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GoldFish
GoldFish
South African electronic music duo
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The Parlotones
The Parlotones
South African Pop Band
2
Shakira
Shakira
Colombian singer
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Mi Casa
Mi Casa
band based in Johannesburg
4
The Rudimentals
The Rudimentals
5
Bokani Dyer
Bokani Dyer
Motswana-South African composer
6
Kwesta
Kwesta
South African rapper
7
Nomfusi
Nomfusi
South African singer
8
Mango Groove
Mango Groove
band
9
Vusi Mahlasela
Vusi Mahlasela
South African musician
10
Plush
Plush
South African band
11
Dudu Pukwana
Dudu Pukwana
South African musician
12
Robin Auld
Robin Auld
South African musician
13
McCoy Mrubata
McCoy Mrubata
South African musician
14
Kyla-Rose Smith
Kyla-Rose Smith
Violinist and dancer
15
Johannes Kerkorrel
Johannes Kerkorrel
South African singer-songwriter
16
Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif
Maya Christinah Xichavo Wegerif
South African rapper, poet and singer
17
Fokofpolisiekar
Fokofpolisiekar
band
18
Zonke
Zonke
South African singer-songwriter
19
Karen Zoid
Karen Zoid
Afrikaans rock musician
20
Abdullah Ibrahim
Abdullah Ibrahim
South African pianist and composer
21
Fatboy Slim
Fatboy Slim
British DJ, musician, and record producer
22
Burning Spear
Burning Spear
Jamaican roots reggae musician
23
Jorge Drexler
Jorge Drexler
Uruguayan musician and actor
24
Shaggy
Shaggy
Jamaican reggae musician and former U.S. Marine
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Prophets of Da City
Prophets of Da City
26
éVoid
éVoid
27
The Presets
The Presets
Australian electronic music duo
28
A-ha
A-ha
Norwegian pop band
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Black Coffee
Black Coffee
South African DJ and record producer
30
Seth Lakeman
Seth Lakeman
English folk singer
31
Victor Ntoni
Victor Ntoni
South African musician
32
Die Antwoord
Die Antwoord
South African rap-rave group
33
Tutu Puoane
Tutu Puoane
South African Jazz singer
34
Mos Def
Mos Def
American rapper and actor from New York

Freshlyground are a South African Afro-fusion band that formed in Cape Town in 2002. The band members have different backgrounds, including South Africa, Mozambique, and Zimbabwe. Freshlyground's musical style blends elements of traditional South African music (such as kwela and African folk music), blues, jazz, and features of indie rock. They are best known for their performance "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)" with Colombian singer Shakira, which received worldwide recognition. The music video – featuring the group – also received over 2.60 billion views on YouTube.