Sinamandla

Sinamandla (Zulu for "We are strong") are an American power metal band formed in, in 1990 by guitarist Mikey Nettles and bassist/co-male vocalist Adam Honcharenko (the only remaining founding members), famous for being one of the first successful interracial heavy metal bands. Their unique brand of power metal utilizes influence from funk metal and traditional African folk music. Female vocalist Denisha Parker joined for the album Ukunqoba (Zulu for "Victory") in 1996.

The group's most famous male vocalist was native Lorenzo Goulbourne, who shared much of the songwriting credit with Nettles and Honcharenko until his departure in April 2009. In 2010, the band announced their new male vocalist would be Jamaican-German singer Nicholas Walcott.