, Lionel, pianist
- Pittaway, Tulsa
- Plaatjies, Dizu, founder and former lead singer of Amampondo
- Piet Ploos, band (Official Site)
- Placid Rage, (Official Site)
- Plush, (Official Site)
- Potgieter, Louis Hendrik, singer with the Dschinghis Khan
- Potgieter, Stephan, (Official Site)
- Power Age
- Powers, PJ
- Prelude
- Pretty Blue Guns, The
- Prime Circle, (Official Site)
- Psordid, (Official Site)
- Psycho Reptiles, The
- Pukwana, Dudu, saxophonist, pianist and composer (1938 - 1990)
- Purple Strain, (Official Site)
[edit] R
- Rabbitt
- Rabin, Trevor, musician (1954 - )
- Rachabane, Barney, saxophonist
- Radio Rats
- Raine
- Rathebe, Dolly
- Rauch, Laurika, Afrikaans singer
- Real Estate Agents, The, electronic music group
- Reburn, (Official Site)
- Reflections Band, (Official Site)
- Related, (Official Site)
- ReSoulution, (Official Site)
- Reverie, (Official Site),an electronica project by Jonathan Reverie
- Rudimentals, (Official Site)
- The Rocket Redemption, (Official Site)
[edit] S
- Sacrilege
- Saint Dragon
- Sakile, Afro-jazz group
- Same Old Story (Band)
- Sampson, Vicky
- Sans of Time
- Sarah Theron & ONKRUiD
- Sassh The Band
- Satyr (Band)
- Savuka
- Scenery (Band)
- Schneider, Robert of The Apples in Stereo
- Scintillate (SA Band)
- Scizzorwrist
- Seeds of Salvation
- Seether, formerly called Saron Gas
- Sekoto, Gerard
- Sela3
- Sephuma, Judith
- Serving Suggestion
- Seth (Band)
- Shabalala, Jockey, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1945 - 2006)
- Shabalala, Joseph, lead singer and founder, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1941 - )
- Shabalala, Msizi, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
- Shabalala, Sibongiseni, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1973 - )
- Shabalala, Thamsanqa, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1978 - )
- Shabalala, Thulani, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1973 - )
- Shadowlord
- Shangrila (Band)
- Sharkbrother
- She (Band)
- Sheep Down
- Sideshow (Band)
- Silicon Fly
- SilverPoint
- Singana, Margaret
- Sitter (Band)
- Skanking Nelson
- Skroefdraad
- Slashdogs, The
- Slut Puppets, The, (MySpace Profile)
- Sniper on the Roof
- Snotkop
- Sofos, Dino, Music producer, multi-instrumentalist, film composer
- Soil 7t7
- Enoch Sontonga, teacher, lay-preacher and composer wrote "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"
- Soul Riot
- Soul Summit
- Soulja
- Southpaw (South African Band), (MySpace Profile)
- Spectres, The, 80's pop band, hit single Teddy Bear
- Spinnekop
- Spire (Band)
- Springbok Nude Girls
- Springcan
- Squeal, rock band
- Staaldraad
- Stapelberg, Zanne
- Starplayer
- State of Mind (Band)
- State Secret
- Stef Bos
- Sterling (band)
- Stoned Goblin
- Submachine
- Suck
- Suck Like Malcolm
- Sugardrive
- Suicide Minds
- Sunways
- Sutherland (Band)
- Swart, Jacobus
- Swart, Valiant
- Swallow 15
- Sweatband
- Sweet Cyanide
- Sycopedia
- Synapse (Band)
- Synkro, rhythmic noise performer with strong breakcore and IDM influences. Currently resides in Ottawa, Canada. (Official Site)
[edit] T
- Tabane, Phillip
- Tabula Rasa
- Tainted Orchid
- Tait, (Official Site)
- Tananas
- Teanet, Peta, singer
- Tellinger
- The Banx
- Terrorists, The, (Official Site)
- Tloubatla, Hilda, lead singer of Mahotella Queens, and singer in Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens (1942 - )
- Tshabalala, Tokollo, kwaito singer, AKA Magesh
- Tonight We Die, (Official Site)
- Touch of Class (Band)
- Trans Sky
- Tree63
- Tribe After Tribe
- Trike
- Trusted Silence, (Official Site)
- Trybe-Diba Diba
- Senganga, Tuks , Hip-hop artist
- Tumi and the Volume
- Turning Point (SA Band), (MySpace Profile)
- Twala, Sello "Chicco", kwaito artist
- Tweak, (Official Site)
- TwentyONEguns, (Official Site)
- Twice Shy (Band), (Official Site)
- Tylo, Noa, (Official Site)
[edit] V
- ValskerM, (MySpace Profile)
- van Blerk, Bok
- van Blerk, Patrick, composer & record producer
- View, The, (Official Site)
- Vitone, Amor
- Voice of Destruction (Official Site)
- Volksliedere
- Van Coke Cartel Features the former Fokofpolisiekar vocalist
[edit] W
- Wanderlust (Band)
- Waterkeyn, Tristan, (Official Site)
- Watershed
- Waverley (Band), (Official Site)
- Wild Youth
- Winckler, Heinz, singer and winner of the first series of Idols (1978 - )
- Winter Soul, EBM band (MySpace Profile)
- Within a Breath
- Women of Mambazo
- Wonderboom
- Wooden Mind
- Wormstorm, Markus, electronic musician, composer
- Worsie Visser
- Wessels, Robbie, (Official Site)
[edit] Y
- Ystervark, (Official Site)
[edit] Z
- Zen Arcade
- Zinkplaat
- Zoid, Karen, (Official Site)
- Zola
- Zomhlaba, Izingqulugqulu
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