Davido charges a staggering $600,000/Ksh86.4 million for international gigs and this how much Ruto’s son-in-law paid to get him to perform in Kenya.
The Nigerian Afro-Beat star is set to headline the inaugural Raha Fest scheduled for March 30 and 31 at Uhuru Gardens in Nairobi.
The man planning Davido’s gig in Nairobi is none other than Alexander Ezenagu, President William Ruto’s son-in-law.
Ezenagu married Ruto’s daughter June on May 27, 2021, at the former deputy president’s residence in Karen.
The Raha Fest concert, devoid of major sponsors, is primarily bankrolled by Ezenagu and his network of affluent Nigerians.
Vanguard, an upscale restaurant in Westlands owned by Ezenagu, is listed as a sponsor of the Raha Fest.
Other few sponsors onboard are Martell, for which Davido serves as its ambassador.
Other sponsors are Radio Africa Group which has ties to Ezenagu’s circle and Zuri Health which is associated with Ike Anoke, also known as Taurus Music CEO, within the entertainment circles.
Additionally, Vanguard, an upscale restaurant in Westlands, is listed as a sponsor, owned by none other than President Ruto’s son-in-law.
The rich Kenya-based Nigerian pulled together their resources to bring Davido to the country as the musician is among the most expensive artistes in Africa to book.
Davido’s rate card shows that he charges a staggering $600,000 Ksh86.4 million per show as of September 2023.
“I mean now I charge $600,000 for a show. Now it is fewer shows actually because fewer people can pay. I do three, four shows in a month which is $2 million to $3 million,” Davido disclosed in a YouTube video uploaded by American jewellery company Icebox in 2023.
