BY NALEDI BOGACWI
Nine traditional music acts from Bokone Bophirima are in line to win the coveted South African Traditional Music Achievement Awards following the announcement of nominees in Mahikeng over the weekend.

The nominations are in seven categories.

Leading the Provincial pack with four nominations is Nomtiti, who have been penciled for honours in the following categories: “Best Song of the Year” (Mofe Ngwanaka), Best Female Artist (album titled Kaditshwene), Best Traditional Group and Best SeTswana Album (Kaditshwene).

Satma Awards veteran, nimble-fingered Jazz ace Quincy K has been nominated for the Best African Jazz Song award for his Motswana gorileng.
Another pride of the Province, Cassper Nyovest, appears on the list for the Best Vernacular Hip Hop Song contestants for Doc Shebeleza.

In the Best SeTswana Album title race, the rest are Johnny Mokhali (Mpotse), Diragammu Cultural Group (Mahikeng) and Tswelelang (Richang).

Other nominations are: David Leshomo in the Best Praise Singer category and Kopano Ke Matla Traditional Group, contesting the Best Song of the Year award for Shwelane.

The Satma Awards will take place from October 2- 3 at the University of Zululand in eMpangeni, KwaZulu Natal.

Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs (Cata) MEC Ms Tebogo Modise has encouraged the people of Bokone Bophirima to cast their votes for the province’s nominated artists.

“This is our chance to make our artists shine on the national stage,” said MEC Modise.

“The Satmas are a critical launch pad for the careers of the artists who go on to win. For that reason only, let us get behind our groups and individual artists. The Department will soon be embarking on a campaign to promote the nominated artists for the public to vote for them. We will go to the people and campaign for these artists.”

To vote, sms Satma, the name of the artist and the category to 34066.
-TDN
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