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Treating Ghanaian Celebrities with Gross Disdain | Obrafour Shares His Unfortunate Story in U.S.A (AUDIO)

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One man’s meat, they say, is another man’s poison. For those we consider as celebrities over here, at least giving them the needed respect they deserve, the case seems somehow different when event organizers invite them for programs overseas.

Aside the fact that they become total strangers (with people not giving a f**k about who they really are) when they travel abroad, some of their fellow Ghanaians – who are event organizers – subject them to gross disrespect.

The case is not the same here when these event organizers or promoters call on foreign acts (including those from Togo) for shows in Ghana. Among other things, they make sure they provide whatever makes the stay of the acts comfortable, ranging from the kind of hotels they lodge in to the food they eat. The welfare of these foreign acts is a priority for promoters.

However, their fellow Ghanaians are not treated as such, even in Ghana – their own country. At times, the amount of money the celebrities are supposed to be paid becomes a real big problem. To such organizers, they feel they are rather doing the celebrities a favor by allowing them to be part of their events – giving them the exposure they need.

Most of our stars are often reluctant to take such ones on because they do not have proper documents to support whatever claims and qualms they have. As a matter of fact, they contribute to this kind of problem by undervaluing their works and themselves.

If the personages we have here are able to denigrate themselves in their own country, accepting whatever offer that comes their way, how much more will they not belittle themselves for event organizers abroad?

Obrafour was in the States some weeks back for a charity show that was to take place in Virginia. According to reports that came out, Obrafour disappointed his fans by not performing at the event.

The ‘rap sofour’, who was interviewed by Samuel Baah on Pluzz FM this morning, had a totally different story to tell to tell Ghanaians, which goes a long way to confirm how our celebrities are treated when they travel overseas for events (whether paid or doing it for charitable purposes).

Do you envision a Ghanaian event organizer inviting D’banj to an event and not picking him up at the airport? I don’t think so but that was the unfortunate incident that happened to Obrafour in the States when he was contacted to make appearance at a charity event.

Aside using his own money to board taxi from the airport to lodge at a friend’s place, Obrafour was given an invalid cheque by the organizer. As for what really happened at the event, you’ve got to listen to the audio (attached below).

I do not know the sort of agreement that was reached between Obrafour and the event organizer, but from what he was saying, it looks like there wasn’t any documented contract signed by both parties. In this case, the organizer was somehow at peace to do whatever she required.

Isn’t it time our celebrities place value on their works for event organizers to accord them the needed respect they deserve?

Listen to Obrafour sharing his story with Samuel Baah in the attached audio below…

[audio:http://ghcelebrity.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/Obrafour-on-Pluzz-Fm.mp3]

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2 thoughts on “Treating Ghanaian Celebrities with Gross Disdain | Obrafour Shares His Unfortunate Story in U.S.A (AUDIO)”

  1. I think ery1’s story is different plus the event organizer in particular might just not know why he/she is doing; he or she met not even be credible

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  2. This is a big problem and our Ghanaian artists do not say much about it for fear of not being invited abroad again. “Abroad” has always viewed as some kind of status elevator by Ghanaians, but I think this does not mean that you should allow yourself to be disrespected.

    Good on Obrafour for speaking out and not allowing someone to de-value him. These promoters make a lot of money from the artistes and in fact give them very little in return.
    I heard recently of a well known Ghanaian act travelling to London for the first time having to call his people in Ghana to ask them if they had anyone in London that he could stay with(!!!) when the promoter didn’t organise adequate accommodation. All this just because you want to let people see that you’ve gone abroad? Hallelujah!

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