Controversial Joburg concert promoter Morris Rhoda is in trouble again. This time around, he allegedly owes a music instrument supplier R165 000 and a technical supplier R65 000 for the lucrative Women's Day concert last weekend.
Rhoda has been in the news in the past in connection with international concerts which went wrong.
Lauryn Hill's performance in Johannesburg began only at 3am and American R&B singer Keith Sweat was allegedly never paid for his concert here.
The Women's Day concert at the Coca-Cola Dome in Northgate was supposed to feature US R&B stars Kenny Lattimore, Anthony Hamilton and Johnny Gill.
Not only did Gill not pitch for the concert but Rhoda has now allegedly failed to pay instrument supplier Rafael Madeira the R165 000 owed to him for the instruments he provided. Technical equipment supplier Mark de Klerk, of Sound Corporation, is allegedly owed R65 000.
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Rhoda allegedly borrowed the money from De Klerk to secure the venue - and a condition of the loan was that De Klerk's company would be contracted for the sound and lighting at the show. However, Rhoda ditched De Klerk and contracted Gearhouse instead.
Madeira is now instituting an urgent application for Rhoda's liquidation in the Johannesburg High Court in order to get the money owed to him.
Madeira, also known as "Gorksi", owns SA Backline, a stage instrument supply company. He said he had a long relationship with Rhoda, but it has now reached an end.
"He is a tealeaf. He has owed me money for the past two to three years. I considered him to be a good guy. He always manages to bounce back from failure. But he has learnt nothing from his mistakes."
Rhoda had promised Madeira he would pay him R130 000 in two parts this week, and the remaining R30 000 later.
"I could have played the game and said I am not switching on until he paid me, but once again I allowed him to hoodwink me."
It is understood that the caterers and the bands had taken the contract on condition they received cession letters so that they could claim their money directly from Computicket after the show, and before the ticket company reconciled the payments due for the show.
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