SA Artists

A-Reece

The Republic movement leader

aKING

Afrikaans hard rock with stadium-sized anthems

Anton Goosen

Die Liedjieboer — father of Afrikaans rock and singer-songwriter tradition

Arthur Mafokate

The King of Kwaito and pioneer of the genre

Babes Wodumo

Queen of Gqom

Bhekumuzi Luthuli

Master of Maskandi guitar and Zulu storytelling

Black Coffee

Grammy-winning ambassador of Afro House

Bobby van Jaarsveld

Romantic Afrikaans pop idol loved by all generations

Bok van Blerk

De la Rey — Afrikaans anthem writer and national icon

Brenda Fassie

MaBrrr — the Madonna of the Townships

Cassper Nyovest

The man who filled the stadium

Die Antwoord

Zef culture global phenomenon

Die Heuwels Fantasties

Cape Town's atmospheric Afrikaans rock kings

Distruction Boyz

Gqom pioneers from Durban

DJ Maphorisa

Amapiano pioneer and Grammy-nominated producer (One Dance)

Dorothy Masuka

Bulawayo-born pioneer of SA township jazz and vocal jazz

Emtee

Father of SA trap music

Focalistic

Ke Star — Amapiano meets hip-hop

Fokofpolisiekar

The band that changed Afrikaans music forever

Freshlyground

Nomvula — the multicultural sound of the Rainbow Nation

Goldfish

Cape Town's electronic jazz duo taking the world by storm

Hannah E

Singer/Songwriter

Harry Morne Hannies

Acoustic cover artist & songwriter

Hlengiwe Mhlaba

Anointed soprano voice of South African worship

Jonathan Butler

Five decades of jazz excellence

José Bezuidenhout

Juanita du Plessis

Queen of Afrikaans pop with a golden voice

Kabza De Small

King of Amapiano — the producer who defined a generation

Karen Zoid

Queen of Afrikaans Rock and pioneering singer-songwriter

Kelvin Momo

Private school Amapiano

Lady Zamar

Powerful voice of SA soul

Ladysmith Black Mambazo

Grammy-winning global ambassadors of Zulu a cappella

Langa Maverick

Smooth neo soul from the heart of Johannesburg

Mafikizolo

Khona — SA's most iconic Afro-pop duo

Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens

The groaner and his queens — mbaqanga royalty

Mandoza

Nkalakatha — South Africa's Kwaito king

MaWhoo

The voice of Amapiano

Max Hurrell

Cape Town reggae roots with an African heartbeat

Mfaz' Omnyama

The Black Cat — Maskandi royalty from KwaZulu-Natal

Mi Casa

These Streets — deep house meets Afro-pop in perfect harmony

Miriam Makeba

Mama Africa — the voice that moved the world

Msaki

Asanda Lusaseni Mvana — SA's most distinctive neo soul voice

Nasty C

Africa's greatest rapper

Ntokozo Mbambo

Afro-gospel worship leader with a global reach

Phuzekhemisi

Maskandi pioneer with a career spanning nearly four decades

Piet Botha

Jack Hammer frontman and South African rock legend

Prime Circle

JHB rock anthems since 2001

Ras Dumisani

Durban reggae ambassador spreading one love

Rebecca Malope

Queen of African Gospel — SA's most beloved spiritual voice

Riana Nel

Afrikaans pop sweetheart with soaring vocals

Spoegwolf

Cape Town Afrikaans alternative

Steve Hofmeyr

Prolific Afrikaans pop and country singer

Thandiswa Mazwai

Bongo Maffin lead voice and solo Afro-soul icon

The Parlotones

SA rock royalty since 2000

The Soil

Soweto's award-winning Afro-soul a cappella trio

TKZee

Palafala — Kwaito trio who defined the late 90s sound

Tolla van der Merwe

Beloved Afrikaans comedian, storyteller and television personality

Toya Delazy

Afro-rave pioneer pushing SA music into the future

Tresor

The velvet voice of SA R&B

Van Coke Kartel

Raw Afrikaans punk rock from Cape Town

Watershed

This Is Where I Belong

Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Princess of Africa — SA bubblegum royalty

Zola

Kwaito legend and voice of the townships