Yemi Alade, the
Nigerian singer, has been denied a visa to perform in Canada over fears she
might not leave the country.
Le Devoir, the French-language newspaper published in
Montreal and distributed in Quebec and throughout Canada, reports that
the songstress will be unable to perform at a festival’s final closing concert
on Sunday.
The 33-year-old Afropop star is said to be one of the
headliners of the Festival international Nuits d’Afrique.
Commenting on the development, Suzanne Rousseau, the festival co-founder, said the visa denial was due to “financial reasons, and for fears that the group wouldn’t leave Canada.”
Rousseau also lamented that the process of applying for a
visitor’s visa has been difficult for “at least five years.”
“Finally, we got an answer saying the musicians were
refused, saying they have to guarantee that they have enough financial means
that will make them go back to their country,” she said.
With Alade’s performance cancelled, Rousseau said the
Nigerian will be replaced by Sampa The Great, the Zambian-born Australian-based
female rapper.
In a Twitter post, Alade, who recently released a single ‘Begging’, announced that she won’t be headlining the concert in Canada.
Click to signup for FREE news updates, latest information and hottest gists everydayI'm so sad ! I will not be headlining the Festival in Montreal as announced for July 24th .I'm trully sorry. TILL NEXT TIME Canada
— ✊🏾 yemialade (@yemialadee) July 22, 2022
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