Call for entries: South African Traditional Music Awards 2023

This year’s awards will include three new categories: Best Traditional School Group/Artist, Best Traditional University Group/Artist and Best Traditional Influential Social Media Page.

The nominees will be announced in August and the ceremony will be held later under the theme, My Culture, Your Culture, One Nation.

Interested artists should download, fill in the nomination form here and send it via email at nominations@satmaawards.co.za before 31 July.

There is no limit to the number of copies one can make of this entry form. To nominate an artist, the public should fill out the nominees’ form and the following must accompany every application: biography, picture and audio of the nominated artist.

Below is the full list of categories:

• Best Afro Soul Song
• Best African Jazz Artist/Group
• Best Reggae Artist/Group
• Best Traditional Praise Singer
• Best Indigenous Poet
• Best Upcoming Artist/ Group
• Best Mbhaganga Artist/ Group
• Best Traditional Acapella Artist /Group
• Best Traditional Music Community Radio Presenter
• Best Department of Art And Culture
• Best Provincial Art and Culture Chief Director
• Best Traditional Outfit
• Best Traditional Social Media Influencer
• Most Traditional Influential Social Media Platform/Page
• Best Traditional Group/Artist of An Institution
• Best Traditional School Group/Artist
• Best Traditonal Digital Online Television/Podcast
• Best Sepedi Artist/Group
• Best Tshivenda Artist/Group
• Best Nitsonga Artist/Group
• Best Isindebele Artist/Group
• Best Isixhosa Artist/Group
• Best Setswana Artist/Group
• Best Siswati Artist/Group
• Best Indian Artist/Group
• Best Sesotho Artist/Group
• Best Boeremusiek Artist/Group
• Best Traditional Khoisan Artist/Group
• Best Maskandi Artist/Group (Traditional/Digital)
• Most Voted Song of the Year
• Best Traditional Music SABC Presenter of the Year