The management team of Esther Smith, led by Buddy Roro, has provided clarification regarding Lady Prempeh’s absence from Esther Smith’s Live concert, a topic that has generated considerable discussion online.
Roro, a veteran music producer, emphasized that Lady Prempeh’s claims of sabotage are unfounded.
He expressed his reluctance to delve into many of the points she raised in her video explanation about her inability to perform, despite being scheduled for the event.
He noted that the primary reason for her absence was because she arrived late for the show.
“Lady Prempeh was late for the show. We sent time for performance to all artistes on the bill but she delayed for three hours. She came in when Esther Smith was on the stage and it was not possible for her to perform on the day.
She could have called when she was delaying but she didn’t call us. She gave an excuse that she was waiting for something and the Okada that was supposed to have delivered it was delayed.
“Her manager Dave Joy spoke to us and said we should resolve this issue on the radio. They just wanted to chase clout and nothing else,” he said in a video he shared on his TikTok platform.
What happened?
Lady Prempeh criticized the organizers of the first part of the highly publicized Esther Smith concert that took place in Kumasi on August 30.
The singer, who was also promoted as part of the event, has shared her experience of being poorly treated during the occasion.
She stated that she was only invited to perform when the organizers were already in the process of packing up, which delayed her performance.
In a video detailing her grievances, Lady Prempeh mentioned that she was personally invited by Esther Smith to participate in the show.
However, she pointed out multiple instances of mistreatment by Esther Smith’s team, including a late call for rehearsal and her omission from promotional materials for the event.
“Five months back, Esther Smith called me about a programme in Ghana in Kumasi, Accra and Takoardi and she would want me to perform at all three shows. So, I made her contacted my management and there was an agreement for me to perform at all three concerts.
“Fast forward, three weeks back my management spoke to me that the artistes billed for the concerts are many so I have to chose one region to perform and I chose to perform in Accra,” she narrated.
The gospel singer continued that after agreeing to perform, there was uncertainty on the date for rehearsals up until the day of the event when she was contacted for a dress rehearsal.
“It was left with rehearsals and there was a back and forth with the rehearsals and I didn’t hear from them. My management tried to get in touch with them for a date but we couldn’t get one.
“Until on the day of the event which was Friday, I was told about a dress rehearsal and so I had to leave behind all my plans and go for the dress rehearsal till 2 pm at Perez Dome,” she added.
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