Nigerian singer Ikuforiji Olaitan Abdulrahman aka Oxlade has recalled how he faced racial abuse in France.
Oxlade, who is on the label of Troniq Music, Epic Records in France, and Columbia Records in the United Kingdom, said on “The Datebizz” podcast the experience influenced the title of his latest album “Oxlade from Africa.”
He added that the incident which occurred in Monaco made him realise that African stigma still exists.
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The singer said: “I decided to name my album ‘Oxlade From Africa’ because I was racially abused in France, precisely Monaco.
“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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