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Funnily enough I had a phase during the iPod years where most of my playlist were country music songs 
Nowadays I just listen to the music that is the sound of my own screams 
If you’ve spent time in rural sub Saharan Africa one thing that might shock you is the popularity of American country music to the point where you can’t go to a bar, party, or wedding without avoiding it 🧵
The moment American county music reached Africa in the 70s it became instantly popular in the Anglophone so much so that many African singers at the time tried to emulate 70s American country singers
One of the most popular anti-apartheid albums in west Africa in the 80s was an attempt by local singers at making their variant of American country music
“Country themed” weddings are especially popular in rural parts of Kenya, Tanzania, Zambia, and Zimbabwe even adopting country line dancing
Of course the question why is American country music popular with rural Africans of all people? Well it’s mostly because it’s the only foreign music they can relate to. Compare this contemporary Zimbabwean country music and you’ll see many similar themes to American country music
Rural Africans are socially conservative farmers and ranchers so naturally music about cows and trucks speaks more to them than pop or hip hop especially if it gives them an excuse to wear their cowboy hats and boots
The popularity of American country music can even be seen in arguably the most popular music genre in anglophone sub Saharan Africa that being Christian worship music with the integration of country style melodies
And to the converse Africans have added in their own styles and instruments to covers of American country music. So if you ever find yourself in rural Africa don’t be surprised by how popular Johnny Cash and Hank Williams are !
And one more for fun from the rural west of Kenya
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I love everything about this, especially the fact that chuds and pure Africans are more alike than they’re different
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Go on Twitter and watch Africans hate African Americans every bit as much as any chud does.
I mean imagine you live in a heck hole working hard and you have to watch the people your ancestors traded for gun powder cry about living in a literal paradise. They're fricking bitter
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You would think that the first black America woman to win an Olympics gold in wrestling would be celebrated by the media, especially since she's also the daughter of an immigrant from Africa and so patriotic and wholesome
Instead most outlets prefer to report on this
Almost like they prefer BIPOCs to remain angry
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That girl is so happy and bubbly she won, it’s absolutely adorable.
It actually makes me mad they snuffed a winner of Gold to highlight someone uninteresting
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she was enjoying herself + proud of her country. Media elites don't want you to enjoy yourself or be proud of your country. Consume more misery porn.
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To quote an incredibly based African:
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GOOD post. I wouldnt have known otherwise.
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It really is. It took like one minute to read and I'll remember it forever.
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I want to go line dance with pretty Kenyans in shit kickers at a honky tonk
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When I was at uni I had a country music phase and I'd also play my music loud af for the whole building to hear (because that's what everyone living there did too). I feel a little bit embarrassed about that now.
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I grew up somewhere where country music was normal and ever since I moved away (to the city, internationally) I've started to play up the role even more. No shame in it
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Do you mean country or c*ntry music? Frick the whole muh beer muh wife muh tractor c*ntry-pop bullshit
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It's some of the best pop music so far. Id rather have foids listening to generic country than mariah carey or one of the generic piano playing love song strags.
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Funk-pop (not funko pop) is unironically the best one followed by art-pop, then again its pop so its pretty low tier anyway.
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No one is talking about your wierd niche music you dumb frick. No woman on earth has ever listened to that. I'm talking about pop music as in the popular mass produced crap played on the most popular radio stations.
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Literally uptown funk by bruno mars lmao
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I would rather blow my brains out than listen to that trash. That song was the peak of a godless time.
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Music snobs are as bad as funko-collectors.
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Its not good but its a good example of the genre and the fact that it can get pretty popular. Funk pop is good because funky beats are great. Synth pop is thankfully getting bigger (looking at you Chvrches)
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There's some good country music from back in the day. I don't know how anyone listens to the shit they put out now though. It's comical how every song is exactly the same.
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It's because the Nashville producers found out how popular it is with early twenties white women, so now every song is written for them.
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I Fricked My Daughter On The Back Of Yonder Tractor.
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Up through the early 2000s we had good shit. And even now we’ve got some awesome folk country revival stuff. Check out Colter Wall, he’s only 26 but darn he sounds good. The 90s were peak for pop country though.
