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Oum- Taragalite (Soul Of Morocco) (information, lyrics, video, & comments)

Oum- Taragalite (Soul Of Morocco)  (information, lyrics, video, & comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about the Moroccan fusion singer Oum and showcases her song Taragalite (Soul Of Morocco).

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Oum and all those who are featured in this song and its video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: OUM - TARAGALTE (Soul Of Morocco) Official Video



OUM OFFICIAL, Published on Jan 4, 2013

Une chanson en hommage � la ville de M'hamid El Ghizlane et � son Festival Taragalte des Musiques du d�sert et du Monde, dont Oum a �t� la marraine de la quatri�me �dition.
Cette vid�o rapporte tous les moments forts de ce s�jour dans le d�sert marocain. Des moments partag�s avec les habitants de M'hamid, mais aussi avec des artistes venus du Mali (Tartit), de Mauritanie (Noura Mint Seymali), de France (Nico Wayne Toussaint).
L'�dition 2012 du Festival Taragalte avait pour th�me: Femmes du d�sert.

C'est � Taragalte que Oum a choisi de pr�senter Soul Of Morocco accompagn�e de son nouveau quartet:
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Google translation from French to English:
A song in homage to the city of M'hamid El Ghizlane and its Festival Taragalte des Musiques du D�sert et du Monde, of which Oum was the godmother of the fourth edition.
This video reports all the highlights of this stay in the Moroccan desert. There are moments shared with the inhabitants of M'hamid, but also with artists from Mali (Tartit), Mauritania (Noura Mint Seymali), France (Nico Wayne Toussaint).
The 2012 edition of the Taragalte Festival was devoted to Women of the Desert.

It was at Taragalte that Oum chose to present Soul Of Morocco accompanied by his new quartet:
Alain Debiossat: Baryton, saxo alto, soprano, fl�te (+guitare)
Patrick Marie-Magdelaine: Guitares
Patrick Goraguer: Batterie, percussions
Damian Nueva: Contrebasse

Paroles, m�lodies et arrangements: Oum�.

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INFORMATION ABOUT OUM
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oum_(singer)
"Oum El Gha�t Benessahraoui[1][2] ?? ????? ??? ????????, known as Oum, born on 18 April 1978[3][4] in Casablanca,[3] is a Moroccan singer-songwriter. Considered an ambassador of Moroccan culture,[5] she mixes hassani, jazz, gospel, soul, afrobeat and Sufi music influences in her songs.[5]

Biography
At a very young age, Oum joined a gospel choir where she played her first solos at fourteen with a voice that impressed the listeners.[6]

At seventeen, her first song, "This is your heart" that she wrote to support the charity operation "Les malades du c�ur", helped to successfully secure her first appearance on television.[6]

In 1996, she entered the National School of Architecture in Rabat.[6] She pursued her studies there until graduation in 2002.[6]

At the same time, she began to perform in public.[6] With a powerful and expressive voice, she takes over the repertoire of Aretha Franklin, Ella Fitzgerald or Whitney Houston.[6]

In 1998, Oum did her first attempts with hip-hop and RnB with Djo Catangana, a producer and creator of the French hip hop collective Mafia Trece.[6]

In 2002, she was noticed by Philippe Delmas who invited her to Paris. For two years, she alternated recording sessions and concerts in Casablanca with the Brotherwood band.[6] In 2004, she ended up her Parisian experience.[6]
Back to her homeland Morocco, she enters new musical universes: the Gnaoui and the Hassani.[6] Oum's decision to introduce such local forms of rhythms not only influenced her songs' tunes but also her lyrics. She performs with Barry, a musician known for his fusion of musical styles and repertoires, on the stages of the Gnaoua World Music Festival in Essaouira, the Tanjazz in Tangier and the Barcelona Acci� Musical in Barcelona.[6]

Oum, who grew up in Marrakech, is a soul singer. Yet, her style remains unique since it's highly inspired by influences such as the Hassani poetry (Moroccan desert culture) and African rhythms.
Her first album Lik 'Oum appeared in Casablanca in May 2009.[7]"....

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LYRICS: TARAGALITE (SOUL OF MOROCCO)
(written by Oum)


????? ? ????? ????? ???????
???? ? ???? ????? ?????
???? ??????? ??? ????
???? ??????? ?????
???? ?????? ?????
???? ?? ???? ????
??????? ? ??????? ?????? ? ???? ??? ???

?????? ?????? ?? ??????
???? ?? ??? ??????? ??? ????? ???
??? ???? ???? ???? ?? ??? ?? ??? ???

Join us,
Come and join us at Taragalte
To the Sahara's gate
Come on and join us
Listen to the sound of peace,
Love, simplicity, complicity
Come on, come on, come on, join my people of Taragalte
Oasis of cultures and place of peace and dreams
Place of soul.mystery
Come to the desert,
Come to Taragalte.
Come into my people
Come join us

Youyouyouyouyouyouyou
Come on
Come on
Play that beat
Play that rythm


Source: https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Oum/Taragalte

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM OUM - TARAGALTE (Soul Of Morocco) [VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD]
These comments are given in chronological order excerpt for replies, and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

In addition to the congratulatory comments and information about Morocco in these comments, I'm interested in documenting how these comments are written, particularly how some of these comments include Caribbean vernacular terms/phrases such as "big up" and American vernacular terms such as "you rock". I'm also interested in documenting a number of commenters' use of internet/text lingo and spelling.

2013
dabithamid
"god bless morocco from tanger to Lagouira"

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jonathan logan
"why we change the name of cities from Amazigh to arabic?
TARAGALTE, Mogador, Tangis, Mazaghan..."

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Mehdi Maaroufi
"Proud to be Moroccan."

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fatima zahra belcaid
"I'm just in love with Sahraha, the place where i grow up, and tnx Oum for this amazing SOng
Love you :)"

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Ilyass Mardy
"a7la tzghritta big up to you oum chapeau"

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Howard Keller
"What a beautiful woman, beautiful voice, song, and video. Very impressive! Thank you for sharing!"

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Fadwa Asbi
"You took the Moroccan music to the next level !! This is amazing !!"

