Hip Hop | Design Indaba

These Senegalese rappers found an ingenious way to report on politics

Video Interviews > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Music & Sound Design

“There is a long tradition in hip hop here [Senegal], particularly hip hop being political." >

3 May 18
Cairo: Youth in resistance

Design News > African Design / Film & Animation

Director Selim El Sadek documents the youth who challenge the system through hip hop in Cairo, Egypt. >

28 Mar 17
New subversive hip hop from Kenyan artist Muthoni Drummer Queen

Design News > Design Activism / Music & Sound Design

Kenyan rapper and singer, Muthoni Drummer Queen’s latest song is hip-hop activism at its finest. >

13 Mar 17
Masters in the art of freestyling it

Festival News > Music & Sound Design

We chat to Freestyle Love Supreme ahead of their Design Indaba daily wrap ups and once-off performance this Thursday at Nightscape. Get your tickets now! >

28 Feb 17
Oshun: Tunes for V-Day from Ghana

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Hip-hop collective Yoyo Tinz share their latest playlist for Valentine's Day fresh from Accra, Ghana. The mix is named after the Yoruba spirit of love, Oshun. >

14 Feb 17
Photographer Siaka Soppo Traoré creates a bridge between two urban cultures

Design News > Art & Photography

These expressive photographs capture the feeling of hip hop culture in Dakar and Douala. >

3 Feb 17
Adam Hoens draws lines between old and new school Hip Hop

Lookbook > Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design

Using his pencil and paint, Canadian-born artist Adam Hoens recreates the biggest names in the Hip Hop industry. >

28 Dec 15
The Beat Making Lab gives Africa's youth a global microphone

African Report > African Design / Music & Sound Design

A hip-hop music class that started at a US university is changing the lives of Africa's up-coming musicians. >

20 Aug 15
Shake the Dust

Festival News > Music & Sound Design

“Shake the Dust” trails the influence of hip hop culture to the most unexpected corners of the globe. >

29 Jan 15
"Somewhere" by Sipho The Gift, featuring Well$

Track of the Week > African Design / Music & Sound Design

A catchy, thought-provoking track by young Stellenbosch-based rapper-producer Sipho The Gift. >

13 Nov 14
"Ama-Rulah" by Roberto

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

This week we look to Lusaka, Zambia, for a head-bobbing track by Afro-R&B artist Roberto. >

6 Nov 14
Dank

Dank is a Cape Town-based musician who will be performing at Design Indabar 2014. >

18 Feb 14
Seth Williams

Seth Williams self-taught producer, singer and songwriter and will perform at Design Indaba Music 2014. >

13 Feb 14
Groove Afrika

Groove Afrika is a Cape Town-based DJ duo who will be performing at Design Indaba Music 2014. >

13 Feb 14
Symatics

Symatics enjoys a broad scope of genres, ranging from Hip Hop beats, to funk and beyond. >

11 Feb 14
Nonku Phiri

Nonku Phiri is a graphic designer, singer and songwriter based in Cape Town. >

11 Feb 14
The Otherside trailer

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

Design Indaba FilmFest 2014 presents "The Otherside", a documentary on the Seattle Hip Hop scene in the do-it-yourself, digital age of music. >

10 Feb 14
Desert Head

Cape Town-based beat-genius Desert Head will be performing during Design Indaba Music 2014. >

10 Feb 14
Design Indaba Music Chart: Desert_Head

Design News > Music & Sound Design

Check out the first instalment of an exclusive weekly music feature. >

7 Feb 14
BIG FKN GUN

Johannesburg-based artists BIG FKN GUN regard themselves as the answer to the commercial hip hop scene >

7 Feb 14
Momentss

Momentss is a Cape Town–based group of four musicians re-imagining live hip hop and its possibilities. >

6 Feb 14
DJ Bubbles

A well respected soul man, vinyl junkie and crate digger, Sakhile Ndlazi aka DJ Bubbles will be performing at Design Indaba Music 2014. >

6 Feb 14
Areyugett!

Areyugett Ahnidmuni is a South African Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and Electronic musician. >

6 Feb 14
Design Indaba Music 2014

Get ready for 38 acts. 10 venues. 2 days. 1 city. 26 to 27 February 2014 at Design Indaba Music 2014. >

23 Jan 14

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