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Dance Music awards set to turn back hands of time

Show will honour record labels and individuals that have led the genres of house, kwaito and hip-hop in the past two decades

THE inaugural SA Dance Music Awards at the end of this month suggests a mushy introduction to the country's latest awards ceremony.

The ceremony, set for September 30 at Gold Reef City's The Lyric Theatre, has been themed The Honorary Awards - "The Nostalgia Awards" proposes something other than dance music.

Superstar DJs Fresh, Christos, Greg Maloka, Vinny da Vinci and Oskido had to explain more than three times that the real business will begin next year when the awards enter their second year.

This year will have no judging panel, no categories or nominations, and no set criteria for artist consideration.

The show, to be hosted by Thembi Seete and Ishmael "Ishmiza" Morabe, will honour record labels and individuals that have led the genres of house, kwaito and hip-hop in the past two decades.

Expect Kalawa Jazmee (which has produced for Boom Shaka, Bongo Maffin, Mafikizolo, Thebe, Professor, Winnie Khumalo and Kabelo) to scoop quite a few awards, especially with Mandla "Spikiri" Mofokeng and Oskido himself heading the indie label.

Arthur Mafokate and his 999 Music label also stands to scoop big - the late Lebo Mathosa, Godfrey "Zombo" Ndlovu and Brenda Fassie all worked with 999, so did Lira, Mandoza, Speedy, Joe Nina and Chiskop.

Maloka said yesterday: "These awards would be incomplete without a look back at the people that started it all when the budget was zero."

The presenters will includeDJ Tira, Mandoza and rapper Amu.

They will be there to take care of formalities, but it looks like a major throwback party is planned.

Tickets for the awards are on sale at Computicket - the cheapest going at R250, and the priciest at R500.

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