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Najma Nuriddin
"Beautiful! Mama Africa!"

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karim abderrafiq
"song with deeep verrrry deep meaning
thx OUM"

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feyrouze lamarocaine
"S�rieusement oum tu est un exemple pour moi!tu repr�sente la femme marocaine d'aujourd hui et ca Jen suis tr�s fi�re :tu as ton propre style ta propre fa�on de parler et surtout de penser!vraiment ...chapeau!je taime oum!"
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Google translation from French to English
"Seriously oum you are an example for me, you represent the Moroccan woman of today and ca Jen am very proud: you have your own style your own way to speak and especially to think ... really ... hat, I taime oum! [Thank you Oum]"

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Eniola Apata
"This look like Merzougha i am very proud of this people of Sahara to hold on their African root. These people are native of our beloved continent. It give me joy with all our diversity as people, we can still come together. With all force from western imperialism to divide our people in the continent, the so called sub Sahara African and our North African brother and sister are been living together long before Arab and European set their foot on this beloved and amazing continent. T"

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E. Zouhair
"Big Up Pour Toi Oum ! Excellente Combinaison , On est fan de ce que tu fais (y)"

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yasabdo
"fabuleuse OUM. U're the Soul and Pride of our dear Kingdom Morocco."

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simo
"Oum!! i live in the coldest country on earth Ive been away from home for over 3 years and this song made me warm made me miss home ,got tears.
You basically inspired many moroccans.
I wish you the best of luck. Tbarkalah 3lik"

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Blvck White
"Oum
LOVE & PEACE FROM MARRAKECH ?"

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kaoutar hrari
"the song is outstanding!!
the headwraps are killing me!!
u simply rock"

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Rachad ESSOURI
"MOROCCO have a beautiful soul !"

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Haro Wanderlust
"Let the music feel your soul.."

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saida saadoun
"�a c'est une chanson
�a c'est de la musique
�a c'est une Diva
Bravo Oum .. rarissime les chanteurs de ton genre (y)"
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Google translate from French to English:
"this is a song
this is music
this is a Diva
Bravo Oum .. rare singers of your kind (y) "

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"Youssef Ayour
"Beautiful song .. thumb up from a Moroccan in south of Mississippi"

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Louie Noujoum
"Ilove both of you Oum and Gad you are the big mirror of our culture..the big MOrocco."

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ameltrust Kaci
"So nice... I'm from Algeria, we are lucky because we are from North Africa on the Mediterranean, we have the most beautiful artists, a wonderful food, and nice people... Vive les m�diterran�en"

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fati mokhtari
"Words cannot describe what I feel when i listen to this Lady. She know how to use the spirit of Morocco."

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saloua
"go on Oum! you rock !!
<3"

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Morocco Maroc
"I couldn't be more prouder as a Moroccan to hear such a beautiful Moroccan singer singing such a beautiful song. Very moving voice indeed ! WOW, the combination of Moroccan & English lyrics made it even more attractive. Very rarely you find singers singing the same song using multiple languages, My Friends, this is made in Morocco !!

This is TRUE MOROCCAN BLUES ! I wish if BB-King listens to this song. She will be invited to one of his concerts for sure.
Plz visit us at MoroccoUSA [.] com"

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kaoutar EL KADIRI
"Peace and love OUM ..."

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Boumliha Zakaria
"Oum je ss pas quoi dire !! . juste formidable, syma la ziik ... Ga3 tes musiques kay mezkonii !! ... #1.LOVE
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Google translation from French to English:
"Oum I ss not what to say !! . just great, syma la ziik ... Ga3 your music kay mezkonii !! ... # 1.LOVE"

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Ayoub Belhachmi
"soooooooooooooooooo nice"

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laura kira
"Eu gosto oum � um grande artista marroquino e digo mais uma grande cantora internacional! ela tem um carisma que difere de todos os cantores, no mundo �rabe, � a originalidade de Marrocos"
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Google translation from Portuguese to English
"I like oum is a great Moroccan artist and I say another great international singer! she has a charisma that
differs from all the singers in the Arab world, is the originality of Morocco"

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Tarik Mahmoudi
"go ahead (y) u doin' right masha allah 3leek ;)"

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youn3ss
"Respect OUM <3"

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Hassan Medbouh Mezian
"Jolie chanson et belle voie. Sahara fusion."
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Google translate from French to English:
"Pretty song and beautiful voice. Sahara fusion."

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iliyas snow
"Really really Nice song love it Maximum peace oum we <3 you !! "

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Redwane Ouahim
"WAAAAAAW Amazing Tuuuuuuune <3"

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H. Hamza
"You are AWESOME. I can't wait to see you in Casablanca
This song reflexes what we really are: Africans, Arabs, Berbers ,and above all, MUSLIMS."

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Majda Ben el mouaz
"Excellent travail !!
Quel go�t, quelle classe et queeeelle voix!
Bravo :)"

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nabil tayaa
"Pchaaakh a lidam !! La sc�ne marocaine se porte bien actuellement gr�ce � la talentueuse OUM et quelques autres ARTISTES ( Wa Sma3 a hadak l Bou3ar Dyal l Bigg Dyask Kidayrine, Galik wlmaghrib Wrah Pfff)
Pchaaakh a lidam !! The Moroccan scene is currently doing well thanks to the talented OUM and some other ARTISTS (Wa Sma3 hadak l Bou3ar Dyal l Bigg Dyask Kidayrine, Galik wlmaghrib Wrah Pfff)
Excellent work !!
What taste, what class and what voice!
Bravo :)"

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Panda lover
"Good job Oum. this vid�o Just makes me want to go to the south ?"

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Martine THIERRY
"La musique est douce dommage que je ne comprenne pas les paroles; bisous � Gad et � Oum"

this is a song
this is music
this is a Diva
Bravo Oum .. very rare singers of your kind (y)
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Google translation from French to English:
"The music is gentle pity that I do not understand the words; kisses to Gad and Oum

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2014
Keith Kadmiri
"A mystical desert pilgrimage in Southern Morocco, every soul should experience at least once in a lifetime. A place where one meet his/her own soul, away from man-made pollution... Well done " Oum Deesse Du Sahara Marocain"."

