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Burna Boy Will No Longer Perform at the Jo'burg Edition of This Year's Afropunk
Afropunk organizers say that they've agreed that 'now isn't the right time for him to come'.
Afropunk recently announced that Burna Boy will no longer be part of the lineup for the Johannesburg edition of the event this year.
The news come just a month after the "African Giant" withdrew from performing at the anti-xenophobia concert "Africans Unite" which was then altogether cancelled shortly afterwards.
<p>It seems Burna Boy may keep his word about never setting foot in South Africa again. His comments came after he and several other international artists including South African rapper <strong>AKA </strong>got into a <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/burna-boy-aka-south-africa-xenophobic-attacks-nigeria/" target="_blank">heated Twitter exchange during South Africa's September xenophobic attacks</a>. </p><p>While Afropunk fans have been kept in the dark for a while with regards to whether Burna Boy would perform or not, the organizers have finally confirmed the latter just ten days before the event is set to take place at Constitution Hill in Johannesburg. W</p><p><div class="preroll-video"></div><ora-player></ora-player></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="d9b41" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="J8ZDIT1583358088"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1207964017765076992" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Hey SA fam: After a joint discussion with Burna Boy’s team, we are announcing that he will no longer be part of Job… https://t.co/E01fV8A1Rk</div> — AFROPUNK (@AFROPUNK)<a href="https://twitter.com/afropunk/statuses/1207964017765076992">1576836039.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Some South Africans have already "cancelled" Burna Boy and seem genuinely unbothered by the fact that he won't be performing at Afropunk anymore. Others have asked for refunds while some have asked the organizers why they're communicating Burna Boy's withdrawal only days before the concert itself. Back in 2017, Afropunk failed to communicate to fans in time that <a href="https://quenchsa.com/2017/12/28/afropunk-trashed-solange-backs-joburg-nye-show/" target="_blank"><strong>Solange Knowles</strong> would no longer be performing at the event due to an illness</a>.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="a627d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="P8VPN21583358088"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1207972990467661824" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@afropunk he must never set his foot here ever again</div> — Thaema la Kamo (@Thaema la Kamo)<a href="https://twitter.com/marty_R200/statuses/1207972990467661824">1576838178.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="7a5f7" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="306J241583358088"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1207972951041150976" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@afropunk 😂😂😂😂😂good riddance</div> — Thato Mzansi (@Thato Mzansi)<a href="https://twitter.com/thatorula/statuses/1207972951041150976">1576838169.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Additionally, there also have been requests to remove <strong>Sjava </strong>from the lineup following <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/singer-lady-zamar-alleges-abuse-against-south-african-hip-hop-artist-sjava/" target="_blank">allegations of abuse from his former partner and fellow artist <strong>Lady Zamar</strong></a> in October of this year.</p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="56521" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="VDQSDX1583358088"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1207969714313596928" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@afropunk Remove @Sjava_atm as well.</div> — Nkhluleko Themba Joshua Ndlangamandla (@Nkhluleko Themba Joshua Ndlangamandla)<a href="https://twitter.com/Ntjosh/statuses/1207969714313596928">1576837397.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="224b4" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="Q6TPXO1583358088"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1207971828544745473" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@afropunk REMOVE SJAVA</div> — real life angel. (@real life angel.)<a href="https://twitter.com/uQondokuhle/statuses/1207971828544745473">1576837901.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Check out the full line-up for the event <a href="https://www.okayafrica.com/burna-boy-sjava-afropunk-joburg-lineup/" target="_blank">here</a>.<br></p>
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