Pallaso Blames Failed Music System, Not Witchcraft, for Red Banton’s Struggles

Musician Pallaso has spoken out following a wave of interviews from veteran singer Red Banton, who has opened up about the struggles he is currently facing.

Red Banton, known off stage as Lubega Tony, publicly asked for help and accused Jose Chameleone, the elder brother of the “Malamu” hitmaker, of using witchcraft against him.

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However, instead of focusing on the witchcraft claims, the younger Mayanja chose to shift the conversation to deeper, more structural issues affecting Uganda’s entertainment industry.

He believes that Red Banton’s current condition is not a result of spiritual forces, but rather a reflection of the industry’s long-standing systemic failures.

According to the “Malamu” hitmaker, in well-established music industries, one hit is often enough to secure an artiste’s future earnings.

However, Uganda’s system fails to deliver the same outcome, even for artistes with multiple successful songs.

He emphasized that Red Banton had more than just one or two hits, but due to Uganda’s ineffective music system, he earned almost nothing from them.

Furthermore, despite some of Red Banton’s songs garnering millions of streams and downloads on various local platforms, he has never received a single royalty payment.

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Pallaso went on to dismiss the idea that Red Banton mismanaged his earnings, arguing that the artiste never truly earned much to begin with.

The real problem, he explained, lies in the lack of systems to protect musicians and ensure they benefit from their work.