Davido should’ve shared N200m birthday donation to struggling music legends – Konga
Veteran singer Konga has criticised the current generation of artists for lacking support for industry legends. Speaking in a recent episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast, Konga stated that
- By Yewande Fasan
Veteran singer Konga has criticised the current generation of artists for lacking support for industry legends.
Speaking in a recent episode of the Hits Don’t Lie podcast, Konga stated that Davido should have used his N200 million birthday donation to support struggling music legends instead of donating to orphanages.
According to him, this could have rejuvenated the careers of legends like Baba Fryo and Daddy Showkey.
Konga emphasised that Nigerian artists should humble themselves and support their predecessors, citing examples of international success achieved by earlier artists like Fela, King Sunny Ade, and Majek Fashek.
He expressed disappointment with the lack of recognition and support for these legends, saying they've been forced to take menial jobs abroad.
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He said, “The present crops of Nigerian artists need to humble themselves. Nobody is dragging their money with them. But they have used peer pressure to chase a lot of Nigerian music legends into doing menial jobs abroad.
“If I were part of Davido’s management, one time his friends contributed money to him, I would have said – ‘Davido, carry this money, go and give it to all these legends… bring Baba Fryo back, bring Daddy Showkey. Give Daddy Showkey, Baba Fryo and others N5 million each.’
“If he had done that, the industry would have taken up. Our legends would have dropped a lot of comeback hits. Our music legends are running away due to lack of support. Look at Lord of Ajasa, is that a joke to you? And someone like Olamide will come out to say Wizkid is the greatest Nigerian artist internationally. Where is that coming from? We have been doing international shows for ages.
“You guys are only taking it forward from where we stopped. Fela, King Sunny Ade, Majek Fashek and others have been touring the world for years. Just because our achievements were not documented back then does not mean we did not do anything".
