Songstress Sanaipei Tande is opening up about challenges facing female artistes in the hands of promoters and DJs.
Speaking on a local radio show, the 'Mdaka Mdakiwa' hit singer recalls losing a couple of shows and consequently money for turning down advances from promoters.
“I lost shows because a promoter tells you they would like you to go to Naivasha and perform and we agree, there is M-PESA so they send me the deposit and they want it to be a thing for can we hang out or have drinks,” she said.
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Further, she said she could not adjust to the casualness in the music industry where some handlers would text her as late as 11:00 pm or 12:00 am.
“There is such a casualness that’s in the industry that I couldn’t deal with so I lost a lot of show and a lot of girls would tell me that if you want a DJ to play your songs you have to…do a little something with him,” she explained.
Speaking of payment, she added that artistes are lowly paid which made it difficult for her to source dancers and give a proper show.
She however maintained that she is content with her career adding that the few shows she does in a year are enough.