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Ely L B
"The best morocain jazz"

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Mohamed EL BAKI
"Tr�s belles chansons et musiques: musiques traditionnelles et "Soul". une belle initiative que celle de ce Groupe.Tr�s belle est la voix de la chanteuse.
La diversit� marocaine dans sa grandeur et sa splendeur.
Arabes,Amazighes,Sahraouis,une Histoire et une civilisation arabo-bertb�ro-musulmanes.Des langues r�gionales,des coutumes et des traditions,mais une seule identit� MAROCAINE.
France,Haute-Savoie : 24/10/2013.
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Google translation from French to English
Very beautiful songs and music: traditional music and "Soul". a beautiful initiative than that of this Group.Very beautiful is the voice of the singer.
Moroccan diversity in its grandeur and splendor.
Arabs, Amazighs, Sahrawis, an Arab-Muslim-Arabic history and civilization. Regional languages, customs and traditions, but a single Moroccan identity."

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Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Mamaland (information, video, comments)

Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Mamaland (information, video, comments)
Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a video of 1990s song "Mamaland" by South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka.

Information about Yvonne Chaka Chaka is included in the summary of this video.

Selected comments from this video's discussion thread are included in this post.

The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Yvonne Chaka Chaka for her musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Yvonne Chacka chacka � Mamaland



yaz oshea Published on Mar 10, 2011

Yvonne has been on the forefront of South African music for over 15 years and still going strong.

Yvonne Chaka Chaka is always spinning gold. In 1985, when she was only 19 years old, Phil Hollis of Dephon Records discovered her in Johannesburg. Soon after she was introduced to record producers Rick Wolfe and Attie van Wyk. Her debut album "I'm in Love With a DJ" was released. It became tremendous hit.

Songs like "I'm burning Up" |"I'm in Love With a DJ"| "I Cry for Freedom" |"Makoti" |"Motherland" and the ever-popular, "Umqombothi" immediately insured Yvonne's status as star in South Africa music scene. Continuing to release hit after hit, her subsequent award winning albums were : "Burning Up" |"Sangoma" |"Who's The Boss" "Motherland" |" Be Proud to be African"| "Thank You Mr DJ" |"Back on my Feet"|"Rhythm of Life" |"Who's got the Power" |"The Best Of Yvonne Chaka Chaka" |"Bombani ( Tiko Rahini)| "Power of Afrika"|"Yvonne and Friends" and "Kwenzenjani"..

For her artistic achievement Yvonne has won the "Ngomo Award" (the "Grand Prix Pan African de la Chanson" in Zaire), as well as the "FNB/SAMA Awards" for the best female singer. Yvonne has also worked with noted producers Sello 'Chicco' Twala and Gabi LeRoux. The African Music Encyclopedia says of Yvonne, "Chaka-Chaka's powerful alto voice, along with her finely-crafted and arranged material, account for her wide popularity."
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Statistics (as of July 27, 2017 at 8:07 AM)
total views: 1,418,900
likes: 3,420 ; dislikes: 257
total # of comments: 556

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
These selected comments document commenters' high opinions of Yvonne Chaka Chaka and this song.

These selected comments also are a small sample of the expressions of affection that commenters wrote about their own African nation as well as expressions of a desire for African unity. In addition, these selected comments demonstrate the wide reach of recorded music from a specific African nation throughout the entire African continent.

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

2013
1. Chica Delarosa
"I Love my Mamaland Congo/Afrika"

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2. Kweku Takyi-Annan
"Africa/Ghana"

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2014
3. lord isaac
"This song give me power when i hear it.....because i remember where i come frome, i really miss you mama Africa... for Africa forever..!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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4. Anna Andreas
"I am born free ,but i am great fan of old school .BIG FAN OF IVONNE CHAKA CHAKA LOVE FROM NAMIBIA."

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5. Sydonia3 years ago
My grandma had the entire VHS of all her songs! This was all that played in our house. 1997, good times

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2015
6. abdiaziz ahmed osman
"southafrica people dont respect othere african people they kill them naglet them they forget there fredome were give by othere african country shame to south african people i heat them"
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"Heat" here is a typo for "hate".

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Reply
7. Solomon Modisha, 2016
"+abdiaziz ahmed osman please don't "heat" us man, not all South Africans are xenophobic.come to the Madiba land you will see."

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Reply
8. raan chol, 2016
"+Solomon Modisha I know majority of South African people are good people who love Africa and their African brothers and sisters. When the apartheid was being practiced, all African people were supporting brothers and sister from South Africa but the incident that happened in South Africa by killing other Africa is big embarrassment and betrayal to all Africa people in this world."

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9. Gabriel Komango
"my land.... TANGANYIKA / TANZANIA"

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10. Shell Winchester
"mama land �frica, my first mama i really miss you, and i love you so much... �fricaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa... Angolaaa!!!"

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11. Vidakon Jemusse
"Chokwe at Gaza, South of Mozambique,.... Makweniu wa Maxangane..... Peace From Mozambique"

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12. Ismael Botan
"My mamaland somalia africa am proud to be african where our culture teach us to respect the old and the young ones am realy proud of whom i am"

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13. hlaloso moreri
"my mamaland-Botswana/Africa"

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14. M.S K
"Zambia? Africa Mamaland"

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15. Evans Machera
"A celebratory song by African greatest song bird."

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16. Silver Back
"One Love mama Africa. From S.Leone Westside Africa."

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17. thadmans
"Africa is indeed our mamaland. Travelled from Kenya to RSA in June for the first time and still felt that I was still at home."

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18. Bint Mohammed
"Ethiopia , Africa mamaland"

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19. Martila Omba
"I luv my mamaland Congo DRC/Zambia"

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2016
20. Nona Ford
"This song reminds me of those turn up weddings and parties!"

