‘I’m not happy,’ says DJ Cleo after being dropped from Zambia and Tanzania gigs [VIDEO]
· Citizen
DJ Cleo says two of his international performances have been cancelled after last week’s anti-immigration march.
In a video shared on TikTok, the producer and DJ said he was informed that he had been dropped from gigs in Zambia and Tanzania.
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“Yo guys, I’m not happy. I just woke up to a message that my gigs, one in Zambia and the other in Tanzania, have been cancelled, or rather, I’ve been removed from the line-up because of the march that happened the other day,” he said.
Cleo added that he does not know the main reason why he was dropped.
“So I don’t know if we as South African artists or DJs have been targeted or it’s a reciprocation of sorts, and I’m not blaming anyone. We do have a serious issue in this country.”
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Other SA artists removed from line-ups
Several South African musicians have been removed from line-ups at events in other African countries following the March and March movement.
The movement is a citizen-led campaign calling for stricter immigration enforcement and the deportation of undocumented foreign nationals.
Singer Makhadzi recently appealed for unity after she was removed from the line-up of a concert in Zimbabwe.
Other artists affected include award-winning duo Mafikizolo, who were removed from the Buddie Beatz Concert in Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe. Musa Keys was also dropped from the line-up of the Mighty Zambezi Lager Bonfire Festival, which was scheduled to take place at Donnybrook Park in Harare on 4 July 2026.