Find Out Why Kenyans Are Extremely Mad At Beyonce

 

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PHOTO Courtesy Beyonce

On Friday the American songbird Beyonce announced the details for her 14-track album –The Gift, which will accompany The Lion King re-make- An epic animation entitled The Lion King. The album will be released on 19th July.

Beyonce’s album features four new songs and other collaborations with many artistes from Africa and outside Africa. Some of the African artistes that feature in the album are:

Beyoncé has revealed the track list for her Lion King-inspired album (Kwaku Alston for Disney)
PHOTO Courtesy Beyonce

Nigerian pop stars Tiwa Savage, Mr. Eazi, Tekno, Wizkid and Yemi Alade, Burna Boy, Ja Ara E, Cameroonian artist Salatiel Pharrell on Water. Ghana’s Shatta Wale, and South Africa’s Busiswa and Moonchild Sanelly.

When you look at the list, most of the artists come from West Africa and South Africa. There is neither single Kenyan nor East African artiste featured in the album.

Given that the Lion King Movie is based in Kenya, it was expected that at least there would be an artiste from East Africa and especially Kenya featured in the album. Too bad the expectations were badly hurt! There was non.

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PHOTO COURTESY Beyonce Nala Voice

Now many Kenyas have been disappointed by the fact that Kenya artistes were not recognized. Taking to social media many have expressed their disappointments faulting Disney for not following due diligence in working out the whole movie.

Some of the artistes that Kenyans wished to have seen in the album are Sauti Sol, King Kaka, eric Wainana among others. Among Kenyans, who have voiced their grievances are Social influencer Joe Muchiri and Victoria Kimani.

PHOTO COURTESY Victoria Kimani, Joe Muchiri

Each took to social media a criticized Beyonce and the Disney for sidelining Kenyans and East Africans in the movie. This is what Joe says!

IKO MATATA ☹️☹️ I think everyone by now knows that I am pro Kenyan growth in all sectors involving young people coz they are the shit, the present & have creative ideas 💡 kwanza in music 🎧 sigh, but this Lion King saga of having Nigerian artistes & I think one South African one to represent the whole of Africa ( 54 nations btw ) in that Beyoncé Lion King soundtrack is complete & utter buffoonery 😣😣

( Beyoncé btw said it’s a love letter to Africa 😂😂 angesema a love letter to Lagos )

How can a movie based in Kenya 🇰🇪 with Kenyan 🇰🇪 words not have at least 2 major artists in it. This is crazy BS 😑😑 albeit it’s a bit late but we have to let Disney know that they fucked up and owe Kenya 🇰🇪 big time. We don’t even want an apology screw that‼️ we want actions, we need a disc 2 with akina Sauti Sol, Eric Wainaina, Atemi and a banger from Ethic or Tha Kansoul & the likes na walipwe the same as those artists in disc 1.

In 2019 we need to tag Disney, Beyoncé and all of them they know our displeasure on all platforms

As for those Naija artists I am really disappointed no one of them zero/sufuri, could have said “ummm guys we have other countries in Africa why not include others” they would literally lose nothing, they would still make their money.

As for Victoria, this was her say!

Other Kenyans Backed up these and expressed their concern on the exclusion of Kenyan artistes. Take a look!

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Siku east africans tutafungua macho itakua too late. Sadly not a lot of people understand what you are talking about. It’s not even about Nigerians having songs on that soundtrack it’s about Kenyan’s not getting any. Swahili is our language they really should’ve let sauti sol make another hakuna matata classic shit which will in turn promote our culture and language.. tatizo tumelala sana.

Yaani kumbe am not alone 🤦you have spoken nothing but facts 🙌🙌…that whole album is just Beyonce and Nigeria not even West Africa she should have done deep research if it actually a letter to Africa.. #alwaysmilkingfromafrica nothing more.. K
we don’t want it on kenyan screens

 

 

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