{"id":16689,"date":"2026-08-11T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/basadi-in-music-awards-2026-expands-with-pan-african-categories\/"},"modified":"2026-08-11T09:02:00","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T09:02:00","slug":"basadi-in-music-awards-2026-expands-with-pan-african-categories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/basadi-in-music-awards-2026-expands-with-pan-african-categories\/","title":{"rendered":"Basadi in Music Awards 2026 Expands with Pan-African Categories"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/basadi-in-music-awards-2026-all-the-winners\/\">Basadi in Music Awards (BIMAs)<\/a><\/strong> marked its fifth edition on 7 and 8 August 2026 at the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.joburgtheatre.com\/\">Joburg Theatre<\/a><\/strong>, introducing Pan-African and international recognition categories for the first time as part of its Women&#8217;s Month celebration.<\/p>\n<h2>Fifth Edition Format and Emerging Talent<\/h2>\n<p>The two-day event opened with a Gold Carpet hosted by a rotating team of media personalities: <strong>Mutondini Mukodamani<\/strong>, <strong>Nina Hastie<\/strong>, <strong>Marcus Molemane<\/strong> and <strong>Thato Joy<\/strong>. Attendees included <strong>Minnie Dlamini<\/strong> and <strong>Lady Zamar<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>A theatre foyer showcase gave a platform to emerging artists:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Inna G<\/li>\n<li>Witney<\/li>\n<li>Refilwe<\/li>\n<li>Bad Milk<\/li>\n<li>Sakhile<\/li>\n<li>Billion<\/li>\n<li>Money Badoo<\/li>\n<li>Siibu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/interspacemusic.com\/blog\/basadi-in-music-awards-2026-night-one-winners-announced\/\">first segment of the awards<\/a> recognised behind-the-scenes professionals, with categories for presenters, producers, stylists and make-up artists.<\/p>\n<p>BIMAs founding CEO <strong>Hloni Modise<\/strong> credited the event&#8217;s support network. &#8220;This year is all about the spirit of community. 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