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I dont know how strict you are but I like old western music to 80s country and Eric Church is still a guilty pleasure
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OH DEAR YOU'RE HEEEEELLLL ON THE HEART, TORE MY LIFE APART. NOW IM SITTING LONELY IN MY TRACTOR WITH A GIRL NAMED STELLA ARTOIS
Its a guilty pleasure because you should feel bad listening to this
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As long as you dont talk shit about Springsteen we're good
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Me and my buddies got drunk one night and listened to this song on repeat for like thirty minutes and swapped stories about how awesome our moms were and gained a new appreciation for my mom during a time when all I wanted was to get away from my family. Country music changes lives.
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or Sinners Like Me
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Why would you be embarrassed about being a certified gigachad
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Can’t lie this scene looks pretty comfy and not what
@Wuzizname expected sub Sahara Africa too look like.
Buddy has mad moves too. Trans lives matter.
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One of the many things I dislike about the media is that they never speak about Africa except for bad news so we never hear about the good things happening there.
Obviously they have their problems and some countries or region are really fricked, but in many places people carry on with their life and they build cool things for the next generation.
I think the only western newspaper I saw that reported on the good stuff in Africa was the economist, oddly enough
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Africa is doing great these days. No wokies and Botswana is becoming a serious economic contender.
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"What's so 'tiresome?'"
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The Economist tends to be pretty based when they aren't fellating the WEF
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LOL sandkwin beefing with you
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Hey yeah!
@idc why you dunking chuds on 
@Wuzizname I thought we were pals.
Trans lives matter tho it’s so true.
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"black people bad" posts deserve it for the good of dramakind
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Trans lives matter!
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This isn't my first rodeo mmkay
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Trans lives matter.
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Why yes i am racist against white people, how could you tell?
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Métis are heckin valid indigenous peoples recognized in the Indian act it doesn’t matter that
@Wuzizname have blue eyes and red hair and that 
@Wuzizname celebrate Christmas.
Trans lives matter!
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🚨Bard bot (near miss) alert!🚨
I'll let it slide this time, but I'm watching you...
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Uncle Sam's cultural imperialism truly knows no bounds
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Unironically kinda cute tbh.
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Im a Alabama BIPOC
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Playing Wagon Wheel at the wedding
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I love Africans
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This is interesting thanks for sharing
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this is awesome
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Try and find a copy of DAC's X rated album.
David Allen Coe - 11 X-Rated Greats
Tracks:
The Butthole Song
C*m Stains on the Pillow
Dear Peepee
I Just Want to Frick You One More Time
I Made Linda Lovelace Gag
Frickin' in the Butt
Pick'em, Lick'em Stick'em
Little Susie Shallow Throat
Masterbation Blues
The Rodeo Song
BIPOC Fricker
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Are these real songs lol
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Here's one of his underground albums.
First song is BIPOC lover.
Used to be order these outta biker and some nudy mags lol.
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thanks buddy
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I've been caught singing dear peepee far too many times.
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C*m stains on the pillow is the perfect breakup song.
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Love this post
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Look at all that cultural approporiation.
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Vidya 4 just looks like any SEC college town bar
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Sub Saharan rock, rocks btw
Shoutout to Mdou Moctar
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There is so much great country these days. You gotta do a little digging, but it feels like we are in the midst of a creative revival.
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This sounds like post Malone. But I prefer the new wave of traditional country coming out. There's a lot of fun new writers that are bucking the bro country trend.
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Charlie Crockett was a god in concert. I was originally going to put shaker graves, but it is more Americana than country.
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Americana is just country not produced in Nashville. Shakey Graves was so much fun 5or 6 years ago, haven't heard anything from him lately.
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We are giving everything from Hurray for the Riff Raff and The Band to country?!? I’ll allow it. And wow 2013 feels like yesterday.
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Darn, it was in 2013 wasn't it? It felt like it should be 2017 or 18. I miss my youth lol.
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It’s always interesting to learn about Africa.
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Country bops hard. Here are some monkeycountry classics
Chitãozinho & Xororó - Sinônimos (Grandes clássicos sertanejos acústico) [Part. Especial Zé Ramalho] / Radar Records Oficial
Henrique & Diego - Raspão ft. Simone & Simaria / HenriqueeDiegoVEVO
Paula Fernandes - Pássaro de Fogo (Ao Vivo) / PaulaFernandesVEVO
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you are an enemy of the people
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I was gonna put chalana but i fogor
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How can Brazil have some of the hottest people on earth and have some of the weirdest looking motherlovers
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Never took you for a country lover lmao
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If you live under a desert, music is not your biggest issue.
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Thats cuz country is good
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makes sense. after all, what is american culture centered around?
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Snapshots:
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https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31939013:
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