More artists should take an example from Roel van Velzen, says Amnesty International. The singer declined a royal invitation and will not perform this week during the State visit of Willem-Alexander to Kenya. The reason: the serious human rights situation in the country. But is the performance in a ‘wrong’ country by definition taboo? Not necessarily, both Amnesty and pop connoisseur Leo Blokhuis say.
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Roel van Velzen not to Kenya, Tiësto to Saudi Arabia: when should artist refuse a ‘wrong’ country?
Bytaketonews
Mar 17, 2025