{"id":15333,"date":"2016-04-15T05:35:40","date_gmt":"2016-04-15T05:35:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/?p=15333"},"modified":"2016-11-28T16:09:24","modified_gmt":"2016-11-28T16:09:24","slug":"controversial-collabo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/controversial-collabo","title":{"rendered":"Willy Paul Msafi And Sauti Sol Defy Their Critics With A Controversial Collaboration"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"a6b39195b99473d6c9dd698db2668010\" data-index=\"1\" style=\"float: none; margin:2px 0 2px 0; text-align:center;\">\n<center>\r\n\r\n<script type='text\/javascript'>\r\nfunction ShorterThan(widthMax) {\r\n                if (screen.width < widthMax) {return true;}  \r\n                else {return false}\r\n    }\r\nvar LimitWidth = 728\r\nvar MobileZoneID = 348996\r\nvar DesktopZoneID = 348995   \r\n<!--\/\/<![CDATA[\r\n   document.MAX_ct0 ='';\r\n   var m3_u = (location.protocol=='https:'?'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?':'https:\/\/cas.criteo.com\/delivery\/ajs.php?');\r\n   var m3_r = Math.floor(Math.random()*99999999999);\r\n   document.write (\"<scr\"+\"ipt type='text\/javascript' src='\"+m3_u);\r\n   if (ShorterThan(LimitWidth)) {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+MobileZoneID);} else {document.write (\"zoneid=\"+DesktopZoneID);}\r\n   document.write(\"&nodis=1\");\r\n   document.write ('&cb=' + m3_r);\r\n   if (document.MAX_used != ',') document.write (\"&exclude=\" + document.MAX_used);\r\n   document.write (document.charset ? 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He has been involved in scandalous stories with past girlfriends, <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">bizarrely claimed a woman was his mother when she was not<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and has been accused of stealing music by fellow gospel artist Bahati &#8211; just to name a few. His latest controversy involves his decision to collaborate with the secular band Sauti Sol.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><strong>Fans were against them working together<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Sauti Sol is a successful Kenyan afro-pop band. The group is comprised of vocalists Bien-Aim\u00e9 Baraza, Willis Chimano, Savara Mudigi, and guitarist Polycarp Otieno. They have not only dominated the chart in Kenya, they have also toured across Africa, Europe, and in the US. They were nominated for the Kisima Music Awards, Channel O Music Video Awards, MTV Europe Music Award for Best African Act, and BET Awards. Even though Msafi and Sauti Sol are accomplished artists, fans were adamantly against a collaboration between the two. Things all started in January\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">when Sauti Sol asked a question to their fans on\u00a0Facebook:<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0\u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">By show of comments, how many would like to see a Sauti Sol and Willy Paul Msafi collabo?\u201d<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0The response was negative. \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Willy Paul nktest!!!! That&#8217;s your only song I will never listen to<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">,\u201d one of the top comments read. Many Facebook users brought up the controversy with Bahati and warned Sauti Sol that Msafi\u00a0could do the same to them. Fans of Willy Paul did not want him to record with a secular band because they doubted that the two music styles would be compatible.<\/span><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15336\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15336\" style=\"width: 713px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15336\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/12509238_10153877616658713_5486511634987196274_n.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"713\" height=\"476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/12509238_10153877616658713_5486511634987196274_n.jpg 700w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/12509238_10153877616658713_5486511634987196274_n-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/12509238_10153877616658713_5486511634987196274_n-85x57.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 713px) 100vw, 713px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15336\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/scontent-nrt1-1.xx.fbcdn.net\/hphotos-xap1\/v\/t1.0-9\/12509238_10153877616658713_5486511634987196274_n.jpg?oh=4b3a67ed2fd45ee6fff70453aba0fb86&amp;oe=57AFB09D\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>The artists decided to do it anyway<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Despite the negative feedback, the artists decided to move forward with the collaboration. \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIt is just bad how people judge others. What is wrong with me working with Sauti Sol? Are they not God\u2019s (people) too,\u201d Msafi demanded. \u00a0<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Willy Paul also posted a video from the studio with Sauti Sol member Mudigi. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">God is for all,\u201d <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Msafi stated in the caption. Mudigi shared his support for Willy Paul Msafi as well: <\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cIts no secret that people will always have something to say about you as long as you are in the limelight and doing well. You can never stop people from talking about you.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15337\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15337\" style=\"width: 702px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15337\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/willyy.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"702\" height=\"514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/willyy.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/willyy-600x439.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/willyy-85x62.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 702px) 100vw, 702px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15337\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-byA_2EsNvmU\/VpxqlklX4cI\/AAAAAAAAQk8\/sf1Oo5C5kg0\/s640\/willyy.jpg\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2><strong>Expect more surprises<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regarding his controversy with Bahati, Willy Paul stated:<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong> \u201cI have heard so many shocking implications from Bahati and his friends; things like I want to finish him by asking people to talk evil about him. I just don\u2019t want to be pulled into that. No. My team and fans have advised me to keep off all that and after a deep thought, I have decided to do just that.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">He is focusing on his upcoming collaboration with Sauti Sol.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>\u201cWe have recorded a very nice inspirational song. Sauti Sol and I have been friends for quite some time now. We actually recorded another song before this but we never released it. However, I feel that this is a good time to work with them. In fact, expect more surprises,\u201d he announced.<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<figure id=\"attachment_15338\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-15338\" style=\"width: 712px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-15338\" src=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-1-24-54-am.jpg\" alt=\"source\" width=\"712\" height=\"574\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-1-24-54-am.jpg 595w, https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/04\/screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-1-24-54-am-85x69.jpg 85w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 712px) 100vw, 712px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-15338\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BDk8ZyglEN5\/?taken-by=willypaulmsafi\">source<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.afrizap.com\/en\/12-african-music-artists-and-their-luxury-cars-hard-work-pays-off\">SEE ALSO:\u00a012 African Music Artists And Their Luxury Cars. 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