(Botswana Group) Culture Spears (Didimala Moratiwa video & lyrics)

June 16, 2020, 9:50 am

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Jack Bohloko, Nov 26, 2019

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases Culture Spears' 2019 video "Didimala Moratiwa."

The lyrics for this video are included in this post, along with selected comments from that video's discussion thread. Many of these comments are from other African nations and elsewhere throughout the world.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the Botswana group "Culture Spears" for their legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to Jack Bohloko, the publisher of this post on YouTube.

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LYRICS - DIDIMALA MORATIWA
(Song Written by Kabelo "Kulenyane" Mogwe)
Thula babe(dont cry babe) Chorus Sweetie ke bone sebaka sa go bua le wena.(sweetie i got the chance to speak to you)Ka tsatsi la lenyalo( On a wedding day)Ga kena gauta le selefera(i have no silver nor Gold) Meaning im not richMa re tsamaye ka bitso la Jeso( let us walk through this journey of marriage in the name of Jesus) O sethunya waaka( You are my Flower)Naledi yaaka( My Star)Mma lebopo waaka (My Miss Universe)Pelo molotsana boela mannong , Mmata saagwe o se bone. (Proverb meaning be at easy , may your heart be merry, u got what you wanted. 😊)
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Lyrics posted by Johanah Thandie Baloi, 2019

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Numbers are added for references purposes only.

Elvin Sekuku, 2019
"MY BOTSWANA, MY PRIDE...I AM PROUD TO BE AFRICAN" ** Thusoetsile Modise, 2019 "big ups to Kabelo Mogwe!! You kept Culture Spears brand alive, fought hard to keep the group together. I salute you KB!!" ** Chax, 2019 "First viewer in Mauritius 🔥🔥🔥good hit👌🏻👌🏻" ** Valter Venancio Simbine, 2020 "Amazing ... long live Africa. I'm abraço de Mozambique" ** Mike Chimezie, 2020 "I don't understand the language but I love the song nice one, much from Nigeria" ** Eddie tapiwa chikosha, 2020 "From zim living in cape town nice song khule nyani" -snip- "Zim" = Zimbabwe "Cape Town" = a city in the nation of South Africa ** Penny Nah, 2020 "I dont undrstand the language but its very nice from Namibia" ** Perseverance Mazuru, 2020 "Nice song n big up brother Jack Baloko Zimbabwe approves" ** Linda Ngandu, 2020 "Beautiful music love from zambia 🇿🇲" ** Nofino Adolfo, 2020 "thank you kabelo, from Mozambique"

** Kedidimetse Gaobape, 2020 "Great song💯

But I think it misses voice ya charma girl"**REPLYJack Bohloko, 2020 ** Reply Jack Bohloko, 2020 "Um sure 2020 they will do something together, I pray legale". ** afrocentric family, 2020

"Very beautiful and very well done Greetings from Ireland.
** Keletso Makua, 2020 It would have been much better if charma gal was there from SA

** maria Lebitso, 2020 This is beautiful culture spears keep up the good lots of love South Africa ❤️❤️ **

Map Streets Presents, 2020 ❤❤❤❤❤wow..#I LOVE MY BOTSWANAbig ups to @Jack Bohloko

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Examples Of 19th Century Song "Aunt Jemima's Plaster"& Other Aunt Jemima Songs & Rhymes

June 17, 2020, 5:40 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This post provides information and text examples of the 19th century American song "Old Aunt Jemima".

This post serves as a companion to http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/10/19th-century-20th-century-examples-of.html. That post provides information and examples of the song "Aunt Jemima's Plaster" (also known as "Sheepskin and Beeswax".)

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

All copyrights remain with their owners

Thanks to all those who collected these songs & rhymes. Thanks also to all who are quoted in this page.
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Most of the content of this post was published in a 2014 pancocojams post & one of its discussion thread comments that I edited. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/10/how-aunt-jemima-got-her-name-19th.html for that post and its five discussion thread comments.

I'm republishing this post as a result of this news that was released on June 17, 2020):

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-pepsico-race-aunt-jemima/pepsicos-aunt-jemima-brand-to-change-name-logo-nbc-news-idUSKBN23O1V1#:~:text=(Reuters)%20%2D%20PepsiCo%20Inc's%20(,shows%20from%20the%2019th%20century.

(Reuters) - PepsiCo Inc’s (PepsiCO) Aunt Jemima pancake mix will change its name and image in an effort by the brand to distance itself from racial stereotypes, NBC News reported on Wednesday.

The logo of the brand features an African American woman named after a character from minstrel shows from the 19th century.

"We recognize Aunt Jemima's origins are based on a racial stereotype," a statement from Quaker Foods North America, the PepsiCo unit that owns Aunt Jemima, said, according to NBC."
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Click https://twitter.com/search?q=%22Aunt+Jemima%22 for tweets about the logo "Aunt Jemima" and the history of that logo.

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MEANING OF THE NAME "JEMIMA"The female name "Jemima" means "dove" in Hebrew and "little dove" in Arabic.In the 19th century the title "Aunt" was used in the United States for elderly Black women in place of the title "Mrs." since "Mrs" was reserved for White women only.

****INFORMATION & EXAMPLES OF "OLD AUNT JEMIMA
"From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Aunt_Jemima
"Old Aunt Jemima" was a popular American song composed by African American comedian, songwriter and minstrel show performer Billy Kersands (c. 1842–1915). The Old Aunt Jemima song was the inspiration for the Aunt Jemima brand of pancakes, as well as several characters in film, television and on radio named "Aunt Jemima".

Kersands wrote his first version of "Old Aunt Jemima" in 1875. It was to become Kersands' most popular song. Robert Toll claimed that Kersands had performed this song over 2000 times by 1877.[1] There were at least 3 different sets of "Old Aunt Jemima" lyrics by 1889.[2]

Often "Old Aunt Jemima" would be sung while a man in drag playing the part of Aunt Jemima performed on stage. It was not uncommon for the Aunt Jemima character to be played by a white man in blackface.[2][3]

Other minstrels incorporated Aunt Jemima into their acts, so Aunt Jemima became a common figure in minstrelsy. Other songs about Aunt Jemima were composed, such as "Aunt Jemima Song" and "Aunt Jemima's Picnic Day".[2]

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From http://black-face.com/billy-kersands.htm
..."Billy Kersands was the most popular minstrel star and the highest paid black entertainer of the era, earning as much as one hundred dollars a week---a lot of money in the 1870s and 1880s. Kersands was a comedian who enjoyed entertaining the public. But his real forte was dancing. He was credited as being the first dancer to introduce the "soft-shoe" dance, and the "buck and wing." He was also instrumental in introducing the African-American "clog-dance."

Perhaps the most enduring “mammy” icon is Aunt Jemima. Billy Kersands, a black minstrel performer, wrote the song “Aunt Jemima” for a white minstrel artist in 1875. The song was performed in 1889 with a man named Chris Rutt in the audience. Rutt, seeing an opportunity for commercializing the Aunt Jemima character, went on to trademark the name and sold it to The Davis Company. Davis eventually hired a former enslaved woman named Nancy Green to sell their company’s pancakes at the Chicago Exposition in 1893. The "mammy" icon of Aunt Jemima has lived far beyond the minstrel song.

"He began entertaining in the South, probably before the Civil War and remained a working entertainer for more than 60 years, most of them spent in minstrelsy.

Kersands' popularity with Southern black audiences was unsurpassed, and he demonstrated that a nineteenth-century black entertainer could become rich and famous...

So successful was Billy that he and [his wife] Louise [toured for their minstrel company's performances] throughout the heartland of the USA in their private railway car, and they and their company were booked in Europe during much of the 1907-09 period, which included a command performance for Queen Victoria."...

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TEXT EXAMPLES OF SONGS ABOUT "AUNT JEMIMA"
These examples are presented in chronological order based on the example's collection or original publication.

Example #1:
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_Aunt_Jemima

[Note this page indicates that Billy Kersands composed "Aunt Jemina" as early as 1875. However, this may not be the earliest version of that song.]

"OLD AUNT JEMIMA
One version of "Old Aunt Jemima" began with a stanza expressing dissatisfaction with the dullness of worship services in white churches, such as a complaint about the length of the prayers. The song ended with the following two stanzas:

The monkey dressed in soldier clothes,
Old Aunt Jemima, etc.
Went out in the woods for to drill some crows,
Old etc.
The jay bird hung on a swinging limb.
Old etc.
I up with a stone and hit him on the shin.
Old etc.

Oh, Carline, oh, Carline,
Can't you dance the bee line
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

The bullfrog married the tadpole's sister,
Old etc.
He smacked his lips and then he kissed her,
Old etc.
She says if you love me as I love you,
Old etc.
No knife can cut out love in two.
Old etc.

Some variants of the song substituted "pea-vine" for "bee line". Another version included the verse:

My old missus promise me,

Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

When she died she-d set me free,

Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

She lived so long her head got bald,

Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

She swore she would not die at all,

Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh![2]

Sterling Stuckey [cultural historian and author of the 1988 book Slave Culture: Nationalist Theory and the Foundations of Black America] maintains that Kersands did not write all of these lyrics, but adapted many of them from "slave songs" (such as field hollers and work songs).[2]"
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Here's a comment (from the Mudcat folk music forum discussion thread whose link is given below) about the "My old massa promised me/when I die, he'll set me free" verse:
"The 'promised me' verse in various forms appears in minstrel songs as early as 1845.
Massa and misse promised me
When they died they'd set me free
Massa and misse dead and gone
Here's old Sambo hillin' up corn."

