Alpha To EABL: You Need To Support Your Artists
Friday, 13 July 2012 12:25

Tusker Project Fame season 3 winner Alpha Rwirangira is a disgruntled man and he is about to be EABL's nightmare with claims that they use contestants for monetary gain.

In a heartfelt post directed at the competition’s organizers, East Africa’s Breweries Limited, the Rwandan born singer, who bagged Sh5 million after winning the show, accuses the organizers of failing to deliver on their promises and contributing to the inability of the contest winners to make it in the music industry after the show.


He further cites fellow winners Valerie Kimani (TPF 1), Esther Nabaasa (TPF 2) and Davis Ntare (TPF 4) as casualties of EABL’s reluctance to support the winner’s and help them nurture their talents observing that “EABL makes a lot money out of these contestants but still don't want to support them and care after the show.” Here’s the full post:

“Am writing this with a lot of pain in my heart. My dearest Fans it is so pain painful. I first thank EABL for introducing us to the music industry. But allow me again to say my disappointments. EABL makes a lot money out of these contestants but still don't want to support them and care after the show. i would give you examples of V. Kimani, if she was honest and told you the truth with what she went through after the winning of TPF1, Its just a shame , if EABL had been there for her i believe Kimani would be very far with ger talent. Look at Ester, its just a shame how so many people dint know about her and they they still don't know this talented singer, I wish she would tell a story about her path after TPF2, its just full of shame. Now coming to me, its just the same am so sorry to say this after all i have nothing to loose but EABL this is to much you need to support your artists, don't leave them hanging like lost sheep. All you think its about your selves, its so pain. i remember, i organized an Event back Home in Rwanda where i brought some the artist from different TPFs including judge Ian, and i asked EABL to sponsor my event and they ignored me after showing them how determined i was at least even to be creative and work with them. Its so shameful how i was sponsored by other companies and EABL was not there and yet i had approached them requesting fro a sponsorship like all these other companies, they kept on giving me the dates until the lust min, its a shame and so painful. Now look at my brother Davis, up to know still straggling with his Record deal, EABL i don't know what is going on with his contract nothing has worked out up to now and now TPF 5 is on, do you think these people are doing justice to the artists? I wander why they are doing TPF5 if they are going to do the same they did to all of us? Its not fare. Please people don't get me wrong but people vote for their favorite artist and they want to see him grow and when they don't see what they expected they tend to blame the artist, please allow me to show you the once to be blamed. It is so painful. I have kept this thing in my heart but it's been time i said it, after all i have nothing to loose but at least let me talk for ny young brothers so that they don't face the same problem we faced. please our lovely fans we need your Opions regarding this issue.”

Question is, should TPF be held accountable for what becomes of the contestants’ careers after the curtains close on the show or are they the drivers of their own destinies?

 

Alpha To EABL: You Need To Support Your Artists