Artist
A person whose work shows exceptional creative ability or skill.
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J.R.
Tabure Thabo Bogopa Junior , popularly known by his stage name "JR" , is a South African rapper widely known for his versatile abilities in music which include "mostwako" rap. Motswako rap is a mixture of rapping in Setswana and English.
Jabu Khanyile
Khanyile was born in Soweto, and was forced to abandon his education at the age of fourteen in order to earn a living, after his mother died.[2][3] His father was a miner and performed traditional a capella songs, and his brother John played in a reggae and soul covers band.[2] Jabu followed them
Jack Parow
Thirty years ago, Zander Tyler was born in Parow, Cape Town. Today he is known as Jack Parow, the dangerous romantic Afrikaans rapper. Contrary to popular belief, his wild-fire success did not happen overnight.
Jaguar Paw
Jaguar Paw real name Edgar Modiba from Limpopo, Phalaborwa, his love of deep house music it all started in the early 90′s influenced by DJ’s at work. In 2001 he went to Technikon pretoria were he enrolled as a student while residing at Tempo residence in sunnyside.
Jamali
It’s been nearly a decade since Jamali first won over South Africa’s hearts on Popstar’s 2003-2004 reality television show.
Jaziel Brothers
The Jaziel Brothers is a music duo from South Africa. It is made up of Luthando Ngcizela & Ntobeko Ngcizela. They were born in the Eastern Cape, grew up in Klerksdorp and now live in Johannesburg.
Jeremy Loops
Juxtaposing booming city rhythms with lilting folk, Jeremy Loops perfectly captures the duality of his South African life.
Jesse Clegg
Jesse is a South African singer-songwriter whose 2008 debut album, When I Wake Up, and his 2011 follow up, Life On Mars, have both made the 26-year-old a platinum-selling success in his home country. This is a considerable feat in a market where rock is a niche genre.
Jimmy Nevis
Hi I’m Jimmy…I like long walks to the fridge, taking long showers and I’m proudly Capetonian! Born and bred in the mother city, South Africa, I grew up in a very spiritual and musical home. My older sister played piano and sang in our church – I eventually copied her.
Johnny Clegg
Johnny Clegg is one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons, he is a singer, a songwriter, a dancer, anthropologist and a musical activist whose infectious crossover music, a vibrant blend of Western pop and African Zulu rhythms, has exploded onto the international scene and broken through all the
Jon Savage
Beyond love, Jon Savage's father gave him the best gift a parent ever could - he showed, by example, that there are no limits in life.
Joocy
Real name Musa Mvundla born and
raised in Kwa-Makhutha South of Durban, and
popularly known as “Joocy” started singing at
an early stage and saw potential in his voice
when he joined the Mbongeni Ngema
Committed Artists Group” which introduced