Steel Pulse members are lived that the security crew at the Summer Jam festival dissed them as they tried to accommodate Burna Boy during the most recent edition of the show in Germany.
An online post laid it out: @burnaboygram and security crew fully disrespected us @steelpulseofficial trying to kick us out of our dressing room so he could have 4 dressing rooms for his massive entourage.
The rant continued: “Selwyn Brown (Keyboards) original member of Steel Pulse, was livid and our team stood our ground and told them to beat it and you can’t do that to people, especially to a band that has paved the way for Reggae Music. It’s @summerjam_festival_official why do you have a full security team that think they can come in and bully people?”
The Steel pulse band refused to leave the backstage area and were met with what they dubbed ‘disrespect’.
“Who the hell does @burnaboy think he is.. And because of us refusing to leave, the security team proceeded to build a barricade of a blacked out chain linked fence that split the hallway between our dressing room and his dressing room making it feel like we were in prison or something. I hope that these Legendary reggae festivals realize that this can’t be apart of the reggae culture. That’s Babylon buisness. We don’t treat people like that. Please recognize this because Steel Pulse was fully disrespected. Reggae promotes Peace, Love, Unity.. stand up for your rights, we must never give up the fight“
an artist disrespecting one of the biggest, legendary reggae bands, who paved the way for black musicians, is completely unacceptable. As World A Reggae, I felt compelled to write this short article because this is precisely why this platform exists: to preserve and promote reggae music in all its forms.
There has not yet been a counter statement from Burnaboy’s management. There are always two sides to a story. The Summerjam organization has been asked for a statement on this matter.
