Zimbabwe: The popular Afro-singer Winky D has deleted songs from his official YouTube channel. The musician has removed all the songs from the Gafa Life kickstape.
The six songs that the Zimbabwean artist has removed were produced by Kenako Music and were contained by the Kenako Music Tag.
Winky D has deleted 6 songs, that were produced by Kenako Music, from his YouTube channel. The songs which Winky D has deleted are:
- Gafa Life
- Copyrights
- Not Nice
- Woshora
- Idya Mari
- Survivor feat Shinsoman
All the above songs which were removed was from the album ‘Gafa Life’. This action by the singer is taken, following the removal of his two songs were striked by copyright by the Kenako Music recording label.
The artist is facing a situation with copyright issues for two of his sensational tracks ‘Disappear’ and ‘Mirror’.
As per the sources, the matter occurred due to some issues of 60/40% royalties share between the musician Winky D and producer Kenako Music’s recording label.
Moreover, Winky D has not issued any official explanation but has decided to act silently. The copyright strike followed the Jah Signal by the Charambas.
Winky D is a Zimbabwean reggae and dancehall artist who is also known as popularly ‘The Big Man’. The famous pop singer is considered the Zimdancehall pioneer and one of the most accomplished modern Zimbabwean music artists. His music is commendable and provides a social commentary about Zimbabwean society.
Reportedly, Winky D’s contract with Kenako was stipulated and the label will receive the royalties from the songs that were produced collaboratively.
He had to remove the songs, as with the third strike, the channel might be terminated or deleted permanently, which might also erase all content and subscribers associated with it.
The matter has impacted Winky D’s ability to share his music and engage with his audience through the popular video-sharing platform.
Earlier, many other African artists have been through similar situations and have resolved them by negotiating and licensing agreements. Many even seek legal pieces of advice to navigate complex contracts.