Some artistes in South Africa have sent a petition to the minister of arts and culture, kicking against the inclusion of Burna Boy in two concerts dubbed (Africa Unite Concert‘) scheduled for 23 and 24 November.
The Africans Unite concerts, a response to recent xenophobia in the country is organised by Play Network Africa, based in Nigeria, in partnership with Phambili Media SA.
In September 2019, reports of xenophobic attacks against foreigners, particularly Nigerians, in South Africa dominated news headlines.
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The attacks caused serious outcry on social media with several Nigerian celebs reacting to the reports.
Talented singer, Burna Boy, had made some scathing comments on social media where he vowed never to set foot in the country.
He also threatened to deal with South African rapper, AKA and warned him to beef up his security in series of tweets which have since been deleted.
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Well, it appears Burna has had a change of heart as he is set to perform during the Africans Unite concert to be held in South Africa.
He also revealed that the proceeds from the concert will be donated to victims of the xenophobic attacks. He tweeted: “The first of many! Part of the proceeds will be donated to the victims of Xenophobic attacks by me! I really hope we can all keep contributing in our own way to make the world a better and safer place for each other. #Africansunite , it’s bigger than all of us ”
The first of many! Part of the proceeds will be donated to the victims of Xenophobic attacks by me! I really hope we can all keep contributing in our own way to make the world a better and safer place for each other. #Africansunite , it’s bigger than all of us ? pic.twitter.com/fpBrk4O1VG
— Burna Boy (@burnaboy) November 9, 2019
In response to his announcement, some South African artistes under the umbrella of Tshwane Collective, have kicked against Burna Boy performing in their country.
The group claims Burna incited violence and hatred with his comments against South Africa.
Excerpts from the open letter the group sent to the minister of arts and culture reads: “Whoever may have deemed that the country needs a PR exercise of this nature would have done so largely as a result of the callous, misleading and unwarranted incitement by this very artist. Not only did he spread falsehoods through his extensive platform, he literally incited violence and hate.”
Check out the letter in the tweet below:
Dear Minister @NathiMthethwaSA
Hear the cries of the people. #ArtsAndCulture#KeepTheArtsPure pic.twitter.com/oSlAXKSAKd
— HomeComing Events (@HomeComingEvent) November 11, 2019
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