do you actually know that promoters are approaching him in africa and he is turning it down?

its more than just him saying he wants to play africa. assuming he would perform in africa, it deals with demand (how much is there?), promoters and venue owners, record sales and money. have his records historically sold well in certain african states? i'm just asking.

Lammastide said:

He hasn't, But I'd love to hear Habibi roaring an anastasia solo through Jerusalem !!

also, would the govt. of that particular country grant him a work visa as an entertainer? if those processes are even more complicated than he cares to deal with, that might be a turnoff.

as far as the religions go, i don't think too many artists are going to perform if they have to start re-working material to accomodate the crowd. depends on how much they would need to revamp.

dealodelandron said:

Prince decides when and where he'll tour (usually in accordance with a new album), then the promoters come in.

I assume his records' main market is South Africa, the most westernised (read white) nation in the continent. Hence western acts African touring (if any) usually consists of only a hit & run in Cape Town.

Blueview said:

Ohhh, that would be so beautiful!

Lammastide said:

I said every region he could find a christian stronghold/kingdom hall, not every country. I'm pretty sure he's done foreign benefit shows but the specifics are a little hazy. They are few and far between though yeah.

Has he ever played in Russia or India, I wonder ?

as far as demand though...that is what i'm saying...he would only go there if there was demand. that is based on his knowledge of how well his music has done there throughout his career. i'm not saying it hasn't done well, i don't know.

MD7 said:

I know, we just agreed that $$ is, or should not be an object for a millionair, but...Lammastide's post shows it could really be quite some expensive adventure. Maybe Prince does not wánt to spend the money needed for it...
because he could come back broke.
[This message was edited Wed Dec 17 10:24:21 PST 2003 by Abrazo]

IstenSzek said:

The guy who wrote the Ronald Reagan worship tracks "Ronnie Talk To Russia", "America" etc has never played in Russia of course, nor India. He has played in their continent of Asia though.

dealodelandron said:

Lack of demand is a valid reason not to do it. There are all sorts of uncertainties. I think it would be difficult to do, but it would be great if he tried.

Maybe he should also go there and travel for some time, meet the people, the artists, who don't know him as a rockstar and make fantastic music with them, come back re-inspired, and release a kick ass new album...

MD7 said:

In Japan... Hong Kong... westernized...

South korea?
China?
Singapore?
Indonesia
Philipines

Anyone know that?

Australia yes, twice now. Its like it's because he is only known in the occidental and therefore there is the only demand.

Abrazo said:

In recent years i didn't visit Africa much but I can tell you that africans, overthere as well as in Europe, would not respect a man walking around in high heels. The religious bit can surely be an issue. In those countries religion is still a very dominating factor in everyday life.

anyways; these guys thrive on machismo and will tell you there are no gay africans, but instead will clame that it's a westerners disease. The hot song-content would not be so much of a problem except for northern africa and maybe Sudan , ethiopia... but you won't find the same huge amount of stephsisters, brothers, halfbrothers etc then in Africa. They definatly aren't afraid of sexual topics over there, but it's limited to a very conservative part.
I know Prince's isn't gay, and I'm not starting any prince is gay-threads here but his image wouldn't go down well in the majoraty of places.

I was thinking about this topic recently. And also wondered if he has/why he hasn't done the Carribean? Both Barbados and St. Lucia have major jazz festivals that feature jazz and non-jazz artists and draw big local and tourist crowds.

IstenSzek said:

You mean you don't have the sound board boots of those sizzlin' shows he did three nights in Vladivostok and a week in Calcutta as part of Around The World In A Day Tour in '86? Where you been? OrgNote me and I can hook you up.

Has Prince ever played in the Ukraine? What about Israel? Hey, has Prince played in Bosnia or Chile? Let's see, I don't think he's performed in Iraq, Iran or Saudi Arabia either. Hmmm...I wonder what the racial reasons are behind those exclusions?

Maybe I'm being stupid but didn't a lot of record companies (Warner Music included) refuse to sell or promote their acts in South Africa during the 80s?

As for the rest of the continent, I see no problem with him playing Egypt, Morocco or Tunisia.

Its odd how Westerners think of Africa as being just deserts and indigeonous tribes, when Australia also has unpopulated areas and aboriginal people. When people think of Australia, they think of Sydney Opera House, Melbourne, Bondi Beach etc... When people think of Africa, they think of mud-huts!

Both continents were completely fucked over by white Europeans in the past.

MD7 said:

Wrong...he hasn't played Antartica either.

Lammastide said:

It would !!

(may the sun send warmth through your signature soon !)
[This message was edited Thu Dec 18 6:34:18 PST 2003 by Blueview]

enjoyniki said:

Mmmm... dessert. Goes to fridge now for some cheesecake.