Music & Sound Design | Design Indaba

"Pick Pocket" by RVWR feat. Shamon Cassette

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

A bellowing bass track by South African beatmaker RVWR, the second act to be announced as part of Design Indaba Music 2015. >

15 Jan 15
Meet Ghanaian rapper M.anifest

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

We chat with rap artist M.anifest, who performs at Design Indaba Music 2015, after his return from a tour with Damon Albarn in South America. >

14 Jan 15
Nongoma

Nongoma is a multi-genre singer-songwriter from Johannesburg, South Africa. >

9 Jan 15
"La La" by Tabi Bonney

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

The Togolese hip-hop artist explores new electronic ground in this futuristic and buoyant track. >

8 Jan 15
Four inspired talents from Ghana

Focus On > Fashion & Jewellery Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

The country that inspired Fela Kuti to create his Afrobeat sound is producing another wave of edgy creatives from fashion to furniture to music. >

5 Jan 15
Six Kenyan names to watch

Focus On > Architecture & Interiors / Film & Animation / Industrial Design / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

These diverse talents in art, music, architecture and technology are at the forefront of Kenya's creative explosion. >

28 Dec 14
"Pala Pala Woman" by Mani Bella

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

If you’ve never heard of Bikutsi music, tune in to this infectious contemporary spin on the Cameroonian music tradition. >

18 Dec 14
M.anifest

M.anifest is an internationally acclaimed award-winning rap artist from Accra, Ghana. >

15 Dec 14
“The shower at the end of the day" by Studio Poink

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

This 50s-inspired animation is a zany homage to the place where all the best ideas are born. >

12 Dec 14
“Diamond” by Freestyles263

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

A refreshingly hip-swaying serenade from this Zimbabwean group of artists who meld dancehall with as many other genres as possible. >

11 Dec 14
"Intro to" by Mungo

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

This fluid, twinkling electronic track is the perfect introduction to the solo musical project of bassist, guitarist and DJ, Simon Lee aka Mungo. >

4 Dec 14
"Stepps" by AmaraFleur

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

In this week's exploration of sounds from across the African continent, we bring you a unique mix of chillwave and electronic house. >

27 Nov 14
"Soumbouya Ancestral Soul Remix" by Boddhi Satva

Track of the Week > Music & Sound Design

Salif Keita's "Soumbouya" gets a smoky reinterpretation from Boddhi Satva, a DJ and producer from the Central African Republic. >

20 Nov 14
Take Five

Take Five > Design Activism / Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Industrial Design / Music & Sound Design

Our Inside View on Code4CT who is empowering girls from Cape Town's townships through coding proved to be the most popular feature of the week. >

14 Nov 14
"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
Take Five

Take Five > Architecture & Interiors / Art & Photography / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Our African Report on the vibrant portraits of Moroccan photographer Hassan Hajjaj captured readers' attention this week. >

7 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
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Design Thinking / Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

This week, readers loved our African Report, in which we profile Lagos-born textile and accessories designer Buki Akib. >

17 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
'Function/Void' by The Bug and Factory Fifteen

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

This creative collaboration of music and film offers up a dystopian vision of a possible near-future. >

10 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
Take Five

Take Five > African Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Top of the popular posts this week is Leg Studios' furniture range that sports intricate geometric latticework. >

3 Oct 14

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