Harmonize has come out to slam his former boss Diamond Platnumz for using his name to promote the forthcoming Wasafi Festival.
Speaking to Bongo media, Diamond hinted at the possibility of Harmonize and Alikiba performing at this year's edition of the annual Wasafi Festival which is usually held across different towns and cities in Tanzania.
The Wasafi boss, who just a week ago claimed he had an affair with Alikiba's estranged Kenyan wife Amina, said his beef with his rivals shouldn't be personal and as such they should unite to support each other musically.
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“Sisi kama Wasafi Festival tunapenda tushirikiane na kila mtu. Ikimpendeza Alikiba pia tungependa tuwe naye, unajua yaani ibaki huko mambo mengine lakini huku shughuli ziendelee. Ndio Wanigeria wanafanya hivo. Sisi tutafarijika sana tukiwa naye tukafanya shughuli pamoja pale. Unajua Alikiba si msanii mdogo ni msanii mkubwa na inawezekana yuko bize lakini ikiwezekana akatupa muda wake kidogo tutashukuru,” Diamond said.
The Wasafi boss further noted that people would love to see Alikiba, Harmonize and him share a stage to perform.
“Watu watafurahi kuona shoo moja nikiwa mimi na yeye (Alikiba), itakuwa safi sana. Pia tupate mtu kama Konde, eeh bwana unajua lazima tutumie akili kwenye vitu tunavyovifanya. Kuna wakati wa kufanya comedy halafu kuna wakati sasa wa kufanya vitu vya Kiinchi. Mwisho wa siku sisi wote ni wamoja,” Diamond said.
It will never happen
Harmonize sneered at Diamond after he extended an olive branch to Alikiba and him.
Reacting to Diamond's signal for a ceasefire, Harmonize insisted that he would never share a stage with his former boss again.
He further cautioned his fans saying he would not take part in any Wasafi Festival activities, noting that Diamond was only using his name to draw people to the forthcoming event.
Harmonize nonetheless urged people to support Diamond but stressed that he would not be part of Wasafi Festival.
"Ok!!! My Mtwara, Venemba, Niwaala, Chikongola, Nkanaled, Mikindani, Magomeni sitokwepo na haitatokea asiwadanganye!!! Lengo lake ajaze achembe. Tumejaza kwao!!! Najua mna mioyo safi hakikisha mnaenda kumuunga mkono ila swala la kuwepo halitokuja tokea!!! Kuswali mnaleke," Harmonize wrote.
The fallout
In 2019, Wasafi was locked in another fierce tussle with Harmonize when he demanded to leave the label before the expiry of his contract.
Harmonize officially quit Wasafi in August 2019 after complaining about his contract. He had signed a 15-year contract with Diamond’s label which granted WCB 60 per cent of revenue generated from his music.
The ‘Single’ hitmaker opted to terminate the contract just four years after he felt he was not getting value for his output. He was forced to pay Wasafi Ksh24 million to ditch the label prematurely.
Harmonize was reportedly forced to sell his three houses and a piece of land to raise the Ksh24 million that Wasafi demanded for leaving the label before his contract expired.
He had no option but to part with the amount demanded so that Diamond’s record label could afford him full rights ownership to the songs (all of his songs at the time were recorded and produced by Wasafi).
Diamond and Harmonize’s friendship was affected by his exit from Wasafi. The latter even started beefing with his former boss after his exit.
