“We Respect Samini, That Is Why We Perform His Songs” Says Bull Dog

With the long-standing rivalry between Shatta
Wale and Samini still raging on, it's quite strange
and incomprehensible for any of them to perform
the songs of the other on any platform but
surprisingly, that's exactly what the Dancehall
King, Shatta Wale has been doing in recent times.
At the GH-UK Dancehall Clash, reigning Artiste of
the Year, Shatta Wale performed Samini's ''Linda''
to the amazement of his fans and all other people
who attended the event. With reasons for his
action not known, Shatta Wale left his fans
wandering what he had in mind performing
Samini's song but as if that's not enough, Shatta
Wale has taken the rivalry and controversy
between himself and Samini a notch higher.
On Friday October 31, 2014 at the Accra Sports
Stadium where Tigo held its historic Tigo Music
Unplugged concert to officially outdoor its new
Deezer music app, Shatta Wale again stunned the
audience when he performed Samini's ''gyae shi''.
Earlier on, the likes of Akoo Nana, 4x4, Davido,
MzVee, Guru, Sarkodie and other artistes had
taken their turns to perform to the huge crowd at
the stadium.
In an exclusive interview with Sammy Flex on Flex
on Pluzz on 89.9fm over the weekend, the Events
Manager of Shatta Wale, Lawrence Nana Asiamah
Hanson, a.k.a Bulldog admitted that his artiste
performed Samini's 'Linda'' and ''gyae shi'' at the
GH-UK Dancehall Clash and Tigo Music
Unplugged respectively noting that Shatta Wale
only did that out of the love and respect he has for
Samini as an artiste.
When asked if he was aware of the legal
implications of Shatta Wale's action, Bulldog
agreed in the affirmative and noted that the
management team of Samini has the right to seek
legal action against Shatta Wale for performing his
(Samini's) song but reiterated that Shatta Wale did
that out of the love and respect he has for Samini.
Bull dog was however unable to confirm if Shatta
Wale would again perform any of Samini's songs
at any concert but was quick to add that Shatta
Wale is an artiste full of surprises and capable of
doing anything on any stage or platform.
At Tigo Music Unplugged music concert, in as
much as Sarkodie performed creditably well, I
must admit that Shatta Wale was the man of the
night. Other artistes who performed on the night
did well except for Akoo Nana, who disregarded
the dignity of women, disrespected himself and
brought shame onto the music industry when he
came on stage with female dancers who had their
breasts uncovered. The dancers were later on
whisked off the stage.
Akoo Nana noted that he brought the female
dancers on stage to champion a Breast Cancer
Awareness Campaign when he was interviewed by
Sammy Flex on Flex on Pluzz on 89.9fm even
though at the stadium, he never said a word with
respect to Breast Cancer.
By FLEX NEWSPAPER