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VOTE FOR NORTH WEST ARTISTS IN SATMA 2022 – ACSR

VOTE FOR NORTH WEST ARTISTS IN SATMA 2022 – ACSR

By Vusi Kama


The North West Department of Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation (Acsr) has made a clarion call to citizens of the province and beyond to vote for the South African Traditional Music Achievement (Satma) Awards nominees who hail from the province.

The awards ceremony will be held in Mbombela, Mpumalanga, on October 1.

Ten nominees from the North West made the cut when the announcement was made in Witbank earlier.

They include Acsr, which has been nominated in the ‘’Best Department of Arts and Culture’’ category and a departmental intern, Thapelino Medupe (see side bar).

In previous editions of the awards, the department walked home with the “Best Department of Arts and Culture” in East London (2013), and “Best Arts and Culture Directorate” in Mbombela last year.

Artists from the Province have traditionally done well at the Awards, bagging numerous trophies.

“We urge the community of the North West to continue to support our artists and vote for them so that they can bring the awards home,” said Acsr spokesperson, Shuping Sebolecwe.

Closing date is September 30 (15H00).

The ten North West nominees and their voting details are:

• Best Setswana Artist/Group

– Dikwena tsa Matlosana (sms SATMA251 to 494950);

– Mamakie Motlogelwa. (sms SATMA254 to 49495);

– Tswelelang Cultural Dancers (sms SATMA252 to 49495);

– Diragammu Cultural Group (sms SATMA253 to 49495)


• Best Traditional Music community radio presenter

 – Thapelino Medupe (sms SATMA128 to 49495)


• Best Traditional Outfit

– Lesedi Baakwalanyana (sms SATMA155 to 49495)


• Best Traditional Music SABC radio presenter

 – Tom Perez (sms SATMA349 to 49495)


• Song of the Year

 – Retsosangwao Cultural Group (sms SATMA323 to 49495)

 

• Best Praise Singer

– Malume Tau

(sms SATMA42 to 49495)

 

• Best Department of Arts and Culture

 – ACSR

(sms SATMA132 to 49495)

 

Voting is by SMS, and there is no limit to the number of individual votes. Sms cost R1.50 each. 

 

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