South African Jazz

Jazz genre rooted in South African urban black culture, blending American jazz with local styles such as marabi and kwela; closely tied to the anti-apartheid struggle. Wikipedia

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110 artists with 1.0M combined listeners. 88% of them sit in the Afropop / South African Jazz / South African Hip Hop community on the map. It shares the most artists with Kwaito.

Where South African Jazz sits on the map

• Afropop / South African Jazz / South African Hip Hop · 97 artists (88%)
• Maskandi / Barcadi / Afropop · 4 artists (4%)
• Smooth Jazz / Smooth Saxophone / Cool Jazz · 3 artists (3%)
• Jazz / Hard Bop / Vocal Jazz · 2 artists (2%)
• Desert Blues / Ethiopian Pop / Mbalax · 1 artists (1%)
• Amapiano / Sgija / Barcadi · 1 artists (1%)

Strongest pairings in South African Jazz

South African Jazz artists who most often share real, user-made playlists.

1. Brown Dash & Trompies · 26 shared playlists
2. Sipho Gumede & Hugh Masekela · 22 shared playlists
3. Bongo Maffin & Trompies · 20 shared playlists
4. Selaelo Selota & Hugh Masekela · 20 shared playlists
5. Brenda Fassie & Trompies · 20 shared playlists
6. Kirk Whalum & Dave Koz · 19 shared playlists
7. Jonas Gwangwa & Hugh Masekela · 19 shared playlists
8. Caiphus Semenya & Hugh Masekela · 19 shared playlists
9. Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse & Hugh Masekela · 17 shared playlists
10. Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse & Sipho Gumede · 17 shared playlists

Related genres

Genres that share the most artists with South African Jazz, for their size.

• Kwaito · 16 shared artistsBoth: Hugh Masekela, Brenda Fassie, Bongo Maffin
• South African Pop Dance · 4 shared artistsBoth: Brenda Fassie, Ringo Madlingozi, Sands
• Jazz · 8 shared artistsBoth: Hugh Masekela, Jonathan Butler, Abdullah Ibrahim
• Afro Soul · 4 shared artistsBoth: Zahara, iPhupho L'ka Biko, Thandi Ntuli
• Orchestra · 2 shared artistsBoth: Herbie Tsoaeli, Linda Sikhakhane
• Afropop · 7 shared artistsBoth: Zahara, Lira, Ringo Madlingozi
• South African Pop · 4 shared artistsBoth: Freshlyground, Jaziel Brothers, Jabu Khanyile
• Smooth Jazz · 6 shared artistsBoth: Dave Koz, Kirk Whalum, Earl Klugh

Artists

110 artists tagged South African Jazz, ranked by listeners.

