Jacqueline Jacobs, marketing director of Bliss Brands says: “We’re looking for a new, original song for MAQ Washing Powder and what better way of doing this than through a national song contest that showcases the best that our amateur South African isicathamiya groups have to offer. The musical style has in recent years become extremely popular and has gained an enormous following. This is one of the reasons that the MAQapella contest is calling for isicathamiya entries.”

The competition invites all amateur singers, that is, all those singers who have not yet signed with a record label, who are South African citizens and are over 18 years old, to perform their original MAQ song for a panel of judges. The panel is made up of three of South Africa’s hottest musical talents – the dazzling Nozzy from The Sophia Sistas, rising house music star MaBlerh and musical genious Shwi from maskandi duo Shwi no Mtekhala.The judges are looking for an acapella/isicathamiya style song that is original, catchy, fun, representative of South Africa and conveys that special MAQ feeling.

“South Africa is ripe with talent and we are very excited about giving unknown isicathamiya groups the opportunity and the platform to perform and showcase their abilities. The MAQapella contest will allow the winning group to take their skills to the next level, placing their musical careers on the right path to success,” continues Jacobs.

The winning song will be the new MAQ Washing Powder song. The winning group will receive numerous prizes that will help their singing careers including R50 000.00 in cash, a music video and an in-studio recording valued at R100 000 and a years’ worth of MAQ products.

A full list of Terms of Conditions is available on www.maq.mobi

For more information, visit MAQ Washing Powder’s Facebook page, here.