{"id":176680,"date":"2021-01-06T15:38:23","date_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mypr.co.za\/?p=97909"},"modified":"2021-01-06T15:38:23","modified_gmt":"2021-01-06T13:38:23","slug":"catchy-corona-song-spreads-positive-message","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/catchy-corona-song-spreads-positive-message\/","title":{"rendered":"Catchy \u2018Corona\u2019 Song Spreads Positive Message"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Wash up nice and sanitize \u2013 South African Music Week launches first multi-national musical collaboration to sing the home-grown song, \u201cCorona\u201d to encourage people of the world to help prevent the spread of COVID-19<\/p>\n

Johannesburg, 30 December 2020 \u2013 Underpinning South Africa\u2019s President, Cyril Ramaphosas\u2019s words during his \u2018family\u2019 meeting on 28th December, the organisers of South African Music Week (SAMW), have today launched a music video \u2013 entitled \u2018Corona\u2019 \u2013 which is a collaboration by a number of international music artists who have used their craft to create an educational song and video, to encourage citizens of the world to \u2018wash up nice and sanitize,\u2019 in order to combat the spread of COVID-19. It also helps that the tune is the right kind of catchy and spreads a positive message.<\/p>\n

South African Music Week (SAMW), is an annual cross-border music industry event that provides a showcase of talent in each country and fosters collaborative working relationships between countries. The idea originated from a visit Moeti paid to Canada along with Mr Vuzumuzi Mkhize, DG of the Department of Sports, Arts and Culture, who led a South African music industry delegation to Canadian Music Week in 2019. This was ratified in January 2020, by Ms. Mbali Hlophe, MEC for Gauteng Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, with Johannesburg becoming the host city for the event.<\/p>\n

A three-day jam-packed programme that includes a series of panel discussions and presentations led by industry professionals, with a number of artist performances, an exhibition component and all-important B2B networking. In 2021, the event will focus on building a strong partnership with Canada and will predominantly take place online. It is FREE to attend and a must for anyone looking to take advantage of Music in the 4IR (the theme for the inaugural event).<\/p>\n

COVID-19 is a serious pandemic, a fact that still does not seem to be understood by scores of people, hence second and third waves and ongoing lockdowns. So, in a similar vein to artist collaborations such as \u2018Do they Know It\u2019s Christmas\u2019 and Live Aid, \u2018We Are the World\u2019 etc, organiser and CEO of SAMW, Michael Moeti, saw an opportunity to create a platform for all the artists whom he had signed on as part of the SAMW event, to help educate citizens as to how they can play their part in preventing the spread of the virus.<\/p>\n

\u2018Corona\u2019 song was born. Written by trap hip-hop artist ANADATRAP STORY, is performed by:<\/p>\n

\u2022 Ryana \u2013 French Algerian
\u2022 Khanyo \u2013 South African
\u2022 Sauceman \u2013 South African
\u2022 Rama \u2013 Tanzanian \u2013 Australian
\u2022 Nga \u2013 Congo Brazzaville\/French
\u2022 Dirty RAY \u2013 Japanese
\u2022 Joe Gez \u2013 DRC\/Canadian
\u2022 Vibeby Melo -Canadian
\u2022 Spitten Image \u2013 Canadian<\/p>\n

\u2018Corona\u2019 is a song of hope, collaboration and the understanding that no matter where you are in the world, music is the universal language spoken by all.<\/p>\n

Ahead of New Year\u2019s Eve, organisers of SAMW are requesting everyone to spread the message far and wide \u2013 for all our sakes.<\/p>\n

The South African Music Week is in proud partnership with the Department of Sports Arts and Culture, Gauteng Dept of Sports, Arts, Culture & Recreation and BrandSA.<\/p>\n

To register for the SAMW conference and to watch performances, please visit www.samw.co.za<\/p>\n

To view the video: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ksQat2x42EI&feature=youtu.be<\/p>\n

Social Media handles:
Instagram \u2013 @samusicweek
YouTube \u2013 https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCFrkgvhq8JRd-scvXD5AiiA?view_as=subscriber<\/p>\n

Twitter \u2013 @SAmusicweek2021
Facebook \u2013 https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/South-African-Music-Week-109333754258077\/?view_public_for=109333754258077<\/p>\n

Hashtags: #SAMW2021 #Music4IR<\/p>\n

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