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Sizzla Kalonji US Visa Revoked, Jamaican Gay Rights Group Celebrate

Reggae/dancehall star Sizzla Kalonji was hit with a major setback this week when the United States Embassy revoked his work visa.

The development resulted in a cancellation of his upcoming US Tour.

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Jamaican gay rights group Jamaica Association of Gays and Lesbians Abroad (JAGLA) are celebrating the news calling it a victory for gays.

“This is the result of the “Fyah Bun” anti-gay lyrics. If you hate gays so much, why desire to perform in countries that protect the rights of members of the LGBT community? Hypocrisy,” the group wrote on their Facebook page.

“Thanks to members of the LGBT community in the USA who lobbied against Sizzla’s Tour! Big Unnu Self,” the group added.

The promoters of Sizzla’s tour are not giving up on their effort to bring the reggae veteran to the United States.

In a statement sent to Urban Islandz, Stephen Brush of International Artists Agency says the tour is postponed until February.

“It is not a dead issue, but I am no longer comfortable waiting and seeing,” Brush said. “What I would like to do is postpone the tour and look at rebooking it for February and MArch. In the meantime once he does gain entrance into the states, we will fly him over to do a national press release on the tour and explain how all of the promoters on this tour were so supportive and patient with the process.”

The tour was scheduled to run from November 21st through to December 22 with seven shows in Virginia, Washington D.C., New York and Colorado.

Sizzla has not performed in the United States in over 5 years after his visa was revoked in 2008.

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9 Comments

  1. let the hobo remain in his own cess pool.

  2. dnt like gays..go rass russia den. we ve de money, we make de rule.

  3. I finally found my way to dumb dumb land. Perhaps you should tell your “creator” to stop creating gay people, which by the way, are created by straight people.

    That being said, we are a country of free speech…..so let the f—tard in and let him be all free speechy.

  4. fire bun fi di whole a dem ,big up kolonji

  5. major disappointment. free up di bobo and mek him cut cross!

  6. Fire bun the same sex nastiness….leave sizzla alone all him ah do is promote righteousness and these faggot ah right ah righteous man……fireeeeeeeeeee and brimstone to the 100th level.

  7. lets fight to stop all the human being that enslave the black race and discriminate the african decended on this planet. let try to stop killing, raping, homeless, hungry, THE ONLY REASON WHY THE BLACK GAY RACE HAVE A LITTLE EARTHLY POWER BECAUSE A HUGH AMOUNT OF BABYLON ARE GAYS., THE CREATOR WILL FIX THE CONFUSION OF HUMAN AND NATURE, TIME, TIME THE CREATOR WILL STOP ABUSE OF FREE CHOICE. LETS PRAY FOR MERCY UPON HUMAN ON THIS PLANET EARTH.

  8. The earth belong to the creator, no one own nothing , this is all satan work of babylon. nake human came from mother womb and nake the power that send human to earth will leave. God is in control. any thing that is against nature, God allows human to wipe themself with disease. the creator regulate the creation on time. human are a big loser.satan is creating separation of the creator planet with paper. may God have mercy on babylon. let pray for freedom.

  9. Big up mi dj sizzla dem man deh a badman real bobo. Gunshot fi same sex unno can’t bring forth life jus pure nasty batty man fi dead