Performers Rights Society of Kenya (PRISK) chairlady Iddi Achieng, Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) chairman Justus Ngemu. [Photo/Business Daily]Musicians across Kenya are set to benefit following an agreement by pubs and hotels to pay for playing music.
On Tuesday, the Pub and Hotel operators released a statement saying that a management board will be formed to work with member organisations across Kenya with the aim of collecting royalties to be paid to Kenyan aritsts and producers.
“We have reached a deal members on payment of music, background use of musical work and audio visual works. Every establishment will be expected to pay the amount captured in the invoice raised,” Pubs, Entertainment and Restaurants Association chairman Patrick Muya.
The Music Publishers Association of Kenya (MPAKE), Performers Rights Society (PRISK), Kenya Association of Music Producers (KAMP) and the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers (KAHC) have all agreed to promote royalty payment to a joint account which will be managed by national representatives.