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‘I Was Racially Abused In France’ – Oxlade Reveals

Singer Ikuforiji Olaitan, better known as Oxlade, recently opened up about facing racial abuse in France.

During an episode of The Datebizz podcast, he shared that the incident had a profound impact on him and served as the inspiration for the title of his debut album, Oxlade From Africa. The experience reinforced his identity and influenced the themes expressed in the album.

In his word;

’“I decided to name my album ‘Oxlade From Africa’ because I was racially abused in France, precisely Monaco.”

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“That was what woke me up to be an African. It also made me realise that African stigma exists.”

“In Africa, we see ourselves as normal human beings but outside Africa, they [foreigners] see us as monkeys, strange beings.”

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