The 2nd annual Mzansi Kwaito & House Music Awards will again be happening in Soweto, Johannesburg, South Africa this year. The #MKHMA team promised to keep this inaugural event in Soweto where ‘Kwaito Music’ was born.
Last year’s event was held at Walter Sisulu Square and the theme was simply ‘All Stars & Glamour’ and it was great to see supporters coming to celebrate all artists who have molded proudly South African music over the years.
The CEO and the Founder of #MKHMA Perfecta Khumalo says, ‘’this year’s awards are going to be bigger and better. We have started with the preparations and strongly believe in perfection. We are going to once more stick to our theme which is ‘’All Stars & Glamour’’. This is going to be exciting and our marketing and PR strategy has improved. We are here to prove that kwaito music is not dead and kwaito music is born again. We are here to motivate the legends, let them start releasing new kwaito albums, we not talking about single albums but the whole 12 tracks album. Currently the House artists are doing well hence we want the kwaito artists to do the same, we want to balance the equation’’. Perfecta said.
The #MKHMA are to honour the upcoming and legends who have been flying the flag high when it comes to Kwaito and House Music. This year’s event will be hosted on the 25th November 2017 at Walter Sisulu Square in Soweto. This year’s ceremony is packed with 17 categories. All categories will be voted by the public through SMS line which will charge R1, 50 per SMS, they will decide who the best is and the winners will walk away with the unique award/trophy worth R5000.
Kwaito Music Categories Include:
Best Kwaito Male Artist
Best Kwaito Female artist
Best Kwaito DJ
Best New Kwaito artist
Best Kwaito Single Album
Best New age Kwaito song
Best Kwaito song of the 90’s
Best Kwaito Group
Best Mapansula Dance Group
House Music Categories Include:
Best Male House Music Artist
Best Female House Music Artist
Best House Music DJ
Best New House Music Artist
Best House Music Single Album
Categories Which Cut Across Kwaito & House Music
Best Radio station that plays Kwaito & House
Best Collaboration
Most voted song