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Genre
south african rock
Parent Genre: rock

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.


Top artists of south african rock genre

Seether
KONGOS
Jeremy Loops
Sean Koch
Francois van Coke
HONEYMOAN
Tree63
Fokofpolisiekar
Prime Circle
Opposite the Other
Diamond Thug
Civil Twilight
Petite Noir
The Parlotones
aKING
Shortstraw
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south african rock music timeline

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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.

#namePopularity instrumentalnessdanceabilityenergyacousticnessHappinesstempofollowers
1
Seether
68 7 49 82 2 42 131 3185723
2
KONGOS
53 7 64 66 28 55 124 277557
3
Jeremy Loops
49 0 65 64 44 55 110 191085
4
Sean Koch
48 2 62 53 46 46 111 53788
5
Francois van Coke
39 0 53 75 64 43 171 76397
6
HONEYMOAN
39 0 63 64 10 56 121 18040
7
Tree63
37 1 53 74 1 30 135 36834
8
Fokofpolisiekar
36 0 49 85 4 43 128 82033
9
Prime Circle
36 0 46 72 10 38 139 71425
10
Opposite the Other
35 1 55 58 17 33 166 4789
11
Diamond Thug
35 7 56 51 40 16 121 10673
12
Civil Twilight
35 9 40 50 39 22 128 88599
13
Petite Noir
34 13 60 62 5 39 121 33327
14
The Parlotones
32 0 52 66 22 39 125 63805
15
aKING
28 14 62 72 20 55 112 34140
16
Shortstraw
26 0 57 78 5 59 132 27025
17
Dan Patlansky
26 2 61 49 9 46 122 16287
18
Springbok Nude Girls
25 2 39 82 0 43 132 29080
19
Van Coke Kartel
25 1 50 79 16 34 149 51052
20
Early Hours
24 0 58 77 2 50 133 4650
21
A Year on Earth
23 4 34 26 66 9 131 2893
22
Just Jinjer
21 0 38 66 16 26 139 1589
23
Bad Peter
21 0 67 63 46 66 126 3195
24
The Brother Moves On
20 2 31 47 42 17 112 5501
25
Gangs of Ballet
20 0 46 77 1 29 126 23227
26
The Benjamin Gate
19 17 45 84 0 22 124 9174
27
ARD matthews
19 0 0 0 0 0 0 2715
28
Ruff Majik
18 0 39 75 1 37 124 4830
29
The Narrow
17 0 53 80 2 30 88 8874
30
The Plastics
17 0 56 84 0 70 132 6109
31
Zebra & Giraffe
16 0 45 82 2 29 113 11914
32
CrashCarBurn
14 0 53 79 4 47 124 3355
33
Wonderboom
14 0 45 86 1 26 143 8375
34
BLK JKS
14 0 0 0 0 0 0 5434
35
Shadowclub
12 0 0 0 0 0 0 4188
36
Foto Na Dans
12 0 46 86 1 32 155 13617
37
Cutting Jade
11 0 46 77 0 38 139 5951
38
Bright Blue
11 1 57 41 3 47 85 598
39
Plush
10 0 0 0 0 0 0 845
40
Black Cat Bones
10 1 57 73 3 58 92 2270
41
Stone Jets
9 0 0 0 0 0 0 2023
42
The Dirty Skirts
9 0 46 87 0 37 136 5369
43
Crimson House
9 0 54 55 25 55 140 1463
44
The Usual
7 0 0 0 0 0 0 278
45
Sugardrive
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 3334
46
Runaway Nuns
6 0 63 85 0 77 165 1163
47
Ben Dey and the Concrete Lions
6 0 51 71 0 50 118 903
48
Amy Ayanda
6 0 62 55 13 17 94 1649
49
Taxi Violence
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 4654
50
The Parlor Vinyls
6 0 0 0 0 0 0 346
51
Southern Wild
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 1158
52
In Bloom
5 0 0 0 0 0 0 506
53
The Graeme Watkins Project
5 0 53 88 0 51 140 1127
54
Radio Rats
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 280
55
Hellcats
4 1 45 90 0 35 142 1136
56
New Academics
4 0 0 0 0 0 0 574
57
We Are Charlie
3 0 0 0 0 0 0 2939
58
Dangerfields
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 655
59
Mouse
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 356
60
Urban Creep
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 328
61
Wickhead
2 0 0 0 0 0 0 293
62
Sol Gems
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 939
63
The Buckfever Underground
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 299
64
Isochronous
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 698
65
Brynn
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 312
66
Dirty Moonshine
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 301
67
Veladraco
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57
68
Fire Through the Window
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 170
69
Fox Comet
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 38
70
Man As Machine
0 0 60 88 2 41 105 287
71
ShutUp! It's Sunday
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 185
72
The Sweet Resistance
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 146