SANAIPEI TANDE DISCLOSES SHE LOST SHOWS FOR REFUSING TO SLEEP WITH EVENT PROMOTERS

Popular singer Sanaipei Tande opened up on some of the challenges she faced in the entertainment industry. Speaking in a recent interview, the singer disclosed that she has lost a lot of shows because event promoters who demand sexual favours in exchange of gigs. 

“I’ve lost shows because a promoter tells you he wants you to go to Naivasha to perform and we agree and there’s Mpesa so you can send me my deposit but they want it to be a thing, ‘why don’t we meet, have a drink, we’ll be in Nairobi this weekend’, somebody is texting you at midnight that we can do something,” she stated. 

Sanaipei also spoke of DJs and music producers with the same habits, adding that she has heard stories of women in the industry who have suffered the same. “There’s casualness in the industry that I could not deal with. A lot of girls would tell me, if you want a DJ to play your song you have to do a little something with him. A producer tells you he can produce a song for you for free but you must do something,” she added. 

The Kina actress also discussed the financial aspect of entertainment arguing that event organisers need to understand the dynamics of inviting an artiste for a show. “Somebody would want you to perform for like an hour and they want to give you Sh40,000. I probably must get dancers, a band, it does not work like that. Unfortunately, when you push for more money they decide to go for a cheaper option,” she said.