Achievements
SATMA Awards became a game changer in the music industry and brought respect, dignity & excitement in the genre of traditional music in South Africa. We brought back pride, confidence and hope to many stakeholders in this sector of traditional music. SATMA Awards achieved the following:
- Have paid over R20 Million to our musicians
- Have created over 2 500 job opportunities
- Gave away over 10 vehicles to winners
- Exposed our Radio Presenters to different countries through our Siyabalanda
Campaign Programme - Exposed our Traditional Musicians who were
nominated and won the awards, and have gone
on to become stars, i.e., such as late SABA
Mbixane, Mondli Mzizi, Felix Hlophe, Pastor
Mjosty, Gudla, Indidane, Venda Boy, Ntombhi
yamtsonga and many others - Gave a platform to thousands of artists through
our Roadshows - Built a tombstone for the founder of Maskandi
music, Phuzushukela - Honored over 150 Freedom Fighters such Inkosi
Albert Luthuli, Steve Biko, Sobukwe, Mama
Sisulu, to name the few.
- Honored over 250 legends & icons of
Traditional Music, HHP, Nofinishi Dwili,
Dolly Rathebe, Mahlathini, Lucky Dube,
Ladysmith Black Mambazo etc… - Honored over 30 Africans in the
Diaspora, such Dr. Obama, Malcom X,
Dr. Martin Luther King, Harry Belafonde,
etc… - Contributed close to half a Billion Rands
(R500 Million) to the economy of South
Africa, through tourism, small business
empowerment, economic boost and
many other related sectors, and hosted
over half a million people through our
street parades