Disgruntled Zion Christian Church (ZCC) gospel artists demand that the South African Music Awards (Samas) create a category that specifically caters for their genre | EmmanuelTjiya
Cyril Ramaphosa joins musician Simon Makgatholela in a performance. /ANTONIO MUCHAVE
Representatives of the group Moeti Seruteng and Sipho Kekana met with Recording Industry of SA CEO Nhlanhla Sibisi on Monday to air grievances over the perceived snub by the Samas. The category will give recognition to instrumental versions of the ZCC gospel music genre that was introduced by Oleseng Shuping in recent years.
"African indigenous music is broad. Even its faith segment is broad. It's broader than Zion music groups, four of which made it in as nominees into your category of five," the memorandum reads.
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