Singer DJ Cent Mr. No Rest on Friday took to his Facebook page to lament an alleged lack of energy from music fans and boring concerts, becoming the third artist to fret over the issue.
Cent poked fun at the situation while comparing South Sudanese music fans with Tanzanian counterparts, whom he showered with praises as being supportive to their own.
“Music fans in Uganda and Tanzania go to concerts to show love to their home artists and give them great morale when an artist is on stage. Then in my country South Sudan artists perform with all their energy but no vibes from the audience,” he said over laughing imojis.
“Everyone is busy on their phones pretending like they have never listened to your songs one day. This support will never take our industry anywhere let us just forget about going internationally before making our home foundation very strong.” ”
He then attached snaps of different concerts in Uganda and Tanzania in comparison with concerts in South Sudan.
Although DJ Cent did not cite a specific incident, he is apparently not the only artist complaining.
On Wednesday, singer Menimen Coozos Clan decried that some South Sudanese concertgoers behalf as if they are at funerals.
Menimen, who performed at the concert of fellow singer Kim Swaqq could not hold his disappointment as he blasted the silent fans and lack of media attention to the music industry.
“On Sunday I went out performing to support Khim Swaqq at Freedom Hall and I saw that there are two categories of music fans. The real fans that love you genuinely and give you love and hype for free, they are normally behind coz they can’t afford much money,” he said.
“And the ones that are used to attending funerals of Generals (those can’t shout and make noise unless it’s a foreign artist. Media also don’t know how to capture real moments and memorable artists what a pity for our industry.”
Singer Beckie John also voiced concerns about the issue.
In a social media post: “I don’t understand why people are seated at a concert at Freedom Hall, and why do y’all fans just stand there and stare at an artist instead of cheering when your favorite comes on stage? It’s beyond me.”