Spice Diana has joined Azawi in criticizing the Uganda Nationwide Musicians Federation (UNMF), describing it as “fraudulent.”
The UNMF, shaped final yr with a mission to guard artists’ rights, has seen a decline in help from its members.
Many have departed, citing delays, misplaced values, and unmet guarantees as main causes for his or her departure. Spice Diana, one of many federation’s founding members, expressed her dissatisfaction by stating that she by no means obtained any monetary profit from the group.
She determined to distance herself from the UNMF upon realizing that its objectives had shifted away from its preliminary give attention to copyright regulation advocacy.
Spice Diana’s feedback got here in help of fellow artist Azawi, who not too long ago criticized musicians for his or her silence on points affecting Ugandans, particularly corruption.
Azawi talked in regards to the irony of artists receiving help from the general public whereas remaining silent on crucial issues troubling their followers.
She steered that some well-to-do musicians have been compromised by the federal government, stopping them from talking out.
Spice Diana acknowledged the struggles confronted by Ugandans, though she admitted to missing concrete proof of which musicians might need obtained authorities cash.
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