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This list of South African musicians includes notable individual musicians as well as musical ensembles whose members are South African by birth or nationality. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness.
Also: South Africa: People: By occupation: Entertainers / People in arts occupations: Musicians Subcategories This category has the following 17 subcategories, out of 17 total.
The music of South Africa exhibits a culturally varied musical heritage in conjunction with the multi-ethnic populace.Genres with the greatest international recognition being mbube, isicathamiya, mbaqanga, afrofusion, kwaito, South African pop music, afro house, South African hip hop, Shangaan electro, bacardi house, bolo house, gqom and amapiano.
Miriam Makeba was the first African to win a Grammy Award. Tyla became the youngest African to win a Grammy after receiving the inaugural Best African Music Performance. South Africa produced twelve Grammy Award winners. Phil Ramone is the most honoured with fourteen accolades, followed by Ladysmith Black Mambazo with five. [2]
This is a list of musicians from African countries This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Music portal; South Africa portal ... Pages in category "South African musical groups" The following 54 pages are in this category, out of 54 total.
Solo artists are alphabetised by their stage name or surname—whichever is more common. Choirs that sing in Afrikaans are also included in the list, but other music groups are listed in the "Music groups" section below. The first major South African singers to record in Afrikaans were Ada Forrest and Annie Visser, in 1908. [1
Emma Bedford and Sophie Perryer, 10 Years 100 Artists: Art In A Democratic South Africa, Struik, 2004. Sue Williamson, South African Art Now, HarperCollins, 2009. Sue Williamson, Resistance Art in South Africa, Juta and Company Ltd, 2010. Berman, Esmé (2010). Art and Artists of South Africa. Cape Town: G3 Publishers. pp. 376–379.