1. Fela Kuti204.4K listeners · Latin Jazz
2. Dave Koz76.5K listeners · Smooth Jazz
3. Hugh Masekela73.3K listeners
4. Brenda Fassie68.4K listeners · Kwaito
5. Miriam Makeba41.6K listeners
6. Kirk Whalum36.3K listeners · Smooth Jazz
7. Earl Klugh34.6K listeners · Smooth Jazz
8. Zahara30.2K listeners · Afropop
9. David Sanborn29.3K listeners · Smooth Jazz
10. Lira29.0K listeners · Afropop
11. Jonathan Butler28.4K listeners
12. Msaki23.0K listeners
13. Brenda20.3K listeners · Motown
14. Abdullah Ibrahim17.5K listeners · Jazz
15. Bongo Maffin17.3K listeners · Kwaito
16. Judith Sephuma14.1K listeners
17. Gene Ammons12.8K listeners
18. Andreas Vollenweider12.4K listeners
19. Simphiwe Dana12.2K listeners
20. Soul Brothers11.9K listeners · Afropop
21. Ringo Madlingozi11.6K listeners · Afropop
22. Freshlyground10.4K listeners
23. Thandiswa9.9K listeners
24. Jaziel Brothers7.4K listeners · Afropop
25. Caiphus Semenya6.9K listeners
26. Bongeziwe Mabandla6.7K listeners
27. Lebo Mathosa6.5K listeners · Kwaito
28. Trompies6.3K listeners · Kwaito
29. Stimela5.9K listeners
30. Letta Mbulu5.9K listeners
31. Jimmy Dludlu5.2K listeners
32. Khadja Nin4.6K listeners
33. Jonas Gwangwa4.4K listeners
34. Yvonne Chaka Chaka4.2K listeners
35. Sipho Gumede4.2K listeners
36. Busi Mhlongo4.2K listeners
37. Zamajobe4.1K listeners
38. Eddie Harris4.0K listeners · Jazz
39. Oliver Mtukudzi4.0K listeners
40. King Curtis3.8K listeners
41. Tsepo Tshola3.5K listeners
42. Splash3.3K listeners
43. Jabu Khanyile3.2K listeners
44. Mango Groove3.0K listeners · South African Rock
45. Sipho 'Hotstix' Mabuse2.9K listeners
46. Mbongeni Ngema2.9K listeners
47. Steve Kekana2.8K listeners
48. Sankomota2.8K listeners · Jazz
49. Selaelo Selota2.7K listeners
50. Pure Magic2.5K listeners · Kwaito
51. Brenda & The Big Dudes2.5K listeners
52. Sibongile Khumalo2.4K listeners
53. Mfaz' Omnyama2.4K listeners · Maskandi
54. Benny Mayengani2.3K listeners
55. Matshikos2.3K listeners
56. Brickz2.2K listeners · Kwaito
57. DJ Fortee2.1K listeners · Classic House
58. Dalom Kids2.1K listeners
59. Mahlathini & The Mahotella Queens2.1K listeners · Champeta
60. Bhudaza2.0K listeners
61. Shwi No Mtekhala1.8K listeners · Maskandi
62. African Jazz Pioneers1.7K listeners
63. Gene Harris & The Three Sounds1.6K listeners · Smooth Jazz
64. Nduduzo Makhathini1.5K listeners
65. Brown Dash1.4K listeners · Kwaito
66. Mandisi Dyantyis1.3K listeners
67. The Muffinz1.3K listeners
68. Chicco1.2K listeners
69. Zoe Modiga1.1K listeners
70. Spokes h1.1K listeners · Kwaito
71. Bojo Mujo1.0K listeners · Kwaito
72. Moses Khumalo1.0K listeners
73. Zim Ngqawana1.0K listeners
74. Mawillies1.0K listeners · Kwaito
75. Rex Rabanye1.0K listeners
76. Joe Mafela1.0K listeners
77. iPhupho L'ka Biko1.0K listeners
78. Mzekezeke1.0K listeners · Kwaito
79. Mondli Ngcobo1.0K listeners · South African Pop
80. Fiji Mageba1.0K listeners · Neo Soul
81. Umanji1.0K listeners
82. Andile Yenana1.0K listeners
83. Herbie Tsoaeli1.0K listeners
84. Jada Monroe1.0K listeners · Argentine Rock
85. Platform 11.0K listeners
86. Monwa & Sun1.0K listeners
87. Nomfundo Xaluva1.0K listeners
88. Freddie Gwala1.0K listeners
89. The Brother Moves On1.0K listeners
90. Big John Patton1.0K listeners
91. The Movers1.0K listeners
92. Msawawa1.0K listeners · Kwaito
93. Jakarumba1.0K listeners · Kwaito
94. Lee Oskar1.0K listeners
95. Thandi Ntuli1.0K listeners
96. Sands1.0K listeners · South African Pop Dance
97. Sisonke Xonti1.0K listeners
98. Bayete And Jabu Khanyile1.0K listeners · Jazz
99. Condry Ziqubu1.0K listeners
100. Mankunku Quartet1.0K listeners
101. Victor Ntoni1.0K listeners
102. Internet Athi1.0K listeners · Neo Soul
103. Themba Mkhize1.0K listeners · Afro Soul
104. Joe Nina1.0K listeners
105. Linda Sikhakhane1.0K listeners
106. Unathi Nkayi1.0K listeners
107. Theo Kgosinkwe1.0K listeners · Afropop
108. Bheki Mseleku1.0K listeners
109. Ndabo Zulu1.0K listeners
110. Sinakho Dance Band1.0K listeners