Michael Jackson visits Africa, 1992

Footage of MJ's visit to Africa, 1992. MJ visited villages, hospitals, schools, orphanages and local tribes. He shook hands, hugged and kissed hundreds of people in hospitals and institutions for the mentally ill. He came off the plane in Gabon, a West African neighbor nation of Senegal, he was greeted by an excited, screaming crowd of grade-school students who carried a banner that proclaimed: "Welcome Home Michael." Drum sounds again filled the air with rhythm that flowed from fans who gathered at the airport and lined the streets in anticipation of seeing the "king of pop, rock and soul," who would later be crowned "King Sani" in a West African village. MJ recalls his visit in Ebony Magazine, 1992: "When we came off the plane we were greeted by a long line of African dancers. Their drums and sounds filled the air with rhythm. I was going crazy, I was screaming, "All right! They got the rhythm... This is it. This is where I come from. The origin."'

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• Africa

[Keawena]

Come on people! I love MJ, I love Africa and I'm white, please don't generalise.

We are all humans, no matter our skin colour is.

That's why MJ fought all his life ! Don't forget about this, don't break his fight and what he has done for the world.

[CASSICF]

michael is the shyt, and he is so proud to be black, but he is about unity and love, because we are all the same regardless of skin color, we are human beings, created in God's image. im black, but like our lovely michael, i too am color blind. i have always wanted to go to the motherland, so michael, if your in africa, im coming to see you!!! i love you.

[MJSPANTHER]

I love watching these clips of his trip to Africa. But do you have the full video at all?

[juliovich90]

@esluvmjj man get your facts right ... Gabon is in central africa!

[kalisteau]

@Keawena well said :)

[mary12241]

MICHAEL WAS TREATED LIKE A KING EVERYWHERE IN THE WORLD! EVERYWHERE HE WENT, HE WAS A KING!

[memickii3]

mj i will love u forever

[jkomol]

MJ knew that he came from the great land, land of his ancestors: AFRICA!!!

[hopedream79]

«MJ recalls his visit in Ebony Magazine, 1992: "When we came off the plane we were greeted by a long line of African dancers. Their drums and sounds filled the air with rhythm. I was going crazy, I was screaming, "All right! They got the rhythm... This is it. This is where I come from. The origin."'» It was in Gabon Central Africa. Nobody wanted to go back school and every students was waiting MJ by dancing, singing and playing traditional musics instruments on a long line. Just watch images.

[hopedream79]

@esluvmjj Ohhh my gosh, im gabonese and Gabon is in Central Africa, not in West Africa. We are in the equatorial zone with Cameroon, Congo etc...

[lisalary]

Awww that is my country :)

[UizATroll]

0:46 that kid's dancing like, "Fuck yessss, Michael Jackson is heeerreee..."