Call for applications: Upcoming musicians in eSwatini

According to the call, "youthful musicians" will get an opportunity to perform live at the 2019 MTN Bushfire festival. Young undiscovered artists working in all genres will be considered.

The window for submissions for the MTN Bushfire Pulse Firefly campaign will close on 28 February. Subsequently, a team of independent judges will select 20 participants and their names and songs will be revealed on 8 March. The public will then vote for the acts they would like to see perform at MTN Bushfire 2019. This voting process will produce 10 acts to be announced on 5 April. The finale, featuring the last 10, will take place on 3 May.

All finalists and eventual winners will be required to use a backing track during their performance. The top 3 winners will be chosen and announced on the night, securing a performance spot at MTN Bushfire 2019. Half of the votes will be by the public and half by a group of judges.

Criteria and conditions

• Applicants must be aged between 16 and 35 years.
• Applicants must be eSwatini residents (must provide a Swati ID or proof of residence in eSwatini).
• Successful applicants will be required to sing along to a backing track.
• Artists agree to have their music submissions uploaded online for public download and listening.
• Artists agree to record promotional videos.
• Artists must have recorded material to send for listening.

How to apply

• Applicants must send not more than two tracks (MP3) via WhatsApp to +268 7606 0971.
• Applicants must include a brief artist profile with their name, stage name, music genre, age, place of residence and ID number.

Timeline

• Application deadline: 28 February 2019
• Judging period: 1-7 March 2019
• Top 20 announcement: 8 March 2019
• Top 20 voting period: 8-29 March
• Top 10 announcement: 5 April 2019
• Top 10 voting period: 5-26 April 2019
• Finale: 3 May 2019

For more information, please visit the Pulse Firefly page.