Following Ziggy Ramo's performance, the City of Joondalup said the 'challenging content' was a 'clear mismatch' with the family-friendly environment.
abc.net.au/news/ziggy-ramo-indigenous-rapper-joondalup-concert-apology/101867466Indigenous rapper Ziggy Ramo says he is "deeply disappointed" after the City of Joondalup apologised for his performance because some members of the audience were offended by his songs.Ziggy Ramo says he removed coarse language from his performance and provided his lyrics to the city before the event
A statement from the city says his performance "did not meet the expectations of many in the audience"The artist and activist, Ziggy Ramo Burrmuruk Fatnowna, discusses trauma, colonisation, and violence against Indigenous people in his lyrics. One of his songs, April 25th, uses strong language against both Indigenous Australians and the Anzacs in an effort to illustrate how the latter elicit a stronger reaction from the public.
Fatnowna was hired by the City of Joondalup to perform on Saturday as part of the Music in the Park free concert series."Many in the audience were offended by the language used and comments made during one of the performances on the night," it said. The statement further said that people would not expect to hear "such challenging content" and that Fatnowna's performance "did not meet the expectations of many in the audience".The City of Joondalup did not respond directly to questions about which aspects of the concert were offensive, or how many complaints it had received.The City of Joondalup says Ziggy Ramo's performance did not suit the family-friendly atmosphere of the Music in the Park concert series.
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