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Example #2:
From http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=128733 "Lyr Add: Old Aunt Jemima & Aunt Jemima's Plaster" [hereafter known as Mudcat: Aunt Jemima"], posted by Q, 10 Apr 10 - 04:30 PM

"OLD AUNT JEMIMA
(Words and music James Grace, 1876)

1
I went to de church de other night,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
To hear de colored folks sing and pray,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
Old Pomp got tight, and Dinah walk along,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
And made old Gumbo sing a song,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

Chorus
Car'line, Car'line, can't you dance de peavine,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

2
Dar was a bullfrog dressed in soldier clothes
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
He went out to drill dem crows,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
But de bullfrog he made such a mighty splutter,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
Dat I up wid my foot and kicked him in de water,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
3
I carried a hen coop on my knee,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
I thought I heard a chicken sneeze,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
'Twas nothing but a rooster saying his prayers,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!
He gave out a hymn, such a getting up stairs,
Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!

Many verses, often floaters, linked by 'Old Aunt Jemima, oh! oh! oh!, were sung by various minstrel groups.

Verses above by James Grace, for banlo [sic] accompaniment by George C. Dobson.
Sheet music 1876, John F. Perry & Co., Boston.
American Memory."
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Notice that although documentation now credits the first version of this minstrel song to African American entertainer Billy Kersands, various White men, including James Grace, copyrighted versions of that song.

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AUNT JEMIMA
From Thomas W. Talley [editor], Negro Folk Rhymes: Wise And Otherwise, originally published in 1922, http://www.gutenberg.org/files/27195/27195-h/27195-h.htm The Project Gutenberg EBook of Talley's Negro Folk Rhymes [p. 107]

OLD AUNT JEMIMA
OLE Aunt Jemima grow so tall,
Dat she couldn' see de groun'.
She stumped her toe, an' down she fell
From de Blackwoods clean to town.

W'en Aunt Jemima git in town,
An' see dem "tony" ways,
She natchully faint an' back she fell
To de Backwoods whar she stays.
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This version documents the disdain that African Americans who lived in the city had for African Americans who lived in the country. "Tony" here means "citified", "snobbish", and "snotty".

Similar attitudes of disdain for rural Americans is reflected in White depictions of "hillbillies". Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2011/10/shared-steroptypes-for-hillbillies.html for the pancocojams post "The Shared Steroptypes For Hillbillies & African Americans".

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Example #4
From Mudcat: Aunt Jemima, posted by Joe Offer, 14 Apr 10 - 03:51 AM

Margaret MacArthur sang it to the tune of "Yankee Doodle Dandy."

AUNT JEMIMA

Aunt Jemina climb a tree
She had a stick to boost her,
There she sat a-shelling corn
For our old bob tailed rooster.

CHORUS
Humpty Doodle skiddlebing
Humpty Doodle Daddy,
Humpty Doodle skiddlebing
Wax for Torttle-addy

Corn cobs will twist your hair
Cart wheels around you,
Fiery dragons scare you off
And mortar pestles pound you.
CHORUS

Aunt Jemima's dead and gone
It's hard to tell the story,
They put the plaster on her back
And threw her up to glory.
CHORUS

Sheepskin, bees wax
Makes the sticky plaster,
The more we try to pull it off,
The harder it sticks the faster.
CHORUS

Tune: Yankee Doodle Dandy
From the singing of Mrs. Austin Nichols, Guilford, Vermont; verses three and four from Jean Chase, Putney, Vermont.

Source:
Album notes from Folksongs of Vermont, a Folkways LP by Margaret MacArthur.
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Notice that this example includes a verse of the "Aunt Jemima's Plaster" song.

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EXAMPLES OF AUNT JEMIMA RHYMES
[The following comment was published with minor changes in the discussion thread for the 2014 pancocojams post whose link is given above.]

I became aware of the "Oh Jemima" children's rhymes as a result of this Mudcat folk music thread http://mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=35057 . I've never heard of them before this. (I didn't come across them in my years of directly collecting playground rhymes mostly from African Americans in the Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania area.)

There's apparently a large number of those "Oh Jemima" rhymes. One of those verses is
"Oh Jemima look at your uncle Jim,
he's in the bathtub learning how to swim
First he does the backstroke then he does the side
Now he's in the sea swimming against the tide!"

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I also found this example of another children's rhyme on that same Mudcat site, although not on that page:
"Jump-rope Rhymes: A Dictionary
edited by Roger D. Abrahams

Mima, Mima
Black Jemima
Lost a child
And couldn’t find her
Brother found her in the dell.
Now she treats her very well.

Echoes of Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater, See Opie, DICTIONARY, 346-347
Ainsworth, WF, 20 (1961), 181 [Maine]"
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I know the "Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater" rhyme from my childhood in New Jersey in the 1950s. But I didn't know that Mima Mima variant.
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And "Jemima" is the name of the little girl in the 19th century Henry Wadsworth Longfellow poem
There was a little girl” (who had a little curl/right in the middle of her forehead")

The verse with the name "Jemima" is
"Her mother heard the noise,
And she thought it was the boys
A-playing at a combat in the attic;
But when she climbed the stair,
And found Jemima there,
She took and she did spank her most emphatic."
http://www.bartleby.com/360/1/120.html

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Talk about fixed gender roles, and parents spanking their children! smh

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RELATED LINK
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/rush-limbaughs-calling-african.html to read about the African American practice of insulting certain attitudes and behaviors by calling women an "Aunt Jemima" (meaning a female "Uncle Tom").

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Lifeline Rap - Mozambique 'ere (video & comments)

June 17, 2020, 12:15 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a sound file of the 2019 video "Mozambique 'ere" by Mozambican rapper Lifeline.

Selected comments from that video's discussion thread are also 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 Lifeline for his musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post, and thanks to Its_Xaro93, the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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*"Mozambique 'ere" means "Mozambique here".
"Apex Legends" is a video game. "Mozambique" is a type of weapon in that game.

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SHOWCASE SOUND FILE- Mozambique 'ere - Lifeline Rap (Voice Line Edited song) | Apex Legends

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More Examples of Comments About Coronavirus (Covid-19) From Various YouTube Music Videos Discussion Threads

June 17, 2020, 11:07 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of an ongoing pancocojams series on Covid-19 (also referred to as "the coronavirus".

This post is a compilation of a small number of the comments about the coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic from discussion threads of various YouTube music videos. All of the comments in this compilation are from YouTube music videos that don't feature songs about coronavirus (Covid-19).

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/examples-of-comments-about-coronavirus.html for Part I of this series.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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EXAMPLES OF COMMENTS ABOUT CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19) IN DISCUSSION THREAD FROM VARIOUS YOUTUBE MUSIC VIDEOS
(These videos are given in no particular ordered and are numbered for referencing purposes only.)

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From

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3M_5oYU-IsU

BIG SHAQ - MANS NOT HOT (MUSIC VIDEO), Michael Dapaah, October 25, 2017

1. iL Lupo, April 2020
"Trump: "once the weather gets warmer the virus will go away"

Coronavirus: "MANS NOT HOT""

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2. Clorox Wipes, April 2020
"Who’s here in 2020 Cause they have nothing to do?"

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3. DGJK 06, April 2020
"Me to bro"

**REPLY

4. magyarbondi, April 2020
"Coz we're in quarantine, but still never hot, perspiration ting."

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REPLY
5. Tony Masuku, April 2020

"that's me man"

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REPLY
6. bby gril _bossy, April 2020
"Meh I bored"

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REPLY
7. Shivaan But defo not 2, April 2020
"Quarantine week 3"

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REPLY
8. Stoopid 555555, April 2020
"Quarantine gang"

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9. Lowly, May 2020

"Let's all be honest, when this song came out life was good."

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REPLY
10. THAT ONE ARUBA GUY, May 2020
"Yeah"

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REPLY
11. Milo Morgan, May 2020
"Still is man. You need some perspective."

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REPLY
12. Kyle Holmes, May 2020
"Anytime before covid19"

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REPLY
13. bass clarinet gurl, May 2020

"True"

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REPLY
14. Nograviti2, May 2020
"@Milo Morgan Typically yes, but in the middle of a global pandemic with no cure life is pretty poor.

Almost all industrial economies will contract and since the beginning of this epidemic, 20 million americans have lost their jobs..

So relative to even the 90s and 80s.. This period isnt great.."

15. Marco Carretero, May 2020

"For real dude."

16. Folganas, May 2020

"Take me back bro"

17. scorpioX_Lover XOX, May 2020

"@Milo Morgan corona"

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REPLY

18 . Amanta, June 2020
"I wish we could just teleport to 2017 instead of living in a global pandemic "

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19. bluesmurf 143, June 2020
"Doctor : so sit on the bet over there I check your temp for the virus

Me : man's not hot skrrrrr pop pop"

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20. XxmorganXx, June 2020
"What has quarantine got me into 😂"

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21. DeReal Cruz, June 2020
"Well... it's 2020 and quarantine brought me here"

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22. Konstantin Kosanovich, 2020
"You are not the only one who is wathcing this during quarantine!"

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23. Lili Denver, June 2020
"How I am gonna explain the corona to my kid"

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24, Harsh Patel, June 2020
"He dont even take the coat off in quarantine"

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25. biro 89, June 2020
"quarantine’s got us listening to “old” songs"

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26. Safwane Bouksimi, June 2020
"corona is killing lot of people

check the statistaks"

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27. Mwila Njovu, June 2020

“The girl said take your medicine. I said babes, mans not sick”

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REPLY
28. John David, June 2020
"She said put on a mask and I said babes ; mans not sick!"

