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Jul 05, 2007
Quickie Link: Protests Fail to Stop Homophobic Reggae Artist's Concert
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By vanrozenheim
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(Chicago, USA) - After weeks of protest from Chicago-area human rights groups, controversial Jamaican reggae artist Buju Banton performed Wednesday at the African-Caribbean International Festival of Life in Washington Park. Banton's song "Boom Bye-Bye" contain lyrics announcing that gays “haffi dead” (“have to die”). “We are not talking about censorship, we are talking about stopping violence,” said Marc Loveless, Coordinator for the Coalition of Justice and Respect. “The song is still inciting violence today.” On Wednesday, DJs played a recording of “Boom Bye-Bye” for about two minutes at the concert before Banton took the stage for the 15th annual festival, Loveless said.
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