Browse entertainment

African 59 Afrikaans 37 Afro Jazz & World Music 144 Jazz Bands 146 Classical 79 Choir & Opera 67 Folk / Blues 61 Reggae Bands 17 Swing Bands 12

Pop / Afro 164 Kwaito / R&B / Hip Hop 125 Cover Bands 133 Rock Bands 40 Electronic Bands 73 Female Vocalists 168 Male Vocalists 152 Soloist 128 Loopers 10

MC 374 DJs 179 Performers 188 Comedian 109 Magician / Mentalist 21 Themed 30 Teambuilding 20 Inflatables 5

1,973 artist and speaker profiles Browse all →

Browse speakers

All speakers 408 Business & Leadership 169 Motivational & Inspirational 117 Futurists, Innovation & Technology 94 Adventure & Sport 70

Transformation, Diversity & Inclusion 68 Politics, Media & Current Affairs 67 Economics & Finance 37 Wellbeing & Performance 28 Featured on the homepage →

408 speaker profiles Browse all speakers →

Home / Artists /

Afro Jazz & World Music

Afro jazz and world music ensembles blending African rhythm with jazz, Latin and global influences. Configurations run from trio to full band, working as sophisticated background or as a headline set at corporate events, gala dinners and festivals.

Abafazi Bengoma

Johannesburg

Abafazi be Ngoma are an all-female drumming, dancing and singing band formed in a drum circle, touring the world with African hits. Based in Johannesburg.

Abavuki

Cape Town

Abavuki are an eight-piece African jazz and marimba band from Langa who have played their afro-beat grooves since 2001. Based in Cape Town.

ADAMU Trio

Cape Town

Adamu Trio play Afro-Latin fusion led by Angolan-born Adamu, who sings in Portuguese, French, Spanish, Kimbundo and Kicongo. Based in Cape Town.

Afri Duo

Johannesburg

Afri Duo pair violin and saxophone for corporate events, weddings and dinners, with regular slots at The Saxon and Sun City Palace. Based in Johannesburg.

Africa Soul

Johannesburg

Africa Soul rework 1950s and 1960s soul classics by Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and Otis Redding with African harmonies. Johannesburg.

Afrika Mkhize

Johannesburg

Afrika Mkhize is a jazz pianist who started playing at the age of six and went on to win a Standard Bank Young Artist Award. Based in Johannesburg.

Ami Faku

Johannesburg

Ami Faku is an Afro-soul singer and songwriter from Port Elizabeth who shot to fame as a contestant on The Voice South Africa. Based in Johannesburg.

Ancient Voice Ensemble

Cape Town

Ancient Voice Ensemble play African indigenous instruments to preserve African music, formed in 2014 after a tour of the Netherlands. Cape Town.

AndFem

Johannesburg

AndFem pair singer and MC Andy Klee with West African saxophonist Femi Koya for stylish jazz and Afrobeat entertainment. Based in Johannesburg.

Asanda Mqiki

Port Elizabeth

Asanda Mqiki is an Afro-soul vocalist who has headlined the Cape Town Festival and played the Oppikoppi and National Arts festivals. Based in Port Elizabeth.

Basadi Women of Jazz

Johannesburg

Basadi Women of Jazz are an all-female quartet who have played the FIFA Congress Gala Dinner and the Nelson Mandela Exhibition Tour. Johannesburg.

Benjamin Jephta

Johannesburg

Benjamin Jephta is a jazz double bass and electric bass player named 2017 Standard Bank Young Artist for Jazz. Based in Johannesburg.

Bholoja

Swaziland

Bholoja is one of Eswatini’s greatest artists, a songwriter blending mbira, sitolotolo and traditional drumming into a sound all his own.

Blue Motion Band

Kenya

Blue Motion Band is a Kenyan live ensemble founded over a decade ago by Nyawira Muchiri, known for soulful performances at events. Based in Kenya.

Bongeziwe Mabandla

Johannesburg

Bongeziwe Mabandla is a multi-award-winning singer with four albums and two South African Music Awards for Best Alternative Music Album.

Bongo Maffin

Johannesburg

Bongo Maffin are back after a 13-year hiatus, the post-apartheid kwaito group behind Way Kungakahona and Kura Uone. Based in Johannesburg.

BONJ

Johannesburg

BONJ, born Bongiwe Mpanza in Soweto, is a vocalist blending electronic music with soulful melodies, signed to Tresor’s Jacquel Entertainment Group.

Brenda Mtambo

Johannesburg

Brenda Mtambo is a soul and jazz vocalist who began as a gospel singer and now writes music themed on love, equality and justice. Johannesburg.

Buhlebendalo aka Buhle

Johannesburg

Buhlebendalo is a gender activist and the only female member of double platinum a cappella group The Soil, which she co-founded. Based in Johannesburg.

Cécile Kayirebwa

Rwanda

Cecile Kayirebwa is a Rwandan singer born in Kigali who tours and records songs built on her study of traditional Rwandan music.

Coda

Cape Town

Coda fuses electric strings, a house DJ, African vocals and jazz sax, and its album Disclosure earned two All Africa Music Awards nominations. Cape Town.

Cul’Afrika

Johannesburg

Cul’Afrika is a modular musical show celebrating the great South African songbook, performed by Tracey-Lee, Monde, Grant and Caroline. Johannesburg.

Della Tamin

Johannesburg

Della Tamin is a self-taught Cameroonian musician who composes and sings in French, English and his home language Medumba. Based in Johannesburg.

Denzil Africa

Port Elizabeth

Denzil Africa and the Vusa Band are one of the Eastern Cape’s top jazz, cover and function bands, and have backed Jimmy Dludlu. Based in Port Elizabeth.