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21. Chol Akuany
"My Mamaland Africa, Yvone Chacka Chacka has said it all. Stop fighting yourselves my people. Why is this tribal division among some Africans tribes? South Sudan, Dinka and Nuer used to inter-marry and did barter trade with one another until the money came along which in turn made some individuals like Riek Machar lust for even more. The 1991 & 2013 episodes are just examples. Greed is dividing my people and blinding them from realizing the truth. And what is the truth? There is no truth when you pick up a gun and kill innocent people. To the peaceful African nations, I thank you for being there for Africa, our Mamaland"

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22. ntege samuel, 2017
"Chol Akuany
Also i wish S. Sudan people can wake up & stop murdering Ugandans like insects. We have taken you in as refugees & no one has been killed in here by a Ugandan. I the same way you should treat us well. Stop hooliganism its not the way to go in this modern era. If Ugandans werent good to you then you wdnt have come in here. Ugandan are peaceful & hospitable....& so should be you S. Sudanese. Treat us well...we sell food to you not because there no other markets but we know you are a desert helpless country. Finally we wish you well S.Sudan no matter how you kill us in your land."

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23. Loice Mukandi
"Oh yes my mama land lots of love from Zimbabwe"

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24. Jossey Kibebe
"you are such amazing lady,queen of africa i like the song truely africa is our mother land,it is our home and we are home to stay,lets practice peace,love and unity to our mother land God bless africa"

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25. GLORIA 256
"Am from Uganda and I love Africa ma mama land God bless South Africans the freedom fighters ??????????"

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26. Social Streaming
"Stop killing, stop killing, it's our motherland Africa, very iconic music!"

27. Baba Theo Chriss
"Am Tanzanian my mamaland country. proud to be African.."

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28. Daniel Boateng
"Her songs really contributed South Africa freedom. Big up Yvonne"

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29. Givemore Chiguvare
"YAAAH wenever i go to a NEW AFRICAN PLACE I PLAY THIS ONE."

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30. migxgy
"Always played this song at parties"

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31. morenikespring #apple
"these were our beyonces"

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32. Rufus J. Kerkulah
"From Gbarnga, Bong County, Liberia to South Africa with love."

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33. Kenny Chukwu
"In character, in manner, in style, in all the things, the supreme excellence is simplicity. Like all magnificent things, she is an epitome of beauty and class. #Naija."

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34. Jacob Paulo
"my thanks giving from Angola, love this song so much Chaka"

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35. thamsanqa nyathi
"I waz young by then in rural areas listening to radio 2 before it waz named radio Zimbabwe,gne are the day's"

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36. BE8Y LUBEGA
"I miss my mama land, just thought of Chaka Chaka one of the music icons of the 90s. Missing you Africa..."

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37. Annah Makhoshi
"I am happy to be at African. I'm coming from Ghana I love south Africa it make me happy here"

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38. Kbc Construction
"the time wen she was young looking good that we fighting apartheid in Namibia remind me my fellow whose gone with war"

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39. samantha gloria
"Kbc Construction She still looks good,watched her on BBC hard talk one day ago"

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40. jimmy heguye
"?? l should give huge all Mother in Village!??&dance with them??My heart fired to Mother land home village! l feel so much to them!"

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41. rumbie portia
"My roots are here in Africa....nyc song"
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�nyc song� = �nice song� and not New York City song

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42. Regina Drescher
"Those were the good old days were no internet or mobile existed,millenials will never know how good it felt. Thank you Yvonne,you have no idea how many hearts you changed during your time.I give thanks to you..Thank you princess of Africa"

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43. Femme Fatale
"yvonne chaka chaka in ZA�RE ??"

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44. Bertin Ngindu
"So proud to be an African...my mamaland Tanzania/DRC"

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45. Sidiki Fofana
"I am not from sudafrika but I love it realy all afrika are brothers"

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2017
46. Charles Lotara
"Those were more than just musicians but were iconic freedom fighters through their songs! You made us proud of our motherland, we love you, we love Africa!"

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48. James Ndula
"Yvonne was actually asking African countries to stop fighting and unite to become one, unfortunately that didn't happen"

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49. Gabriel Mandlenkosi Vundla
"africa start from cape town to cairo,so all countries which are in this continent must get united not fight,nigerians are my brothers,zimbabweans are my sisters,so stop fighting guys"

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50. polycap orina
"produced at the height of Racism...I listened to this as a kid,And will still bomb to hit"

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51. stephen mugisha
"mam land so great,am Rwanda and proud to be so, i love ur music!!!"

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52. Chris Tifana chikafa Tifana
"Yoh! aunt you suppose to continue singing please, i like all your songs maam"

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53. Sebongile Nkachela Baggio
"my mamaland a better land, my home town. before cell phones take over"

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54. Julius Chacha
"I remember those days 1992 when my uncles used to play kinanda."

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55. jiya jalaqsan
"I love my motherland in somali"

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56. Onasis Kanika Since88
"Am from Zambia Africa is my motherland let's not kill each other Africa unite. One love brothers and sisters"

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57. Mula chain
"I am proud to be Congolese (DRC)"

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58. ispm quartoano
"sory abaut my inglish im Mozambican. I love this song i rember my infacnc 7 year s old mamaland from Yvone .i never forget you."

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59. Gisele Belole
"part of the video done in Kinshasa -Za�re (DRC)"

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60. Vannuge Jiiko
"I remember this song when I was young back in Malawi I feel so emotional now I miss you mama land the warm heart of Africa"

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61. Vhuramai Chimbindi
"its true this Africa is our mama land why are we fighting for. lets not divide our selves"

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62. maikano Rabe
"You contributed a lot in saving south Africa from the apartheid ruling. Great and tremendous zulu voice. It me remembered Dabezitao un Chakra zulu movie."

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63. james pa92
"Childhood jam!!!"

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64. Tracy Justice
"my mama land Tanzania, proud to be Tanzanian watching from the USA"

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65. Lucy Leopold
"i real mic my home town my mama land Tanzania...from sweden"

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66. JDOUG757
"being a black american, I envy u guys so much. we don't know where we are from. we are so lost...MAMA AFRICA I LOVE YOU!!! I MISS U!!!"

