Weekend Argus (Saturday Edition)
Robben Island to host Satma nominees release
THE 13TH annual South African Traditional Music Achievement ( Satma) nominees announcement will be held on Robben Island, under the theme Embrace Your Heritage.
King Hintsa, King Langalibalele and Albertina Sisulu will also be honoured for their contributions in the liberation Struggle of the country.
“As Satma awards, we have chosen Robben Island because of its rich history behind our democracy,” said Satma spokesperson Mxolisi Ngongoma.
Among the guests will be Minister of Labour Mildred Oliphant, North West Department of Culture, Arts and Traditional Affairs MEC Ontlametse Mochware, Eastern Cape local government MEC Fikile Xasa and former deputy minister of Defence and military veterans, Thabang Sampson.
According to organisers, this is “a glamorous awards ceremony held specifically to honour our local traditional musical talent”.
The announcement will be live-streamed on Satma’s Facebook page as well as live Twitter streaming via @WeekendArgus.
Exclusive content from the nominations ceremony will also be shared through @satmaawards Twitter Stories.
The 13th annual awards will be held in the North West, Bokone Bophirima later this year.
Last year’s nominations received 190 613 SMSes in under 100 days.