Diamond Platnumz has raised a furore after he was carried to the stage in a coffin to perform at Wasafi Festival in Lindi, Raungwa district over the past weekend.
A photo of Diamond with demon-like red eyes was projected on the huge screen on the stage before the singer emerged from the coffin to perform.
Several people took to social media to condemn Diamond over the satanic-themed performance over the weekend.
The singer, however, shared the video of his strange entrance as he admitted that he was also scared about gitting in a coffin.
Diamond is not the first artiste in the region to get on stage in a coffin. In 2017, Khaligraph Jones too set tongues wagging when he was carried to the stage in a white casket.
The rapper was ferried to stage the coffin by men dressed in black.
This shocking spectacle raised eyebrows due to the fears of superstitions and beliefs surrounding such an act.
Khaligraph explained that the coffin-style performance was aligned with his hit song at the time, “Mazishi,” which featured lyrics like “Nikishika mic wanajua ni mazishi, nikipanda stage wanajua ni mazishi. (When I grab the mic, they know it’s a funeral; when I step on stage, they know it’s a funeral).”
Khaligraph emerged from a coffin during the performance of the Gaza Song.