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29. Amanpreet Kaur, June 2020
"RIP the people who died to coronavirus"

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II. From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TjDdrphddEo

AY Poyoo Full Interview With DJ Slim On Pure FM Enjoy!!
Official AY Payoo, May 18, 2020

1. Russell Russell, May 2020
"the way ghanaians dey trust our health system wey dem no dey wear nose mask dey shock me"

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2. Emprezz Divine, May 2020
"😭😭😭😭😭Dubai we have lockdown again ooo guys 🇦🇪🇬🇭"
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"AE" = United Arab Emirates
"GH" = Ghana

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III.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1GsZsQ3W3I

I AM THE RICHEST RAPPER IN AFRICA (AY POYOO)
Official AY Payoo, May 29, 2020

1.. Raymond Tenda, May 2020
"Corona has made most popular figures drop in popularity(sadly)...That is when Poyoo shows up to prove himself.Well done. Keep going man. 😁"

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2. Alex Arhin, May 2020
"The best month for new rapper 🙌 we enjoyed corona dey, Ay poyoo☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️☝️"

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IV.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4aNfckc27YAY POYOO - GOAT (Official Video)

Official AY POYOO, Jun 8, 2020
1. Trishie Browny, June 2020
"This song is a corona stress free relief....#Zim we here"
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"Zim" = "Zimbabwe"

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2. The Hutter, June 2020

"Corona who?"

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3. mayom bol, June 2020
"In next quarantine , remember I was here during 2020 quarantine of Covid-19"

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4. Leyaine Mungani, June 2020
"Haa This lockdown kaa😂😂😂our taste in music will be somewhat messed up"

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5. HAROLD NTATA, June 2020
"This guy Music Is A Cure For Corona,🐐🐐"

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V.
From
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2CBP3vQ7Ixk

Mthunzi feat. Claudio & Kenza - Ngibambe La (Official Music Video)

Mthunzi, Premiered Apr 1, 2020
1. asanda witness, April 2020
"Me: Ngibambe la

Covid-19: Sorry not possible"

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Google translate from Zulu to English- "Ngibambe la"– "I’m holding here"
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I think that means "I'm embracing" someone.

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REPLY
2. Sthembile Akhona, May 2020

"😭😭😂😂😂😂😂"

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3. Timothy Majola, April 2020

"good music to keep us sane in Botswana with the lock-down starting today thank you"

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4. regispedzisai chipanga, April, 2020

"I needed this,the workd will win against this corona virus!God is with us!🇿🇼"
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"zw" = Zimbabwe

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5. Mo Rams, May 2020

"Lockdown ain't slow anymore. Thanks to this beautiful song 😍😍"

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6. Nelly Dube, May 2020
"#LOCKDOWN2020 vibes !!!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️"

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7. Edison Utale, May 2020
"BEAUTIFUL BEAUTIFUL SONG, AT LEAST AFTER THE LOCKDOWN I WILL HAVE MASTER YOUR MOVES, CLUBS AINT READY"

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8. Shawn Molupe, June 2020

"Where can I book you guys we need you in Lesotho like as soon as corona ends or boredrr are opened .. call [phone number given] and ask for Shawn molupe ."

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9. Kobo Mbele, June 2020
"If there was no convid 19 we would be at club jamming to this the whole night."

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VI.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6Rb5u2r_ic

God Is

Rev. James Cleveland and the Southern California Community Choir Topic, November 17, 2017
1. Sherry Hunter, April 2020
"GOD is bigger than this coronavirus, so just wait on the LORD and he will fix it"

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REPLY
2. Rounette Johnson, April 2020
"Yes God is bigger than coronavirus. I have been out of work due to sickness for 2 weeks. But God is my all and all. He has been my savior since I was twelve and now I m 62. This is a special song to me. It brings back so many memories. The churches are closed due to the coronavirus but I am enjoying my fellowship here today listening to this great song."

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3. SUMMER THOMAS, April 2020
"Losing love ones due to this coronna.GOD TOUCH NOW."

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4. Sherry Hunter, April 2020
"GOD is bigger than this coronavirus, so just wait on the LORD and he will fix it"

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5. Sonya Montgomery, April 2020
"AMEN!!!

GOD IS POWERFUL!!!"

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VII.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CtEHrcA8dKc

Major Lazer & DJ Maphorisa - Particula (ft. Nasty C, Ice Prince, Patoranking & Jidenna)(Music Video), Major Lazar-October 12, 2017
1. مزاجي, April 2020

"Any one sitting in house and listening songs because of coronavirus?????"

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2. Tungamirai Ngwenya,April 2020
"What will it take you to change your plans for the weekend.... COVID 19 typing....lol 😂"

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3. marcy Rommy, April 2020
"Corona brought me back here"

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4. Mr Classy, April 2020
"Quarantine..with this song💥💯......"

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5. Nandawula Fauziah, April 2020
"Who is so bored I like in this situation of virus. May Allah protect us all 🙏🙏"

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6. bábáyágá, April 2020
"Random quarantine songs"

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7. alex tagbo, April 2020
"Who else is missing in this time of quarantine; the hug, the handshake and the love in particular? ☝"

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REPLY
8. Jackiey Got Juice Not Tropicana, June 2020

"I miss the "normal" lifestyle in particula"

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9. Born Reign, May 2020

"Who's is still listening to this hit during quarantine❤😷"

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10. Vuyo Mareko, May 2020
"Chilling here in quarantine, shaking my hips to this song.

What A Time To Be Alive!!!"

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11. pascal odhiambo, May 2020
"Who is listening to this during quarantine...social distancing"

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12. Choice Mom, May 2020

"Who still vibing to this during this lockdown?✅✅✅✅✅"

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13. Cape Lasto, May 2020

"I'm still playing this song in particular during lockdown 2020"

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14. MBOUMBA MOUGUIAMA, June 2020

"Covid-19 confinement 2020🔥✨"

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15. Nathaniel Jacobs, June 2020

"PARTICULAR... Be Intentional..... Be You!!! We will survive Covid-19 and we thrive after the pandemic"

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Was Beethoven Black? (Tweets From Trending Twitter Thread June 18, 2020)

June 18, 2020, 2:52 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post documents examples of tweets from the "Beethoven" tweeter thread that was on of the top ten tweeter threads in the United States on June 18, 2020.

Article excerpts on this subject (from that date & other dates) are also included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Beethoven for his musical legacy. Thanks to other composers who are mentioned in this post and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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EXAMPLES OF TWEETS ABOUT BEETHOVEN AND OTHER BLACK EUROPEAN COMPOSERS

From https://twitter.com/search?q=Beethoven

Pancocojams Editor's note:

WARNING: This twitter thread contains some profanity as well as the frequent use of the "n word". Many of the tweets are comedic, but there are some serious tweets in that mix.

This compilation presents some of those serious tweets about this subjects that were published on June 18, 2020.

These tweets may not be given in the order of their posting on that twitter page. All of these examples are given without videos or other visual images.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1. No Hipsters allowed @nohipstersblog

"Every other year, the theory that #Beethoven was of African descent resurfaces.

Today, it resurfaced once again, and the composer had been trending all afternoon.

The basis of the theory is https://instagram.com/p/CBlt7lDJpKs/

[Here's the text from that instagram.com post]

"There is one pencil sketch that has stood the test of time, and was supposedly Beethoven's favorite depiction of himself. This is a photo that he had printed and reprinted, distributing it to all his friends and family as a memento. In this photo his face is broad, his hair is unruly, and his skin is very dark. This is were things started adding up.

We know that Europeans have a tendency to white-wash their history, and I don't mean Huck Finn style. European colonization dehumanized those with colored skin, ignoring their stories and taking credit for their achievements. At one point, Great Britain alone had control of a fifth of the world's population. The fact of the matter is that white is the de facto "default race" of the vast majority of European art. Non-white artists work's [sic] often goes unrecognized or even go under the name of someone else."

2. madison @honeyb33f

...·"Also, found an interesting article about this. I am convinced !!!"

https://www.demandafrica.com/travel/culture/was-beethovens-african-heritage-whitewashed/

[Pancocojams' Editor: Here's a long excerpt of that article] :

"Was Beethoven's African Heritage Whitewashed?

Famed music composer Ludwig van Beethoven created some of the most impressive works of art in his time that are still played worldwide today. Aside from being a musical genius, what most people don’t know is that Beethoven may have roots tracing back to Africa. An exact conclusion has yet to be determined, but there is a lot of evidence and research that strongly supports the claim. If it’s true, why is Beethoven’s African heritage white-washed?

Describing Beethoven
Images of Beethoven are recognized worldwide, depicting a white male with wild hair. But are these images accurate for the famous musician? Photography didn’t exist until around the end of Beethoven’s life so we must rely on artistic paintings and written descriptions of Beethoven to get an idea of his actual appearance. While many of the images detail him with fair skin, written descriptions of the composer render us a different image of Beethoven.

Many sources have been gathered throughout history from anthropologists, historians, and even close acquaintances of Beethoven that have described him in brief detail, raising the question that Beethoven may have had some trace of African heritage based on similar features found in African descendants.

It’s important to reference how Beethoven was considered in the public eye. Many texts have been uncovered that refer to Beethoven as a “Moor.” In this era, ‘Moor’ translates to ‘negro,’ before the term was extended to include Arabs in later times. The German translation for ‘negro’ is also ‘mohr.’ A renowned Beethoven Historian, Alexander W. Thayer, can be quoted stating “Beethoven had even more of the Moor in his features than his master, Haydn.” Many people suggest that Moors introduced the classical music style to Europe, evident by the hint that Beethoven’s musical master was also of Moorish descent.

A description of Beethoven was also discovered, written by one of his close friends, Frau Fischer. Beethoven is described as having a “blackish-brown complexion” and “short, stocky, broad shoulders, short neck, round nose…” A similar description was given by Frederick Hertz, a German anthropologist in his book Race and Civilization. He mentions that Beethoven has “Negroid traits,” “dark skin,” and a “flat, thick nose.”

