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A retraction is expected to be issued by the promoters who announced that Buju Banton\u2019s first show will be held in Trinidad and Tobago,<\/p>\n

Buju\u2019s manager Donovan Germain\u00a0confirmed to Loop that while Buju will, indeed, perform in T&T on April 22, 2019, as announced on the Love and Harmony cruise on Sunday night, it may not be his first show.<\/p>

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Germain\u00a0said he did not know why the promoters said it would be the singer\u2019s very first show and revealed that a retraction is expected to be released.<\/p>

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The announcement that Buju\u2019s first show following his release from a US jail on December 8 would be held in T&T elicited disappointment from Jamaicans, some of whom expressed their displeasure on social media.<\/p>\n

\u201cYeah, as can be expected people would be disappointed,\u201d Germaine told Loop.<\/p>

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He could not say if the retraction was as a result of that disappointment.<\/p>\n

He did say, however, that since the announcement, they have been getting calls from around the world from people anxious to see Biju in concert.<\/p>

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While the announcement created excitement in T&T among Buju fans, members of the gay community were not as thrilled.<\/p>

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Some told Loop that Buju, whose song \u2018Boom Bye Bye\u2019 encouraged the killing of homosexuals, should not be celebrated or allowed to perform in T&T.<\/p>\n

They said the singer never apologised for his homophobic lyrics.<\/p>\n

In 2007,\u00a0 Buju signed the “reggae compassionate act” set up by the gay rights campaign group Stop Murder Music.<\/p>\n

In signing, he agreed to not make homophobic statements in public, release new homophobic songs or authorise the re-release of previous homophobic songs.<\/p>\n

However, he later denied making such a commitment.<\/p>\n

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