A video of renowned Nigerian musician Divine Ikubor, better known by his stage name Rema, leaving the stage during one of his performances in Atlanta has been making rounds online, sparking reactions from netizens.
The “Calm Down” crooner Rema reportedly left his gig in Atlanta, USA, because the stage production was substandard.
While performing in front of a packed audience in Atlanta, Rema expresses his displeasure with the way the stage was set up.
Rema asserts that Afrobeats has attained a global stage and that the way it is currently set up is disrespectful to the genre.
Rema went on to say that he thought it was disrespectful for him to perform in front of such a large crowd and, consequently, that his fans were also disrespected.
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Rema dropped the microphone as he said that he would make it up to his fans by moving the Atlanta, United States, concert to a different day. He then bounced off the stage.
In his words; “Afrobeats is a way too big for the stage to be built like this, I’m going to reschedule this show, u disrespected me and Afrobeats by treating the fans like this, I love you.”
Watch the video below;
Rema left the stage at his show in Atlanta because the stage production was not to his satisfaction. He said it was disrespectful to him and Afrobeats. pic.twitter.com/mO6E6yNSID
— BASITO (@itzbasito) July 27, 2023
Rema’s action, though, elicited a range of responses. While some people applauded, others accused him of disrespect and said that he should have given a show for his fans since some of them traveled a long distance to attend the show.
See comments below;
@abiodun221: Who sing calm down no dey calm down again, the voice of Afrobeats right. Make everybody just dey cruise, at least perform for your fans and make the complaint known.
@connectwithtola: Nice one!
@igweigwe71: He knows what he’s doing= More Afrobeats to the world.🤝😁 A King 🤴🏾.
@__demiladeee: This is perfect. He even mentioned he respected his fans.
@VoIcxno: The old cats will never do this. I remember a show at Eko hotels some yrs ago where Davido and Wiz performed. The sound was very bad that Wiz had to roast them, he said; “this sound na nonsense sound o”. But both Davido and Wiz found a way to overcome it and it was perfect.
@MalimichO : The attention he pays to his craft & the respect placed on the genre, you just have to applaud his artistry.
@DavidOgoegbunem: What you get when you don’t follow up on the whole process of your show before the show starts. If Rema or any member of his team was at the venue supervising the setup of the stage, any error would have been corrected.
