Events promoter Abbey Musiguzi, also called Abitex, has spoken concerning the decline in sponsorship for music occasions in Kampala.
He attributes this to the quite a few occasions organized inside the identical interval, but in addition says that artists have misplaced worth, making it arduous for promoters to safe sponsors.
He defined that previously, just one or two occasions occurred per 30 days, however that’s not the case. He provides that artists’ music is primarily loved in bars as a result of it lacks high quality.
“A very long time in the past, there was solely two occasions a month, however now there are such a lot of that it’s troublesome to safe sponsors. Additionally, musicians have misplaced their worth as a result of most of their songs are solely performed in bars,” he defined in an interview with a neighborhood tv station.
The promoter additionally mentioned the struggles of internet hosting and selling occasions, explaining that many lack funding and require promoters to borrow cash to run them.
“No promoter at all times has fairness money available to put money into an occasion; they usually should borrow cash. Most occasions lack funding, and the reality is, we would retire and cease organizing occasions altogether,” he says.
He provides that promoters usually cowl up flops to avoid wasting artists’ manufacturers.
“A promoter may declare a present was offered out to guard the musician’s model, however deep down, they know the struggles and the ache behind it,” he defined.