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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Instruments used
Piano, Electric Guitar, Bass Guitar, Drum Kit, Vocals, Keyboard/Piano, Synthesizer
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.
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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.
# | name | popularity | followers |
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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 |