A list of South Africa's rock legends compiled by Brian Currin, July 2001 - updated June 2008. I've also listed representative songs for each artist; either their most well-known song / biggest hit and / or my personal favourite. This list is subject to change without notice!

1. The A-Cads - Hungry For Love, Roadrunner
2. Asylum Kids – Fight It With Your Mind, Schoolboy* , No No No No
3. Robin Auld – Baby You've Been Good To Me+, Perfect Day+
4. Ballyhoo – Man On The Moon
5. Baxtop – Jo Bangles
6. Big Sky - Waiting For The Dawn , Slow Dancing
7. Piet Botha – Goeienag Generaal+, Sien Jou Weer+
8. Bright Blue – Weeping, Window On The World*
9. Circus - Conquistador
10. Johnny Clegg - Kilimanjaro (with Juluka), Scatterlings of Africa (with Savuka)
11. Dog Detachment – Waiting For A Miracle*
12. Lesley Rae Dowling – Grips Of Emotion , The Spaniard
13. EllaMental – See Yourself (Clowns)*
14. éVoid – Shadows , Taximan*
15. Falling Mirror – Johnny Calls The Chemist+ , Making Out With Granny+
16. Freedoms Children – 1999
17. Crocodile Harris - Give Me The Good News +, Miss Eva Goodnight+
18. Hawk – Here Comes The Sun
19. Hotline – You're So Good To Me, So Cold
20. John Ireland – You're Living Inside My Head
21. Jack Hammer – Street of Love+, Sarajevo+
22. Just Jinger - Sugar Man
23. Koos Kombuis – Who Killed Kurt Cobain +
24. Julian Laxton - Celebrate+
25. Little Sister – No Man Shall Fall , Dear Abbie
26. Mauritz Lotz – Six String Razor+
27. McCully Workshop - Buccaneer +
28. Morocko – Bowtie Boogaloo
29. Otis Waygood Blues Band - Fever
30. Peach - Nightmare , Complicated Game*
31. Rabbitt – Hold On To Love, Charlie, Hard Ride
32. Radio Rats – ZX Dan +
33. Margaret Singana – Tribal Fence
34. Neill Solomon – Roxy Lady
35. Stingray – Better The Devil You Know
36. Suck – Aimless Lady
37. Sweatband – This Boy*
38. The Spectres – Be Bop Pop , Teddy Bear*
39. Tribe After Tribe – Damsel (As I Went Out One Morning)*
40. Via Afrika – Hey Boy*

+Tracks available to download at Rhythm Online.

*Tracks released on Rocking Against The System CD in March 2002.

Buy CDs:

See also my Top 40 POP Legends from the 60s & 70s list.