The public is urged to support local artists by putting an end to piracy in Papua New Guinea.
National Capital District Governor Powes Parkop said PNG local artists are losing a lot of money simply because of piracy that is happening.
Parkop said that one of the reasons to bring over the Black Brothers for the NCD Independence Day celebrations was to encourage the public to stop piracy.
Black Brothers are strong campaigners against piracy and promoters of studio recording of albums.
He said in the last four years, no artist in PNG has gone back to recording with PNG’s biggest recording label CHM studio is almost vacant now.
“We have an obligation to support our local artists to put an end to piracy by helping recording studios produce and sell recorded albums to reflect the talents and skills of the local artists.
“We must appreciate the time artists spend into creating something that is entertaining,” Parkop said.
He said CHM is trying to put steps in place to help local artists produce albums because due to piracy, a lot of artists are not recording full albums but recording only singles.
“It is also difficult to do live performances and concerts that can be profitable for the artists to support them,” Parkop added.
He stressed that the best way to sustain themselves while continuing to entertain and inspire by producing the style of music that people enjoy and love is through recording but in a legal way.
