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- Barikiwa studios owner and point man Wuod Fibi, a popular Luo music producer and 'mambo Yabadilika' hitmaker , has been accused of taking advantage of his signed artistes by stealing their songs and, in some cases, receiving money from them and failing to produce the songs.
- In a popular Facebook group called Kisumu Dads, Wuod Fibi of Barikiwa Studios was termed by one Maryline Jaber Nyar Odero as a fraudster ,hence fraudulently earning money on behalf of his artistes where he doesn't deserve .
- Barikiwa Studios is famous for producing quite a number of hits for various Luo artists including:
- Johnny Junior’s Nyoremo album,
- Thum Dhi Siaya Kababa by Koffi MacAdory
- the album containing the song, Emma Jalamo’s Mapenzi album and Musa Jakadalla’s Hera Remo
among others.
-Wuod Fibi is also a rumba artist in his own right after quitting gospel music for secular rumba.
- He has to his name a number of hit songs such as Mago Nonsense, Kula Kwa Macho, and Tit for Tat.
- In the said Facebook post, written in Dholuo, and subsequent comments from a number of Facebook users, he has been accused of riding on fellow artiste's sweat by taking money from artists and failing to deliver.
- Some of the comments noted that he procures the services of ‘men- in-black’ to rough up artists or anyone he disagrees with.
- In a Whatsapp message shared on Kisumu Dad’s group , the evidence is tabled showing that one John Okumu [Wuod Fibi’s real name] received US$ 60 through MPESA from Benta Agenga as payment towards producing a song for some artist.
- It is not clear when this transaction happened, though. A photo on Kisumu Dad group showing evidence money sent to Wuod Fibi.
- When things didn’t go according to plan, the lady decided to follow up the case.
- She wrote to Wuod Fibi saying, '' Erick you have my 6,000 . I never said anything my brother called you several times and you didn’t pick up . I know you are now somebody and I am nothing. One day I will be like you and I know very well ni jachan chiemb jamoko ( A poor man is a rich man's prey) Wuod Fibi’s Defence
- There are also Whatsapp messages showing a heated exchange between Wuod Fibi and the lady which ended up in epithets thrown towards Wuod Fibi .
- In one of the exchanges, Wuod Fibi writes,
'' Onge pesani ma achamo. You are suffering from inferiority complex. You better wake up and reason with me. I really don’t have time for pettyness. Other artistes mentioned in this matter that have been shortchanged by Wuod Fibi include: Onyi Jalamo, Lady Maureen, Freddy Jachiga, and Benter Nyakoyugi. Onyi Jalamo 's comments within the thread agreeing with the post that indeed was shortchanged by Wuod Fibi . This is not the first time this producer is facing such accusations. A few years ago, he was accused of almost similar issues and was forced to temporarily close down his studio and he even posted, at that time, that he had left production business.
READ FULL POST BY MARYLINE JABER NYAR ODERO HERE ( POSTED IN LUO LANGUAGE):
Maryline Jaber Nyar Odero > KISUMU DADS
''Joluowa Jathum en ng'ama chandore keto jathumoluongo gi nyinge tee nyaka ni ojachode,jathum ka otho to iwachoni en jachode,
Producer ma iluongo ni Elvis Wuod Fibi Originale of Barikiwa Studio osebedo ka kwalo jothumbewa mag Luo,Wan kaka Jokuo walemone nyithindwa ma are talented e field of music kendo watemo mondo wating' gi malo to Producer mayogi to ka gipenjo to iyanyo, Onyi Jalamo achandore kaloso thum mar NASA to Wuod Fibi ema chamo. Lady Maureen nindo oko mondo oyud chiemo to producer ema chamo. Freddy Jachiga chandore gi maisha to kare Wuod Fibi Mar Barikiwa studio ema chamo, Benter Nyakoyugi oseluong gi nyinge tee mondo nyithindo ma kich mane oweyego ochiem to Wuod Fibi ema chamo. Wachni lit kendo nyaka wauog uru oko Joluo mondo waker uru cartels matieko nyithindwa nikech in ema itemo matek mondo ikony nyithindu kik
kwal.Ka Elizabeth Anyango Nyakathomo kwero timbe maricho ma itimone nyithindwa gi to jathum moro ni Akoli Wuod Ugenya support Jokuoge gi. Wawuog uru oko mondo wakwer uru wechegi kod nduru,kik Jathier
machandore be misumba mar jamwandu.
IN AN ATTEMPT TO RESPOND TO ONE CALISTO BABA ,LE GRANDE WUOD FIBI REMARKED
''It is such a shame when one is so busy talking about things they have no knowledge about and busy ranting as thought they get the solution after making noise.
Why dont you have those artists you claim to have been dubed to speak for themselves and provide evidence of the same then take me to court or have me arrested since i am.not above the law. You forget that 90% of allnthe hit songs you listen to on your radio stations are branded Barikiwa Studio and Eng Wuod Fibi. With the latest hits being Hera Remo by Musa Jakadalla and Injili Morna by Nyar Jerusalem not forgetting hits like Nyoremo By Jonny Junior, Thum Dhi Siaya by Koffi Mac Adory, Safari Ya Kendu by Onyango Mayienga, Hera Apilo by Bandasson, Mercylinah by Otieno Small, Raila Come Home by Lady Maureen and very many more i cant even mention them all.
Barikiwa is me, its in my Brains andbit flows in my system. I challenge you guys making noise to come up together and file a case in court instead baro wiji to wan to wadich manyo ne baba ombulu. Satende
I need your service. How much will recording a song will cost me?
ReplyDeleteI am Nashon okoth I want to record my sengs in barikiwa haw much will it cost me
ReplyDeleteAn Awuor Nyar Kano .Adwaro Mondo urecord na wer mamit aduwa.
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