The controversy reached its climax recently when units of the National Unity Platform (NUP) supporters launched a scathing attack on Alien Skin, threatening to boycott his future shows and music due to alleged political affiliations. However, it appears that the true instigators behind this turmoil are not the NUP supporters, but rather the tangled web of disputes involving Abitex and Pallaso.

The drama began when Alien Skin found himself caught between Abitex and Pallaso over a performance fee dispute for the upcoming “Nkwacho” festival. Sources reveal that Alien Skin initially agreed to Abitex’s offer of UGX15M for the show, but upon consultation with his team, he reconsidered and requested a revision of the offer. This decision sent Abitex into a fit of rage, resulting in threats and a cancellation of the show.

As the situation escalated, Abitex allegedly took further measures, including patenting Alien Skin’s brand name ‘Fangone‘ to undermine the singer’s business prospects. Despite these attempts, Alien Skin stood firm and unfazed.

Meanwhile, Pallaso, who had been a central figure in Alien Skin’s rise, made his own contribution to the controversy. Pallaso’s infamous slap on Alien Skin earlier in their careers propelled the rookie singer into the spotlight and garnered attention from fans and critics alike. However, Pallaso’s involvement in the ongoing feud has added another layer of complexity to the unfolding narrative.

While NUP supporters attempted to attribute Alien Skin’s success to their party and its leader, Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, the singer himself dismissed any political allegiance claims. He affirmed his commitment to producing music that transcends political affiliations and resonates with fans of all backgrounds.

It is worth noting that despite the social media storm surrounding the controversy, genuine music enthusiasts have shown an unwavering support for Alien Skin. The feud and political posturing have done little to dissuade loyal fans from embracing the artist’s work and attending his shows.

As the drama continues to unfold, it becomes clear that the rise of Alien Skin, far from being solely attributed to any political party, is the result of his undeniable musical talent, fan engagement, and the unique circumstances that have shaped his career. In a landscape where music transcends political boundaries, Alien Skin remains a shining example of how art can triumph over the noise of political discord.

-Funs and Promoters can lead to his down fall 

-Negative publicity drives away potential promoters and deals  

Singer Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso of the ‘Nalonda’ song hit fame and arguably, currently Uganda’s best and top selling musician could easily blow up his career if he continues to disrespect performance contracts and his loyal fans.

Pallaso, who until recently was credited for being one of the most disciplined of the Mayanja family singing trio, which include star veteran Joseph Mayanja aka Jose Chameleon and Douglas Mayanja aka Weasle, has recently become aloof and turned into a shadow of his former sober self.

Since the beginning of this year, Pallaso has been sighted in two performance abuse incidents in Masaka. Pallaso, on Valentine’s Day was booked for a concert in Masaka at Maria Flo but he didn’t show up in time. This led to the destruction of property by angry revelers that resulted in some people getting injured.

Days later, he came out and owned the mistake and in a bid to show his remorsefulness, he decided to do some community service by sweeping a few streets in the new city. He even went on to post on his social media pages an apology.

“To all my fans in Masaka, I sincerely apologize for making it late for the show last night. I understand why you ran out of patience and the situation went out of hand. It was my fault and I am truly sorry. I have swept a few streets with my friends downtown Masaka today to remind you that I am your son and you mean the world to me. I can’t be anything without you. I hope my apology will bring you nearer to me. I am so sorry for hurting you. Forgive me please,”

With many a promoter thinking that the singer had learnt his lesson and that he would avert such similar occurrences in the near future, other promoters including one from Masaka, again booked him for a performance.

This time round, the singer who is known to brag about being the most expensive artiste in Uganda, going for over 10m per show, was booked to perform alongside singer Spice Diana at a music show in Kyotera but again, he failed to turn up, forcing fans to become chaotic.

The parties have now turned it into a blame game for the melee that ensued and caused a loss to a tune of over 40M in damages, to the promoter, alleging that Pallaso not only arrived late but took his time to go on stage.

Pallaso’s management team insists that the fracas and the chaos that later ensued was due to a malfunctioning generator. 

However, this does not seem to absolve Pallaso from his booking obligations that include coming to the venue at least three hours before the show as the promoter asserts.

Renowned promoter Balaam Barugahara of Balaam Events and Promotions has since embarked on an uphill drive to have the Sheebah Karungi and Pallaso banned from performing at shows in Uganda.

Balaam has since petitioned the Uganda Promoters Association, President Abbey Musinguzi aka Abitex, in a bid to effect a two year ban against the duo. 

History repeating self?

It should be noted that during his prime, singer Jose Chameleon, Pallaso’s elder brother, had code named himself as ‘No Million no Chameleon’  during which time, he also snubbed several shows, thus forcing promoters to shun booking him.

This silent shunning of the singer not only affected his music career but also his finances. It would take his own effort to sober up and engage more serious ‘managers’ like Sam Mukasa to bring back trust among him and promoters.

This is a hard lesson that Chameleon has since perfectly learned and is now credited to be a sure performance deal at any event as long as it is in his booking calendar. This is a lesson that needs to be taken by his brother Pallaso if he wants to remain relevant in the local music industry in the near future.

Balaam is starting the heavy project by petitioning the Uganda Promoters Association President Abbey Musinguzi aka Abitex, in a bid to effect a two year ban against Sheeba and Pius Mayanja aka Pallaso, over a melee that ensued at a show in Masaka recently.

The duo was contracted to perform at the show but are alleged to have arrived late and took their time to head to the stage which infuriated the already agitated fans.

To add salt to injury, as Sheebah negotiated her way onto the stage for her performance, a black out ensued which issue the organizer tried to solve by imploring the services of a generator that also, sadly malfunctioned.

It is at this time that all hell broke loose. The fans ran riotous and started destroying property like Chairs, sound equipment, and screens among other valuables ranging in several millions of shillings.

To his end, Balaam asserts that it has unfortunately become a trend of Ugandan artistes most especially musicians, to accept payment to appear at gigs and then, either fail to show up or come too late at the agreed date and rendezvous.

“Some of these artistes with a mere two trending songs are abusing the rights of their fans and promoters. Imagine someone has sold their produce to watch them and they don’t show up! What do you expect to happen? Of course, mayhem!’’ said an agitated Balaam.

He further went on to state that even if the body says otherwise or takes its time, his Balaam events and promotions have with immediate effect embarked on the two-year ban, thus the duo will not appear at any shows organized by the company.

By the time we went to press the UPA president Abitex was yet to issue a statement on the same, or what they plan to do to curtail such developments in future.