Devine Mahara

Cape Town

Divine Mahara is a singer-songwriter fusing folk, Afropop, Americana and Zimbabwean tradition, and won Zimbabwe’s Got Talent in 2014. Based in Cape Town.

Dey L’Afrique

Johannesburg

Dey L’Afrique is Tamara Dey’s live project with guitar, looping station and percussion, featuring her hit Colours with DJ Zinhle.

Digital Sangoma

Cape Town

Digital Sangoma is the African beats project of sound engineer and producer Mandi, mixing kwaito, house and Afrobeats with synths. Based in Cape Town.

Dino Miranda

Mozambique

Dino Miranda is an Afro jazz singer-songwriter who won a 2009 Mozambican Music Award for his debut album Moya Wa Kaya. Based in Mozambique.

Dragonfly

Cape Town

Dragonfly is a jazz band ranging from easy listening to Be Bop and African jazz, with performances at the BMW Gala dinners of 2013 and 2014. Based in Cape Town.

Dumza Maswana

Johannesburg

Dumza Maswana is a singer and songwriter whose song Nguye, from the album Iphupha Lam, topped the Umhlobo Wenene charts. Based in Johannesburg.

Eddy Kenzo

Uganda

Eddy Kenzo is a Ugandan singer whose 2014 single Sitya Loss went viral, and the first East African artist to win a BET Award.

Elani

Kenya

Elani are a Kenyan pop trio from Nairobi whose debut single Jana Usiku led to the album Barua ya Dunia and a collaboration with Chameleone.

Elo Zar

Johannesburg

Elo Zar is a Soweto-born singer mixing Shangaan electro, disco, funk and jazz, recently backed by an 8-piece at Sci-Bono in Newtown. Based in Johannesburg.

Ernie Smith

Johannesburg

Ernie Smith is a Durban-born jazz guitarist and singer shaped by Pat Metheny, George Benson and Jonathan Butler. Based in Johannesburg.

Esau Mwamwaya

Malawi

Esau Mwamwaya is a Malawian musician who sings in Chichewa and co-created The Very Best, with collaborators including M.I.A. and Vampire Weekend.

Ethnix Afro Jazz band

Johannesburg

Ethnix play light jazzy, African and contemporary classics on saxophone, violin and double bass for upmarket events. Based in Johannesburg.

Femi Koya

Johannesburg

Femi Koya is a World Afrobeat composer, saxophonist and vocalist who blends West African highlife and jazz with Sophiatown sounds. Based in Johannesburg.

Fifi Afrika

Botswana

Fifi Afrika is the stage name of Mmadinare-born singer Kefilwe Mathake-Radovic, a cover artist tipped as the next big thing. Based in Botswana.

Freshly Ground

Cape Town

Freshly Ground is one of South Africa’s most celebrated bands, fusing Afro-pop, jazz, folk and soul, now fronted by Mbali Makhoba. Based in Cape Town.

Fusion Rhythm

Cape Town

Fusion Rhythm are a six-piece Afro jazz band formed in 2018, drawing on jazz, blues, soul and Afrobeats. Based in Cape Town.

Ghorwane

Mozambique

Ghorwane are a Mozambican marrabenta band founded in 1983 and named by President Samora Machel, singing in Shangaan, Ronga and Chope.

Heels over Head

Durban

Heels over Head are an all-female jazz band of young professional musicians known for their stage presence and energy. Based in Durban.

Holly Rey

Johannesburg

Holly Rey is a SAMA-winning singer, songwriter and performer in South Africa’s house and Afro-house scene. Based in Johannesburg.

Hope Masike

Zimbabwe

Hope Masike is a Zimbabwean musician and dancer known as The Princess of Mbira, and the lead singer of the group Monoswezi.

Hot Stix Mabuse

Johannesburg

Sipho Hotstix Mabuse is a revered South African musician with close on 50 years of music behind him, from Carnegie Hall to Newtown. Based in Johannesburg.

Ice n Fire

Johannesburg

Ice ‘n Fire are a versatile corporate cover band with international singers, playing dance hits, jazz, pop and Latin. Based in Johannesburg.

Indwe

East London

Indwe is a singer-songwriter who weaves indigenous instruments and intricate harmonies through her jazz-rooted music. Based in East London.

Jacob Swann

Cape Town

Jacob Swann is a blues and folk guitarist and vocalist with a deep, husky voice, schooled in jazz, funk, blues and swing. Based in Cape Town.

Afro Jazz & World Music

Abafazi Bengoma

Abavuki

ADAMU Trio

Afri Duo

Africa Soul

Afrika Mkhize

Ami Faku

Ancient Voice Ensemble

AndFem

Asanda Mqiki

Basadi Women of Jazz

Benjamin Jephta

Bholoja

Blue Motion Band

Bongeziwe Mabandla

Bongo Maffin

BONJ

Brenda Mtambo

Buhlebendalo aka Buhle

Cécile Kayirebwa

Coda

Cul’Afrika

Della Tamin

Denzil Africa

Devine Mahara

Dey L’Afrique

Digital Sangoma

Dino Miranda

Dragonfly

Dumza Maswana

Eddy Kenzo

Elani

Elo Zar

Ernie Smith

Esau Mwamwaya

Ethnix Afro Jazz band

Femi Koya

Fifi Afrika

Freshly Ground

Fusion Rhythm

Ghorwane

Heels over Head

Holly Rey

Hope Masike

Hot Stix Mabuse

Ice n Fire

Indwe

Jacob Swann

HDS Search