With all top-eight
entries in, the final decision is now in the hands of the fans to vote for the
song that they feel deserves the title of being the official song of Africa’s
richest soccer spectacle.
The quest to find the
official song began when an official invite was sent to record companies to
submit unique songs that would capture the spirit of the MTN8 tournament. The
selection criteria ranged from a soccer theme, cultural identity, artistic
execution, and melody and entertainment value.
Mapula Bodibe GM
Consumer Segment at MTN SA said: “MTN is committed to creating platforms that
connect fans of music and football alike to their passions. This exciting music
component and the first of its kind in a football tournament in South Africa,
provides fans with an opportunity to select a song that resonates with the MTN8
tournament”
Judging took place
over a two-day period, with the adjudication panel sounding optimistic that
fans will identify a song out of the Top8 that best describes the tournament.
The judges were made-up of various renowned experts in entertainment such as
such as SAMA’s CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi, House and Radio DJ Glen Lewis, record label
owner and music producer Petro Stathoussis, YOLO board member Siyabonga
“Slikour” Metane, Lynette Davis of LLJ Productions and music and PR specialist
Lerato Sengadi.
The Top8 artists, made
up of kwaito, dance, hip-hop, jazz artists and a house DJ, have each been
allocated a unique number, where fans can cast their votes for their favourite
song. Voting lines open on Wednesday 10th July and close at
midnight on Friday, 26th July 2013. The winning Last Muso Standing
artists will be announced at the launch of the MTN8 competition at the end of July
and walk away with a R 250 000.00 cash prize including iPad mini‘s
courtesy of MTN.
The competition sees
the return of the revered Mahotella Queens, who have teamed up with kwaito star
Brickz and Zamo in the remake of Kazet.
Oskido, Professor,
Busiswa and Zulu have teamed up to create their MTN8 song titled Wafa Wafa; New
kids on block Soweto’s Finest featuring DJ Mshega, RazoKutt, Cruz and SK are
some of the surprise packages that blew away the judging panel, thanks to their
passion and talent in the delivery of their proposed MTN8 songs.
Shugasmakx and Kwesta
add a bit of hip-hop rhyming in their usual creative lyrical way in their
making of a football song that resonates with MTN8. DJ Clock of uMahamba Yedwa
fame has remixed the track and spiced it up with vocals on football. Music
legend Sipho “Hotstix” Mabuse submitted his renowned Shikisha song with the
hope of shaking up the crowds on the stands come MTN8.
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