Replying to the barrage of racism against my son @ShekuKM this week, his mother Dr Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason wrote on x/Twitter on Monday . So many feel it's ok to call for deportation, flogging, sending him back to Africa' and to use n*****' against someone trying to engage in a conversation about music and inclusion. Horror, rage, heartbreak.
The song is traditionally performed at the Last Night of the Proms, normally with a guest soloist. In 2020, the BBC said the concert would perform the song without lyrics due to its controversy. It made a U-turn at the last moment and the song was performed with the original lyrics.
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