The Uganda Music Promoters Association has come out and dropped a list of fares to pay to artistes when hired out to perform on music concerts and festivals. According to the list, a few musicians for instance musician turned politician Kyagulanyi Ssentamu Robert aka Bobi Wine is rated the most expensive at UGX 20m while the faded Kadongokamu star Ronald Mayinja is the cheapest at UGX 200,000/=. A part of the list is as follows;
• BOBI WINE – 20,000,000/-
• 2. DAVID LUTALO- 6,000,000/-
• SHEEBAH KALUNGI- 5,500,000/-
• EDDY KENZO- 5,000,000/-
• DR JOSE CHAMELEON – 4,000,000/-
• WINNIE NWAGI- 4,000,000/-
• REMA NAMAKULA- 4,000,000/-
• SPICE DIANA- 3,500,000/-
• MESEARCH SSEMAKULA- 3,000,000- 3,500,000/-
• KING SAHA- 2,000,000- 3,000,000/-
• FIK FAMEICA- 2,000,000- 3,000,000/-
• YK BENDA- 2,000,000- 2,500,000/-
• GRENADE- 1,500,000- 2,000,000/-
• AZAWI- 2,000,000- 4,000,000/-
• BEBE COOL- 1,000,000- 1,500,000/-
• VINKA- 2,000,000/-
• RONALD MAYINJA- 200,000- 400,000/-
• BIG EYE- 500,000 -800,000/-
• JULIANA KANYOMOOZI- 4,000,000/-
• CATHERINE KUSASIRA- 800,000 -1,000,000/-
• GEOFREY LUTAAYA- 1,500,000/-
• MATHIAS WALUKAGA- 700,000 -1,200,000/-
• IRENE NAMATOVU- 1,000,000/-
• HARUNA MUBIRU- 1,000,000/-
• PALLASO- 3,000,000- 3,500,000/-
• FRED SSEBATA- 1,000,000/-
• EDDY YAWE- 1,000,000/-
• PR. BUGEMBE- 2,000,000/-
• B2C- 2,000,000/-
To a few musicians, they have considered this the worst case of farmiliarity as they have been rated very cheap, contrary to what they believed they weighed in the music industry. Many have come out to complain after the immediate release of this said list and they don’t seem happy about their ratings. One of the artistes that came out to blast the promoters about the list is Uganda Musician Association President Cindy Sanyu, who has responded to the preset fees set by the Uganda Promoters Association as payment for artists.
The document, which has immediately gained widespread attention, has become the topic of discussion as numerous industry stakeholders have voiced their opinions.
Cindy Sanyu didn’t have any favorable words to say about the people who drafted the document making rounds. Through Facebook, Cindy asked where promoters get the nerve to tell artists to lower their standards just because they can’t afford them. She mentioned that every artiste set their price for a reason and they should not lower their prices just because promoters can not afford them.
The enraged singer finished her rant by advising promoters to hold off on employing artists if they cannot afford them.