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67. Willy Kabuya EL GANADOR
"i love africa proud To be congolese. my land"

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68. Vivi Cruz
"Hi, I'm Cape Verdean, I love this rhythm, how I wanted to understand the lyrics, Kisses"

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69. Tonny Okello
"Ni we nakupenda , ni we Mamaland - It a swahili phrase that translates literally : It is you I love, it is you my motherland."

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70. Lionel Pessi Aka El Vomito
"BURUNDI forever"

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71. mike koechner
"my mama land Kenya. watching from Doha Qatar. I miss my home Africa..."

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72. OMBENI MIHWELA
"i love and i proud with african mucian who was sing the song of liberazation"

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The Pan-African & Global Reach Of YouTube Videos Of Contemporary African Music - Commenters Identify Their Nation & Ethnicity In The Discussion Thread For Davido's "Aye" Video

The Pan-African & Global Reach Of YouTube Videos Of Contemporary African Music - Commenters Identify Their Nation & Ethnicity In The Discussion Thread For Davido's "Aye" Video
Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post documents the pan-African and global reach of YouTube contemporary African music videos as demonstrated by commenters indicating their nation and/or ethnicity in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video for his 2014 Afrobeat hit song "Aye".

The content of this post is presented for cultural and socio-cultural purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for information about Davido and for song lyrics for "Aye" as well as some explanations about those lyrics.

Also, click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)


DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014

...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.

Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
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Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802

likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768

total # of comments: 5,437

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
A regular feature of almost every discussion thread of YouTube contemporary African music videos includes viewer comments listing their nation of origin. Many of the comments from Africans include the statement "Proud to be African".

This featured sub-thread and other selected comments from the official YouTube video of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's 2014 hit song "Aye" demonstrates how fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido include people from numerous African nations and from many other nations throughout the world.

Among other points, these comments from this YouTube discussion thread documents that a number of people of recent African ancestry (apart from the African Diaspora) live in nations outside of Africa.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
This is the complete sub-thread* from the discussion thread of Davido's official YouTube video of the song "Aye".

The post indicates that there were a total of 118 responses to the initial comment. However, only 109 of those comments can be read in that sub-thread (as of July 14, 2017 5:40 PM). I've quoted all of those comments in this pancocojams post except for three cases of accidental [?] repeat posting of the same comment

I've added brief editorial comments after a few of these comments.

Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.

2016
1. thScopps94
"Which Countries are you all from ?"

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2. JASMIN OMER
"I'm ethiopia. proud to be African."

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3. Sibel Filiz
"Turkey"

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4. Persona Non Grata
"+Sibel Filiz cameroon"

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5. bulut yagmur
"+Scopps94 Turkey:)"

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6. Martha Dung
"Canada"

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7. TIJWAN HD
"nigeria/English"

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8. Scopps94
"ethnically*"

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9. Martha Dung
"*ethnically Nigerian."

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10. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Both Ethiopian and Ghanaian."

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11. Ruby M
"Tanzania"

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12. Hannan Omar
"Kenya/Tanzania"

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13. Rahma A
"Somalia"

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14. Scopps94
"+Abel First-Quao awesome mix ??"

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15. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Why thank you! Much appreciated haha"

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16. Hamza yazz
"+Scopps94 morroco ??"

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17. Carbon Queen
"Nigerian - English."

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18. Carbon Queen
"+Tijani Gaming
I'm black British, too! ??"

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19. Rackk City
"Turkey :D"

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20. Chylsie Dominique
"Guyana"

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21. Youss Hassan
"Djibouti ;)"

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22. ukia Stardoll
"Irish"

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23. chris maloney
"Naija flowing everywhere....."

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24. Scopps94
"I'm loving the diversity in listeners, it's soo inspiring for us naijas , more"

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25. Stanley Doug�
"Ha�ti Quisqueya bohio land of high mountains pearl of the Antilles ??"

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26. Yacine
"algerian french ????"

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27. Cynthia Gyimah
"Ghana ????"

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28. KILL'N'STEAL [MINECRAFT]
"+Scopps94 Ukraine=)"

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29. Naomi Oke
"+Scopps94 Nigeria"

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30. Gunjee
"English born Cameroonian"

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31. RachedTV
"+Scopps94 I'm Tunisian but i leave in France"

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33. James Earnest
"I'm a Nigerian ?? but in D.C. people think I'm from Ethiopian. so I was always dating Ethiopian girl ??"

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34. Jitta Kombey
"Born in England Sierra Leonean"

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35. Shadira Obi Adeleke
"Nigeria??????"

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36. Empress Shae Tadesse
"Ithiopia living in Jamaica"

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37. mandy marume
"+Scopps94 Zimbabwe"

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38. solo ell dineroo.
"holland"

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39. Matheus Ugoagwu
"Brazil"

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40. Tempestt Brown
"United States"

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41. ahmed noor
"I born in Brazil ???????? but my parents from Somalia"

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42. Diana Betton
"United States, but my family is from Jamaica, and South Africa. My boyfriend is Yoruba."

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43. Jubin Pun
"Singapore"

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44. An0th3rSumm3r
"Angola"

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45. TheMimaps
"Benin, anyone? :("

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46. forever young
"Nigerian living in England"

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47. forever young
"+Naomi Oke same here Yoruba"

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48. Joshua Muwanguzi
"Denmark :)"

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49. Joshua Muwanguzi
"+Joshua Muwanguzi My boyfriend and mom (from Uganda) in the picture."

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50. Amedeo Ferrigno
"Italian-Nigerian but live in England tho????"

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51. S Maine
"Nigeria ans Senegal"

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52. Aksum ???? ? ????
"+Scopps94 Ethiopia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

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53. P Charminggg
"Nigerian and black american living in the United States"

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54. Noella M
"Congo/Ivory Coast, living in France"

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55. BlackMambaForReal
"+Scopps94 Guadeloupe"

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56. Le�la G
"C�te d'Ivoire/ France"

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57. Ellis Walraven
"+Scopps94 the signal just hit Jupiter last week, currently #1 in the charts on the planet and all moons!!"
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I've no idea what this comment means.

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58. H. Rashid
"+Scopps94 SUDAN ~"

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59. Dieyi
"+Scopps94 Senegal!"

