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LEGMA AWARDS ON

12/11/2020 00:57:00 BY DUDU DUBE

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MBABANE - It is all set for the lockdown Eswatini Gospel Music Awards!

That was the message shared by the organisers of the Lockdown Eswatini Gospel Music Awards (LEGMA), after postponing the awards which were slated to be on November 7, 2020.

The Association of Christian Artists in Eswatini (ACAESWA) President, Phetsile Masilela, officially shared that the awards will be hosted on November 28, 2020, at Woodlands Conference Hall in Ezulwini.

“ACAESWA would like to notify all gospel artists, sponsors, partners and stakeholders that the Lockdown Eswatini Gospel Music Awards (LEGMA) will be hosted on November 28.We would like to appreciate you all for bearing with us as we were making the necessary changes,” she said.

It is worth noting that the awards were postponed due to the confusion with the venue they had chosen, which was the Metropolitan Evangelical Church.

“We assure you that these awards will run smoothly and successfully by the grace of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ. Thank you for voting for your favourite artist in their specific categories. Please continue doing so, all the voting lines are opened, until the night of the awards,” she added.

Meanwhile, the Public Relations Officer of ACAESWA, Nhlanhla Mathunjwa, shared that a staggering E400 000 worth of prizes were to be shared by winners .

Mathunjwa said a larger chunk of the prizes will be shared in the public categories by those winners who attained highest number of votes respectively.

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“We are giving away packages that will help the artists develop and horn their skills and also grow in the business aspect of the art,” he said.

He further mentioned that the awards will also present the biggest winner of the night with a whopping E10 000 cash prize and a live DVD recording deal worth over E80 000. The biggest winner will takes home a 12-months E295 no frills package from Eswatini Mobile and a business website designed for the artist to be able to sell his/her own music worth E17 000.

“We would like to thank all our sponsors for the contributions in the prizes. Eswatini Mobile will be giving a 12-months no frills subscriptions to all the winners, Workers College University is giving scholarships to three winners and Dem Dem studios is giving out four recording deals,” he said.

He went on to add that cash prizes will also be made available for all the winners in the categories on top of the packages that would be given.

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“We would have loved to give out more cash to the winners, but because of the COVID-19 pandemic, we will be giving E5 000 to all public category winners with the biggest lockdown song getting E10 000. Winners in the technical categories will take home E3 000. Worth mentioning is that all prizes will be paid after the event and a communication will be issued to all winners next week” he said.

The PRO also encouraged the public to continue voting for their favourite artists as voting lines were still opened.

“In the meantime, all voting lines shall be opened, kindly continue to vote for your favourite artists and not lose momentum. All tickets remain valid for the event, so kindly keep them safe. We look forward to hosting you. Visit shop.acaeswa.com to purchase your ticket,” he added.It worth noting that the awards will be the first black carpet presentation.

Mathunjwa emphasised that the awards presentation will be of international standards and encouraged people to continue buying tickets online.

“We all know that black stimulates perspective and depth, and provides protection from external emotional stress by absorbing all negative energies. We want to portray such power and elegance and soften the effect of the COVID-19 not just to the art industry, but to everyone that will come or join us Live on Eswatini Television and the Voice of the Church radio station,” said Mathunjwa.

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He further added that the theme of the carpet presentation will be ‘Black & Gold; Glitz in Black’.

“Such a theme is aimed at taking the mind of Emaswati from all that has been happening in the country and reveal the positivity of the nation through the glitz and glamour. We are aware that people do not have the time and chance to wear their designer dresses and suits to a formal event due to the lockdown and we want to give the nation that opportunity before the year ends,” he said.