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Several artists from the Vhembe district were nominated for the prestigious South African Traditional Music Awards (Satma) that will take place on 1 October.
The four singers who were nominated in the Best Xitsonga Album are Jossie (Vavanuna va Joni), Tirhani Mabasa (Ben 10), Ellen Chauke (Love Back – Vomaseve Vol. 2), and Ntwanano N'wa-Dan Shirinda (Pension ya Mali). Jossie also received a nomination in the Best Newcomer category.
Local stars nominated for the Best Tshivenda Album are Makhadzi (Yo Shoma), Jininka (Ni Nga Vha Ndilani) and Mazwale (U Sa Pfa Hu Tunya Mavhudzi). Jininka's song, Ni Nga Vha Ndilani, has been included in the Song of the Year nominations as well.
Poet Funo Wa Ha-Madzunya has been pitted against three other artists in the Best Poet category, for the album My Heritage Identity.
The Satma Awards were founded by Dr Dumisani Goba in 2005 and inaugurated in 2006 to bring all races and ethnic groups together through the celebration of South Africa's diverse musical cultures. The awards give traditional music its rightful status and role in the South African arts and culture in the preservation of the nation's heritage.
Readers are invited to vote for their favourite artists. SMS the word SATMA, name of the artist, and category to 34066. For example, if you want to vote for Funo Wa Ha-Madzunya, you will SMS SATMA FUNO BEST POET to 34066.
In the Best Poet category: Funo wa Ha-Madzunya.
Jah Lady Dorris D's also got a nomination in the Best Reggae album for her album, Kha Vha Humele Kamarani Yavho.
Makhadzi's Yo Shoma.
Jininka received two nominations, Best Tshivenda Album and Best Song of the Year.
Mazwale's album, U Sa Pfa Hu Tunya Mavhudzi.
Xitsonga nominees.
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By: Tshifhiwa Mukwevho
Tshifhiwa Given Mukwevho was born in 1984 in Madombidzha village, not far from Louis Trichardt in the Limpopo Province. After submitting articles for roughly a year for Limpopo Mirror's youth supplement, Makoya, he started writing for the main newspaper. He is a prolific writer who published his first book, titled A Traumatic Revenge in 2011. It focusses on life on the street and how to survive amidst poverty. His second book titled The Violent Gestures of Life was published in 2014.
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