How Much It Costs To Book Your Favourite SA Artist
Ever wondered how much your favourite SA artist bags home after a performance? It’s not secret, South African musician make some real money especially if they get a lot of bookings. We did some digging online and put together this list of the playing fees of some of our musical faves. Start saving those pennies guys!
KA- Between R90k & R130k
AKA recently revealed his price during a discussion on how much he earned campaigning for the ANC during the local municipal elections.
Cassper Nyovest — R120k plus
According to a Sunday World report in February‚ AKA’s rival Cassper Nyovest is said to earn anything from R120‚000 per show. Although he did say in a tweet a little after that he doesn’t know how much he charges anymore because the price “keeps going up.”
Uhuru — R100k plus
A report in Move magazine at the end of 2014 claimed that popular kwaito-house group Uhuru charges nothing less than R100‚000 a show.
The same report also claimed to reveal the cost of hiring Mi Casa and Mafikizolo at a cool R80k each.
HHP- Between R55k and R100k
January is generally the time that things may start to slow down for artists as bookings start to dry up. So‚ you can excuse Motswako rap legend HHP from advertising his services to fans via Twitter early last year.
“Anybody wanting to book HHP this year‚ I only play with a band. So it’s either you book full or half band…Half R55k. Full R100k. Thank you‚” he told fans.
DJ Zinhle — R70 K
A few months later DJ Zinhle revealed to Gareth Cliff that she earns around R70 000 a show.
“I’m doing a show for a launch and we’re charging them 70‚000‚” she told Gareth in a CliffCentral interview.
Nathi Mankayi — Between R50k and R140k
A recent report in Sunday World claimed that Nomvula hitmaker Nathi Mankayi charges between R50‚000 and R140‚000.
The same report claimed the following figures:
Zahara – R100k plus
K.O – R70k
Kelly Khumalo — R35k
But none of those figures come close to what the publication claims legendary Jazz musician Hugh Masekela costs.
The paper reported that Hugh Masekela costs a whopping R280k per gig.
Source: Timeslive
