Track of the Week | Design Indaba

"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
"The World's Pain" by Black Vulcanite

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

Track of the Week describes the difficulties of a life dedicated to music in insightful rhymes with back-up from an immaculate jazz sample. >

30 Oct 14
Catching up with Kesivan & The Lights

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

Our music writer, Shiba Mazaza, talks to prolific drummer Kesivan Naidoo about his new EP "Brotherhood" before he heads to Carnegie Hall. >

23 Oct 14
"Golide" by Sonye

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

Track of Week is a light and catchy love song by Malawian R&B singer-songwriter Sonye. >

16 Oct 14
"Kinshasa" by Alec Lomami (CHLLNGR Remix)

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

Our Track of the Week is an Afro-electro ode to the idea of home by Congolese rapper-producer Alec Lomami. >

9 Oct 14
"Get High" by Mr Moeh 24

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

This track by multitalented designer, photographer and DJ Mpumelelo Macu is a staple for anyone who values seamless production. >

2 Oct 14
"This Time" by TheCITY

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Romantic and uplifting, this track by a unique-sounding band puts a futuristic, jazzy twist on an old-timey melody. >

25 Sep 14
"Summer" by Alpha Wilde

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Sink into summer with a quiet warmth, lazy vocals and just a touch of scattered synthesised sound. >

18 Sep 14
"The Fake Fences of Abazon Remix" by A Million Things

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Seamless and fluid, this track features soaring digital sounds layered over infectious guitars, tight percussives and resounding bells. >

11 Sep 14
"Faya di Burn" by Gasha, featuring Magasco

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

This Track of the Week is a melancholic but melodic reflection on the social conditions in Cameroon. >

4 Sep 14
"TRVPMVSKV (Impendulo kaBaba)" by Mashayabhuqe KaMamba

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Young producer and wordsmith Mashayabhuqe KaMamba brings us an an emotive maskandi anthem. >

27 Aug 14
"Gift of Three" by Tumi Mogorosi

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

This track from Tumi Mogorosi's first solo album is thrillingly discordant – an impressive composition to say the least. >

21 Aug 14
"Bone_Us" by Simiato

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Turn it down a notch with this downtempo track by South African beatmaker Simiato. >

14 Aug 14
"Someway Bi" by M.anifest

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

Succumb to the slick verbal gymnastics and hip-turning melody of this track by Ghanaian artist M.anifest. >

7 Aug 14
"Lazy Eys" by Sakawa Boys

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Shiba Mazaza selects a deliciously fluid and fun single by the Sakawa Boys, 'arguably one of the best acts to come out of Cape Town this year'. >

31 Jul 14
"Let Go" by Jarel

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Kenyan crooner Jarel's track is a jazz-infused celebration of freedom and release. >

24 Jul 14
"Loving You" by Lady X feat. Uhuru (Black Motion Mix)

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

You may need to get up and dance for this infectious track by South African house music dynamos Lady X, Uhuru and Black Motion. >

17 Jul 14
"Safare" by Vieux Farka Touré

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

Guitarist Vieux Farka Touré's composition echoes the vastness and heat of the Malian desert. >

10 Jul 14
"Mau Vivi" by Jo Kunnuji

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Meander through the sounds of Nigeria's lesser-known Ogu culture as interpreted by Nigerian composer Jo Kunnuji. >

3 Jul 14
"Aparo" by Kato Change and Lisa Oduor-Noah

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

Banish winter blues with this balmy collaboration between Kenyan guitarist Kato Change and vocalist Lisa Oduor-Noah. >

26 Jun 14
"Umbrellas on the Beach" by Nonku Phiri, Fever Trails, Bra Sol and Card on Spokes

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

In the first of a new weekly feature, our music maven Shiba Mazaza introduces a smashing collab featuring Nonku Phiri, Fever Trails, Bra Sol and Card on Spokes. >

19 Jun 14

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