Dr. Ezekiel Mutua, the Music Copyright Society of Kenya (MCSK) CEO is tackling his new job with zeal and passion similar to his previous posting as Kenya Film Classification Board, CEO.
This past weekend, Mr. Mutua was a guest at Malaika Cultural Festival in Voi and had some interesting comments to make about how much artistes in Kenya take home.
The CEO said advised musicians that they stand to benefit in a big way if they register with the organisation which wants to sign about 100,000 musicians for their Collective Management Organization(CMO).
This CMO would help the musicians have a bigger say on what the artists can earn per performance and from record sales.
“We should appreciate our artistes like they are appreciated in other countries. Recently, Barbadian singer Rihanna joined other singers such as Jay Z, Dr. Dre, Kanye West and others in the Forbes annual billionaires list. Why, then, should our musicians be paupers with all the entertainment they give us?” he posed.
“There’s strength in numbers. I urge our musicians to unite by registering as members of MCSK so that we can increase our bargaining power,” he finished off.
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