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60. Anthonia Orji
"Nigeria but I was born and raised in the US"

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61. lydia daniel
"+halefom meki born in Uganda but raised in Australia"

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62. chris maloney
"+Anthonia Orji hi there, how you doing today?"

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63. 100yearsofsolitudful
"+Scopps94 Congo kinshasa"

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64. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"+Scopps94 how come the always say or talk about ronaldo the football player ha, i love the tunes there so fresh, im from liverpool in the uk"
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This comment refers to a mention of the football (soccer) star Ronaldo in Davido's "Aye" song.

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65. LanaDelNeigh
"Ghana :p"

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66. Dalila Santos
"+Scopps94 Brazil"

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67. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"Liverpool UK. England."

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68. shesBlessed83
"????????"

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69. Myth the sage
"+shesBlessed83 wtf is zang?"

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70. Dneyaa Ross
"+Scopps94 Portugal"

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71. Denise McKinley
"+Scopps94 United States :)"

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72. Mbessang Amandine
"Cameroon"

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73. Sadde 111
"+Manresans lleig KeviAmandine lleig Kevin"

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74. nondumiso kheswa
"south africa"

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75. Brenda Kabanda
"Uganda"

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76. Melina Melunsche
"+Scopps94 Germany"

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77. Maka Velli
"+Scopps94 Zamunda"
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"Zamuda" is the name of the fictional African nation in Eddie Murphy's American movie Coming To America.

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78. Scopps94
"+Maka Velli -___-"

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79. Bhagyashree Thakore
"+Scopps94 From the UK but I'm Indian :)"

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80. bruce hillary
"Malaysia anyone?????????"

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81. L K
"Ireland ??????"

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82. Bolanle Adisa
"+Aksum ???? ? ???? you're actually everywhere!"

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83. Sakina Dremeau
"+Scopps94 FRANCE ! <3"

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84. Esther Tongo
"+Scopps94 Gabon"

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85. arryyam
"Eritrean but live in Sweden"

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86. Negro SD
"+injera your name ??"

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87. socachai
"+Scopps94 Trinidad"

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88. Seren Dialllo
"The netherland but mine parents are from Guinea conakry"

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89. AmihsorihSayan YT
"+Scopps94 ALGERIA !!"

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90. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"Canada, but my mother is from DRC?"
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DRC = Democratic Republic Of The Congo (also known as Congo Kinshasa)

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91. shanneyp1
"Panama(Central America), but my roots are from France, Jamaica and Barbados."

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92. THE VICTOR
"Man you've created so much love here. You deserve an award. By the way, I'm Nigerian. #Igbo extract. I love everyone here."

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93. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"+PIANO MAN We are all brothers and sisters! I doesnt even matter in which contry we come from, we're a family <3"

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94. Scopps94
"+PIANO MAN oh I was just interested, but it seems I've shed light to the diverse listeners we have ??"
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It appears that there was a comment that is no longer showing from PIANO MAN asking why Scoopps94 requested this information.

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95. Hani Hasabo
"Sudan"

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96. Jumai Hariran
"+Scopps94 Nigeria!!"

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97. Joel Kotto
"+Scopps94 Cameroon"

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98. Lwando G
"South Africa"

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99. Tebogo Bakgakgodi
"Botswana."

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100. mr forty tower
"Africa"

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101. THE VICTOR
"+mr forty tower we know you are AFRICAN, WHAT COUNTRY IN AFRICA? The 54?"

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102. Jessica Malach
"Canada!"

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103. Andrew Mutambara
"Zimbabwe"

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104. Amal Ali
"Somalia"

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105. Tracy Afriyie
"US but I'm Ghanaian????????"

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106. Sarah F K
"Belle cote d Ivoire"

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ADDENDUM- SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Here are some additional comments from this video's discussion thread that include nations that aren't listed in the 2016 sub-thread started by thScopps94 which asked commenters about their nation/ethnicity.

Please accept my apologies if I missed any nations/ethnicities. Also, my apologies if I repeated nations that are already listed in that featured sub-thread.

(Numbers have been assigned for referencing purposes only.)

1. Oscar Augou, 2014
"You make proud to be part of this humble but powerfull culture of Western Africa.... Lagos Rocks Naija people, a brother from Ivory coast?"

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2. Rossy Pico, 2014
"I appreciate your two cheeks .. from Ecuador?"

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3. sadeck alnadif, 2014
"From Central African Republic, your music makes us forget the war we are livin. Thank you very much, keep it goin..."

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4. Gerald Mwangi, 2015
"This is why Nigerian music stays winning. Love from Nairobi, Kenya people."?

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5. Amna269, 2015
"Nice African Video.I like it s tradtional and Modern. Beautiful Natural Queen ! Amna From Comores Islands.?"

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6. Sambou Sissoko, 2016
"Africaine fier de �tre Mon Afriqe trad Mali davido welcom?"

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7. Adri A, 2016
"ONE LOVE FROM JAMAICA!!!!!?"

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8. BlessedByHim, 2016
"Much love from the country Honduras!!!"

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9. Daniela Aguilar, 2016
"I'm from Colombia, Latin America, but I like this music, haha is so cool, pd: sorry for my bad English, I speak Spanish :)?"

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10. Freddy Mejia1, 2016
"Boricua obsessed with Davido ????"
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"Boricua" = Puerto Rico ?

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11. doc riak, 2016
"i am south sudanese i love this song can anyone translate it for please?"

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12. Mar Angely :v, 2017
"The guy that I like has dedicated me, I'm from the Dominican Republic.?"

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13. Safyah Khater, 2017
"Ayoub Wsafi me too . From Egypt , mother of the world , umm al dunia!"
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This was posted in response to a comment from Ayoub Wsafi who identified himself as from Morocco and then wrote "Proud to be Africain"

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14. jestey cooper, 2017
"my all time favourite.. lots of love from Botswana?"

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15. Marta Tchemane, 2017
"Hi im from Mo�ambique! Can someone who understand translate it for me please! Ple"?

