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    Floyd Lavine
    Musician
    Floyd Lavine is a techno artist. He will be playing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Anthea Scholtz
    DJ
    Anthea Scholtz is a Cape Town-based DJ who has taken her dark, driving sound to national and international venues.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Bilderberg Motel
    Musician
    Bilderberg Motel brings a sound they call Americana, a sloppy mix of various genres stemming from their revivalist intentions.
    South Africa
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    Moneoa
    Singer-Songwriter
    Singer-songwriter Moneoa creates a feel-good blend of Afro pop/neo-soul music with her distinguishably raspy voice that floats effortlessly on tracks.
    South Africa
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    Joshua Grierson
    Singer-Songwriter
    Capetonian singer-songwriter and guitarist Joshua Grierson is a blues and folk-rock artist. He's warming up Design Indaba Music Circuit at Zula on 28 Feb.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Larry Willis
    Musician / Composer
    American jazz pianist and composer Larry Willis is also a longtime friend of Hugh Masekela. The two performed together at Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    New York, USA
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    glowLDB
    Musician
    glowLDB is a multidisciplinary project that incorporates a variety of influences to create music with forward-thinking aesthetics.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Beast
    Musician
    With an ethos of “no boundaries”, Beast creates organic music that allows each of the four band members the freedom to improvise.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    AKA
    Musician
    AKA, real name Kiernan Forbes, is a rising star on the South African hip-hop scene.
    South Africa
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    Mr Sakitumi
    Music Producer
    Internationally-renowned musician, beat-maker and multi-instrumentalist Sean Ou Tim is Mr Sakitumi.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The Plastics
    Musician
    The Plastics are an indie rock band from Cape Town. They will be launching the Design Indaba Music Circuit as the first band to play at this inaugural event.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Moonchild Standard
    Moonchild
    Musician
    Moonchild is a Johannesburg-based electronic vocalist and fashion designer who aims to maintain a lengthy stay as a woman of substance in the industry
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Areyugett Standard
    Areyugett!
    Musician
    Areyugett Ahnidmuni is a South African Hip Hop, Soul, Funk and Electronic musician.
    Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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    The Fridge
    Musician
    The Fridge, a three-piece neo-jazz band, infuse jazz, African folk and soul sounds to produce what they describe as 'urban scape'.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • DJ Papercutt Standard
    DJ Papercutt
    Musician
    DJ Papercutt is a mixtape DJ, producer, creative director, entrepreneur and an advocate for African knowledge and truth.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Okmalumkoolkat Standard
    Okmalumkoolkat
    Musician
    Okmalumkoolkat, a vocalist, dancer, clothing designer, DJ and tastemaker connects underground culture and its emergence to the mainstream.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Albert Axe Standard
    Albert Axe
    Musician
    Luis Trujillo aka Albert Axe uses music as a means of expression and will be performing during Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Momentss Standard
    Momentss
    Musician
    Momentss is a Cape Town–based group of four musicians re-imagining live hip hop and its possibilities.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • DJ Bubbles Standard
    DJ Bubbles
    Musician
    A well respected soul man, vinyl junkie and crate digger, Sakhile Ndlazi aka DJ Bubbles will be performing at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Pretoria, South Africa
  • Nicolaas van Reenen Standard
    Fever Trails
    Musician
    Part solo, part collaborative, Fever Trails combines Ableton Live, synthesizers, guitars, drums, piano and bass to create a signature complex, layered sound.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hlasko Standard
    Hlasko
    Musician
    With his eerie, mysterious beats and vocals, Neo Mahlasela is winning over the South African music scene.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Melo B Jones ft. Jab a Jaw Standard
    Melo B Jones ft. JAB A JAW
    Musician
    Songstress, Melo B Jones and DJ JAB A JAW will create a soulful collaboration never-before experienced live at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Desert Head Standard
    Desert Head
    Musician
    Cape Town-based beat-genius Desert Head will be performing during Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nonku Phiri Standard
    Nonku Phiri
    Musician
    Nonku Phiri is a graphic designer, singer and songwriter based in Cape Town.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Floyd Lavine Standard
    Floyd Lavine
    Musician
    Floyd Lavine is a techno artist. He will be playing on the Design Indaba Music Circuit.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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