Burna Boy’s South Africa Shows Cancelled Over Continuous Protests
Burna Boy’s South Africa shows have been cancelled over continuous protests.
With few days just left for Nigerian artist Burna Boy to perform in
South Africa, organisers today announced the artist has been withdrawn
and concerts in Cape Town and Tshwane cancelled.
In a statement today, the organizers said, the decision to cancel the
shows came after warnings of a shutdown from a group of artists and
event organizers under the umbrella of Tshwane Entertainment Collective.
“The decision to cancel the Africans Unite Concert comes after the call
from the Tshwane Entertainment Collective to boycott the Africans Unite
concert in Tshwane. With the increasing threats of violence from other
unfortunate segments of the public and without any government
intervention, Phambili Media and Play Network Africa were prompted to
take the threats and warnings seriously, as the safety of all artists
and attendees could not be guaranteed.
“We then decided to cancel the concert. The safety of all attendees, artists and crew comes first.”
Burna Boy’s inclusion on the line-up was widely criticised after he took to social media in September to urge black foreigners living in SA to defend and protect themselves against xenophobic attacks.
“We then decided to cancel the concert. The safety of all attendees, artists and crew comes first.”
Burna Boy’s inclusion on the line-up was widely criticised after he took to social media in September to urge black foreigners living in SA to defend and protect themselves against xenophobic attacks.
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