‘R2Bees’ Pulls Out Of Today’s Top of the World Concert, Sarkodie MUST Do The Same + My Thoughts

R2Bees announced yesterday that, they will not be performing at today’s  Malta Guinness sponsored ‘Top of the World Concert’ being organized by Charter House in Accra.

The group’s pull out of the concert on the grounds of huge disparity in monies to be paid to them in comparison to their Nigerian counterparts-P-Square sets a strong precedent which is good for the development and recognition of Ghanaian music and talents.

Let me summarize what is happening for those who are not  familiar with this issue…

R2Bees and Sarkodie (from Ghana) were billed to perform on the same stage at today’s  Malta Guinness sponsored ‘Top of the World Concert’ alongside P-Sqaure (from Nigeria) . It is alleged that the organizers (Charter House) have agreed to pay P-Sqaure  a whooping $200,000 and the Ghanaian musicians (Sarkodie & R2Bees) a chicken $5,000 each (approximately).

As much as some of us recognize how big the group-P-Square is when it comes to African music, Sarkodie and R2Bees are not also walkovers. These young talented Ghanaians have worked hard and deserve if not equal respect, at least a proportionate remuneration-the disparity should not be this huge.

The group-R2Bees has taken a bold stand on this and deserves to be commended. They have stood up for their rights and have not cheapen their talents, creativity and years of hard work. How much does it even cost to book 2 hours of studio time?

Both Charter House and Malta Guinness are not charity organizations, their main aim as corporate bodies is to maximize profit.  In doing so, they have no right to disrespect the hard work of these young Ghanaians and deny them their rights to make profit too.

How can anyone justify paying P-Sqaure $200,000 and R2Bees or Sarkodie-$5,000. The disparity is not only huge, it also signifies ‘intentional disrespect’ to their talents.

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Few days ago, Channel O held its annual Music Video Awards in South Africa and to the shock of many Ghanaians, D’Banj from Nigeria was flown to South Africa on a first class ticket whiles Sarkodie who was equally a nominee was flown there on an economy. These things must stop.

If R2Bees have decided to stand against this unfair treatment and disrespect to their talent, Sarkodie MUST stick with them and pull out of the show too.

If event organizers in Ghana continue to disrespect Ghanaian talents and treat them like Guinea pigs,  I think fans should also join in by boycotting such events. Together, we can achieve recognition and respect for these musicians who work hard to entertain us.

Read below for R2Bee’s pull out message 

“Hello fans, sorry to announce to you we won’t be performing at tomorrow’s “Top of the world” concert due to misunderstanding with promoters,” a message posted on the group’s Facebook page on Friday afternoon, read.

“The promoters, the Artists and most importantly you the fans can help change our music industry, refuse to be misled, support ur own. Thanks.

“We’re happy to be the scapegoats, the blacksheep if our actions help change our pathetic music industry… CHANGE WILL COME.

Congrats guys, you have done what is right…if you stand for nothing in life, you’ll fall for everything!