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township music artists

2 published township music artists, led by Miriam Makeba and Claire Johnston.

At a glance

2 published township music artists; 17 studio albums have verified cover art.

Published artists0 tier 1 · 1 tier 2 · 1 tier 3
2
Release groups
66
Studio albums
21
Albums with cover artverified Cover Art Archive
17
Timeline events
31
Average career spanfirst to last dated release
64 years
Full biographies
1
Biography words
7,507

When they started

Debut decade from each artist's earliest dated release. Most debuts fell in the 1960s (1 artists).

Artists by debut decade
DecadeArtists
1960s1
1 artists have no dated release or formation year and are not plotted.

Where they come from

Countries with the most township music artists. South Africa leads with 1.

Often paired with

Genres that share artists with township music. The most shared is jazz, with 2 artists in both.

Covers from township music

17 studio albums have verified cover art. The 12 shown come from the most famous artists.

Leaders

Miriam Makeba has the most release groups (66); Miriam Makeba the longest career (64 years); Miriam Makeba the most awards (8).

Most prolific

Most prolific, by number of release groups
Artistrelease groups
Miriam Makeba66

Longest careers

first to last dated release

Longest careers, by number of years
Artistyears
Miriam Makeba64

Most decorated

Most decorated, by number of awards
Artistawards
Miriam Makeba8

Most famous township music artists

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