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Enjoy this playlist of popular south african jazz music. We made this playlist using an algorithm created by our team.

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List of south african jazz artists

Here is a list of south african jazz artists on Spotify, ranked based on popularity, who exemplifies the south african jazz genre. You can find out what south african jazz genre sounds like where you can preview artists or sort them the way you want, just click the headers to sort.

#	name	Popularity	instrumentalness	danceability	energy	acousticness	Happiness	tempo	followers
1	Freshlyground	63	6	68	49	47	54	112	59777
2	Miriam Makeba	47	1	60	45	68	72	124	155759
3	Jonathan Butler	44	20	64	55	25	60	124	45976
4	Oliver Mtukudzi	44	3	67	63	65	77	130	165476
5	Hugh Masekela	44	37	65	63	40	73	126	129665
6	Abdullah Ibrahim	39	78	47	19	84	31	101	46496
7	Soul Brothers	39	0	72	69	18	83	111	54796
8	Letta Mbulu	38	9	70	54	36	71	126	36133
9	TKZEE	33	0	76	75	7	80	118	76824
10	Thandiswa	32	15	50	57	37	53	116	65855
11	Lira	32	0	64	51	40	43	103	67399
12	Tsepo Tshola	32	0	68	65	78	85	87	84052
13	Mahotella Queens	32	1	73	64	31	80	111	19751
14	Yvonne Chaka Chaka	31	0	79	59	8	85	107	60435
15	Thebe	31	18	85	72	2	83	114	58908
16	Stimela	31	2	65	70	35	77	110	60407
17	Mandoza	31	0	80	86	9	76	103	64951
18	Trompies	31	0	72	89	34	87	110	63675
19	Mbongeni Ngema	31	0	67	63	28	74	115	39537
20	Chicco	30	2	74	69	36	82	103	17325
21	Freddie Gwala	30	5	70	79	2	60	102	34221
22	Mango Groove	30	2	64	68	5	69	142	24788
23	Lebo Mathosa	30	2	76	74	1	82	111	61553
24	Bongo Maffin	29	0	75	86	7	65	115	62308
25	Judith Sephuma	29	7	59	45	55	54	116	33764
26	Mandisi Dyantyis	29	0	46	22	85	25	114	19533
27	Caiphus Semenya	29	0	74	55	45	80	116	70620
28	Steve Kekana	29	0	68	69	34	83	115	11848
29	Sipho Gumede	29	81	68	64	57	72	120	32885
30	Johnny Clegg & Juluka	28	0	0	0	0	0	0	24447
31	Brenda Mtambo	28	0	63	54	47	45	93	28514
32	Brenda & The Big Dudes	28	0	74	69	12	79	111	5837
33	Simphiwe Dana	27	1	65	39	53	35	111	43909
34	Jonas Gwangwa	27	35	63	67	51	74	125	33014
35	Busi Mhlongo	27	0	62	57	25	71	121	30812
36	Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens	26	10	80	74	37	94	118	26453
37	Phuzekhemisi	26	0	68	81	13	89	125	25183
38	Sankomota	26	2	66	54	22	82	109	32088
39	Kabelo	26	0	84	76	7	79	110	40507
40	Philip Tabane	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	1041
41	Jabu Khanyile	26	0	58	80	18	84	90	26545
42	Vusi Mahlasela	26	0	46	49	44	56	107	20456
43	Spokes h	26	0	0	0	0	0	0	33865
44	Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse	26	19	76	69	21	88	107	6566
45	Skwatta kamp	25	0	71	71	22	53	99	31604
46	Kamazu	25	0	84	50	16	94	118	7765
47	Don Laka	25	48	71	69	9	81	120	4682
48	Nduduzo Makhathini	24	69	56	55	20	58	114	17453
49	Jimmy Dludlu	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	32691
50	Siphokazi	24	0	47	45	63	26	117	41897
51	Bayete	24	0	69	51	15	75	88	28213
52	Zoë Modiga	24	3	36	32	65	27	107	16521
53	Bhudaza	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	18150
54	Deepak Ram	24	94	63	81	73	96	171	3321
55	Brothers of Peace	24	59	78	90	10	87	116	29959
56	Boom Shaka	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	33356
57	Zamajobe	24	1	62	37	38	49	108	42375
58	Mzwakhe Mbuli	23	0	31	26	94	43	202	27126
59	Bokani Dyer	23	0	0	0	0	0	0	5211
60	Kabomo	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	5251
61	Mawillies	22	13	71	76	5	83	135	22746
62	Umanji	22	0	62	67	10	65	117	4961
63	Sibongile Khumalo	22	2	50	46	50	46	115	20009
64	Mashamplani	22	0	70	75	5	87	214	23894
65	Madala Kunene	22	0	0	0	0	0	0	3153
66	Mpharanyana	21	14	59	59	34	64	120	6504
67	Selaelo Selota	20	55	63	51	52	65	105	21865
68	Zim Ngqawana	20	15	42	36	79	31	111	13539
69	Harari	20	20	67	63	13	93	119	2798
70	The Blue Notes	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	662
71	Pure Gold	20	0	64	78	20	76	94	8984
72	Lazarus Kgagudi	19	82	79	51	61	82	106	14377
73	Thandi Ntuli	19	22	37	35	80	34	129	9373
74	Soweto String Quartet	19	44	62	35	48	51	108	11934
75	Mina Nawe	19	8	68	73	1	90	116	8223
76	The Muffinz	19	7	50	37	36	27	112	24343
77	African Jazz Pioneers	19	34	67	63	35	83	124	12392
78	Letta Mbulu & Caiphus Semenya	19	0	51	52	56	50	111	12456
79	Condry Ziqubu	18	3	76	75	13	87	105	3804
80	Senyaka	18	4	84	62	23	89	113	5138
81	Paul Ndlovu	18	1	78	66	26	93	107	11453
82	Dorothy Masuka	18	4	58	35	82	72	141	10591
83	Zamalek	18	23	73	86	13	78	108	6395
84	West Nkosi	18	84	74	57	40	94	113	4816
85	Joe Nina	17	1	79	66	8	76	104	23597
86	Louis Mhlanga	16	46	70	75	37	87	113	4652
87	Doc Shebeleza	16	32	80	42	2	89	104	27385
88	Stompie Mavi	16	0	52	63	76	68	94	6171
89	Bayete And Jabu Khanyile	15	0	0	0	0	0	0	1384
90	Linda Sikhakhane	13	0	43	11	87	9	101	1832
91	Victor Ntoni	13	0	55	53	21	21	125	2238
92	Gloria Bosman	13	17	73	59	41	64	124	9361
93	Spokes Mashiyane	13	0	0	0	0	0	0	3752
94	Malombo Jazz Makers	13	96	57	17	98	54	151	555
95	Moses Taiwa Molelekwa	12	0	0	0	0	0	0	9948
96	Moses Khumalo	11	86	76	80	33	79	115	7209
97	Amaswazi Emvelo	11	0	73	72	21	81	113	1812
98	Pops Mohamed	11	31	84	56	47	96	108	1915
99	Bheki Mseleku	11	88	76	49	78	68	103	4898
100	Winston Mankunku Ngozi	10	85	53	26	94	43	100	11202
101	Andile Yenana	10	0	44	42	65	54	103	5683
102	Aba Shante	10	40	84	66	3	69	109	7912
103	Paul Hanmer	10	86	57	41	38	27	109	6753
104	Tlale Makhene	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1945
105	Makgona Tsohle Band	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	1790
106	Tokollo	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	22046
107	Herbie Tsoaeli	9	15	36	31	54	24	83	2772
108	Mxo	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	978