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16. Barbara Gomes, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku i'm from Cape Verde"

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17. Davis Kayumba, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku Rwanda"

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18. Margaret Hamutenya, 2017
"Namibia"

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19. Laurish, 2017
"I absolutly love this song. much love from angola?"

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20. Tamera Tarwoe, 2017
"proud Liberian-Ivorian American?"

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21. Abeme El�, 2017
"Canary islands stolen islands from motherland?"

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22. Emily bn, 2017
"Nancy Moraa equatorial Guinea?"

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23. Vincypearl, 2017
"I'm proud to be Afro-Caribbean ???"

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24. Pedro Luis asumu Obama nchama, 2017
"it doesn't matter witch country, am just African.?"

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25. Tiffany Rixton, 2017
"DR Congo, Malawi and Mozambique?"

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26. Ali Torres, 2016
"im inlove with this song <3 hello from Belize"?
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Added to this post 7/15/2017
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I also believe that I read a comment in Davido's official YouTube "Aye" video's discussion thread from someone from South Korea, from someone from China, and from someone from Russia. But I can't find those comments now.

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Africans' Childhood Memories Of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's song "Umqombothis"

Africans' Childhood Memories Of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's song "Umqombothis"
Eddited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka's late 1980s hit song "Umqombothi" ("African Beer").

Particular attention is given in this post to a sample of comments from African people about their childhood memories about Yvonne Chaka Chaka's record "Umquombothi". These comments reflect the unity that Africans have experienced and can experience as a result of recorded music from one African nation being popularized throughout the entire African continent and beyond.

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The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Yvonne Chaka Chaka for her musical legacy and social activism. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "UMQOMBOTHI"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Umqombothi_(song)
"Umqombothi" ("African Beer"; Xhosa pronunciation: [um?k?!ombo?t?i]) is a song famously performed by South African singer Yvonne Chaka Chaka. It was composed by Sello "Chicco" Twala and Attie van Wyk.

Umqombothi, in Xhosa, is a beer commonly found in South Africa made from maize, maize malt, sorghum malt, yeast and water.

Hotel Rwanda featured "Umqombothi" in the beginning of the film.

"Umqombothi"
Single by Yvonne Chaka Chaka
from the album Thank you Mr. DJ
Released 1988
Format Cassette, CD single
Recorded 1988
Writer(s) Sello "Chicco" Twala and Attie van Wyk"
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The South African song "Umqombothi" is in English and Xhosa languages.

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yvonne_Chaka_Chaka
"Yvonne Chaka Chaka (born Yvonne Machaka in 1965) is an internationally recognised and highly respected South African singer, songwriter, entrepreneur, humanitarian and teacher. Dubbed the "Princess of Africa" (a name she received after a 1990 tour), Chaka Chaka has been at the forefront of South African popular music for 27 years and has been popular in Zimbabwe, Kenya, Gabon, Sierra Leone and Ivory Coast.[3] Songs like "I'm Burning Up", "Thank You Mister DJ", "I Cry for Freedom", "Makoti", "Motherland" and the ever-popular "Umqombothi" ("African Beer") ensured Yvonne's stardom. The song "Umqombothi" was featured in the opening scene of the 2004 movie Hotel Rwanda.

As a young performer Yvonne was the first Black child[4] to appear on South African television in 1981. Since then, she has shared the stage with persons such as Bono, Angelique Kidjo, Annie Lennox, Youssou N�Dour, the classic rock band Queen and South Africans Johnny Clegg, Miriam Makeba and Hugh Masekela, to name a few...

Yvonne is a champion for the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, TB and Malaria, the United Nations MDG Envoy for Africa, and the Goodwill Ambassador for the Roll Back Malaria Partnership. She was chosen by Nelson Mandela as the first ambassador for his children's fund, and has also established her own charity, the Princess of Africa Foundation, using the name first given to her in Uganda. The Princess of Africa Foundation is a partner of the ACTION global health advocacy partnership."...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Yvonne Chaka Chaka - Umqombothi - Original copy off Master Tape - High Quality (HQ) SD



1ought2, Published on Jun 1, 2012

This was Yvonnes big hit that really introduced her to Africa. Bigger than 'I'm In Love With A DJ' and went viral Afica wide. The video was shot in October 1986 in varios locations in Johannesburg and out at Heia Safari Ranch near Muldersdrift. Filmed on 16mm Arri. DOP Roy MacGregor, styled by Leigh vd Merwe, produced by Pierre Hinch for S&H Films. Record co is Dephon, Phil Hollis. The video was Written, edited and directed by a young Makhlari. The aim was to put sneak in some social commentary desguised as celebration. It was the apartheid era afterall and little dissent could be shown on TV.

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LYRICS: UMQOMBOTHI
(composed by Sello "Chicco" Twala and Attie van Wyk)

Verse
I work hard every day
To make my beer
(Umqombothi)
Wake up early every morning
To please my people with African beer
(Umqombothi)
I make sure the fire burns
To make my beer
(Umqombothi)
My special beer Umqombothi
(Umqombothi)
Is African beer

Chorus
We MaDlamini (Everybody)
Uph'umqombothi (Come and drink my)
We MaDlamini (magic beer)
Uph'umqombothi

Verse
I work hard to make them happy
Every weekend (Umqombothi)
Makes them party to the rhythm
Makes them dance, this magic beer (Umqobothi)
I wanna make you happy (Umqobothi)
I wanna make you smile (Umqobothi)
I wanna make you dance (Umqobothi), dance
I'll make sure there's a party
Where they drink my special beer
Umqombothi is magic beer
Umqombothi is African beer

Chorus 3x
We MaDlamini (Everybody)
Uph'umqombothi (nawu)
We MaDlamini Uph'umqombothi (nawu madoda)
Wozani ka MaDlamini
Wozani ngithi wozani
Wozani ka MaDlamini
Come on I wanna make you happy
I wanna make you smile lets boogie together
Umqombothi (Umqombothi)
I work hard every day
To please my people with African beer

posted by Ganiu Aladeola, 2016 in the discussion thread for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07zZeeRZ-o [the video that is embedded in this post]

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COMMENTS ABOUT THE SOCIAL ACTIVISM MEANINGS OF THE SONG "UMQOMBOTHI"
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z07zZeeRZ-o

kigozi muhammad, 2016
"for those who didn't this was a historical song. i don't know some of the non-English words they are saying but all i know it was a song of defiance by Africans from buying white industrialized liquor. so most Africans viced means to make local beer . so that's the foundation of this beautiful song

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Mrsuperafrosamurai, 2016
"+kigozi muhammad Umqombothi is a traditional beer, also used after the circumcision ritual to become a man. isiXhosa and amaZulu (maybe all Ndebele) drink it. It was being made a long long time before Europeans came to Africa."

