It wasn’t surprising to hear that some Cameroonian artists were planning to protest against the P-Square concert. Any keen observer and blogosphere fan must have seen the signs after the Akon concert. Back then some Cameroonians were angry that Cameroonian artists had been paid peanuts as compared to the payload handed to the American hiphop megastar. What has however been surprising is the calibre of people spearheading this march of shame. A veteran musician like Romeo Dika should know better than mislead aspiring musicians. The entertainment industry is a jungle where only the fittest survive and let’s be patriotic to the truth and admit it; our music hasn’t been fit for a while now. Mr. Romeo Dika should carry out a survey in Cameroon and see how many people know the title of his last album or can hum a chorus from any of the tracks on that album. For the entertainment industy, globalisation and the market economy system mean that our artistic products will have to compete with those from outside. And if ours aren’t up to par then our artists will lose endorsements. If Mr. Romeo Dika and co. want to be paid a 100 million frs cfa to perform they should produce an album overflowing with intercontinental hits so that a company knows their brand will reach millions when they contract them. Endorsing an artist for such huge sums isn’t done out of sentiments. It is a business strategy in which the artist and company must both win. If any company was to give any of the protesting Cameroonian artist a 100 million frs to perform it will surely not get back its money worth. I know some people will talk of a company’s social responsibility but when you pay an artist such a sum,he/she benefits not the community. The mobile phone company shouldn’t give in to blackmail because if it does, it will be encouraging mediocrity. Let our artists go to work so that one day a foreign company can give them millions to perform abroad. Mr Romeo and Co. should stop brandishing their mediocrity for the world to see. Let them go into their studios and produce songs that resonate across the continent and why not the world. Until they do this, they will come across as a mediocre bunch begging for handouts because they don’t have what it takes to survive in the tough world of entertainment. Are we together?
Camer Entertainment House
yo man …these makossa artist have not yet understood that they need to export their brand before trying to compare themselves with internationally acclaimed artists. how many people are gonna attend their concert if they are paid a hundred million ? why are they disgracing themselves ? am also an artist and i see nothing wrong for MTN to give hundreds of millions to p-square …cameroon needs to promote its music and encourage its youths. if we have guys like Jovi, Sine and others…i bet the level of demos in studios will be greatly elevated…
merci de votre contribution, toutefois, permettez moi de vous dire que je n’ai pas de problème avec les jeunes frères du groupe P SQUARE. c’es un plaisir de savoir que des jeunes africains peuvent avoir du succès avec une ou deux phrases, c’est ça la magie de l’inspiration.
il ne faut pas sortir du cadre de la révendication du syndicat camerounais des musiciens que je préside pour le moment. le SYCAMU, s’oppose à la société MTN qui, exploite les musique par téléchargement téléphonique sans autorisation des ayants droit, c’est ce qui a mobiliser les artistes et producteurs camerounais, afin que MTN se conforme à la loi. d’ailleurs à cet effet, le SYCAMU a informé le NIGERIA PMAN, cette organisation Nigériane, par son président a marqué son accord pour soutenir nos actions contre MTN d’ailleurs qualifié par eux de criminel. c’est forte mobilisation a amené MTN le 14 Mai 2012, a payer les arriérés au titre du Corporate, à déclarer le concert du P SQUARE, et s’est engagé devant le gouvernement à négocier l’acquisition officielle des licences. c’est donc dans l’intérêt de la création et non le sens que vous donnez à cette affaire de droit. vous pouvez m’insulter comme vous voulez, toutefois les musiciens nigérians qui ont travaillé avec moi das les studio de TABANSY RECORDS, ROGERS ALL STARS à ONITSHA et PREMIER RECORDS à LAGOS, qu’ils soient JIDE OBY, FELIX LEBARTY, ANDY SHURMAND, SONNY OKOSUN, STELLA MONYE, ONYEKA etc savent ce que j’ai fait comme arrangeurs de Hits pour la musique nigériane. bien de choses à vous et bonne suite au P SQUARE.
WHEN SOMEBODY IS MORE THAN U IN LIFE IN ONE WAY OR ANOTHER,ALL U NEED TO DO IS ACCEPT AND APPRECIATE IT.WHILE WORKING HARDER EVERYDAY AND PRAYING FOR GOD BLESSINGS TOO.LET ALL THOSE MAKOSSA HERO’S WHO ARE PROTESTING AGAINST PSQUARE COMING.GO TO SLEEP