Fave In Shock To Promoters Cite Ramadan To Turn Down Birthday Concert

<p>Fave In Shock To Promoters Cite Ramadan To Turn Down Birthday Concert<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&nbsp&semi;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p><strong><a href&equals;"https&colon;&sol;&sol;openlife&period;ng&sol;">OpenLife Nigeria<&sol;a><&sol;strong> reports that Afrobeats singer Fave has publicly expressed disappointment and uncertainty following claims that live music events are restricted in parts of Nigeria during the Islamic holy month of Ramadan a situation she says has disrupted plans for her long-anticipated birthday concert&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Posted on her X handle&comma; the singer revealed that several promoters she approached declined to work with her&comma; all reportedly giving the same reason&colon; that shows could not be staged during Ramadan&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The development&comma; she said&comma; came as an unexpected setback&comma; especially since the concert was planned to coincide with her birthday on March 13&comma; a date she described as both personally and professionally significant&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>According to Fave&comma; the idea of hosting the concert marked a major milestone in her career&comma; as she hoped it would be her first independent headline show in Nigeria&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I started this year wanting to do my first show in Nigeria on my birthday as an independent artiste&comma; and back to back&comma; promoters kept sending word to my team saying the same thing&comma;” she wrote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>While stressing that she respects Islamic traditions&comma; the singer questioned why religious observances would prevent her from holding a concert&comma; particularly given Nigeria’s religious diversity&period; She also pointed out that the situation felt unfamiliar to her based on her upbringing&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&&num;8220&semi;I grew up in the south and never heard of Ramadan practices till I was in my late teens&comma;” Fave stated&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>The singer was quick to clarify that her comments were not intended to criticise any faith&period; Instead&comma; she explained that her frustration stemmed from confusion over how religious practices could affect business decisions in a multi-faith society especially as a Christian hoping to celebrate her birthday through her craft&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;I respect all religions&period; But I’m Christian&comma; and I really want to do this on my birthday&comma;” she added&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Despite the setbacks&comma; Fave remains hopeful&period; She used her platform to call on promoters who may be willing to work with her regardless of the reported limitations&comma; expressing optimism that the show could still come to life&period;<br &sol;>&NewLine;&OpenCurlyDoubleQuote;So if you’re reading this and are open to organizing&comma; I’d be so happy&comma;” she wrote&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>As conversations continue online&comma; Fave’s experience has sparked wider debate about the balance between religious observance and creative expression in Nigeria’s diverse society&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;<p>Whether her birthday concert will eventually hold remains uncertain&comma; but the singer’s call for willing promoters has kept hope alive that the celebration may still happen&period;<&sol;p>&NewLine;