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Buju Banton Show CANCELED!
email / call them & thank VooDoo LOUNGE!!!
BUJU BANTON, The Shiloh Band, Gramps Morgan, Nikki Burnt and Angel Shalome
8:00PM DOOR $25adv / $30 day of
The Voodoo Lounge in San Jose - THANK YOU!!!
14 S 2nd St
San Jose, CA 95113-2501
(408) 286-8636
http://www.voodooloungesj.com/
408.286.8636 phone
408.286.8641 fax
My Space myspace.com/voodooloungesj
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Voodoo Lounge announced today that it has canceled the Tuesday, October 13, 2009 performance of reggae act Buju Banton. "After reviewing Buju Banton's lyrics, I was appalled by their sheer hatred and encouragement of violence towards the gay, lesbian and transgender community," stated David Powell, co-owner of Voodoo Lounge. "There is no place for these types of incendiary remarks at Voodoo Lounge or in San Jose."
"We sincerely apologize to the members of the gay, lesbian and transgender community for any pain the scheduling of this performance has caused. Our ownership team did not know the content of Banton's lyrics. If we had known, we would not have scheduled this performance," Powell continued.
"Voodoo Lounge remains committed to providing a fun, lively music experience for San Jose's diverse community," Powell stated.
SOURCE Voodoo Lounge
Buju Banton Show CANCELED!
email / call them & thank VooDoo LOUNGE!!!
BUJU BANTON, The Shiloh Band, Gramps Morgan, Nikki Burnt and Angel Shalome
8:00PM DOOR $25adv / $30 day of
The Voodoo Lounge in San Jose - THANK YOU!!!
14 S 2nd St
San Jose, CA 95113-2501
(408) 286-8636
http://www.voodooloungesj.com/
408.286.8636 phone
408.286.8641 fax
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Voodoo Lounge Cancels Performance by Buju Banton
SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Voodoo Lounge announced today that it has canceled the Tuesday, October 13, 2009 performance of reggae act Buju Banton. "After reviewing Buju Banton's lyrics, I was appalled by their sheer hatred and encouragement of violence towards the gay, lesbian and transgender community," stated David Powell, co-owner of Voodoo Lounge. "There is no place for these types of incendiary remarks at Voodoo Lounge or in San Jose."
"We sincerely apologize to the members of the gay, lesbian and transgender community for any pain the scheduling of this performance has caused. Our ownership team did not know the content of Banton's lyrics. If we had known, we would not have scheduled this performance," Powell continued.
"Voodoo Lounge remains committed to providing a fun, lively music experience for San Jose's diverse community," Powell stated.
SOURCE Voodoo Lounge
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| barefootguy | San Jose will not allow the encouragement of violence | 2 | Oct 18 2009, 1:16 PM EDT by jahway | ||
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Thread started: Oct 6 2009, 5:41 PM EDT
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I am a lifelong resident of San Jose, and I will not sit still when someone who promotes murder and violence comes here to spread his gospel. His lyrics talk about shooting gay men in the head and burning them with acid. I am a musician too -- what if I decided to go on tour with songs that glorify murdering Jamaicans? This will not happen in my hometown. I have written to Matt Crudo, the general manager for the Voodoo Lounge, who states that Voodoo only provides a venue -- they are "presenting" the artist; rather, Mr. Crudo says, it's being presented by "Audioareobiks [sic] / Inefable [sic] Ent." But Voodoo is all too happy to make money off this kind of hatemongering.
I urge anyone who cares about our local community to speak up and protest. Write to the papers, protest in person, spread the word, whatever needs to be done. Freedom of speech does not mean freedom to incite violence or murder. People must be held accountable for their actions and their words. |
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