Coldplay musical guest booed in Romania for singing manele
nme.comColdplay’s Romania gig this week was booed for singing manele.The group, who are due to headline Glastonbury later this month, invited Romanian manele singer Babasha to perform alongside Chris Martin during their first concert in Bucharest on June 12.However, the moment was met with boos from the audience and was followed by much controversy afterwards.
Manele is a controversial music genre in Romania because some of the content of the songs can have negative connotations.Before inviting him on stage, Coldplay’s Martin said he chose him after hearing him sing on the street recently.“When I landed yesterday, well, two days ago, I wandered the streets and heard this man singing so beautifully on the street.
Then I looked at the music charts in Romania and was impressed because there are so many wonderful artists. Maybe you don’t understand what kind of people you have in Romania, it’s incredible,” said Martin (via Digi24).During the boos, Martin continued to sing alongside him and encouraged him.Momentul controversat de la concertul Coldplay e mai jos – înregistrat pe telefonul meu.
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