Top muso hits out at Africa detractors
BLACK Coffee has warned that if you believe all the nonsense the world feeds you about Africa on TV‚ you need to leave your lounge and get an education because it’s all nonsense.
Speaking at the Midem African Forum last week in Cannes‚ France‚ Black Coffee said that anyone getting their information about Africa from TV has got it all wrong. “Firstly‚ everything you see on TV about Africa is bulls**t. We have grown.”
The muso says Africa has developed so much and that he was still touched by the stereotypes floating around.
“One of the things that I struggled for the longest time‚ as an artist from there‚ is when I go do a gig at a place and next to my face on the flyer they will put an African mask and the bongos and the congas. I am not from that era. Yes, it is in my music‚ but how do you put that flyer next to Kanye? Do you put chains and slaves next to him?”
While the hitmaker is fighting the stereotypes of Africa‚ he has also warned the young ‘uns about the potential trappings of township life.
“Our biggest struggle till today is getting out of that system. It is the most imprisoning system.”