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10 August 2012 Year 22 Vol: 48
Mutendas injured in Ama TTen en Ten attack Shop no. 5 Madar Centre, next to the Post Office, Thohoyandou Tel: (015) 962 1008
Mutendas shows some of the CDs he confiscated from the illegal sellers.
“I am very angry. A person is selling my music illegally and the next moment he is attacking me for what is rightfully mine. We are not safe as artists; we starve because of these pirates and they make a killing out of our music,” By Elmon Tshikhudo Ama Ten Ten, as illegal music sellers are known in Thohoyandou, are not only stealing the livelihood of artists. They have of late become very violent towards anybody who wants to stop them from running their illegal operations. Those on the receiving end includes artists, who have been attacked and injured while trying to confiscate their music, which is being copied and sold at below cost. Not long ago, famous former disco star-turnedgospel music singer Sendelani Dagada of the famous Christ Worship House was assaulted while trying to stop some sellers from selling the famous
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gospel ensemble’s music on street corners. This week on Monday, another famous Tshivenda music artist, Phillip Nephawe, or Mutendas as he is known in music circles, became a victim when the Ama Ten Ten attacked him in broad daylight in a Thohoyandou shopping complex. Nephawe (40) of Muraga village said he came across a man in Thohoyandou, who had a copy of his CD. The man pointed to a person who was selling CDs not far from where they were standing. “I confronted the man and wanted to see the CDs when he became violent and started to hit me with his fist. Another man joined in and they beat me, using iron bars, while bystanders watched without helping me,” said Nephawe. He said after the assault he went to the police, where he reported the matter. The police took him to the hospital, where he was admitted and stayed overnight. “I am very angry. A person is selling my music illegally and the next moment he is attacking me for what is rightfully mine. We are not safe as artists; we starve because of these pirates and they make a killing out of our music,” said Nephawe. He said he had spent a lot of time and money to complete the recording, but he has nothing to show for his sweat. He is worried that when these people are arrested, they are
ordered to pay a paltry fine of R100, which is nothing compared to the thousands they make by selling the pirated music. “The courts should be harsh on them. They must impose sentences without fines. Maybe it will deter them from continuing their illegal trade,” added Nephawe. He said the police were partly to blame for the rampant piracy because they see the music displayed on streets corners but do nothing about it. “The police should help us before it is too late, because we will be forced to take the law into our own hands. We do not want to see any pirated music here in our town”. Businessman, record company owner and artist manager Johnny Khubana of JTK Entertainment reacted angrily to the incident. “We work very hard to make music that will satisfy our people, but people just use their computers to copy our music and sell it without our permission. How do people expect us to make an honest living?” said Khubana. Thohoyandou police spokesperson Major Mashudu Malelo confirmed the incident and urged artists not to confront the pirates but rather to notify the police, for their own safety. He also urged communities to work with the police in exposing the criminals. The police have opened an assault charge, he added.
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