Vintage Footage of Michael Jackson in Africa
It's been a whole year since his passing so of course we had to commemorate MJ with something special, afriStyle. Started looking around and found a fab vignette of the man himself on his 1992 trip to Africa. His first stop was Gabon, where he was met by 100,000 people! And while in the Ivory Coast, he was made a king. Love it..some continents give people pens for coming to visit, Africa gives you a crown. Click to check the footage:
Ebony magazine did an interview with MJ after his trip back. Here's a snippet -
EBONY/JET: Do you have any special feeling about this return to the continent of Africa? MICHAEL JACKSON: For me, it's like the "dawn of civilization." It's the first place where society existed. It's seen a lot of love. I guess there's that connection because it is the root of all rhythm. Everything. It's home. EBONY/JET: You visited Africa in 1974. Can you compare and contrast the two visits? MICHAEL JACKSON: I'm more aware of things this time: the people and how they live and their government. But for me, I'm more aware of the rhythms and the music and the people. That's what I'm really noticing more than any thing. The rhythms are incredible. You can tell especially the way the children move. Even the little babies, when they hear the drums, they start to move. The rhythm, the way it affects their soul and they start to move. The same thing that Blacks have in America. . .
Rest in Peace, MJ!
For the entire interview (which is def worth the few minutes of reading) click here
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