Kanda Bongo Man advance tickets sale banned!

The promoters of singer Kanda Bongo Man’s concert in Mombasa over the weekend have banned the sale of advance tickets for his Saturday show.
The renowned Congolese king of the Kwasa Kwasa dance style is set to perform at the Carnival Sea Front. The Club’s Public Relations Officer Leonard Simba explained: “We have decided to take this bold step to curb any possible sale of fake tickets and we would like to assure Kwasa Kwasa fans that all will be well.” He urged fans to get to the venue early to avoid a rush at the last minute. Tickets will cost Sh500 at the gate.
Simba confirmed Bongoman would arrive in Nairobi tomorrow, April 3, after a show in Juba. He will travel to Mombasa on Saturday April 4 for the show.

Kanda Bongo Man faces a lawsuit

Congolese star Kanda Bongo Man failed to turn up for a show in Tanzania last weekend and the promoter, Adidi Bwanamoya Dodo a.k.a King Dodo is looking to sue.
The ‘he-said-she-said’ bitter accusations between the promoter and the performer have made for gossip fodder. King Dodo said he paid Kanda Bongo Man (or Kanda Conman as some call him) in full as per the contract and even sent him airline tickets. He says the star contrived to miss his flight and the next available one as well. He is now looking to sue the Lingala singer for his event’s company losing face with his sponsors after the no-show.
However, Kanda sent an email to Tanzanian blogger Sophia Kessy of African Bambata on Tuesday outlining the new travel plans subject to approval by King Dodo. It read: “From our telephone conversation we agreed that you Mr Adidi Bwanamoya Dodo will travel to Nairobi (Kenya) to pick up musicians four days to the show, also you will change my air ticket dated March 17 2009 from Manchester to Dar es salaam so that I arrive two days to the show which is on the March 20 2009. Kindly confirm this.”
Keep it here as it develops…