Sir Victor Uwaifo says Simi and Jaywon remixed ‘joromi’ without contacting him, Jaywon replies
The veteran in an interview with Vanguard said that he will not be dragging the singer Simi and composer, Jaywon to court for this, however he wished they had sought his consent before allegedly remixing the song.
“They didn’t contact me before doing a remix of Joromi but I’m like a father to them so I can’t begin to drag them to court, so let them make a living out of it, but at the same time it’s piracy. I’ve heard it too many times on different occasions. It shows the quality of the music that has come a long way. As far as I’m concerned, I’ve lived five lives (from one generation to the other), so if they want to appreciate and still appreciate me, it shows the quality of the music. It’s one thing to be an artiste and it’s another thing to stay on the scene for a long time; so I will not discourage artistes trying to remix or do another rendition of Joromi, but rather encourage them to give credit to the composer if they do.”
Reacting to the allegation, Jaywon told Potpourri in an exclusive chat that his song titled ‘Joromi’ is not in any way a remix or re-rendition of the highlife maestro’s song also titled ‘Joromi’.
“First of all, I would like to say my song is not a remix, a remake, a re-rendition or a refix of Sir Victor Uwaifo’s song. If I wanted to do a remix to his song, my management would have gotten in touch with him”, he said.
He expressed dissatisfaction with the whole development, saying it made him look like a thief.
“The way I saw this news, the headlines made it look like I stole someone’s song, so obviously I didn’t feel good about it”.
However, he noted that it doesn’t change how he feels about the living legend.
He said; “No, not in any way, it hasn’t changed or reduced the respect I have for him.”
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