Combine these descriptions with the visual depiction of his curly hair, and we can draw parallels between characteristics of people of African descent such as African Americans or West Indian mulattos.

Beethoven's Parents
While Beethoven’s African heritage may have been white-washed, examination of his parents may lead to other evidence that the famed composer has roots to Africa. It’s not determined which of his parents’ sides that trace back to Africa but there are possibilities from either.

...One piece of evidence on his father’s side that causes inquiry into his heritage is that Johann was half-Flemish and born in Belgium, a known Moorish territory during his time.

Suggestions of African heritage are also derived on his mother’s side, perhaps more so than from his father. Beethoven’s mother, Maria Magdalena Keverich, was born in Ehrenbreitstein, Germany, also encompassed within the Moor territory. His mother is rumored to be moor or even mixed with a white father and black mother, or vice-versa.

A least favorable consideration for Beethoven’s African heritage could also be that he was an illegitimate child, as some research suggests. Beethoven has been referred to as a ‘kammermohr,’ a German word describing the offspring of relations with a servant of black skin."....

3. Adewale Alabi @Elawofficial

"Instead of arguing over Beethoven. Let's focus our energy on actual black classical music composers from the same period who did amazing work but did not get as much recognition. Click the link below to learn about them. https://www.choralhub.com/2015/11/black-and-proud-take-a-look-at-black-composers-and-musicians-in-classical-music-history-part-1/

#Beethoven2020 #beethovenwasblack

4. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

" Hi gang! I'm not on twitter much right now, but because several of you have asked for my take on the question, "Was Beethoven Black?"

Here's my answer as a scholar who writes about black musicians in Europe for a living:

-snip-

Dr. Thurman's photograph identifies her as a Black woman. Information in her profile identifies her as a history professor at a German university. This is only a small portion of this twitter thread. Click https://twitter.com/kira_thurman/status/1273663359733334018

5. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

"Surprise! I can't answer that question yet. I haven't had time to go through original German sources and read them for myself. But I can tell you that the question, "Was Beethoven Black?" has been around since the 1930s, when African American journalists began to circulate it."

6. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

"The question, "Was Beethoven Black" got picked up again in the 1960s by Malcolm X and Stokely Carmichael. See Michael Broyles's book, Beethoven in America. They wanted to associate blackness with genius, which white people constantly denied.

7. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

" But to my mind, Beethoven being black is a red herring. We don't need him to prove our genius. But do you know a figure who was Black during Beethoven's day?

8. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

"Violinist George Bridgetower (1791-1860). The son of an Afro-Caribbean servant and a Polish mother at the Esterhazy palace, he was a student of composer Joseph Haydn and a friend of Beethoven. Beethoven dedicated a violin sonata to him, which was so hard to play many gave up.

9. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman"The African American musicologist Maud Cuney Hare first championed George Bridgetower in 1927, the centenary of Beethoven's death. She noticed that white musicologists only talked about Beethoven—not Bridgetower."

10. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

"So instead of asking the question, "Was Beethoven Black?" ask "Why don't I know anything about George Bridgetower?" I, frankly, don't need any more debates about Beethoven's blackness. But I do need people to play the music of Bridgetower. And others like him.

11. Dr. Kira Thurman @kira_thurman

"There are already many Black European composers whose music deserves our ears. Chevalier de St. George. Samuel Coleridge Taylor. Edmond Dédé. Amanda Aldridge. Instead of programming Beethoven's 5th another time, why aren't musicians performing their works?"

12. Emma @EmmaofEngland

"Not Beethoven related, but Mozart was deeply jealous of Joseph Bologne. He was a champion fencer, classical composer, virtuoso violinist, and conductor of the leading symphony orchestra in Paris. I only learnt about him recently so I thought other people might not know."

13. Nyasha Junior @NyashaJunior

"If you're surprised about Beethoven, I have some news for you about Jesus.

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Juneteenth (Information, Video, & Comments)

June 18, 2020, 6:03 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Juneteenth.

Part I provides information of Juneteenth.

This post also showcases a video about Juneteenth and selected comments from that video's discussion thread.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/five-videos-of-juneteenth-celebrations.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases five YouTube videos of Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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

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

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INFORMATION ABOUT JUNETEENTH AND JUNETEENTH CELEBRATIONS
Excerpt #1:
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juneteenth
"Juneteenth (a portmanteau of June and nineteenth)^[2] (also known as Freedom Day,^[3] Jubilee Day,^[4] and Liberation Day,^[5]) is an unofficial American holiday and an official Texas state holiday, celebrated annually on the 19th of June in the United States to commemorate Union army general Gordon Granger's reading of federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on 19 June 1865, proclaiming all slaves in Texas were now free.^[6] Although the Emancipation Proclamation had formally freed them almost two and a half years earlier, and the American Civil War had largely ended with the defeat of the Confederate States in April, Texas was the most remote of the slave states, with a low presence of Union troops, so enforcement of the proclamation had been slow and inconsistent.^[6]

Celebrations date to 1866, at first involving church-centered community gatherings in Texas. It spread across the South and became more commercialized in the 1920s and 1930s, often centering on a food festival. During the Civil Rights movement of the 1960s, it was eclipsed by the struggle for postwar civil rights, but grew in popularity again in the 1970s with a focus on African American freedom and arts.^[7] By the 21st century, Juneteenth was celebrated in most major cities across the United States. Activists are campaigning for the United States Congress to recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday. Juneteenth is recognized as a state holiday or special day of observance in 49 of the 50 U.S. states.

Modern observance is primarily in local celebrations. Traditions include public readings of the Emancipation Proclamation, singing traditional songs such as "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" and "Lift Every Voice and Sing", and reading of works by noted African-American writers such as Ralph Ellison and Maya Angelou. Celebrations include rodeos, street fairs, cookouts, family reunions, park parties, historical reenactments, and Miss Juneteenth contests. The Mascogos, descendants of Black Seminoles, of Coahuila, Mexico, also celebrate Juneteenth."

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Excerpt #2:
From https://nypost.com/article/what-is-juneteenth/

..."Newly freed slaves celebrated emancipation with “prayer, feasting, song, and dance” and the following year, the first official Juneteenth celebration was born, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

“The importance of [Juneteenth] is that it’s kind of rooted in this long history of struggle to get freedom and then the efforts to maintain that freedom in the face of enormous repression that was going to come shortly after,” explained Columbia University Professor David Rosner, PhD.

“It signified the true end of the Civil War and the beginning of Reconstruction, a time that was supposed to be very happy and hopeful but became a very miserable time as part of the redemption of the South to move African Americans to indentured servitude.”

While President Abraham Lincoln abolished slavery in his Jan. 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation, rebellious Confederate strongholds dotted across the South delayed the widespread implementation.

Following Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s reluctant surrender at Appomattox, Virginia, to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, Granger was able to finally make his way to Galveston to enact Lincoln’s proclamation and free the last remaining victims of chattel slavery in the US.

The reason why the news took so long to travel, and why slavery persisted in Galveston for more than two and half years after Lincoln ended the practice, isn’t clear.

Legend has it a messenger on horseback with news of freedom was murdered on his way to Texas, while other historians blame Galveston’s isolated nature as a barrier island on the eastern edge of Texas, and their limited access to communication.

But Professor Noliwe Rooks, PhD, director of American studies and professor of Africana studies at Cornell University, said the delayed end to slavery was fueled by nothing but greed.

“The idea that people in that part of Texas had no idea that the war was over is farcical, quite frankly,” Rooks told The Post, chuckling at the thought.

“There were wire services, there were newspapers … the larger plantation owners were very wealthy and wealthy people have access to information,” the professor went on.

[...]

At the time, Galveston had its own newspaper, the Galveston Daily News, and a dispatch from New Orleans detailing the end of the war and the return of Confederate prisoners was published on June 3, 1865, more than two weeks before Granger arrived, according to archives accessible through Newspapers.com.

Nevertheless, Juneteenth has been “passed down” through black communities ever since, Rooks said, and in 2020, at the height of a modern-day civil rights movement following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis police custody, the holiday is seeing a renewed interest."...

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Excerpt #3
http://juneteenthphilly.org/ [Juneteenth celebrations in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania]

"Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the United States. Juneteenth is the only holiday that commemorates the abolition of slavery; more specifically the emancipation of enslaved Africans throughout the United States of America. Pennsylvania now permanently recognizes Juneteenth, as a state holiday. Governor Tom Wolf on Wednesday, June 19, 2019 signed legislation designating June 19 as Juneteenth National Freedom Day in Pennsylvania.

“Juneteenth is an event that has a unique cultural and historical significance, both here in Philadelphia and across the country. The City is proud to partner with the Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade and Festival.” – Mayor James F. Kenney

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"Celebrating Juneteenth in 2020
In the interest of public safety, the 2020 Philadelphia Juneteenth Parade & Festival was canceled. However, Juneteenth IS NOT cancelled. Traditional, in-person festivities such as the Parade and Festival will return on Saturday June 19, 2021.

Millions of African-Americans have taken to social media to voice their plans to not celebrate the 4th of July (America’s Freedom Day), and instead celebrate THEIR Freedom Day which is the Juneteenth Holiday, June 19.

As a result, we have decided to put together a resource guide for how you can still celebrate and support Juneteenth in a safe space. Click the button below to find out how you can join us in healing and building for the future!"
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The button referred to in this article can be found on that page.
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Excerpt #4
From https://www.tulsablockparty.com/
...." THE CEL-LIBERATION WILL BE TELEVISED.

United in freedom.

Tulsa's Juneteenth celebration is going global. Join us as we come together to recognize the abolition of slavery in the United States and celebrate the culture of African American communities in Tulsa and around the country.

[...]

