Eric Omondi has picked up a fight with international dancehall icon Konshens.
This was after a new years party poster showed the artiste would be the main act in a new years bash.
Eric Omondi took a jab at the organizers for selecting International acts and delegating ‘openers’ to Kenyan musicians.
“I really have nothing against International ARTISTS my HEART is PROFUSELY BLEEDING for our INDUSTRY.”
“I have no PROBLEM with Konshens. My Issue is our own MESSAGING!!! We are and have been KILLING OUR OWN!!! It’s all in the MESSAGING PEOPLE, MESSAGING is everything. SO next week KENYAN ARTISTS will be UNVEILED as CURTAIN RAISERS”
In his response, Konshens reitarated his decision to perform in Kenya was motivated by the love he recieved in his past gigs.
“Nobody is trying to milk your country,
your country just has a crazy love for
all genres of music. I chose KENYA because of the raw vibe and energy there and im sure i can speak for other artistes to say nobody is broke at home waiting for Kenya to call lol, we just love your country and your people and they love us back.
“You should be direct with what your real
issue is instead of these “Trump like” tactics.”
Eric Omondi however recused himself from attacking international acts, instead accusing local artistes of being lazy creatives.
“Our Artists are LAZY, REDUNDANT, DORMANT and lack the SPIRIT and WILL to PUSH or even DO MORE or BETTER!!! Our LOCAL MUSIC Industry is DEAD, BURRIED and ROTTING!!! The Thing is we are TRYING to REVIVE it and in Order to do that I feel PROMOTERS OUGHT to SUPPORT Our AGENDA by PUSHING OUR ARTISTS as well. The BIG SHOWS happening in Kenya in November and December include YOURSELF, CHARLY BLACK, NSG, KRANIUM,KOFFI OLOMIDE,, HARMONIZE, MBOSSO, And am told CECIL is also on her Way. My BROTHER you guys ARE KILLING US”
