March 18, 2011
By Donovan Jackson

On Ringaz, we’ve introduced a few ideas of how you can use your Nokia to share your experiences, observations and preferences…especially with music. Music is a defining feature of humanity; it is also the means by which we express our individuality (although, perhaps, it is hard to see individuality in, say, 5 million screaming Justin Bieber fans…). With Twitter, the ability to share is massively advanced. Llate in 2010, we saw the introduction of the #PlayOviMusicZA hashtag which would allow you to tell the world what it is you were listening to, and also provide the opportunity for you to become the DJ on the Ovi Music Store should you tweet the most songs.

Well, now we have this week’s DJ – her name is Mandy J Watson and she is a writer operating out of the City of Cape Town.

To get a glimpse at Mandy’s music taste, check out these songs, available for download from the Ovi Music Store:

Lymbyc Systym: Truth Skull

FC Kahuna: Hayling

Vangelis: Wait For Me

Arcade Fire: Rebellion (Lies)

Civil Twilight: Letters From The Sky

Florence + The Machine: Cosmic Love

Sophie B Hawkins: Nocturne

Zero 7: Destiny

Fluke: Bubble (Speechbubble)

The Sabres Of Paradise: Smokebelch II (Beatless Mix)

Yppah: Again With The Subtitles

Just from the titles, you’ll see that our contention that you are likely to expand your musical horizons by listening to the choices of other folk, appears to be true J. Have a listen and see if Mandy’s musical taste appeals to your ears.

Some of the songs she prefers, however, aren’t even available on Ovi Music…yet. They are

- Lili Haydn: Come Here

- Ramona Falls: I Say Fever

- Uh Huh Her: Wait Another Day

- Flexitones: Joyrider

So, fire up Ovi Music and enjoy this playlist from an interesting South African citizen! Share your favourites with us on Twitter and include #PlayOviMusicZA and we might just pick you for the next featured DJ PLUS you get a Ovi Music voucher to download more of your favourites.