Comments Cassper Nyovest, "I'm very excited to be part of the first ever South African edition of NickFest. I've been proud to collaborate and perform alongside influential artists from HHP to Talib Kweli, DJ Drama, Kid Cudi and Kendrick Lamar, but I'll be taking my career to a new level when I share a stage with icons like SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer, and a quartet of giant green amphibians warriors!"
Born in the small neighbourhood of Montshiwa in Mafikeng, Cassper started rapping at the age of 12, before leaving school at 16 to follow his dream of Hip Hop stardom. Fortunate enough to be spotted by HHP, Cassper subsequently travelled far and wide with the Motswako rapper, taking South African Hip Hop to the world. After he dropped his own official single Gusheshe in 2013, Cassper's career took off, and he has since won an astonishing array of awards, including the South African Hip Hop Awards, the Metro FM Awards and the SAMAs, plus Best African Male Artist at the Channel O Awards. Cassper has high hopes of winning his first BET Award in June, and believes he'll score a Grammy one day soon!
Also performing alongside Cassper on 13 June will be teen vocal group The Buzz, the Tsogo Sun Arts Academy All Stars, ProVerb, and Morgan Beat Box. Two shows will be held daily at 10am-1pm, and 2pm-5pm, with Mi Casa headlining the lineup for Sunday 14 June 2015. Three Nickelodeon character shows and meet and greets take place on both days.
Nickelodeon Africa has also announced the aweslime news that recording artist ProVerb and television presenter, model and actress Pearl Thusi will be getting slimed at NickFest 2015!
Tickets for NickFest are now on sale at Computicket, priced R110 per ticket (entry free for children under 2). A percentage of funds from ticket sales will be donated to the Nelson Mandela Children’s Hospital Trust to aid sick children.
Nickelodeon Africa is giving Nicksters the chance to win tickets to attend NickFest 2015! Head to nickelodeonafrica.com and answer the simple question to enter for your chance to win!
NickFest will thrill kids and parents alike with its unique combination of live music from SA A-listers, character shows and appearances by Nickelodeon superstars SpongeBob SquarePants, Dora the Explorer and the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. Packed with fun and interactivity, NickFest promises a fabulous day out for kids of all ages and their families, with designated activities for pre-schoolers, primary school kids, tweens and teens. And of course there’ll be lots of Nickelodeon's trademark slime – tons and tons of gooey green stuff...in the awesome Slime Area!
For more information on NickFest please go to www.nickelodeonafrica.com, like Nickelodeon Africa on Facebook at www.Facebook.com/NickelodeonAfrica, or follow Nick Africa on Twitter @NickAfrica and on Instagram @Nickelodeon_Africa. To join the conversation about NickFest, please use the dedicated hashtag #NickFest.
Additional sources: My TV News, TVSA (1, 2)
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