Dj LB ®

Dear Patrick kalanda, I think you’re missing the point. Nobody said Joshua Baraka earns more than King Saha. But why should we pretend that the only measure of an artist’s success is how long they’ve been in the industry or how much they make locally? King Saha has been in music since around 2011. Joshua’s professional recording career began in 2021. Yet, in that relatively short time, Joshua has toured Europe, opened for Bien, co-headlined Blankets & Wine in Kenya with Tems, performed at Afro Nation Portugal alongside some of the world’s biggest African acts, and taken his music to Canada and Australia. Look at the calibre of international relationships he’s built. Likes of King Promise, Joeboy, Bien, Simi, FAVE, Shenseea, Sarkodie, French Montana, JAE5 and others. These aren’t just names on a poster. They represent networks, opportunities, audiences and a level of international exposure that many African artists spend years trying to access. King Saha has his own achievements, a loyal Ugandan audience and a career worth respecting. Nobody needs to take that away from him. But let’s not confuse longevity with international reach, local popularity with global visibility, or filling a local venue with building an international touring career. And no, this isn’t an argument about who has more money. Unless we have their actual financial records, neither of us can establish that. The point is simple,Joshua Baraka has achieved an extraordinary amount in a relatively short time, and pretending otherwise because someone has spent longer in the industry is intellectual dishonesty. Let’s learn to recognise different forms of success. Yours truly, Eyam Wycliff.