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"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
Tharsis Sleeps

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

The embroidery in this animation is the first clue that this is not your average heavy metal music video. >

18 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
Take Five

Take Five > Architecture & Interiors / Design Thinking / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

This week Ilze Wolff's opinion piece on gender in architecture peaked readers' interested. See what else made it into the top five stories. >

12 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
Cool cat

Design News > African Design / Music & Sound Design

Okmalumkoolkat's new music video for "All Black, Black Kat", directed by Chris Saunders, is a dreamlike mash-up of tradition and modernity. >

2 Sep 14
Wild Motion (Set It Free)

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

Illustrator Sebastian Borckenhagen creates an impressionistic animated video perfectly suited to Australian band Miami Horror's synth-pop sound. >

29 Aug 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
Inside View: Legal advice for musicians

Inside View > Music & Sound Design

Three lessons on navigating the music industry from Mandy Rae Capela, a South African attorney specialising in entertainment law. >

26 Aug 14
Shout

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Music & Sound Design

Japanese interactive designer Masashi Kawamura takes us on a journey through a world of real and animated shadows in this music video. >

22 Aug 14
Take Five

Take Five > Design Thinking / Fashion & Jewellery Design / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

A music video and track, two galleries of beautiful designs and why we should all start a side project – here are this week's top stories. >

22 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
Ordinary Love by U2

FilmFestFriday > Film & Animation / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design

The video for U2's song, written for the movie "Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom", uses animated type as an artful tribute to Madiba. >

18 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
Take Five

Take Five > Art & Photography / Graphic Design & Illustration / Music & Sound Design / Product Design

Watch, listen to and read this week's most popular features on designindaba.com. >

11 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
Take Five

Take Five > Graphic Design & Illustration / Interaction Design / Music & Sound Design

A balmy musical track and a fierce video, a juicy exhibition and a leading exhibition designer - here are this week's most popular features. >

4 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

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