Top 10 African Music Videos that were BANNED.
Top 10 African Music Videos That Were Banned
Hello Displorers, welcome to another informative video presented to you by Displore. In this video, we shall be presenting to you the top 10 African music videos that were banned. When it comes to music videos African artists are known to go big. This means crossing lines that in some cases ends up causing conflicts with the regulatory bodies in the various African countries. Most commonly these videos might be promoting pornography, nudity, violence, drugs or homosexuality, or using vulgar language and indecent images. In this article we explore some of the biggest music video hits in Africa that got banned because they went overboard. The banning of all these music videos is not meant to rattle the artists but to protect the younger generation of both the country and continent from unnecessary exposure to the concepts highlighted in the videos. The unfortunate truth is that given that we live in the internet age, it is extremely difficult to keep these videos out of the sight of all as it can be easily downloaded online and played as many times as some wish. So, don’t be surprise that the fact that some of the music videos in this video were banned might be news to you given how much it was played in the comfort of your homes. Besides, the youths have a tendency to rush to the songs banned to know what it contains, and given the graphics and imagery they have grown accustomed to, you might hear them saying there is nothing in the video that warrants it to be banned. It is always a challenge for the regulatory body of a country to set a border line between an artist’s freedom of expression and the country’s tolerance tempo which usually brings about a lot of protest when videos are banned.
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Of the many music videos that have banned from various countries, here are the top 10 African music videos that were banned
10. Hallelujah by Diamond Platinumz, Tanzania. Banned Because Of Vulgar Lyrics and Content
The song ‘Hallelujah’ is a dance/electronic single from Diamond Platinumz’s album “A Boy From Tandele released 2018 featuring Morgan Heritage. As soon as the song was released, it drew the attention of the Tanzania regulatory board that placed a ban on the song. The ban on his song ‘Hallelujah’ was not Diamond’s first ban as he has had other bans including also being banned from performing on stage for any concerts at home and abroad. The body that regulates art in the country, Busata, had already banned several songs from the artist including ‘Mwanza’ and Diamond’s defiance of a ban on his songs kept the board in his bad graces. By March 2018, his song ‘Hallelujah’ and ‘Waka’ were also banned on grounds that they are against the country’s norms and values. To add salt to injury, the 29 years old released a video in April of that same year, which showed him playfully kissing a woman which got got him arrested. The authorities also said he was arrested under the premises that the video was deemed to be in breach of the country’s cultural norms. We thought that it will be the last time Diamond gets in trouble as he has been walking on the edge since then still.
9. Ibadi by May D, Nigeria. Banned For Obscene Indecent Content
The song Ibadi by Nigerian artist May D was amongst 15 songs banned by the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, NBC from being played on local TV channels. The NBC had banned this popular Nigerian song in 2015 for containing vulgar lyrics, obscene videos that show nudity and violence. This brought up some protest from many Nigerian artists as well as fans saying that the NBC was depriving them from artistic freedom rights. Well the song was still fully watched by anyone who wanted to watch it because the ban from being played on local TV channels did not stop the internet from allowing ‘download’ to anyone who cared.
8. Fans Mi by Davido, Nigeria. Banned for Promoting Drugs
In 2015, the National Broadcasting Commission, NBC released a list of Nigeria songs and videos banned for a couple of reasons which included Davido’s Fan Mi video. OAP Yaw Naija shared the list of banned songs on the 18th of August, 2015 with an image tagged with ‘Not To Be Broadcast’ labeled on the list. Of all the songs banned was Davido’s trending ‘Fans Mi’ video featuring American rapper Meek Mill over the use of controversial substance among others. The reasons for the ban of the song included obscene video, trafficking, vulgar lyrics, and violence among others. The ban had the reverse as it made the already trending song a lot more popular.
7. Yayo by Phyno, Nigeria. Banned for Promoting Violence
According to the Nigerian Broadcasting Commission, as per a list released in July 2015, as of the 19th of August 2015, Phyno’s Yayo was amongst
