Cedric Bangirimana (photo above) a veteran musician also known as Bangy, has been set free after a week in police detention in Burundi capital Bunjumbura for ridiculing Kidum.
Bangy is alleged to have mocked Kidum during a live radio interview hosted by RPA Radio, where he criticized Kidum for staying longer in Bunjumbura because he lacked bus fare to travel to Kenya where he resides.
After Bangy uttered the words on radio, Kidum is alleged to have alerted police on the matter and they immediately arrested Bangy after the entertainment talk show and the reporter who was interviewing Bangy was fired on spot by the station manager.
Bangy a former band member of the late Christophe Matata boasts of being a veteran musician and is known for making public statements that undermine Kidum trashing him as ‘just an underground musician whose music hasn’t reached the professional level’.
Responding to the criticism, Kidum’s advisor Pacifique Ahmed noted that those undermining Kidum are like kicks of a dying horse who are jealous of Kidum’s progress especially with his growing popularity within the region.
“Just because Bangy is a veteran musician doesn’t give him the right to disrespect other musicians most of whom are better than him by far,” he remarked.
Kidum a Burundian musician based in Kenya spends less time in Bunjumbura and recently he spent almost a month conducting a music talent search competition dubbed as Ten in One.
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