POPULAR Eastern Cape radio presenter Saba Mbixane believes his competitors will have to work five times harder to match his standards.
This is after he won the coveted Best Traditional Music DJ and Best Traditional music radio programme categories at South African Traditional Music Achievement (Satma) Awards.
The Umhlobo Wenene DJ said Saturday’s awards were living proof that one can never “aleqe ukhozi ngenja” (use a dog to chase a hawk).
It would take his competitors years to get to his level of expertise in the traditional music field, he said.
The prestigious Satma Awards, held in East London on Saturday, were attended by hundreds of traditional music lovers, Xhosa King Mpendulo Sigcawu as well as politicians including local government and traditional affairs MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane, social development MEC Pemmy Majodina, premier Noxolo Kiviet and Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency chairwoman Vuyo Zitumane.
Mbixane said the only way his competitors would get anywhere was if they asked him to step aside.
“While I am still here, they do not have a chance.
“I mean for the radio programme I got more than 350000 votes to win while the second runner up got only 61000.
“For best traditional DJ I received 479000 votes while runner-up got 93000.
“There is a massive gap between me and my competitors.”
The Mount Frere-born presenter said it was his style, interaction with listeners and vast music collection that ensured he was always steps ahead of the rest. “Some radio DJs do not understand that there are different genres within traditional music. So it is little things like that that make a difference.
“It is in the way you co-ordinate your show and the way you address people, from politicians to listeners, with the same importance.
“I cannot give away all my secrets but I can say that for this year’s awards, I only used up 60% of my strategy to win and it got me so far. Imagine if I had used up the other 40%?”
Mbixane said his love of traditional music was not just about getting a paycheque at the end of the month.
“While for other DJs it might be work, this is not a job for me. It’s a lifestyle. I live it while they dabble in hip hop, kwaito and R&B.”
The passionate Lavuth’ibhayi presenter said his competitors had a right to ask him to step aside for a couple of years so they could also get a chance.
“They can talk to the organisers and say ‘it’s too much’ and I am willing to listen. Because otherwise they do not stand a chance,” he said yesterday.
He said the other radio stations up against him were also welcome to ask him how he kept doing it, year after year.
“Mabazosabela kum . We can be honest and open with each other about what I am doing that they are not.”
Mbixane also won a car at the awards, which he said he was thoroughly enjoying.
He said the station would announce later this month the winner of a competition run during the voting process, where a listener who voted the most would win a car.
‘I’m the best by far’ says Saba
This is after he won the coveted Best Traditional Music DJ and Best Traditional music radio programme categories at South African Traditional Music Achievement (Satma) Awards.
The Umhlobo Wenene DJ said Saturday’s awards were living proof that one can never “aleqe ukhozi ngenja” (use a dog to chase a hawk).
It would take his competitors years to get to his level of expertise in the traditional music field, he said.
The prestigious Satma Awards, held in East London on Saturday, were attended by hundreds of traditional music lovers, Xhosa King Mpendulo Sigcawu as well as politicians including local government and traditional affairs MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane, social development MEC Pemmy Majodina, premier Noxolo Kiviet and Eastern Cape Parks and Tourism Agency chairwoman Vuyo Zitumane.
Mbixane said the only way his competitors would get anywhere was if they asked him to step aside.
“While I am still here, they do not have a chance.
“I mean for the radio programme I got more than 350000 votes to win while the second runner up got only 61000.
“For best traditional DJ I received 479000 votes while runner-up got 93000.
“There is a massive gap between me and my competitors.”
The Mount Frere-born presenter said it was his style, interaction with listeners and vast music collection that ensured he was always steps ahead of the rest. “Some radio DJs do not understand that there are different genres within traditional music. So it is little things like that that make a difference.
“It is in the way you co-ordinate your show and the way you address people, from politicians to listeners, with the same importance.
“I cannot give away all my secrets but I can say that for this year’s awards, I only used up 60% of my strategy to win and it got me so far. Imagine if I had used up the other 40%?”
Mbixane said his love of traditional music was not just about getting a paycheque at the end of the month.
“While for other DJs it might be work, this is not a job for me. It’s a lifestyle. I live it while they dabble in hip hop, kwaito and R&B.”
The passionate Lavuth’ibhayi presenter said his competitors had a right to ask him to step aside for a couple of years so they could also get a chance.
“They can talk to the organisers and say ‘it’s too much’ and I am willing to listen. Because otherwise they do not stand a chance,” he said yesterday.
He said the other radio stations up against him were also welcome to ask him how he kept doing it, year after year.
“Mabazosabela kum . We can be honest and open with each other about what I am doing that they are not.”
Mbixane also won a car at the awards, which he said he was thoroughly enjoying.
He said the station would announce later this month the winner of a competition run during the voting process, where a listener who voted the most would win a car.
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