109	Ndabo Zulu	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1658
110	Tananas	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	2957
111	Tutu Puoane	9	0	47	30	63	36	119	1811
112	Johnny Dyani	9	0	0	0	0	0	0	1648
113	Kyle Shepherd	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	2193
114	Musa Manzini	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	421
115	Philip Tabane and Malombo	8	0	47	29	30	42	157	225
116	McCoy Mrubata	8	15	51	43	75	52	114	7258
117	Jeff Maluleke	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	1495
118	Dennis Mpale	8	59	76	57	0	67	114	566
119	Dudu Pukwana	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1650
120	Themba Mkhize	7	2	56	69	13	74	164	987
121	Ihashi Elimhlophe	7	0	71	61	13	77	107	6530
122	Sisonke Xonti	7	2	37	53	19	36	83	1596
123	Nomfundo Xaluva	7	0	0	0	0	0	0	1384
124	Shaluza Max	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	520
125	Charl du Plessis	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	462
126	Darius Brubeck	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	582
127	Robbie Jansen	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	649
128	The Manhattan Brothers	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	2890
129	Sakhile	6	34	63	41	87	43	91	2470
130	Spha Mdlalose	6	0	32	55	59	28	90	1197
131	The Jazz Epistles	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	945
132	Allou April	5	91	73	79	19	91	115	458
133	Dark City Sisters	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1114
134	Benjamin Jephta Quintet	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	1957
135	Malombo	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	720
136	Izintombi Zesi Manje Manje	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	719
137	Errol Dyers	5	90	75	17	89	56	98	1218
138	Moses Mchunu	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	374
139	Musik Ye Afrika	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	643
140	Basil 'Manenberg' Coetzee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	853
141	Abdullah Ebrahim	4	83	65	49	45	84	112	416
142	Khaya Mahlangu	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1463
143	Steve Dyer	4	79	41	49	41	62	97	997
144	Johnson Mkhalali	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	207
145	Allen Kwela	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	1620
146	Wessel van Rensburg	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	330
147	Sharon Dee	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	10418
148	Tete Mbambisa	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	360
149	Carlo Mombelli	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	802
150	Four Fourty	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
151	Marcus Wyatt	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	2990
152	Kippie Moeketsi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	328
153	Gito Baloi	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	1004
154	Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	896
155	Sheer All Stars	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	763
156	Monday's Jazz Quintet	3	85	75	43	19	64	93	286
157	Sathima Bea Benjamin	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	997
158	Dilika	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	190
159	Dolly Rathebe	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	732
160	Gwigwi Mrwebi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	75
161	Kwani Experience	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	809
162	Elite Swingsters	2	86	64	70	60	72	145	619
163	Zacks Nkosi	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	294
164	Oupa Makhubela	2	86	55	49	51	33	93	148
165	Kyle Shepherd Trio	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1124
166	Royal Players	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	202
167	Amandla Freedom Ensemble	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	529
168	Reggie Msomi's Hollywood Jazz band	1	11	76	55	8	94	77	178
169	Louis Moholo	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	628
170	The Four Yanks	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	106
171	Fortune Xaba	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	82
172	Hotep Idris Galeta	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	584
173	Julian Bahula	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	161
174	Mark Fransman	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	90
175	Bekithemba Heralds	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25
176	Thomas Mabiletsa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	85
177	Isu Labasa	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	31
178	The Chris McGregor Group	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	27
179	Spokes "H"	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	13830
180	The Ten Troubadours	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	60
181	Nishlyn Ramanna (feat. Stan Sulzmann)	0	69	50	32	77	48	126	12
182	Heavy Spirits	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	166
183	Mike Makhalemele	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	96
184	The Chris McGregor Septet	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	41
185	Rus Nerwich	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	99
186	Mabel Mafuya and the Green Lanterns	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	63
187	Abafakasi	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	84
188	Harold Rubin	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	66

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