NOTABLE CELEBRITIES ARE JOINING TULSANS TO SHARE PERFORMANCES, CONVERSATIONS, AND IDEAS

Tulsa’s Greenwood District was home to a renowned and thriving ‘Black Wall Street’, until one of the worst race massacres in U.S. history destroyed it 99 years ago. Today, Black Wall Street is back and hosts one of the nation’s largest Juneteenth celebrations. Tulsa won’t forget its past, but it hasn’t let its history determine its future.

[...]

WHAT IS JUNETEENTH?
"Juneteenth commemorates the technical end of slavery in the United States. On June 19, 1865, Union Forces delivered the Emancipation Proclamation to Texas—the most remote slave state—two and a half years after it was signed by President Lincoln. Since then, the day has come to be celebrated as a symbol of freedom. The holiday marks our nation's first step in recognizing the ideal of true liberty and justice for all."
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This excerpt announces a live celebration of Juneteenth from Tulsa, Oklahoma on June 20, 2020 [at that link]. That celebration will feature celebrities, activists, and politicians and will occur at the same time that trump holds his live political rally in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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SHOWCASE YOUTUBE VIDEO ABOUT JUNETEENTH

Inside Edition - July 17, 2018
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Here are some comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. samy lynch, 2018
"Why is it now I'm hearing about this? I should have know about this since I was a kid and in school." ** REPLY 2. GeraldStaysGoated, 2018 "samy lynch we have it in Colorado ever year downtown"** REPLY 3. Narha Collaguas, 2019 "samy lynch I just learned bout this at school"

** REPLY 4. Barbie J, 2019 "I didn't learn it either"

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REPLY
5. Simply_Jaqueline, 2020
"Same 😞" ** REPLY 6. Tammy King, 2020 "I'm from Louisiana and it's my birthday. My family been telling us about this day for years. And we get togather and have a good time."

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REPLY
7. Outspoken, 2020
"It's a lot more that we all should have learned but the truth was hidden." ** 8. Grace Watson, 2018 "I’m African American and have never heard of this... shows what teachers think is important to teach and what’s not"** 9. bob wilson, 2018 "Really this is just now being heard of? I've been going since I was like 6 and I'm 18 now."** REPLY 10. Jasmine Loo, 2019 "Bob Wilson isn't it mostly celecbrated in the south?"** REPLY 11. Bob Wilson, 2019 "I live in Minnesota" ** 12. Raihan Islam, 2018 "Never heard of it." ** REPLY 13. ToFester, 2019 "Now you have...." ** 14. aped3, 2018 "My Friend at work invited me to the Juneteenth Party in Alexandria La !!!"-snip- "La" = Louisiana ** 15. Martina Ochoa, 2018 I learned about this at school and I was told that there's going to be a festival at mexia tx. for anyone who lives near😘

** 16. Ray Senpai, 2018 "It makes me mad that i was not taught this in school. We were taught about slavery, neck we even had a bidding of some people bidding over others in the classroom like it was waaay back when. Why isn’t this in our school books? Tho my school still has books from 1998. (No joke I looked when the book was printed.)" ** 17. Rosa Ugalde, 2018 "I knew this i learned it in 4th grade"

** 18. Kioni Aidoo, 2018 "I was in the richmond times Because I was in a nineteenth parade you will find it you search Kioni Aidoo"** 19. Revenge XI, 2019 "Smh they should teach this in school instead of just learning about 4th of July"** 20. Leslie Barraza, 2019 "it’s sad no one really knows what this holiday is" ** 21. kye kye, 2019 "Wow! My school NEVER taught us about Juneteenth until my sister explained it too me! That’s why when I grow up, I want to be a teacher, and I want to teach my students about Juneteenth and teach them what my school never talks about!"

** 22. xx_danay, 2019 "i'm gald they shared this more of us need to know❤️."** 23. talkindurinthemovie, 2019 My grandmother is ALWAYS talking about Juneteenth**

24. jadorespphya, 2019
There's a cookout/celebration in n Boston, MA.

** 25. Q_U_R_A Genuis, 2019

"I discovered it when I made an a appointment yesterday on my calendar on my iPhone. My 81-yr-old mother was with me. She had no idea what that was. Neither did the staff nor patients in the office.

Weird. Truly."

26. Mr. Mystery Cake, 2020 "I'm from Texas so this was a taught thing in our public schools."

** 27. Vicki Rashbaum, 2020 "Awesome history lesson..so important to teach this meaningful holiday!!" ** 28. Sharon Spence, 2020 "THE LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF THIS IS WHY BLACKS SHOULD GALVANIZE AND MAKE SURE THIS IS COMMON KNOWLEDGE EACH ONE TEACH ONE ✊🏽🙏🏽🌐🌍💜 🖤💚💛❤👑"** i29. iSneakX, 2020 "If not for George Floyd and Black lives marches I wouldn’t have heard about Juneteenth what an awakening thanks folks stand your ground"

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Five Videos Of Juneteenth Celebrations

June 19, 2020, 5:55 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Juneteenth.

Part II showcases some videos of Juneteenth celebrations in Texas, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/juneteenth-information-video-comments_18.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I provides information of Juneteenth.

This post also showcases a video about Juneteenth and selected comments from that video's discussion thread.
The content of this post is presented for historical and socio-cultural purposes.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to all those who are featured in this video and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS

Video #1: Families in East Austin Celebrate Juneteenth

kxan, June 18, 2016 [East Austin is a city in the state of Texas.]

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Video #2: Thousands turn up for Juneteenth celebration in Milwaukee

TMJ4 News, June 19, 2016 [Milwaukee is a city in the midwest state of Wisconsin.]

Juneteeth, or June 19, marks a historic day for the African-American community. It's when the last group of slaves in Galveston, Texas were emancipated in 1965*.

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Notice the typo for the year that is commemorated by Juneteenth. "1965" should be "1865".

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Video #3: 'Juneteenth' Parade To March Through Old City

CBS Philly, June 21, 2018

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Video #4: 3rd Annual Juneteenth Celebrations Were Continued Saturday In Philadelphia

CBS Philly, June 23, 2018

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Video #5: Juneteenth Celebration 2019 Terrell, Tx

JMusicProductions, Jun 24, 2019
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Ironically, the screen shot for this video shows a package of Aunt Jemima pancakes. Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/examples-of-19th-century-song-aunt.html for a pancocojams post about "aunt Jemima" that includes the decision the company that produces Aunt Jemima products made to change the name of those products.

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(Jamaican Reggae Singer) Lila Iké - "Where I'm Coming From" (Information, Official YouTube Video, & Lyrics)

June 19, 2020, 9:14 pm

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This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From".

Part I presents an excerpt from a July 2019 Billboard article about Lila Iké and that song.
This post also showcases the official YouTube video of "Where I'm Coming From" and includes the lyrics for that song.

Part II showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's and her song "Where I'm Coming From" and presents some examples of comments that are posted to the discussion thread of that song's official video from people who live outside of Jamaica.

Part III showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's and her song "Where I'm Coming From" and presents some examples of comments that are posted to the discussion thread of that song's official video from people who are from Jamaica. Most of those comments include Jamaican Patois (or what appears to me as a non-Jamaican) to be Jamaican Patois.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lila Iké for her music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT LILA IKE
From https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/8518949/lila-ike-where-im-coming-from-video-exclusive#:~:text=Lila%20can%20write%2C%20she%20can,meaning%20the%20Power%20of%20God. Lila Ike Shows Her Life's Journey In "Where I'm Coming From ' Video Premiere
7/9/2019 by Patricia Meshino
"In the video for her current single "Where I'm Coming From," singer Lila Iké returns to her rural roots, the Christiana area of Manchester parish, located in south-central Jamaica. Throughout the 4:32 clip, family, life-long friends and a wider community surround Lila, who has in the past few years emerged from her small-town background to become one of Jamaica's most buzzed about young talents. The video was shot at her family home, the bar/shop her mother owns and even a small room she once rented; those segments are juxtaposed with footage of Lila singing at her high school graduation.

"Every scene in the video shows a specific era of my journey because I want people to know who I really am. Everyone in the video has known me since I was a baby, they know I was raised by a single mom, and the struggles she's been through; when we filmed in the bus park where my mother's bar is located or at the (outdoor) market, I was shocked to see how many people showed up and were genuinely happy for me," Lila told Billboard during a recent visit to New York City. "The video's flashy scenes, where I am wearing a (faux) fur, a suit and pulling up in a jeep shows people that you can be poor, come from a small town and still find success."

The driver of the open-air jeep in the video is also the person primarily responsible for the attention her captivating, soulful vocals are receiving: her mentor Protoje. A 2019 best reggae album Grammy nominee for A Matter of Time (In.Digg.Nation Collective/Easy Star Records), Protoje has become a marquee name in contemporary Jamaican music, playing The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon and influencing numerous artists, including Koffee (he appears in her "Toast" video) and Chronixx, with whom he has collaborated on several singles.

[...]

Lila Iké was born Alecia Grey, the second oldest of four sisters; she chose the name Lila, which means blooming flower, and Iké, a Yoruba word meaning the Power of God. Her mother, an avid music fan, played an assortment of genres at home: reggae, country and western, R&B, gospel and jazz, which was significant in shaping the vocal versatility that characterizes Lila's traditional reggae sound with a glistening modern edge."....

