WATCH: Tanzania bans Snura Mushi’s “shocking” twerking video “Chura” for breaching the moral fabric of society

By This Is Africa on May 6, 2016 — Tanzania has banned a controversial twerking music video, Chura (frog dance) by Snura Mushi for breaching the moral fabric of society, and violating the country’s traditions. The ban raises questions on whether there should be space and right to erotic entertainment which stays within the bounds of the law. Do you think the video is obscene and violates moral values and should banned?

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Tanzania has reportedly banned a controversial music video, Chura (frog dance) by Snura Mushi for breaching the moral fabric of society, and violating the country’s traditions.
The Ministry of Information, Culture, Arts and Sports recently  issued a ban on the sexually explicit video, and warned social media users in the country against sharing the video. The artist’s public shows have also been banned until Mushi amends the controversial Chura video.

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The ministry’s Head of Information and Communication, Zawadi Msalla, said the ban was imposed because of the immoral acts depicted in the video, and the “government was shocked at the video”.
The ban is not the first time that artists in the country and indeed across the continent have been censored for pushing the boundaries of what is morally and legally accepted.
The censorship and arrest of artists raises questions over freedom of expression and artistic creativity in today’s climate of cultural and religious conservatism