Social media has been abuzz over the past few days… who exactly is the enigmatic Agent XXI who’s been teasing us ahead of the XXI Annual South African Music Awards on Sunday, 19 April 2015? Well, he’s now stepped out of the shadows and we can reveal that it’s none other than HHP!
That’s right: Hip Hop Pantsula (aka Jabba, aka Jabulani Tsambo) will be taking to the stage as the official host of the XXI South African Music Awards at Sun City, and he now has an extra alias to add to his list of nicknames: Agent XXI.
The internationally acclaimed Motswako rapper will be keeping the Superbowl audience and television viewers entertained between performances and awards presentations at the glittery ceremony, and what makes the occasion particularly special is that the Mafikeng-born musician will be doing so in his home province, the North West.
The awards have been without a host for two years (previous hosts include none other than Trevor Noah, who has just landed a plum gig hosting The Daily Show in the United States), but HHP is no stranger to charming television viewers, having won the third season of the reality dance show Strictly Come Dancing.
It’s fitting that someone who has made such a rich contribution to the South African music scene (not to mention outside our borders, having snagged a coveted MTV Africa Music Award for Best Video in 2009) has been chosen to host South Africa’s most prestigious music awards event.
Catch HHP on stage at the XXI Annual South African Music Awards on Sunday, 19 April 2015, broadcast live from the Sun City Superbowl on SABC1 from 20h00. It’s going to be Jabba-licious!
For live streaming of the awards on your mobile phone, as well as all the red-carpet glamour (from 16h00) and backstage interviews with the stars during the ceremony, visit the mobisite www.samatv.mobi, where you’ll also find awesome packaged content and behind-the-scenes interviews.
Tickets to the awards ceremony and VIP after-party are also available at Computicket. For more information, visit www.samusicawards.co.za and find the nominated albums at iTunes.com/SAMA
• The XXI Annual South African Music Awards is organised by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
• The XXI Annual South African Music Awards is made possible with the generous support of official broadcast sponsor SABC1, Amstel Lager, official vehicle sponsor Kia Motors SA, mobile streaming partner PockitTV and event sponsor Sun International, supported by the National Department of Arts and Culture.
Social media links for SAMA XXI:
Website: www.samusicawards.co.za
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanMusicAwards
Twitter: @TheSamas
Instagram: @TheSamas_
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/samusicawards
Hashtag: #SAMAXXI
Mobisite: www.samatv.mobi
That’s right: Hip Hop Pantsula (aka Jabba, aka Jabulani Tsambo) will be taking to the stage as the official host of the XXI South African Music Awards at Sun City, and he now has an extra alias to add to his list of nicknames: Agent XXI.
The internationally acclaimed Motswako rapper will be keeping the Superbowl audience and television viewers entertained between performances and awards presentations at the glittery ceremony, and what makes the occasion particularly special is that the Mafikeng-born musician will be doing so in his home province, the North West.
The awards have been without a host for two years (previous hosts include none other than Trevor Noah, who has just landed a plum gig hosting The Daily Show in the United States), but HHP is no stranger to charming television viewers, having won the third season of the reality dance show Strictly Come Dancing.
It’s fitting that someone who has made such a rich contribution to the South African music scene (not to mention outside our borders, having snagged a coveted MTV Africa Music Award for Best Video in 2009) has been chosen to host South Africa’s most prestigious music awards event.
Catch HHP on stage at the XXI Annual South African Music Awards on Sunday, 19 April 2015, broadcast live from the Sun City Superbowl on SABC1 from 20h00. It’s going to be Jabba-licious!
For live streaming of the awards on your mobile phone, as well as all the red-carpet glamour (from 16h00) and backstage interviews with the stars during the ceremony, visit the mobisite www.samatv.mobi, where you’ll also find awesome packaged content and behind-the-scenes interviews.
Tickets to the awards ceremony and VIP after-party are also available at Computicket. For more information, visit www.samusicawards.co.za and find the nominated albums at iTunes.com/SAMA
• The XXI Annual South African Music Awards is organised by the Recording Industry of South Africa (RiSA).
• The XXI Annual South African Music Awards is made possible with the generous support of official broadcast sponsor SABC1, Amstel Lager, official vehicle sponsor Kia Motors SA, mobile streaming partner PockitTV and event sponsor Sun International, supported by the National Department of Arts and Culture.
Social media links for SAMA XXI:
Website: www.samusicawards.co.za
Facebook: www.facebook.com/SouthAfricanMusicAwards
Twitter: @TheSamas
Instagram: @TheSamas_
Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/samusicawards
Hashtag: #SAMAXXI
Mobisite: www.samatv.mobi
