Diamond conned 25 million shillings in a deal with Saida Karoli’s manager

Diamond’s rendition of Saida Karoli’s “Salome” is still the hottest song in the airwaves; the song has garnered 8.2 million views since it was uploaded on YouTube three months ago.
 
Apparently Diamond’s management, Wasafi Classic Records (WCR) paid Saida Karoli’s manager Tsh 25 million/Kes 1.1 million with a promise that 25 percent of total revenue that “Salome” generates would go to Saida Karoli.
Diamond’s manager, Sallam Sharaf, last September posted a photo of Mzee Felician Mutakyawa, a representative of Saida Karoli, witnessing the signing of the deal that gave Diamond the rights to do a rendition of “Salome”.
But in an interview with KUTV, Saida Karoli disclosed that she gave Diamond her song for free as a way of showing solidarity with Bongo artists.
 
Ms Karoli revealed she wasn’t involved in the deal that saw Diamond part with 25 million shillings and 25% revenue from “Salome”.
Saida Karoli told KUTV.
Translation:
Clearly Saida Karoli’s manager conned Diamond 25 million and didn’t even give his boss a penny from the deal he struck.
 
 

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