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lubo yot, 2016
"This song encapsulates African way of life . It has deep meanings beyond what you see on the surface."

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COMMENTS FROM AFRICANS ABOUT THEIR MEMORIES OF YVONNE CHAKA CHAKA'S SONG "UMQOMBOTHI"
These comments from the discussion thread of this showcased video are only a sample of the comments from people throughout Africa about their memories of Yvonne Chaka Chaka's song "Umqombothi". A few other comments besides Africans also recalled their childhood memories of this song. There are also other comments in that discussion thread, including comments about Yvonne Chaka Chaka's musical career and her positive social activism roles.

These selected comments are presented in chronological order with the oldest comments given first. Numbers have been assigned to these comments for referencing purposes only.

2013
1. jes yoncy
"i luv ds song so mch...it remnds me of my childhood back in TANZANIA...LUV U YVONNE"

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2. TheIwittness
"Like if you're Kenyan and always sang this as "Yesu Mkobozi" as a kid! I did!!!!"
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"Yesu Mkobozi" is Swahili for "Jesus Deliver" - the implication is that the Kenyan commenter misunderstood the words of this song.

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3. Jazzy Jay
"Omgg my family play this songs at every celebrations.. Love it #liberian"

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2015
4. badex Inc
"This song was huge in Nigeria! i remember growing up to this. Nostalgia brought me to this page. yvonne chaka chaka is an adorable woman with a great voice!"

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2016
5. David Kialain, Jr.
"This is the jam of the 80's. I grew up in listening to this tune in Liberia on all the radio stations back then."

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6. Herve-greg Kabonte
"I'm from DR Congo; this song remember me my childhood.
Even if we were not able to understand the language, the music was so nice that we liked it too much.
Thanks for posting that!"

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7. Blanchard Mwanza
"+Herve-greg Kabonte Wow I'm also from DR congo I also didn't know the language but we danced to it as kids"

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8. Josiane Mudahemuka
"I'm from Burundi and I feel the same way as you.I was like 5 or 6 when they used to play it and everyone who was named Yvonne would call herself Chaka Chaka...thenn she came to Burundi for a concert late 2000's.I knew most of her songs.She is amazing.Someone removed Makoti from Youtube and I'm not happy about it.I loved the song and now that I can understand it I love it more."

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9. Azam Jimma
"I'm from Oromia, Ethiopia have same like you guys ..wasn't understood but love it like crazy"

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10. Sherbet_Bomb
"Australian born but I'm of Zimbabwean descent from my mothers side. I used to hear this song alot as a kid. Thought I don't drink, I find this song delightful."

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11. Wendy Lovejoy
"This reminds me of growing up in South Africa and how all the relatives and friends came over for Zulu beer and fun. The good old days!."...

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12. Mamadu Sall
"Thank you! I like this son I remember when I was 7 years old in Sierra Leone, this son[g] was popular everywhere you pass he's playing. Welcome south Africa ���$@&"

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13. moy topo
"i'm from Ethiopia; this song remember me my childhood when i was in Kenya.
Even though if i was not able to understand the language, the music was so nice that we liked it too much."

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14. Corona Cermak
"God, this is still soooooo good song. I will forever listen to it. In Tanzania street I danced this song anywhere I heard it when I was a kid. And today it still makes me smile, jump and dance with so much love. Thanks for posting it. Soo Much love"

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15. accraboi1
"ow. I remember hearing this song in Ghana as kid back in the 90's wow. I finally find it."

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16. Jabulani Dube
"Danced to this song for decades, with not even an idea of what the words mean! That was when Zimbabwe was still a country!"

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17. brice seho
"ooooooohhhhh!!!!!!! my childhood in Cotonou/Benin/west africa"

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18. Zainabu Shoko
"my childhood too - Kenya! she was all over Africa! love it..."

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19. Sandra Godwin, 2017
"Same thing in tanzania"

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20. Miriam Sang
"Childhood memories of us in kenya watching and re-watching her d.v.d...those were the days...just LIT!"
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"Lit" here is an African American originated vernacular term meaning something "hot" i.e. great.

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21. amor Oiradh
"I`m from Mozambique, i love this song, this song rebember me my childhood!!!!"

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22. Jennifer Mbah
"I'm from Cameroon and I used to love this song when i was younger. I'm so happy I found it !!"

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2017
23. Tchekouille N.E.A
"I'm Cameroonian, i live in France but this song it's all my childhood...
Yvonne Chaka Chaka!!!"

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24. Mawolo Mulbah
"This song is a true spirit of Africa as a whole. Each time I listen to it it reminds me about my childhood days growing up in Liberia. I Looovveee iiiittttt!??"

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25. Ugonna Etoh
"I can"t forget those olden days my grand father always plays this lovely song with his gramma fone along side his kegs of palm wine.. ww beautiful song from Yvonne...."

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26. Kingfloss jiggles
"From Nigeria, born in 1994 but this song was still a staple of My childhood.
One love brothers and sisters, no matter what language and culture, we are all one.
Viva Africa"

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27. Prince Wako
"March.2017 still watching. Im Norwegian of African decency (East Africa Uganda). Old African Music is great. I love love love this Song #ChildhoodMemories. It gives me peace of mind thinking of the good times with family. Yvonne Chaka Chaka was really a great musician"

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28. Michelle Udo
"i would always listen to this when i was little and i thought it said "everybody come and see my african queen" and thats what i looked up because i didn't know who made the song. now i know why my mom was always laughing when we would sing this."

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