Durban pianist nominated for All Africa Music Awards
Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane has been nominated for the prestigious All Africa Music Awards.
DURBAN based pianist and composer Sibusiso Mash Mashiloane is nominated for the prestigious All Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA) in two categories, Best Male Artist in Southern Africa and Best Artiste in African Jazz.
He will travel to Accra in Ghana to attend the awards ceremony on 24 November.
The master pianist was nominated for the track Niza’ taken from his second album titled Rotha – A Tribute to Mama that was released in 2017.
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“I have listened to and watched a lot of traditional dancers, from iZangoma to amaSokane and the sound and movements are what inspired me to compose Niza,” said Mashiloane.
He is very excited and proud to be representing South Africa at the AFRIMA Awards.
“I recognise myself and my music as embedded in the society that I call home and would not be able to compose the music I do without the influence of my country and the city I live in. This makes me extra proud to be able to represent my culture through music and be recognised for the creation of it.”
Voting for Mashiloane can be done via the AFRIMA website: https://afrima.org/voting2018
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