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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Lila Iké - Where I'm Coming From (Official Video)

Lila Iké, July 9, 2019

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LYRICS- WHERE I'M COMING FROM
(composer: Lila Iké)

[Intro]
And this a Lila pon the mic
Oh lawd oh lawd lawd lawd
Oh gosh

[Verse 1]
Thankful for the blessings that have fallen on my table
Learning all my lessons now I'm willing and I'm able
To do just what I can, as humble as a lamb
Working towards the goal and we give thanks for helping hands
Pray for health and strength, a life of length and peace of mind
Good people and good vibes, yes we give thanks every time
Inna every single line, even if it nuh rhyme
Mi ago sing redemption songs fi di people

[Chorus]
When I think of where I'm coming from
Looking back at where the journey begun
I really haffi say that I'm strong, I'm strong
All praises to the most high one
Look at where I'm coming from
Looking back at where the journey begun
I really haffi say that I'm strong, I'm strong
All praises to the most high one

[Verse 2]
Mek mi tell you bout the life of a queen inna this yah concrete jungle
Firm inna regime so you nah go see mi stumble
Mama say nuh come a town an' mix wit dutty bungle
See't deh now mi jus a rise and so mi rise a so mi humble
Outta Christiana yes mi lef go look fi mine
Neva sell mi soul, mi settle down and tek mi time
Do it for the love so naturally the light a shine
Now mi realize its by design

[Chorus]
When I think of where I'm coming from
Looking back at where the journey begun
I really haffi say that I'm strong, I'm strong
All praises to the most high one
Can I tell you where I'm coming from
Looking back at where the journey begun
I really haffi say that I'm strong, I'm strong
All praises to the most high one

[Verse 3]
Heights of great men, reach and kept
Memba when you go deh so you nuh fi ever lef'
Morewhile you have fi toil, you might a crush up like a foil
Still you betta gwan burn the midnight oilIt won't be an easy road
But anytime mi overcome the pressure yeah it free me soul
Cause Jah will never give me more than I can bear.
So tell mi wah me really haffi fear

[Bridge]
I - I
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
To the most high
Oh gosh, oh gosh hey!

[Outro]

When I look at where I'm coming fromCaspa did deh deh when mi voice mi first song
And him can tell you seh I'm strong, I'm strong
All praises to the most high one

Lyric Source: https://genius.com/Lila-ike-where-im-coming-from-lyrics
Here's some information that was also posted to that Genius.com lyric page:
Shaum, 2019
"Where I’m Coming From is Lila’s 4th single, following on the success of Second Chance, Gotti Gotti, and Biggest Fan. The music video was released on July 9th [2019], and is directed by Nickii Kane and Lila herself, and shot by the Yannick Reid."

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Jamaican Patois In Comments From The Discussion Thread For Lila Iké's Reggae Video "Where I'm Coming From"

June 20, 2020, 9:03 am

≫ Next: The Global Reach Of Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From".

≪ Previous: (Jamaican Reggae Singer) Lila Iké - "Where I'm Coming From" (Information, Official YouTube Video, & Lyrics)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series about Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From".

Part II showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's and her song "Where I'm Coming From", This post also documents some examples of comments from that video's discussion thread that include Jamaican Patois or other Caribbean Patois (or what appears to me as a non-West Indian to be Jamaican Patois or other Caribbean Patois).

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/jamaican-reggae-singer-lila-ike-where_20.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents an excerpt from a July 2019 Billboard article about Lila Iké and that song. Part I also showcases the official YouTube video of "Where I'm Coming From" and includes the lyrics for that song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-global-reach-of-jamaican-reggae.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's and her song "Where I'm Coming From" and presents some examples of comments that are posted to the discussion thread of that song's official video by people who aren't from the Caribbean.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lila Iké for her music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to Lila Iké for sharing her music on YouTube.
-snip-
A number of the comments in this compilation refer to the upcoming Jamaican Dancehall/Reggae rapper Koffee. Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/04/koffee-toast-jamaican-reggae-video.html for the 2019 pancocojams post entitled "Koffee - "Toast" (Jamaican Reggae video & lyrics)"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO - - Where I'm Coming From (Official Video)

Lila Iké, July 9, 2019

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SOME DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE FROM JAMAICA & OTHER CARIBBEAN NATIONS

(This is only a portion of the comments in that discussion thread from Caribbean nations. Some comments weren't included in this compilation because they weren't in Patois.

These comments are given without any attempt to convert them to standard American English. However, I added definitions for a few terms in my comments below this post.

Numbers added for referencing purposes only.)

2019

1. Cathy Wiggins

"All PRAISES TO THE MOST HIGH!! Standing so strong and never forgetting where you come from!! Island massive unite!! We have such a rich heritage!"

🇯🇲💕🇧🇲👊🏾
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“JM” =Jamaica; “BM” = Bermuda

2. rashain gordon
"jah know lila ike this chune touch my heart. cant stop sing and play it..........big big chune my Empress"

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3. Ileshia Williams

"Mi have dis pon repeat from bout 8 dis mawning and now a 1 o clock mi nah stop pull up dis Lila!!!!! Nicki yuh a gwan great sistah!!!!! ddwweeeetttttttt! Strength sistahs"

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4. King Wes
"Queen de ting Shotttt!! Play dis and second chance everyday"

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5. Empress Dee Reuben
"Foundation artist dem YAH!! Will always mek great sounds.."

**

6. Beverley Ferguson

"💖💖💖💖 dis chune 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

**7. Junior Roye

"Awesome! The song shot big up your self Lila, nice work 💼 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"

8. Deb Fraser

"Reggae music well safe fi the future"

9. Manuel Cossette
"FYAH!!!!!! Lila you are true inspiration, blessings pon you!"

**

10. Nicole James
"She is the new artist now girl yuh thing shot nah lie"

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11. david james
"Hearing this just by chance...it bad. Love it gwan do ur thing"

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12. 1 LOVE
"JAMAICA & THE WORLD NEED NEEDS THESE POSITIVE YOUNG, CONSCIENCE, GIFTED ARTISTS..... BIG UP ALL WHO ARE BUILDING UP THE VIBRATIONS & NOT TEARING US DOWN!!!

MORE 🔥🔥🔥✊🏿⚖👑💃🏾🎆🎆🎆🎆💞"

13. pure Banter2-47

"empress this should have a billion views, see mi just ah rise ah so mi rise ah so mi humble. fire!fire!fire!.."

**

14. Lost Boy
"Princess of Zion ,big up..."

**

15. JDymax

"Always Many Love and Respect Lila Ike, Songs Them Keep Wi Head Balance A Street."

16. Influence Jones
"This one is so powerful, am loving it, upfull!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

**

17. Wayne Cunningham
"My Manchester Empress one love always, you are bless by the JahOva"

**

18. CAZE

"This tune is FIRE🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 LILA more a dem tune yah needed. Mi pull this up like 20 times. It's been in my playlist."

**

19. L.A Drive

"Ital Sound 4 real..."

**

20. Edmund Atkinson
"Up up blessed one"

**21. Sully Sullivan

"A natural beauty with a beautiful voice. Nuff Raspect Lila 🙏 1♥ 🕉"

**22. Lloyd Allwood

"Heads up LILA..fi real Empress jah Rastafari blessings every time ✊🏾✊🏾"

**

23. Loi Laing
"BIG tune!!!🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

**

24. Danchehall Kuff Kaff Again

"Up top blazin🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

**

25. Sandy luv
"Fully up artist...on repeat❤💚💛"

**26. Justin Blake

"Deh girl yah got my support"

**

27. Kay Lewis

"Another one out of JA..gwaan Jamaica"

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28. Junior Roye

"Awesome! The song shot big up your self Lila, nice work 💼 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"

**29. diamondwata

"Beautiful voice nuff blessing 🙏🏿, wishing you nuttin but extreme success, song always pon repeat from mi first hear eeh....💞🔥🔥🔥🔥"

30. Lola Kim
"mi ere to support fellow jamaican gyal dem, beautiful voice i'm a new fan :)"

**

31. Brandon Singh

"Gratitude & Blessings From Georgetown Guyana 🇬🇾!! Respect & Honor Queen Lila Emperor Haile Selassie I & Empress Menen Guide & Protect Every Moves ♾❤️🖤💚"

**

32. Last Laugh
"Footage mad🇬🇧🇯🇲🇯🇲"

**

33. Jomarley Duncan
"Just your voice 😍

Strong message. Sisterin 💯%"

**

34. TrishyT Fairman
"Love how mmy and the fam a support and represent. Must be mad proud right now. #LilaStrong❤"

**

35. Shauna Fungyee
"Brap! Brap! mega tune this Lila. Love you lika cook food. Keep pumping the big tunes my Jamaica Reggae Princess"

**

36. chargie entertainment's box
"Another star is born straight out of the country up inna dem face.. 💥💥💥💥"

**37. C.A.C AutoCAD Tutorials

"Lila yuh baaad! You and Koffee holding Jamaicans yaad and abroad heads high. Keep shining and inspire more yung ladies from yaad. Both you and Koffee setting a different unbelievable trend!!!"

**

38. LucianRudeboy

"Lila ike soon takeover Reggae music while Koffee done have dancehall. Much love and respect to both of them!!

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REPLY

39. David Dyer

"LucianRudeboy real way 🌟🔥🔥"

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REPLY

40. Alpha Ecka

"LucianRudeboy. The proble is di promoter dem a get pay fisupress reggae music and di raido get pY nu fi play it..buju fe start meck some reggae. Now. An reclaim fiwe culture"

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REPLY

41. David Dyer

"Alpha Ecka true"

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REPLY

42. Kyiesha Harper

"Koffee is reggae to"

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REPLY

43. tena Jovay

"The space deh fi the two of them I hope they both shine bright as ever"

**

44. Tachelle Bowen

"she deserves as much recognition as Koffee. both young, beautiful and refreshing people and music.

The uniqueness is phenomenal.

#ProudToBeJamaican 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"

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REPLY

45. Marcus Garvey

"Tachelle Bowen she will get what’s her’s ah jah seh so 💯"

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REPLY

46. Tachelle Bowen

"Marcus Garvey For real, Jah did have a plan fi everybody. Who jah bless, no man curse."

