Only 3 People Turned Up For Rapper Cannibal’s Dubai Show!

Have you ever gotten into a show, only to see it flop terribly? Well, Friday, November 8th was the much publicized Cannibal’s headlined show in Dubai. The show was held at the Howard Johnson Hotel. But guess what?

Cannibal performed to an almost empty hall. Almost all the seats in front were empty with just few seated at the back. According to the promoter, a total of 12 tickets were sold on his first show and he only appeared on stage for 5 minutes and went ahead to announce a 2nd show on Wednesday 13th November with reports indicating that only 3 people attended.

The events that followed were unfortunate as the main promoter, Hassan Waziri, was attacked by fellow Kenyans and those close to Cannibal. While much has been said about the incident, Waziri says so much has been taken out of context.

Waziri has since issued a comprehensive statement on what happened;

A lot of information has been circulating regarding the events that had been unfolding. First and foremost my attackers are hooligans supporting a breakaway faction of a reggae promotions group and not irate fans as it had been previously reported by media. As we’re all aware, Cannibal’s show had only 3 people. These were haters with a different agenda. It’s evident that I have more enemies than I thought.
A payment of 30,000Kshs had been remitted via M-Pesa to Cannibal. “EE90OL158 Confirmed. Ksh30,000.00 sent to RALPH MASAI 0714042334 on 7/11/13 at 8:49PM”
Cannibal had been previously detained at the Dubai International Airport for narcotics suspicion for more than five hours on the 8th Nov, 2013. On the same date, we placed a call to his younger brother Masai who confirmed that he had not carried any narcotics but had engaged his daily fix of the international herb prior to his flight to Dubai.

A total of 12 tickets were sold on his first show and he only appeared on stage for 5 minutes and announced to announce a 2nd show on Wednesday 13th Nov. On the event day, him and his friends started malicious reports on social media that he was detained at a hotel room. He had sensed that he’d be heading home empty handed as the gate collections were to constitute his payments. We sold another 3 tickets on that day and he feigned anger and didn’t show up at the venue as planned.

Cannibal and his friends continued to engage in narcotics usage and had been pestering me for a fix and hence my decision to detach myself from this loss making venture that could go south should authorities discover their illegal dealings. I do not use drugs and I can challenge him to a blood and urine test!

It’s hard when losses are made but let’s call it as we see it. Who is going to absorb the losses we make in this industry? Why do artists fail to deliver as a product and then put the blame the promoters?

The media outlets who had reported misleading information on their websites and journals, you’re advised find credible sources for your reporting.

As an entertainment house we’re not going to be cowed easily by physical or verbal threats from hooligans and enemies of development.

These unfortunate events occurred at a time when we had been making a notable recovery in our business. We however pledge to continue with our entertainment activities and that by the grace of Allah, We shall prevail.

God Bless