I just read an article in the graphic showbiz by Kofi Duah in which Bisa Kdie says Ghanaian music lovers should praise him for rejuvenating highlife music rather than criticize him for his bad performance because in his head, he is the best performer. Let call a spade a spade. Yes you have brought back the spark in highlife music but that does not mean your performance is good. We will praise you for the good songs and we will also criticize you for your bad performance. That is showbiz for you so deal with it.
I am so disapppointed in him because I thought he would have watch the replay of his performance and work to correct his mistakes but that is not the case. This shows how ignorant he is about the business aspect of music.
It was like they just woke him up to come and perform without prior informing him. My conclusion is that, he did not rehearse with his team before the event. The was no coordination between he, his dancers and the band. Everything was disorganized. The band was playing at a fast rate and he was struggling to be on the same tempo with them which made the performance very bad. The dancers didn't add any excitement to the performance.
Bisa I love you and your art. Your genre of music and the good songs you have churn out can give you a lot of money because the people that love this genre of music can pay up to GHc 300 just for a show. This will only happen if you work on your stage craft. Give a performance that can resurrect the dead not performance that will make people commit suicide.
In this digital world you cannot make money from the sales of CDs because people will find ways to download it for free and copy it for family and friends. "That is why I illegally downloaded your album" . This is what a fan reply to RnB singer, Bryson Tiller after he wrote "RIP to Cassius Clay". If someone should illegally download your album then what money will you be making? At the end of the day the person is going to copy it for the family and friends and the circle will continue. So basically you don't get money from the sales of album.
What fetch you money as an artiste is the shows and events that you get to perform and if your performance is wack, no serious event organiser will book you to perform at his or her show or event.
The only reason why you will get booked again to perform at any event or awards show after that disastrous performance is because we do not have many musicians in the country. If it was in the US, like you won't get to ever perform on that stage because they have 1000 artistes ready to replace you.
As an artiste, you need to understand that your talent is job and so you need to practice to perfect your skills. I remember Britney Spears had an injury during rehearsals for a show. That is how serious people out there take stage craft to the next level over there.
After Beyonce Superbowl 50\50 performance she announced her tour date and tickets price and someone twittered." how many organs do I have to sell to go to Beyonce concert". This is because the person knows he is going to get value for his money. I cannot waste money to come to a show that will lead to my early grave because that kind performance can cause someone to get a heart attack.
Bisa if you have really taken music as your career, then take some minute of your time to study about your Field. Watch and learn from the great entertainers how they are able to do it. Watch behind the scenes, how they prepare for their performance at an event. They finished performing and you can feel the goosebumps on your body.
Bisa nobody hate you, we love you. We just criticize you so you can improve upon your act.
Yours truly
Rahama
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