To be honest when I first caught wind of the South African
dance music awards I literally misread the title, my temporary dyslexia lead me
to believing that it was South Africa’s first Dance awards show, so all the
flash backs of So You Think You Can Dance
and the torturous evenings where sharing the remote lead to agonizing
episodes of Glee, I was ready to
“Rant” until alas an email dropped in my inbox to further break down my
misconception.
In all actuality The South African
Dance Music Awards are a celebration of dance music that has kept us swinging our
hips and burning the dance floors with our Chuck
Taylors for over 20 years in counting, influencing local music to date.
This event is brought to you by the dance music heavy weights DJU that
comprises of Oskido, Greg Maloka, Christos, DJ Fresh and Vini along with the Department
of Sports Art Culture and Recreation…. mouthful? I know right? That mouthful
means beeeg business and opportunities for the dudes that laid the foundation
for dance, as we know it, to cash in and remind the country of their existence and
the vital contribution to our late nights out.
“We are excited to be part of this
great project that will celebrate and honour our dance music greats, it is
innovative concepts like these that will help us realise our vision of
promoting artistic excellence in Gauteng and contribute to the growth of our
creative economy ” says Gauteng Department of Sports Arts Culture and
Recreation MEC Lebogang Maile.
In the bigger scope of things this event is an inspiration,
aspiration and affirmation of the fact that our country has created some of the
greatest dance music that still continues to reach global frontiers. Let us
save the date: 30th of
September at the Lyric Theatre, Gold Reef City on Sunday the 30th of
September and part ways with R250 – R500 at your nearest Computicket.
check the video here.
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