Nigerian Promoters USA
is an organization composed of event promoters based in the USA
primarily targeting the Nigerian market. Members of the organization
have decided to “boycott” Nigerian artistes. Based on their press
release and flyer, they believe Nigerian artistes are overpaid, the
quality of performance is low (lip syncing) and the process of the
dealing with them is disorganized including their entourages.
Read their press release below – via NotJustOK
“Over
the years, it’s been enthusiastic priority for Nigerian promoters based
in the USA and in the “Diaspora” generally to improve, expand and
promote Nigerian (African) music to the best of our ability and we have
worked very hard over the years. From mixing to producing to waiting
outside radio station’ studios for countless hours BECAUSE WE WANTED TO
ENTERTAIN FANS OF THE MUSIC as well as get our wonderful music
(AFROBEAT) noticed and enjoyed by the world.
We
are based in the USA where it’s a third of the price to book a local
talent (and by local we also mean internationally known, mainstream
artists) than it is the prices being pitched to us by Artists’ Managers
and publicists and ex high school buddies and side chicks and present
girlfriends and “Outlaws” aka wannabe promoters who throw “good” money
at these artists and get them to commit to events that they (AND BY THEY
WE MEAN THE ARTIST AND THE WANNABE BOTH) have no idea about.
we
would also ask and prefer that our artists concentrate more on
improving their acts or performances for their fans cause that’s really
what this is all about.
we didn’t become professionals and promote Afrobeat and put together great international events to get these artists to where they are only to be bamboozled by a wannabe or a greedy manager or an artist who just looks at us (and the fact that we live abroad) as mugus!
we didn’t become professionals and promote Afrobeat and put together great international events to get these artists to where they are only to be bamboozled by a wannabe or a greedy manager or an artist who just looks at us (and the fact that we live abroad) as mugus!
we no be mugu and this has to stop!
we
ask that when artists are putting shows together that they be musically
involved and also have a stake in their own show. cause really we are
spending blind money on some monstrous atrocities presented as tours and
performances.
Price quotes are out
of this world and in fact have become just really colossal and not in a
good way at all. Paying more money for artists (who are overpaid in
Nigeria and have gotten used to it) than I am able to make has never
been good business as it will never be! we do not do this for show, just
like our wonderful artists, THIS IS A BUSINESS. Business should make
sense.”