A LOCAL musician says Solomon Islands Music Federation (SIMF) has not done much to promote local artist abroad.
Timo Seda, a former lead vocalist of Apprentice band expressed his frustration to Solomon Star yesterday.
Mr Seda said local artists like him are getting frustrated because the Federation seems to be acting alone instead of helping musicians.
He said initially the Federation was born out from Ministry of Commerce in 1994 as an idea to drive musicians’ interests.
However, Mr Seda said to date the Federation has failed to live up to its expectation.
“I understand the Federation is getting funding from Government and other aid donors,” he said.
“I want to know where all these fundings are because musicians want to tap them”.
Mr Seda said if nothing is done about it, music in the country will be treated as a form of entertainment and not for commercial interests.
“The Federation needs to promote our musicians overseas who record traditional songs because this is our trademark,” he said.
“Currently our artists have played the same type of music which is originated from oveseas.”
Mr Seda loves singing reggae but now moving into traditional music.
He has recorded four songs already and sang them in Australian World Music Expo in Melbourne, Australia in 2008.
In his peak years with Apprentice band, he has toured Papua New Guinea in 1996.
He also travelled with Unisound band along with Fiji’s Daneil Rae Costello to Federated States of Micronesia and Nauru in 1997.
The 34-year-old musician from Malaita is looking again to hit the stage.
By EDDIE OSIFELO
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