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    Big Space
    Musician
    The many-monikered DJ and Producer Big Space hails from Johannesburg, via Lesotho.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Lieutenant Fizzer
    DJ
    Lieutenant Fizzer was born Travis Ferris Wheel Hyde, named after George Washington Ferris, the inventor of the Ferris Wheel.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    Sideshow
    DJ
    Dancefloor Instigator. Booty Bass Facilitator. Mind Space Infiltrator.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    The Native Drums
    DJ
    Separately, Loyiso Mzamane and Ahmed Dahab are artists the South African, and greater African music industries need to be watching closely.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Rose Lombard. Image: Niklas Zimmer Standard
    Rose Lombard
    DJ
    Rose Lombard is a DJ and music collector with wide-ranging tastes.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Nongoma Ndlovu Standard
    Nongoma
    Singer-Songwriter
    Nongoma is a multi-genre singer-songwriter from Johannesburg, South Africa.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Blotchy. Standard
    Blotchy
    Musician
    Blotchy is a Cape Town-based musician who will be performing at Design Indabar 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Maoriginal Standard
    Maoriginal
    DJ
    "Nu World" DJ Ma’or Harris, aka Maoriginal, conceptualised and launched the renowned Balkanology and Fiddle East parties in South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Sakawa Boys
    Musician
    Sakawa Boys are an all-male pop group from Cape Town, South Africa.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Taxi Violence
    Musician
    The day that Taxi Violence became a band was the day that South African rock ‘n roll saw its future…
    South Africa
  • Groove Afrika Standard
    Groove Afrika
    Musician
    Groove Afrika is a Cape Town-based DJ duo who will be performing at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    DJ Zulufunk
    DJ
    Carrying a soulful and electronic deep and tribal house energy, Yona Vilakazi, aka DJ Zulufunk, is a South African DJ.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Jakobsnake Standard
    Jakobsnake
    Musician
    Gaartjie's Jake Lipman aka Jakobsnake is a Cape Town-based DJ and producer, performing at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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    Bruno Morphet
    Musician
    Bruno Morphet is a DJ from Cape Town and will perform at Design Indaba Music 2014.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Frank Böhm Studio Standard
    Frank Böhm Studio
    Furniture Designer
    The Frank Böhm Collection design and manufacture bespoke high-end furniture.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Katy Taplin Standard
    Katy Taplin
    Furniture Designer
    Katy Taplin, one half of the creative duo Dokter and Misses, is the curator for the Furniture and Homeware sector at Design Indaba Expo 2015.
    Johannesburg, South Africa
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    David Krynauw
    Furniture Designer
    David Krynauw is a young furniture designer whose work focusses on establishing a synergy between client and product.
    South Africa
  • Owners of Mila. Image courtest of ELLE Decoration South Africa. Standard
    Gerard Back
    Furniture Designer
    Gerard Back is the owner of design company Mila, and a curator for Design Indaba Expo's Furniture and Homeware sectors.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Hamed Outtara Standard
    Hamed Design Studio
    Furniture Designer
    Hamed Outtara is a furniture designer and founder of Hamed Design Studio based in Burkina Faso.
    Burkina Faso
  • Tomas Leach Standard
    Tomas Leach
    Director
    Tomas Leach is a London-based film director of commercial productions and creative documentaries, including the Little Scraps of Paper series.
    London, United Kingdom
  • Angel-Ho. Standard
    Angel-Ho
    Performance Artist
    Angel-Ho is a Cape Town artist who uses drag performance and sound to disrupt notions of gender.
    Cape Town, South Africa
  • Team iLuminate Standard 2012
    Team iLuminate
    Performance Artist
    Team iLuminate of ‘America’s Got Talent’ fame are a group of glow-suit dancers from Los Angeles.
    Los Angeles, USA
  • James Cooper. Standard
    James Cooper
    Director
    James Cooper is an award-winning director, based in New York, Los Angeles, Sydney and Dublin.
    New York, USA
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    Lydia Baillergeau
    Motion Graphics Designer
    Lydia Baillergeau is an American artist, film director and motion designer. She is the first special edition of TEN, Season 2.
    San Francisco, USA
  • Big Space Standard
    Big Space
    Musician
    The many-monikered DJ and Producer Big Space hails from Johannesburg, via Lesotho.
    Cape Town, South Africa
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