The artist published an open letter saying in details the reason he didn’t perform at the Rwanda Rebirth celebration concert where he would be performing on the same night as Mugisha Benjamin [The Ben] who is currently doing his music in the USA that took place at BK Arena
The letter was out by Sunday on August 7, 2022 after the
rumors on social media that the reason behind him refusing to perform is
because he wasn’t given ‘Hennesy’ and it was in their agreement.
As InyaRwanda got news that Kenny Sol agreed with the organizers
2 Rwf millions for him to sing at the concert same as others they were told the
money would be given to them the day of the concert
This artist was at BK Arena asking to be given the money and
was told that they will give him a check that will be withdrawn within 10 days
he waited for the check but didn’t get it. He was told that the person who was
supposed to sign on the check wasn’t there
In other artists that did perform at this concert there is
one that was given 230rwf another was given 300rwf, and then they sang and
there contracts says they have to be given 1milion rwf
In the announcement he assigned for media Kenny Sol said
that he wrote the letter with a heart full of sorrow as an artist who did
everything he could to be where he is by now
He said he used social media in order to say something on
things that held Rwandan music behind, he started by saying actions with less knowledge
is one of the things that causes our music to stay behind, he labels it as a
virus
He said that Rwandan people are the only ones that the
organizer of an event feels valuable that the artist and he is not happy with
how they invite you to sing at a concert as if it’s out of pity
He was like “you are laying to yourselves its not out of
pity on the other sid you need as in your business”
“we stay sleepless nights making music sometimes we don’t have
money to do the clips and for advertising them and a lot of you do this for
your own good and to fill your pockets " he said
He said another concert he did perform in its 2 months now
and he hadn’t got the payment yet and also he asked RDB if they know that the
artists that sang in Chop life aren’t paid yet
he also showed his concern if the organizers and the investors know that
they have to take care of the artist they are working with
He said that he knows that by saying the truth that he will
get many haters but that is for a better future, he said its not a one man
problem that also his fellow artist have had this phase as its all over social
media some artists like Juno Kizigenza and Ish kevine addressed the matter