Since Aya Nakamura's name was attached to that of Edith Piaf and the Olympic Games, her detractors have redoubled their efforts to find angles of criticism.
Words not French enough for the sensitive ears of the far right, spelling mistakes, personality considered unsympathetic... So many arguments drawn up to discredit the idea of a show by the 28-year-old artist during the ceremony. opening of Paris 2024, a possibility that would particularly please Emmanuel Macron, according to L'Express.
But for Fred Musa, “these arguments just serve to hide the uninhibited racism of a rancid and conservative France, which does not accept change”.
The face of “Planète Rap”, Skyrock's flagship show, denounces “mind-blowing” outings by political figures and the banner of the Natifs, a small ultra-right group.
“There’s no way Aya, this is Paris, not the Bamako market,” they addressed the singer, in reference to her song “Djadja”, listened to nearly a billion times on YouTube, and to his Malian origins.
An investigation was also opened by the Paris prosecutor's office after a report from Licra, which denounced publications of a racist nature.
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