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REPLY

47. LucianRudeboy

"Lila ike soon takeover Reggae music while Koffee done have dancehall. Much love and respect to both of them!!"

48. Shawn Williams

"Yo mi beat dis tune pon repeat everyday in da wipp...and di video 🆙🆙🆙🆙🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥Keep bringing dat heat love di energy sis"

49. The Empress Desha
"This is great girl very different go truu me gyal I just heard your music today and I'm loving it 🇯🇲🇯🇲"

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50. P. Unruly
"Vibeeeeeeeeeeeez deh nice 🙏🏾"

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51. Jonathan Boucaud
"Big up from Martinique Guadeloupe French West indies!!! We support u!"

52. Lokono Empire

"Arawak empress ike 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲. This tune bangs empress. Madd. Real warrior truss look back ya zimme. Reflect on ur overcome, trails an tribulations. Di tune tuff. Fire momma."

**53. halbert donstein Supreme

"Full a finesse and style baby jah know. Substance ova hype."

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54. delavega rought
"Wicked artist on wickeddd riddim, if she stays on that path she will shurley be a gate keeper for reggae music.. 🎶🎶🎶"

55. pistol pete

"Dis mi ringtone,I miss calls just to hear dis massive tune🔥🔥🔥💯❤️💛💚"

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56. savagek6 Ent
"Yw this song means alot to me fr fr fr frm Mandeville Jamaica 🇯🇲 to higher heights blessings"

**57. Isayah Alexander

"God's eternal blessings to u sister... Much Raspect"

58. Nike’ Knibbs

"Dem vibes ya deh pon a diff level. Lila you are a queen with a heavenly sound ❤️💛💚 pure positive energy"

59. Evah Bless
"BOOM TUNE....gwaaaaan MaMa (O) mega!! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"

60. Triple.B T.V.
"Mi Favorite singer this! AuthenticBig up yuh self Lila POW!"

**

61. Simone Morgan

"Tune shot much luv❤️"

62. Natty Dread Hed

"much love mi love the Queens vioce, sing on to the most high one , JAHRASTAFARI..."

**

63. Young Jack
"up !! fully bad !!"

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64. andrew martin
"Oh jah jah this sister his truly blessed & irie what a beautiful golden voice my sister you will have a impact on jah music for many years to come keep bring out conscious lyrics like this never stray from the righteous path. Blessed love empress 🤲🙌🙏"

**

65. I am Wrighteous

"Lila! Yuh large...yuh aguh get larger...yuh on yuh way to di largest!"

**

66. Tiba Don

"Tune say it all nuff respect me g unstoppable..."

**

67. Barbara Johnson
"Jamaica to di wurl

Lila girl chune 🆙 deh

Yu no fah wen people ah wait fi sum clean & up full lyrics eeehe

Keep 🆙 Jah works mi seh

🇯🇲☝🏾💯🌅💯☝🏾🇯🇲"

**68. dopamine inc.

"Pull up bad song a million time.. #strong"

**

69. Leslie Gutierrez
"Big Tune!!! Bless up Lila!! All Praises to the Most High!!"

**

70. Jason Travieso
"DOPEEE big tings if di artist . I love your voice"

**

71. mikael sebapu
"Lila pon everyman speaking blessings pon us an giving praises pon di most high Jah"

**

72. Mizz Mention

"💖💖 Dance DUN!! Gwaaaan my girl 🔥🔥🔥🔥🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾"

**73. Mike O'Neil

"A big tune Fi de road 🔊🎼🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🎶🙌 Awesome"

74. Aza Rootz

"Loving the new way of rasta🙏🙏jah ❤️💛💚"

75. D'Intalek_Musiq VEVO
"do it fi di love girl... go Lila Ike kip strong100%"

**

76. Last Laugh
"My people so wonderful I am strong stronger Lila most high level up up up🇬🇧🇯🇲🇯🇲"

**
77. Tackielemkwa

"The Positive Vibes is strong, Big up! Little but Talawah. One love💖"

**
78. Lerrell Stennett

"AH LILA IKÉ TO DI WORLD"

79. Barbara Johnson

"Jamaica to di wurl

Lila girl chune 🆙 deh

Yu no fah wen people ah wait fi sum clean & up full lyrics eeehe

Keep 🆙 Jah works mi seh

🇯🇲☝🏾💯🌅💯☝🏾🇯🇲"

**

80. Mystic Taurus
"bigup .. lobi en blessi fu Sranan (love and blessings from Suriname). 😗❤"
-snip-

Suriname is in South America, However, it is culturally connected to the Caribbean and is a member of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM). This comment is probably in Sranan Tongo, a local Surinamese Creole language.****

2020

81. DICE ENTERTAINMENT
"Love the vibe Inna Dem crisis yah we only need good vibration Jah Jah watch over us🔥🔥🔥"

82. Garth Trades

"Seen so much people that I know ! Christiana a mi place . Hold them Lila ..... the world "
loving you .

**
83. Eric Notulu
"We would love to hear your voice on a dancehall riddim"

**

84. Empress Jade Simeon Ellis
"Big up My Girl, love your Vibes your so Irie, Keep Rising you hear, No. 1 Fan 🙏🏿🏩💚💛❤️🖤🇲🇱🇬🇧🇯🇲"

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"ML"= Mali; "GB"= Great Britain; "JM"= Jamaica

85. lakeishan graham

"I and l bigging up deh Empress for delivering such a strong message that I and I could correspond to. One love Empress. Straight out of deh V.I. St. Croix"

-snip-
“V. I.”=”Virgin Island”

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86. Tangerine 868
"Boooooom this song go harddddddddd love it greetings from T&T"
-snip-
"T&T" = Trinidad and Tobago

**

87. karra Mucci Official
"Gwaan Sister !"

**88. Judy Degazon

"All praises to the most high Jah Rastafari !!!!"

89. Dankid 2real

"ah how dem nah run all over d place with them big chune yah, am lifted empress !!!!"

90. Aschika James

"Big choon big Artist"

**

91. Richard Williams

"Chuneeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee a road"

92. Ricardo Roper
"We need fi see more like on this song it is so positive vybz nuff blessing @ Lila lke"

**

93. fiery lava
"All praises to the most High everytime Lila Gad.you or Lila Gad ok nothing more than #1 believe lavaaaaaa splash dem,empress your one of us, well connected & Firmly bless unlimitedly by our great great ancestors which is the most High 1,angelic empress just continue to mesmerise the masives with your adoring words of truth and violin voice ok,your a cut above the rest believe, Goddess u or Lila #1 Lavaaaaaaaaa splash dem !!!"

**
94. ERNIE KULCHA DOC LOWE

"Fresh breath of air, yes Rasta."

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The Global Reach Of Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From".

June 20, 2020, 4:31 pm

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≪ Previous: Jamaican Patois In Comments From The Discussion Thread For Lila Iké's Reggae Video "Where I'm Coming From"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From".

Part III showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's and her song "Where I'm Coming From" and presents some examples of comments that are posted to the discussion thread of that song's official video by people who aren't from the Caribbean.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/jamaican-patois-in-comments-from.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases the official YouTube video for Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From". Part II also presents some examples of comments that include Jamaican Patois or other Caribbean Patois (or what appears to me as a non-West Indian to be Jamaican Patois or other Caribbean Patois.)

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/jamaican-reggae-singer-lila-ike-where_20.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents an excerpt from a July 2019 Billboard article about Lila Iké and that song. Part I also showcases the official YouTube video of "Where I'm Coming From" and includes the lyrics for that song.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Lila Iké for her music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to Lila Iké for sharing her music on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Where I'm Coming From (Official Video)

Lila Iké, July 9, 2020
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Statistics as of June 20, 2020 at :2:24 PM EDT
Total # of views- 1,810,082
Total # of likes-40K
Total # of dislikes-492
Total # of comments-2,703

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SOME DISCUSSION THREAD COMMENTS FROM PEOPLE FROM LIVING OUTSIDE OF THE CARIBBEAN
Although there are a number of international (i.e. non-Caribbean) comments in the discussion thread for Lila Iké's song "Where I'm Coming From", this pancocojams compilation usually only showcases one comment from each nation, except for comments that mention more than one nation and except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only)

2019

1. Ansumana Fatti
"Nice one Lila, love and respect from the Gambia & Switzerland 🇬🇲🇨🇭"

**

2. Arnobis Vega

"too much love from Colombia, really love you lila!!! Hermosa!!! 😀😍"

**3. Ecomac Ritho
"been waiting for this video and it's really dope. Kenya loves you Lila..."

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REPLY

4. Allingham Funny Lion
"Team #Kenya,.. It would be a great pleasure if she would come for a concert.."

5. Loui V. 'Star Boy'

"Who knows she's a Legend already 🇳🇬👊🏾🇬🇭 Like if you do

IG:Louivii"
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NG= Nigeria; GH= Ghana

**

6. Oscar Dub

"Respect from México Big Up Jamaica Be wise ."

**7. William Stephens

"Much Love from Vanuatu 🇻🇺"

**8. Emerson Da paixão

"Come to Brazil 😍"

**
9. Mag.i

"Big up from Belgium🇧🇪 👉🏻🍀 Lila Iké💘💣💥💥💥💥 ❤❤❤❤"

10. Panama Jack
"Im from the US and i stay in the South. I live out in the country but i can still relate to her music. We need more talented conscience sisters like her in the industry. And she pretty as hell. Lol"

**
REPLY

11. Aaron Santiago

"KOOL BREEZE Dirty South checkin in... Peace."

**
12. righteouskongo1

"Baby.you are the best.you got me waiting for the next riddim like i knew the name lila ike for a very long time.Biggest fan from DR Congo."

