It’s been a tough go for Black powerviolence outfit Zulu during the last week or so. Final weekend, their vocalist Anaiah Rasheed Muhammad was accused of abusing a former associate of his — a declare he vehemently denies. Within the wake of these accusations, the band performed their present in Brazil with guitarist Dez Yousef dealing with vocals, earlier than canceling the rest of their Latin America tour.
Properly it seems the band has made a last determination and opted to half methods with Muhammad and go on a hiatus. In a press release posted on their Instagram profile in a single day, the band stated they sided with the accusers. The band additionally defined the timeline of how they discovered about Muhammad’s alleged misdeeds.
“We’re conscious of the allegations introduced forth in opposition to Anaiah,” wrote Zulu in a press release. “We stand in solidarity with all people who find themselves victims of abuse, and condemn the mistreatment of these weak in our communities. Our hearts exit to anybody who has skilled any type of bodily or emotional abuse, assault, or every other act that has triggered hurt and brought their company away from them.
“Different members of Zulu have separated ourselves from Anaiah and can not be working with or performing with him in any capability.
“We need to acknowledge the allegations had been by no means disclosed to us prior, and we had been instantly involved studying the detailed account. We had been conscious there have been unresolved points between the events concerned, however not the character of the allegations.
“With reference to our earlier drummer’s posts, whereas he was filling in on tour with us he didn’t disclose data of those allegations apart from what we understood to be points surrounding their relationship. He finally didn’t play with us due to confusion over scheduling.
“We perceive that this has been extraordinarily upsetting and disappointing to anybody who supported this band, it’s message and what it’s represented. Upon our return house now we have withdrawn from scheduled performances and will probably be formally placing this mission on pause.”
So there you’ve it. Zulu is on the backburner for now. Who is aware of what’s subsequent for the band after the previous few days they simply skilled?