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Genre south african rock

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South African rock music is a genre that blends elements of traditional rock with African rhythms and melodies. It is characterized by its energetic and powerful sound, often featuring distorted guitars and driving percussion. The lyrics often touch on themes of social and political issues, as well as personal struggles and relationships. The genre has gained international recognition in recent years, with several South African bands making a name for themselves on the global stage. (AI Generated)

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Releases by year

Here you can see the popularity of South African Rock genre over time. This graph shows albums and singles releases count by year and decade.

2020s 89
2024 17
2023 27
2022 18
2021 13
2020 14
2010s 149
2019 22
2018 26
2017 17
2016 19
2015 16
2014 6
2013 10
2012 13
2011 10
2010 10
2000s 45
2009 5
2008 11
2007 6
2006 5
2005 5
2004 5
2003 3
2002 1
2001 2
2000 2
1990s 10
1999 5
1997 2
1996 1
1995 1
1994 1
1980s 2
1988 1
1984 1
1970s 1
1978 1
296 releases

south african rock playlist created by Chosic

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south african rock music by decade

Explore south african rock history by listening to songs from every decade. Click on the decade to view songs.

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List of south african rock artists

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

#namepopularityfollowers
1 40 93766
2 42 89079
3 26 53391
4 39 77495
5 27 35548
6 33 66551
7 25 27861
8 39 26083
9 21 3484
10 25 31598
11 18 22552
12 32 11842
13 51 292577
14 15 12745
15 34 84203
16 7 4933
17 43 64085
18 18 2419
19 6 5810
20 16 9827
21 28 35149
22 15 4125
23 14 9571
24 13 6602
25 13 14468
26 10 4537
27 7 3694
28 19 3473
29 5 1264
30 17 487
31 18 3992
32 3 406
33 3 475
34 4 1364
35 2 824
36 15 1191
37 19 4833
38 20 265
39 16 3086
40 15 6468
41 4 1916
42 2 779
43 3 716
44 3 515
45 13 1047
46 2 617
47 1 958
48 10 5912
49 8 1080
50 6 414
51 6 2798
52 5 408
53 5 95
54 3 1354
55 3 403
56 2 443
57 2 326
58 1 358
59 1 397
60 1 179
61 1 133
62 1 527