Born and Raised vows to treat local artists well
Friday, December 13, 2019

Organisers of the event have vowed to treat local artists in the same way they treat their international counterparts PIC: MORERI SEJAKGOMO
When briefing members of the media Tuesday about the upcoming festival billed for December 22, the organisers said they are looking shrug off the notoriety associated with local promoters of treating international artists in a special way compared to their local counterparts.
The music organisers have already released a star-studded line up for this year’s show. It includes trending South African artists such as Cassper Nyovest, DJ Nkazimulo TNS Ngema, Kaygee Daking & Bizizi and Johnny Mokhali while locally they have brought veteran Kwasa Kwasa artist Franco, Charma Gal, MMP Family and La Timmy.
We are told of massive spin-offs for hosting countries, which we assume was the catalyst behind putting in the bid.We are not too sure if it is a one-size fits all, where any hosting nation reaps the benefits or it’s on a case-by-case basis.There are arguments from both ends, with hosting a sure way to accelerate infrastructure development and a guaranteed cash flow during the 30-days of the tournament.There is a bump in employment creation...