South African music icons Yvonne Chaka Chaka and Abigail Kubeka are set to be honoured in the inaugural Basadi In Music Awards this coming weekend.
The two legendary musicians, Chaka Chaka and Kubeka, will be handed their BIMA awards at the Gallagher Estate Convention Centre on Saturday.
It is reported that the two living icons, Chaka Chaka and Kubeka, are set to be bestowed with Lifetime awards.
Expected to be hosted by Nomuzi Mabena alongside Anele Zondo, the awards, themed “tiaras, ballgowns, and sneakers” and “suits and sneakers” for female and male attendees respectively, the duo will present 20 categories as voted by the public.
Born in Orlando East, Soweto, Kubeka displayed a sheer talent for singing at a young age, particularly indigenous jazz, and her career began in 1957 when she was 16 after being noticed by the late Miriam Makeba.
Checking out Chaka Chaka’s background, she was born in Dobsonville in Soweto and launched her music journey in 1985 as an 18-year-old.
A year later, the Umqombothi hitmaker was discovered by Phil Hollis of Dephon Records who helped her release her first album I’m in Love With the DJ featuring The Stones.
South African Music Performance Rights Association (Sampra) chief marketing Officer Tiyani Mlauleke has congratulated the cradle and beacon of all women in the industry.
“We see you, Mama Africa. We see you, Mama Abigail Kubeka. As Sampra, we are so proud to be a sponsor of a category as prestigious as you both are. What a momentous occasion,” said Maluleke.
Hloni Modise-Matau, CEO at BIMA, said one cannot dispute the contribution that Kubeka and Chaka Chaka have made to the music industry.
“They have changed history with their crafts and broken through glass ceilings so that women in music today are able to soar,” said Modise-Matau according to Sunday World.
“We are honoured to be presenting them with the Lifetime awards because their influence in evolving musical genres ensures that today we are able to enjoy cultural diversity through music.”
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