Singer, Ikuforiji Olaitan, better known as Oxlade, has shared his harrowing experience of racial abuse in France.
In a recent episode of ‘The Datebizz’ podcast, the artist disclosed that this traumatic experience was the inspiration behind the title of his debut album, ‘Oxlade From Africa.�
“I decided to name my album ‘Oxlade From Africa’ because I was racially abused in France, precisely Monaco,” he recalled.
“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.”
Oxlade, who holds a degree in History and International Relations, also expressed that he views the terms “Africa” and “Nigeria” as derogatory.
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