Cindy says record labels in Uganda sign 'slave dolls' with no talent

"If you observe properly, these days music labels don't sign talented artistes, no... there are many good musicians... they sign artistes who can play their game. If you can play their game, they sign you," said Sanyu in an interview.

"... you don't have to have any talent... as long as you can accept the slavery contract, they will go with you... they sign dolls that are willing to play by the rules... there is so much good talent... the kind that reminds you of Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey, Nicki Minaj... but nobody is gonna sign that chic. But you a chic with a questionable voice is the one signed to a label... because they agreed to play along."

Cindy said that's why she refused to get signed to a label because the contracts had terms that she didn't like.

"I am a freethinker," she said, adding that being under a label limits self-expression.

Cindy talks achievements

Ever since she declared a music battle between her and Sheebah, they've been comparing their achievements, including assets and social standing.

"It is very stupid for someone to think I have achieved nothing with all the money I've made," she said. "It's actually very stupid..."

She said artistes who have to show off such things are compensating for a lack of talent.

"When the voice is not good enough, they look for things to complement it," she claimed.

Sheebah has dissed her saying marriage is not an achievement. She agreed with her but noted: "Being married is not an achievement, it's a destiny."

She also said that it's ridiculous for a woman to say she can do what a man can.

"What kind of man is that?" she wondered. "My husband is well of fine financially but it's not why I married him... I married him for different things which a woman cannot do... There is no need for having a photocopy of the original when you can have the original."

"I didn't come into this industry to show what I own... I came into the industry to sing," she said. "My confidence is inspired by my music. Everything else is none of your business. I don't want. If I wanted it, I would have already done that."

Cindy and Sheebah will face off in a music battle on September 15 at Kololo Airstrip in Kampala.