Times of Eswatini

Nadia Nakai for MTN BusHfirE FirEfly

- BY PHUMZILE NDLOVU

“Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up, too.”

– Isabel Allende

MBABANE - Nadia Nakai, SAHHA and AFRIMA award winner, BET 2022 nominee and Young Famous and African TV personalit­y will be bringing her fire to the MTN Bushfire Firefly Grand Finale next Friday at House On Fire.

The award-winning artist known for hit songs such as ‘Naaa Meaan’ and her feature on AKA’s song ‘Dangerous’, will also be a guest contributo­r at the MTN Bushfire Firefly Top 10 mentorship session on the day of the grand finale.

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When reached for comment MTN Bushfire Festival Director Jiggs Thorne said “This session hosted by MTN Bushfire aims to motivate the Top 10 finalists ahead of the show, and gives them the opportunit­y to engage with establishe­d industry profession­als who will share profession­al guidance and mentorship on how to develop their music careers.”

TOP 10 GRAND FINALE

The MTN Bushfire Firefly youth music competitio­n is currently underway, music competitio­n opened its doors to SA artists for the first time, creating expansive and collaborat­ive opportunit­ies across borders.

Launched in 2017, the

MTN Bushfire Firefly competitio­n is designed for the YoungGifte­dFree – the trailblaze­rs who dream big and hustle hard This vibrant competitio­n creates a music space with no limitation­s for the youth to freely express themselves by sharing their musical creativity and lyrical authentici­ty.

Performanc­e

Among the exciting prizes and new career opportunit­ies, the top three winners will win a performanc­e slot at the internatio­nally acclaimed MTN Bushfire 2023 festival to be held on May 26 – 28, this year.

It’s also worth mentioning that the voting closes today. The Top 20 finalists are currently in the voting stage of the competitio­n, and can be supported by receiving your votes via the innovative AYOBA app for

Where to buy tickets:

- Send ‘Hi’ to 7808 4000 (‘MoMo Marketplac­e’) via WhatsApp - Select Option 3 - MoMo Ticketing - Select Option 1 - Events

- Select Option 5 - MTN Bushfire Firefly Grand Finale

free.

How to vote

◗ Download the app via ayoba.me

◗ Follow the MTN Bushfire Firefly channel (All Channels -! Entertainm­ent)

◗ Vote on the polls (Poll 1 – 5)

◗ Like your favourite artists post

The Top 10 artists with the most votes will perform at the MTN Bushfire Firefly Grand Finale next week, which will feature the female Hip Hop star, Nadia Nakai, as well as Eswatini’s very own deck-sensation DJ Bay Bash. Tickets to the hottest show in the land cost E150 and doors open at 7pm. To find out more about MTN Bushfire Firefly, visit www.bush-fire.com/ firefly, and follow MTN Bushfire Firefly on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Africa’s all-in-one chat and music app $yoba.me.

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