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Dancehall musician, Shatta Wale has explained why he was unable to attend the Hogbetsotso Beach Rave, which was broadcast live in Tegbi in Ghana’s Volta Region.
It was earlier reported that Shatta, the event’s headlining performer, failed to show up on stage despite having arrived in town and even being transported by the organizers’ provided rental cars with his entourage.
“It is interesting to note that Shatta Wale had shown up at the venue of the concert in vehicles rented for him and his team by the organizers yet could not be found afterwards. All efforts by the two management teams to get him to come to the concert grounds to perform to the waiting crowd proved futile,” parts of the statement from the organizers read.
The turn of events undoubtedly left fans and organizers inconsolable, which is why the Dancehall has shared his side of the tale on social media.
Shatta has spoken out on social media after remaining silent for days to explain his absence from the stage.
When he already had an understanding with organizers that he would not take part in such an arrangement or even greet any chief, Wale claimed he was transported directly to a radio station to grant an interview.
He said that when one of the organizers threatened to stop paying for his lodging if he declined the interview, that’s when he left.
“Ibe show wey them contract me for. We no dey go greet greet people. Ago taya before the show starts sef. I know how people dey love me and I know I’d have to get into the crowd. Everybody go dey talk to you and your voice all go strain. I wanted to keep the energy for my lovely people of volta. As I ask them whether ino be this thing I tell them before coming, I hear sey one of the organizers say if I no go come the radio station, then them no go take me go my hotel room. So you expect me to carry all the luggage I came with to the radio station?” he expressed in Pidgin English during an Instagram live.
However, a disgruntled Shatta Wale questioned whether a foreign performer could also be treated unfairly.
“Massa, make I carry all my luggage come the radio station den come do radio interview? As yourself whether that’s how they treat foreign artistes. Do they take them to radio stations immediately they land at the airport? Even some international artistes come with their live bands, do they carry all that to the radio station? When Usher came to Ghana did he carry all his luggage and band to radio stations for interview?
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