According to One876Entertainment Jamaican artiste, Sizzla may not be granted a Schengen visa for his European tour because of the 'homophobic nature of his songs".
According to the website, pinknews.com, the Lesbian and Gay Federation in Germany (LSVD) has said it has been told by the country's Interior Ministry that homophobic Jamaican performer Sizzla will not be granted a Schengen visa for his proposed European tour this month. One876Entertainment.com understands that the German Foreign Office also phoned the gay rights group to say that their embassy in Kingston, Jamaica, confirmed that the singer has songs in his repertoire that meet the legal criterion of "incitement of the people."
The Schengen Agreement between 29 nations on the continent of Europe allows free movement across their borders.A common Schengen visa allows tourists access to all the countries party to the agreement, you may enter one country and travel freely throughout the Schengen zone.
"The Jamaican citizen Miguel Collins (Sizzla Kalonji) calls in several of his songs for the murder and homicide of gays," pinknews reported an LSVD spokesman saying.
"It appears that Sizzla's name is now in the Schengen information system, with the consequence that he does not receive entry in the Schengen zone. Into this non-public data base persons are registered, that among other things are unwanted or have an outstanding arrest warrant in Schengen zone."
The LSVD spokesperson seemed to celebrate the outcome.
"The Federal Ministry of the Interior (BMI) communicated to us today, that due to our letter to BMI and the Foreign Office (AA) - responsible for the granting of visas - " the necessary legal measures for the prevention of entry in the Schengen zone have been taken. At the end of March we had asked BMI and AA for exactly this outcome," the LSVD spokesman said.
However, Olimatta Taal, Sizzla's publicist, she said that Sizzla has already left Jamaica enroute to Poland where he would kick off his tour tomorrow.
"It's just one organisation that has issued a release, I have not heard it from any other news organisation, but I don't know why they are still messing with him...he never signed the Reggae Compassionate Act...but there was an agreement that they would be leaving these artistes alone. The majority of his catalogue of 40 albums are clean songs, it just shows how organised the gay community is, we in reggae music have to unite,"
"Why don't the gays talk about the molestation of black boys by gays, Sheldon Pusey was raped and molested by former trade ambassador Peter King and the incarceration of black men in jail, they need to stop trying to force their Eurocentric ideals on us and spread their propaganda. They have been doing it for centuries, trying to oppress black people, and our artistes represent poor black people and their continued efforts is depriving the communities which these artistes support of necessary income. We have a right to freedom of speech, and we will continue to exercise that right," she said.
Several of Sizzla's tour dates are slated to take place in Germany. Checks with Sizzla's Myspace revealed that the first 15 dates have the words 'To Be Advised' assigned to them.
