Tjenbé Rèd Press Release ENGLISH 1

STOP MURDER MUSIC!
STOP CAPLETON IN
FRANCE, SPAIN, BELGIUM,
NETHERLANDS AND UK!
EN
Paris, Friday, the 2nd of July, 2010
Press release No. TR10INT09
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The singer CAPLETON will appear from the 5th of July to the 1st of August in
France, Spain, Belgium, Netherlands and UK [1].
He is well known for his lyrics calling for the murder of LGBT people (lesbian,
gay, bi- and trans-gender), such as "Burn out a queer, Blood out a queer"
(from Bun Out Di Chi Chi); "Sadomite and batty man mi shot up" (from Whoa!)
or "Yow, string them up and hang them up alive" (from Hang Dem Up) [2].
TJENBÉ RÈD calls upon human rights organisations in these countries to
mobilise. Get talking to the fans of CAPLETON! Let the halls where he will be
appearing know what sort of singer they are hosting! Contact the local
authorities who support these halls! Contact organisations who plan to have
LGBT events in these halls! If the halls claim to be bound by contract, ask
them to promise in future to insert a standard clause nullifying automatically
any contract signed with performers who have issued such calls for
homophobic homicide! Ask them to publicly commit themselves never again
to host any performer targeted by the STOP MURDER MUSIC CAMPAIGN
(whose activities in France are coordinated by TJENBÉ RÈD), namely, BEENIE
MAN, BOUNTY KILLER, BUJU BANTON, CAPLETON, SIZZLA, TOK and VYBZ
KARTEL as well as MAVADO, DR. EVIL and LEFTSIDE! [3]
CAPLETON’s hangers-on sometimes claim he signed, supposedly on 10th of
May, 2007, the REGGAE COMPASSIONATE ACT (which committed him no
longer to perform homophobic lyrics). Beware, a lie! CAPLETON has never said
he has signed this document. What is more, he has been breaking it since the
25th of December, 2007!
TJENBÉ RÈD is always willing to help you: NO PASARÁN!
Pour Tjenbé Rèd,
le président, David AUERBACH CHIFFRIN
[email protected] - +33 (0)6 10 55 63 60
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French original text:
English translation of this French original text. In the event of any differences between the
English translation and the French original, the French text shall prevail. Translated by T. E.
2 juillet 2010 - Stop Murder Music ! Stop Capleton ! (Tjenbé Rèd alerte les associations de
défense des droits humains à Montpellier, Saint-Malo, Cannes, Paris, Lyon, Biarritz, Toulon et
Annecy !) - Communiqué de presse n°TR10INT09
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100702-00.pdf [fr]
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100702-09.pdf [en]
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[1A] 2010 CAPLETON’s Tour in Europe: Wednesday 7 July in Spain (Apolo, Barcelona);
Thursday 8 July in Spain (Rockitchen, Madrid); Sunday 18 July in Belgium (Dour Festival, Dour);
Monday 19 July in Netherlands (Watt, Rotterdam); Tuesday 20 July in Netherlands (Paradiso,
Amsterdam); Sunday 1 August in UK (O2, Academy Brixton, London).
[1B] Tournée 2010 de CAPLETON en France : lundi 5 juillet à Montpellier (Rockstore) ;
vendredi 9 et samedi 10 juillet près de Saint-Malo (durant le Summer Reggae Fest, Fort SaintPère) ; lundi 12 juillet au Golfe-Juan (théâtre de la Mer - Jean-Marais, près de Cannes) ; mardi
13 juillet à Paris (à l’Elysée Montmartre) ; mercredi 21 juillet à Villeurbanne (CCO, Centre
culturel œcuménique, près de Lyon) ; entre le jeudi 22 et le samedi 24 juillet à Biarritz (durant
le Big Festival, halle Iraty) ; vendredi 23 juillet à Six-Fours-les-Plages (près de Toulon, île de
Gaou) ; samedi 31 juillet à Faverges (durant le Roots Reggae Festival, au parc Simon-Berger,
près d’Annecy).
[2] 31 décembre 2004 - OutRage!/ Stop Murder Music/ Dancehall Dossier
http://www.petertatchell.net/popmusic/Dancehall-Dossier-FINAL.pdf
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2004/20041231-99.pdf
[3] The singer ELEPHANT MAN, known for the same type of lyrics, was targeted by the STOP
MURDER MUSIC CAMPAIGN until the 22nd of November, 2007, on which date he signed the
REGGAE COMPASSIONATE ACT (RCA). He shall appear in Metz on the 9th of July at L’Étoile. In
the past he has performed such lyrics as "Queers must be killed! Please mark my words! Give
me the Tec-9! Shoot them like birds!" (from A Nuh Fi Wi Fault); "Log on and step on a queer
man! Join our dance and let’s burn out the queer man!" (from Log On). The 1st of July, 2010,
OutRage! and J-FLAG (Jamaica Forum for Lesbians, Allsexuals & Gays) confirmed that he was
respecting the RCA.
[4] 1 March 2010 - Report on activities undertaken with other associations in February 2010,
in the context of the Stop Murder Music campaign, on the subject of Sizzla’s arrival in France Release No. TR10SOC05B
http://www.tjenbered.fr/2010/20100301-69.pdf [fr|en]
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