Beenie Man Not Performing at OVO Fest Due to Zika Virus

Beenie Man was originally scheduled to perform in Toronto today at the second night of Drake‘s OVO Fest 2016, but has announced that he has been denied a Canadian visa due to Zika virus. According to an Instagram post, the dancehall artist is also suffering from dengue fever in addition to the Zika virus. On Ticketmaster, the festival promises “a slew of surprise special guests” in addition to the other headliner, Machel Montano.

Jah know…dah week ya deal wid me a way!! ⚠ No visa fi mi Canada show (I apologize again to my fans in case you haven’t seen the press release) ⚠ Zika Virus hol’ mi ⚠ The same Zika mosquito gi mi dengue.

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