SAUTI SOL’S BIEN-AIME IN HEATED EXCHANGE WITH ERIC OMONDI OVER MUSIC INDUSTRY 

Sauti Sol band member Bien-Aime Baraza engaged in a heated exchange with comedian Eric Omondi over his remarks on the Kenyan music industry.  Appearing on Jalang’o TV, the comedian slammed Kenyan artistes accusing them of sleeping on their talent.  

“The Kenyan entertainment scene is dead! We have lost our glory. We have become a cemetery! It is an utter disgrace that our musicians have become mere curtain raisers for international acts. We have become clowns in our own land. Today I saw Joe Muchiri heading down to Nanyuki for the monthly Amapiano tour. Guys, we have a f#cking monthly South African themed music festival in our country! We have lost our glory… Where are the Kenyan concerts? We have become redundant, predictable and boring. We need to put in the work, to reclaim our glory we have to invest in our art,” he said. 

In his response, Bien told off Eric reprimanding him over his stunts to remain relevant, “Eric Omondi is the buttcrack of comedy. What he does in the name of entertainment and comedy is shambolic. It is not good marketing either. It is Clout chasing deadbeat clowning. That is not art. Our industry is in transition. We just got our groove back after a pandemic,” he wrote. 

Bien’s colleague, Savara Mudigi also joined the conversation equally slamming the comic over his publicity stunts. “I wonder why we give people like Eric Omondi attention. Someone who does anything to trend in the name of comedy. Sasa ona mmempatia attention tena… The music scene is starting to thrive. F*ck your negativity,” he tweeted. 

The comments irked Eric who fired back urging artistes to accept and work towards making music, “It is extremely saddening that no one is listening to my very valid point. Instead these musicians keep defending themselves and insulting me. Now Bien-Aime and Savara are insulting me. The first step to solving any problem is accepting there is one and surely our music industry has not been the same. My message is we lost something and my point is together we can find it and bring it back. Sautisol, Khaligraph Jones and Bahati you are our only hope but truth be told, since you married things have not been the same,” Eric wrote.