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Johannesburg – The award-winning South African author, Zakes Mda, announced that he will not use any DJ Black Coffee music for his upcoming film because the sought-after musician has played in Israel.
Excellent Black Coffee sounds that would be ideal for any of the movies I'm involved in making. But now, damn it, there is this thing of Israel! … "Mda tweeted.
DJ Black Coffee was the subject of many critics after playing in April in Tel Aviv.
Afro-Palestine Newswire Service reports that the artist has played just as Israeli army snipers killed dozens of unarmed Palestinian protesters in the Gaza Strip during the March of Great Return.
Shortly after the controversial show, l '9 ont,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, African National Congress (ANC) called for a cultural boycott of Israel. "We call on all artists to appreciate the role played by the international anti-apartheid solidarity movement in the successful international isolation of the world. apartheid in South Africa … "said Lindiwe Zulu, chairman of the ANC's Committee on International Relations
" The Palestinian people are in a just cause of self-determination and we urge our artists not to be part of the normalization of repression Israel by the Palestinian people in their quest for self-determination and their statehood that reflects our own struggle. "
There are great Black Coffee sounds that would be ideal for one of the movies I'm involved in. But now, damn it, there's this thing of Israel! I guess I have to look for other music although it is not as suitable for the stage as his.
– Zakes Mda (@ZakesMda) July 14, 2018
The multi award winning Mda – A veteran of the liberation struggle that received the South African Order of Ikhamanga in 2014 for its contribution in the field of literature – is a staunch supporter of the boycott movement against Israel and has already refused invitations to book fairs in Israel
Black Coffee, who stated that he had "liked" Tel Aviv and that his concert was complete, did not respond.
News Agency African / ANA
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