Nigerian singer and songwriter, Divine Ikubor, popularly
known as Rema, has responded to backlashes concerning his unsatisfactory
performance at the Afronation concert in Portugal.
Rema noted that the sound setup at the first day of the
event was bad, as he noted that there were no in-ear monitors for artists to
keep track of the audio the audience was receiving.
On his Twitter page on Sunday, Rema reacted to the video of
an attendee who stated that the singer and his colleague, Omah Lay, did not
sing during their performance.
The attendee stated that the audience could not hear Rema
and Omah Lay’s voice during their performance.
She said, “Why are you not singing? We came to see you live.
You are a vocalist. Your main instrument is your voice.
“We came to Portugal
to hear that voice live because we love what your voice sounds like on
recording. Now we want to hear you live.”
Responding to the video, Rema wrote, “Whoever came for
Afronation day 1 knew the sound was bad. Second delay was feedback from the
mic. No in-ear monitors for artists to keep track of the audio the audience was
receiving.
“Let’s not even talk about provisions they make for artists
to come with ‘bands’. Still I made use of live sessions at first and I cut it
off and improvised because I wasn’t satisfied with the sound. I even complained
on stage.
“One thing leads to another, know this! But I just can’t
watch people take shots at me and my brother, Omah Lay. Lastly, we’ll all
learn, grow and do better as artists and organisers.”
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If you dont do a sound test before a live performance, you should not be in the music business.
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