List of South African musicians

A

• Abafana BaseQhudeni
• Abdullah Ibrahim (Dollar Brand)
• Akkedis
• Albert Mazibuko, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1948 - )
• Abednego Mazibuko, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Alton Edwards, singer
• Anton Fig, drummer
• Anke Pietrangeli, winner of the second series of Idols (1982 - )
• Arthur Mafokate, kwaito singer and composer
• The Asylum Kids

B

• Basil Coetzee
• The Bats
• Battery 9
• The Benjamin Gate
• Bernoldus Niemand
• Bles Bridges, singer ( - 2000)
• Blondie Chaplin, signer
• Blues Broers
• Bonginkosi Dlamini, also known as "Zola", poet, actor and singer
• Bongi Makeba, singer and songwriter (1950 - 1985)
• Boo!
• Bright Blue
• Brenda Fassie
• Brixton Roof en Moord Orkes

C

• Christopher McGregor, pianist and composer (1936 - 1990)
• Claire Johnston
• Clout
• Crossingpoint

D

• Dalom Kids
• Dark City Sisters
• Dave Matthews, musician (1967 - )
• Diff-olie
• ddisselblom
• Dollar Brand
• Dolly Rathebe
• Dorothy Masuka, jazz singer (1935 - )
• Dudu Pukwana, saxophonist, pianist and composer (1938 - 1990)
• Duncan Faure

E

• Enoch Sontonga, teacher, lay-preacher and composer wrote "Nkosi Sikelel' iAfrika"

F

• Felix Laband, musician
• Fetish
• Flames
• Fokofpolisiekar
• Four Jacks and a Jill
• Freedom's Children
• Frosted Orange

G

• Gerard Sekoto
• Grafsteensangers

H

• Heinz Winckler, singer and winner of the first series of Idols (1978 - )
• The Helicopters
• Henry Ate
• Hotep Idris Galeta, jazz pianist (1941 - )
• Hugh Masekela

I

• Ian Herman
• Izingqulugqulu Zomhlaba

J

• Jabulani Dubazana, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Jockey Shabalala, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1945 - 2006)
• Johannes Kerkorrel
• John Kongos
• Johnny Clegg
• Johnny Dyani, jazz double bassist (1945 - 1986)
• Jonathan Butler
• Joseph Shabalala, lead singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1941 - )
• Juluka
• Just Jinger

K

• Karen Zoid
• Kippie Moeketsi, saxophonist (1925 - 1983)
• Kobus!
• Koos Kombuis
• Baghiti Khumolo (Bassist)

L

• Ladysmith Black Mambazo, isicathamiya group (1960 - )
• Laurika Rauch
• Lebo M
• Lesley Rae Dowling, singer ( - )
• Louis Moholo, drummer (1940 - )
• Lucky Dube

M

• Mahlathini and the Mahotella Queens, a mbaqanga band (1964 - 1999 (original group), 2001 - )
• Makgona Tsohle Band, a mbaqanga instrumental band (1964 - 1999)
• Malombo
• Mandoza, kwaito singer (1978 - )
• Margaret Singana
• Mimi Coertse, musician
• Miriam Makeba
• Mongezi Feza, trumpet player and flautist (1945 - 1975)
• Mphranyana & the Cannibals
• Msizi Shabalala, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo
• Mshengu White Mambazo, junior choir of Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1976 - 2003)
• Isaac Mtshali (drummer)

N

• The Narrow
• Nine
• No Friends of Harry
• Nothembi

P

• The Parlotones
• Paul Hanmer
• Penguins in Bondage
• Peta Teanet, singer
• Petit Cheval
• Petronel Malan, concert pianist (1974 - )
• Phillip Tabane
• Chikapa "Ray" Phiri (guitarist)
• Phuzekhemisi
• PJ Powers
• Pops Mohamed, jazz musician (1949 - )
• Power Age
• The Psycho Reptiles

Q

• Qkumba Zoo

R

• Rabbitt
• Radio Rats
• Ray Phiri
• Ricky Fataar, drummer (1952 - )
• Robbie Jansen
• Robert John "Mutt" Lange, music producer (1948 - )
• Russel Mthembu, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo

S

• Savuka
• Saron Gas / Seether
• Shaun Morgan, also (Shaun Morgan Welgemoed), singer (1980 -)
• Sibongile Khumalo, singer (1957 -)
• Sibongiseni Shabalala, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1973 - )
• Sipho "Hotstix" Mabuse, singer (1951 - )
• Solomon Linda, songwriter
• Squeal
• Sterling
• Steve Hofmeyr, singer and actor (1964 - )
• Steve Newman
• Steven DeGroote, (1953 - 1989) Van Cliburn Award winning classical pianist
• Suck
• Sugardrive
• Sunways

T

• Tananas
• Tellinger
• Thamsanqa Shabalala, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1978 - )
• Thulani Shabalala, singer, Ladysmith Black Mambazo (1973 - )
• Tony Cedras, musician (1952 - )
• Tokollo Tshabalala (Magesh), kwaito singer
• Trans Sky
• Tree63
• Trevor Jones, composer (1949 - )
• Trevor Rabin, musician (1954 - )
• Tribe After Tribe
• Tumi and the Volume

U

• The Usual

V

• Vicky Sampson
• Vusi Mahlasela

W

• Watershed
• West Nkosi, mbaqanga musician ( - 1997)
• Wild Youth
• Women of Mambazo
• Wonderboom

Y

• Yvonne Chaka Chaka

Z

• Zola