They’ll listen to it anyway: Alkaline defends his music

Dancehall artiste, Alkaline has defended his music and the right to perform in Antigua after church group called for a ban of his performance in the country. Alkaline said his music was already accessible online through social media, and Youtube. He pointed out that he could stay in Jamaica and have the same effect, and his visit to Antigua would not “make any difference”. One particular group, the Christian Ministries Church, called for a complete ban of the scheduled Black Rave performance at Millers by the Sea on Saturday or else they will lead a boycott of the island’s independence celebrations. Bishop Charlesworth Browne of the Christian Ministries Church,warned that artiste “will bring decadence and death” to the nation. “I am calling upon the rest of the Christian community to steer clear of the rest of the independence celebrations,” Bishop Browne said. “If they’re going to be as corrupt and perverse as this, then I say to the Christian community, withdraw from them completely.” Alkaline, whose given name is Earlan Bartley, is a magnet for controversy with his bleached, pale skin and tattooed pitch black eyes. The 22-year-old performer as recently granted a US work permit.