The Bulawayo Arts Awards ceremony is going down with a heavy dose of remembrance this year, honoring five legendary artists who died recently. The organizers renamed major award categories after Ishmael Muvingi for dance, Desire Moyo for poetry, Pathisa Nyathi for literary work, Babongile Sikhonjwa for radio DJing, and Sihlangu Dlodlo for theatre. Most of them had actually won BAAs before, which makes the whole thing hit different.
The renamed awards will have proper competition this year, keeping these artists' legacies alive through new talent getting recognized. Meanwhile, voting opened up for the People's Choice Award with 25 nominees in the running, featuring names like Black Diva, DJ Mzoe, Mjox, Percy Soko, and Band of Misfits, among others.
Bulawayo's creative scene took some brutal losses over the past couple of years, and this ceremony is basically the community saying these artists shaped everything about the city's cultural vibe and deserve to be remembered.
The renamed awards will have proper competition this year, keeping these artists' legacies alive through new talent getting recognized. Meanwhile, voting opened up for the People's Choice Award with 25 nominees in the running, featuring names like Black Diva, DJ Mzoe, Mjox, Percy Soko, and Band of Misfits, among others.
Bulawayo's creative scene took some brutal losses over the past couple of years, and this ceremony is basically the community saying these artists shaped everything about the city's cultural vibe and deserve to be remembered.
