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As the countdown begins for the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal (MAMA), an all-star line-up of SA’s hottest urban artists and DJs is to headline MTV Base’s first Road to MAMA party.  The pan-African party tour, criss-crossing the continent in the build up to the MAMA awards in July, kicks off in Durban before heading off to Lagos and Nairobi.

The MTV Africa Music AwardsKwaZulu-Natal2015, brought to you by KwaZulu-Natal Province in association with Absolut an in partnership with The City of Durban, returns to the Durban International Convention Centre (ICC), KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa on Saturday 18 July 2015 (to see the nominations for the MAMA please click here).

Road to MAMA Durban, an off-the-hook club night and celebration of Africa’s musical evolution, will take place on Saturday 27 June at 47th Avenue Lounge, 47 Intersite Avenue, Umgeni Business Park, Springfield, Durban.  Headlining the gig are Best New Act: Transformed Today by Absolut nominee and ‘Tsiki Tsiki’ star Duncan, Song of the Year nominees and Best Female nominee Busiswa, with Durban rapper Aewon Wolf and alternative hip hop outfit WTF rounding out the line-up.  Hitting the decks will be Song of the Year nominee DJ Fisherman plus Benny Maverick, Junior De Rocka, DJ Feel and DJ Lab.

Highlights from Road to Mama Durban will premiere on MTV Base on Friday 10 July at 17:30 CAT, and on MTV on Friday 10 July at 20:05 CAT.

Doors for Road to Mama Durban open at 21:00 CAT.  Tickets will be available at 47th Avenue Lounge on 27 June, priced at R150.

For more information on Road to MAMA Durban, please go to mama.mtv.com, like us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter and Instagram @MTVBaseAfrica. To join the conversation about the awards please use the hashtag #MTVMAMA2015.

DStv, Gagasi FM and Yfm are the official media partners of the 2015 MTV Africa Music Awards KwaZulu-Natal supported by Absolut & The City of Durban.