DJ LYTMAS SPEAKS ABOUT "PAY TO PLAY" KENYAN MUSIC

Dj lytmas real name Merrick Owino was among
the deejays asked to "pay to play music" he
didn't shy speaking about it when we asked for
his thoughts.
DJ Lytmas does not understand why he
needs to pay to play music he helps
promote whenever he hits ‘play’.
Lytmas, who has made a name for
himself in the Kenyan matatu sector
says he’s just getting started and already
the government wants to ruin the entertainment
Industry
In a statement he made during the
interview he said
“I don’t think deejays should pay to
play Kenyan songs; if they must, then
the artistes should also pay the
deejays for playing their songs.
Mchezo wa pesa weka kando...[let
them put money issues aside]” he had
posted on his official Facebook page:
DJ LYTMAS.
“Mbona hao CMOs wanataka ni-
support Kenyan Artistes na hiyo 15k
yet hakuna Kenyan artiste ashawai
kuni-support?” he asks with a hint of
aggression.
“CMOs claim that their pay-to-play
policy will help support Kenyan
artistes; they should know that when
I go to perform at a club, I go to
entertain, not to support anyone,” he
asserts. “For heaven’s sake, I am a
deejay, not a philanthropist!”
He further says that CMOs
should not act as if they represent all
Kenyan artistes, adding that many
local artistes personally give him
copies of their new singles so that he
can include them in his music mixes.
Indeed, he says that popular gospel
Artist "Yuh Vee" had, a few
days before the interview, personally
delivered a copy of their latest single,
Umbali, to him for promotion in his
mixes and live shows.
Even rapper Rover Buoy personally
sends me his new releases,” he adds.
Born in 1998 he still continues to rock the
streets with club bangers