3rd June, 2024
By Oluwapelumi Oluwayemi
Veteran record producer and music executive Don Jazzy has expressed concern over Nigeria’s lack of support for female musicians.
The Mavin Records boss lamented that Nigerians don’t consume as much music from female artistes compared to their male colleagues, despite the women’s hard work.
A netizen with the X handle @Lahon199x highlighted this issue, noting that Nigerian female artists have a better chance of becoming global A-listers than achieving similar status in Nigeria.
The user wrote:
“Nigerians in general are still not receptive to Female music
“You will see female dominating or at least equal to the men in other countries’ music industry
“But In Nigeria?..Our female artistes have more chances of being A-list globally than being A-list in Nigeria.”
Reposting this tweet, Don Jazzy commented, “And it’s so sad. The women put in soooo much work.”