The founding members of the rock band Stereophonics originated from the nearby village of Cwmaman.

Recent linguistic research suggests that all of Africa's major language groupings south of the Sahara Desert ( except Khoisan, which is not considered a valid genetic grouping anyway ), i. e. the Afro-Asiatic, Nilo-Saharan and Niger – Congo phyla, originated in prehistoric times in a narrow band between Lake Chad and the Nile Valley.

* Tokio Hotel, German Rock band, originated here

The traditional band names originated as code-names during World War II and are still in military and aviation use throughout the world.

The Bangles are an American all-female band that originated in the early 1980s, scoring several hit singles during the decade.

Scoring some 23 UK top 40 singles and 17 UK top 40 albums to date in a career spanning four decades, the Stranglers are the longest-surviving and most " continuously successful " band to have originated in the UK punk scene of the mid to late 1970s.

The marching band originated with travelling musicians who performed together at festivals and celebrations throughout the ancient world.

A big band is a type of musical ensemble that originated in the United States and is associated with jazz and the Swing Era typically consisting of rhythm, brass, and woodwind instruments totaling approximately 12 to 25 musicians.

Many claim that the first wave originated in Seattle at the University of Washington's Husky Stadium on October 31, 1981, at the prompting of Dave Hunter ( Husky band trumpet player ) and Robb Weller ( later Entertainment Tonight co-host, and then a television producer ).

* Isabella Summers, the songwriter, producer, remixer, and member of a British band, Florence and the Machine, originated in Aldeburgh.

The rock band Trust Company originated in Prattville.

Charlestown was also the home of Days of the New's frontman, Travis Meeks, while the band originated from here.

* The Continental Co-ets, America's first touring all-girl rock & roll band, originated in Fulda in 1963.

* Phenomena ( band ), a multi-media rock music concept originated by Tom Galley and masterminded by Wilfried F. Rimensberger

While the meaning of the acronym " AFI " currently stems from the full title " A Fire Inside ," band members have stated that the name formerly originated from the titles " Asking for It " and " Anthems for Insubordinates.

and commonly abbreviated to GYBE or GY! BE ) is a Canadian post-rock band which originated from Montreal, Quebec in 1994.

Boogie-woogie is a style of piano-based blues that became popular in the late 1930s and early 1940s, but originated much earlier, and was extended from piano, to three pianos at once, guitar, big band, and country and western music, and even gospel.

Contrary to an often repeated rumor that the band name originated from a Ouija Board, the name was inspired by the band's attendance of a Slade concert, where Petersson commented that the band used " every cheap trick in the book " as part of their act.

Elf Power is an indie rock band that originated in Athens, Georgia.

The rock band Kaizers Orchestra originated in Bryne.

Each pipe band has its own signature tartan that may reflect the area the band originated from or the history of the band.

Jing Ping is a kind of folk music originated on the slave plantations of Dominica, also known colloquially as an accordion band.

* The San Francisco-based band Om mentions Absalom in their song " Kapila's Theme " from their debut album Variations on a Theme.

At 14, he conducted a band that won a nationwide contest held in San Francisco.

Wills favored jazz-like arrangements and the band found national popularity into the 1940s with such hits as " Steel Guitar Rag ", " New San Antonio Rose ", " Smoke on the Water ", " Stars and Stripes on Iwo Jima ", and " New Spanish Two Step ".

Dead Kennedys are an American hardcore punk band formed in San Francisco, California in 1978.

The band has released two live albums of archival performances on Manifesto Records: Mutiny on the Bay, compiled from various live shows including a recording from their last show with Biafra in 1986, and Live at the Deaf Club, a recording of a 1979 performance at the Deaf Club in San Francisco which was greeted with more enthusiasm.

The band toured in support in the US only from October 1976 to April 1977 with a break in December, then an American Music Award show appearance on 31 January 1977, plus a one-off gig in San Diego in August 1977.

Jello Biafra ( born Eric Reed Boucher ; June 17, 1958, Boulder, Colorado, United States ) is the former lead singer and songwriter for San Francisco punk rock band Dead Kennedys, and is currently a musician and spoken word artist.

The first psychedelic single to reach the US top 10 was " Psychotic Reaction " by San Jose garage band Count Five in July 1966.

In his freshman year he was drafted into the United States Army and joined the Army band while stationed in San Francisco.

In 2001 the band came to the US for major press, radio and TV appearances for the Bastard Life or Clarity release and returned Stubbs in Austin, Texas to kick off a sold out US tour with dates in Austin, Boulder, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Philadelphia, New York City and the last show at the famous Stone Pony in Asbury Park, New Jersey.

* Stress ( band ), an early 1980s melodic rock band from San Diego

Formally this is part of the Army Militia, and is the ceremonial military band of San Marino.

The first performance of the band using the name " The Residents " was at The Boarding House in San Francisco in 1971.

Shortly after this release, the band left San Mateo and relocated to San Francisco.

The band then reunited for three shows in March 1996 at the Fremont Theater in San Luis Obispo, California which were recorded and released, along with the new studio tracks, that October as Keys to Ascension on CMC International Records.

* Kingfish ( band ), a San Francisco Bay Area rock band that included Bob Weir, Matt Kelly and Dave Torbert

Among them are Wisconsin's Killdozer, and most notably San Francisco's Flipper, a band known for its slowed-down and murky " noise punk.

As a special finale to the US Phoenix tour, the band performed, for the first time ever, the entire first Asia album from beginning to end at their San Francisco concert at The Regency Center on 5 May.

* San Salvador, an Australian reggae rock band featuring members of Sounds Like Chicken

* San Salvador ( Irish band ), an Irish rock band

A documentary by Todd Kwait about the history and influence of jug band music, Chasin ' Gus ' Ghost, first screened at the 2007 San Francisco Jug Band Festival.