{"id":110443,"date":"2019-05-22T17:01:47","date_gmt":"2019-05-22T14:01:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.com\/ke\/?p=110443"},"modified":"2020-06-01T18:08:50","modified_gmt":"2020-06-01T15:08:50","slug":"why-kenyan-music-groups-dont-last","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghafla.co.ke\/ke\/why-kenyan-music-groups-dont-last\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Kenyan music groups don’t last"},"content":{"rendered":"
Very few Kenyan music groups\/ bands have stood the test of time but have you ever wondered why? I have some reasons that could explain why.<\/p>\n
The first and very obvious reason is money. When money starts coming in, the band or group members often disagree on how to share it.<\/p>\nLe Band<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
In most cases, they split the cash equally but in other instances, some members may want to be paid more than the others and this often leads to conflict.<\/p>\n
The second reason is egos and personalities. Every band\/group has that one person who is seen as the leader and it often makes other members uncomfortable.<\/p>\n
In other cases, one of the band or group member\u2019s ego makes them believe that they are better than the others and that is when a split is imminent.<\/p>\n
The third aspect is time. Truth is getting all the group members together at any time is a hard task because they have different schedules.<\/p>\nP-Unit<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
For instance, some members may want to spend time with their partners while the others want to do rehearsals and this often results in a dispute.<\/p>\n
The last aspect is musical differences. Members of a band or a music group tend to disagree a lot about the musical direction and that’s when they decide to bolt out.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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