13. Jo Aine

"LOVE FROM UGANDA ............... KEEP PREACHING THY RIGHTEOUS WORD OF THE MOST HIGH GOD.........JAHHHH"

14. darren drilon

"Not another word brought me here 👍🏻

Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭"

**

15. ArtursGraudins

"Damn, this is one soulfull banger! In Love with your voice. Shout out from Europe. Latvia. World Loves You !!!"

**

16. VAINOOZ
"Blasting the tune in my car on Paris streets!!!! Big tune!!!!!!"
-snip-
"Paris" is a city in France.

**

17. Moses Lugoloobi

"Much love from Germany."

**18. rich Mck
"you are what female reggae was waiting for along with Koffee. All your fans ( and you have plenty in Europe ) waiting to see you at Rototom reggae Sunsplash this August 2019."
-snip-

Here's information about the Rototom Sunsplash from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rototom_Sunsplash#:~:text=Rototom%20Sunsplash%20is%20a%20large,north%20of%20Valencia%20in%20Spain.
"Rototom Sunsplash is a large European reggae festival which takes place every summer at Benicàssim, a few miles north of Valencia in Spain. Since 1994, it attracts thousands of reggae fans from all over the world, thanks to a vast cultural and musical program that lasts for up to ten days."....

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As an exception to the general rule for comments in this post, #___is another comment that mentions the Rototom Sunsplash festival.

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19. kinya ono

"素晴らしい！新しい！声が素敵！"

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Google translate from Japanese to English:
"Great! new! Nice voice!"

20. martin lee
"1❤from Poland ! Big tune!"

21. Lyrical Franklin
"Nuff love from Panama 🔥🔥 all day"

22. S Walsh

"Much love from an Irish man in London 🇮🇪 🇬🇧"
-snip=
IE= Ireland; GB= Great Britain

23. LSpiro

"Lila, we waiting for some new super hit track! Thank you for your creativity. Greatings from Russia :)"

**
24. Perfect Mircle

"this impress is on another level...Malawi approves!"

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2020

25. Claudiu Andrei

"Big up from Romania! Great sound"

**
26. Dale Cumberbatch

"Big tune. Blessings from Toronto"
-snip-
"Toronto" is a city in Canada.

27. Solomon Mboob

"Discover u in Zurich saw u in Rototom

Really great keep it goin"
-snip-
"Zurich" is a city in Switzerland.

28. Janaelle Malabar
"You must come to Mauritius island....it will be amazing✌✌"

29. Jukebox Jones
"Love from I-itrea 🇪🇷 🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷🇪🇷 Ras Lila 💪"
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"I-itrea" is an adaptation of the name for the East African nation of "Eritrea" ("EA")

**
30. trotsarn

"FANTASTIC!!!!!!!!!!!!! RIDDIM, VOICE & LYRICS IS ON POINT!!! LOVE FROM SWEDEN!!!"

**
31. Jo Samuels

"Much love from the uk. You make me want to come back home to the sunny Islands. Don't feel like the UK is really my home. I miss seeing melinated people everywhere I go."
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"UK"= The United Kingdom. A comment from Great Britain, a part of the UK, is also included in this compilation.

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32. Armenian Pac
"Love from Armenia & America 🇦🇲 🇺🇸"

33. JAGUAR PAR

"AYOOOO..STR8 FLOATER 🌩🌩🌩🔥🔥🔥☝🏾💯🤙🏾SAMOA, HELLOOOO"

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34. flexboyz 2312
"Big rispect from Italy more Life and respect 🔥🔥🔥🔥🇮🇹"

35. Chali Mulalami
"Tuned in from Zambia. You are strong. Praises."

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Luther Vandross - "Dance With My Father" (with lyrics) Reprint

June 21, 2020, 5:19 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This post is Part I of a four part series on positive, non-religious African American songs about fathers. This post showcases the video and lyrics to the 2003 "Dance With My Father" by Luther Vandross. Information about this song is also included in this post.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-winstons-color-him-father-with.html for Part II of this series. Part II showcases the song "Color Him Father" by the Winstons.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/the-chi-lites-let-me-be-man-my-daddy.html for Part III of this series. Part III showcases the song "Let Me Be The Man My Daddy Was" by The Chi-Lites.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/06/chariman-of-board-clarence-carter.html for Part IV of this series. Part IV showcases the song "Patches" as sung by Chairman Of The Board and as sung by Clarence Carter.

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

Thanks to Luther Vandross & Richard Marx for composing this song. Thanks to Luther Vandross for performing this song. Thanks also to the producer of this video, the transcribers of this song, and the publisher of this videos on YouTube.
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Except for the video statistics, this is a reprint of a 2014 pancocojams post. There are no comments in that post's discussion thread, but as a result of scanning some of the 25, 985 comments in that video's discussion thread, it appears that almost all of them are tributes to fathers or grandfathers who have passed on.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THIS SONG
From http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dance_with_My_Father_(song)
"Dance with My Father" is the title track to singer-songwriter Luther Vandross' thirteenth studio album. With Richard Marx, Vandross wrote the song based on his personal experience. Its heart touching lyrics recall childhood memories with Vandross' father, who used to dance with his mother.

Despite the lack of promotion due in part to Vandross' hospitalization, "Dance with My Father" became one of the most requested songs at the time. During the 2003 Grammy Awards, "Dance with My Father" earned Vandross the Song of the Year and Best Male R&B Vocal Performance accolades."

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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE: Luther Vandross - Dance With My Father

LutherVandrossVEVO, Published November 27, 2012
(2003)
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Statistics as of June 21, 2020 at 8:13 AM EDT
Total views- 95,086,411
Total likes-486k
Total dislikes-28k
Total number of comments- 25,985

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LYRICS: DANCE WITH MY FATHER
(Luther Vandross & Richard Marx)

Back when I was a child, before life removed all the innocence
My father would lift me high and dance with my mother and me and then
Spin me around ‘til I fell asleep
Then up the stairs he would carry me
And I knew for sure I was loved
If I could get another chance, another walk, another dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
How I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again

When I and my mother would disagree
To get my way, I would run from her to him
He’d make me laugh just to comfort me
Then finally make me do just what my mama said
Later that night when I was asleep
He left a dollar under my sheet
Never dreamed that he would be gone from me
If I could steal one final glance, one final step, one final dance with him
I’d play a song that would never, ever end
'Cause I’d love, love, love
To dance with my father again

Sometimes I’d listen outside her door
And I’d hear how my mother cried for him
I pray for her even more than me
I pray for her even more than me
I know I’m praying for much too much
But could you send back the only man she loved
I know you don’t do it usually
But dear Lord she’s dying
To dance with my father again
Every night I fall asleep and this is all I ever dream

Source: http://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/luthervandross/dancewithmyfather.html Lyrics posted by Levigamer

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Bill Wither's "Lean On Me" Sung During Anti-Police Brutality Rallies (June 2020)

June 5, 2020, 5:34 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides information about African American singer/songwriter Bill Withers as well as information about his 1972 song "Lean On Me". A 1973 video of Bill Wither singing "Lean On Me" is showcased in this post.

This pancocojams post also showcases four videos of participants at anti-police brutality protest rallies in the United States (June 2020) singing Bill Withers' song "Lean On Me". Notice that I've found no documentation of this song being sung by people marching in protest demonstrations.

Selected comments from the discussion thread for one of these videos are included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Bill Withers for composing and performing "Lean On Me". Thanks to all those who have participated in peaceful protest rallies and marches. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of all those videos that are included in this post.

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INFORMATION ABOUT BILL WITHERS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Withers
"William Harrison Withers Jr. (July 4, 1938 – March 30, 2020) was an American singer-songwriter and musician.[1] He recorded several major hits, including "Ain't No Sunshine" (1971), "Grandma's Hands" (1971), "Use Me" (1972), "Lean on Me" (1972), "Lovely Day" (1977), and "Just the Two of Us" (1980). Withers won three Grammy Awards and was nominated for six more. His life was the subject of the 2009 documentary film Still Bill.[1] He was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2005 and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2015.[2][3] Two of his songs were inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Withers worked as a professional musician for just 15 years, from 1970 to 1985, after which he moved on to other occupations."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT BILL WITHERS' SONG "LEAN ON ME"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lean_on_Me_(song)
“ “Lean on Me" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Bill Withers. It was released in April 1972 as the first single from his second album, Still Bill. It was a number one single on both the soul singles and the Billboard Hot 100; the latter chart for three weeks in July 1972.[1] Billboard ranked it as the No. 7 song of 1972.[2] It is ranked number 208 on Rolling Stone's list of "The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time".[3] Numerous other versions have been recorded, and it is one of only nine songs to have reached No. 1 on the US Singles Charts with versions recorded by two different artists.[4]”...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Bill Withers - Lean On Me (1973 live)

Old Jazz, Oct 4, 2019
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Click https://genius.com/Bill-withers-lean-on-me-lyrics for the lyrics to Bill Withers' song "Lean On Me". I don't know if the entire song is sung at these protest rallies. However, "Lean on me" is a relatively familiar R&B song whose first verse, chorus, and bridge perfectly fit the underlying theme of those rallies that regardless of race, creed, or color people should be able to depend on others in times of difficulty.

"[Verse 1]
Sometimes in our lives, we all have pain
We all have sorrow
But if we are wise
We know that there's always tomorrow

[Chorus]
Lean on me, when you're not strong
And I'll be your friend
I'll help you carry on
For it won't be long
'Til I'm gonna need
Somebody to lean on

[....]

[Bridge]
You just call on me brother, when you need a hand
We all need somebody to lean on
I just might have a problem that you'll understand
We all need somebody to lean on"...

Click https://genius.com/Bill-withers-lean-on-me-lyrics for the complete lyrics for this song.

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SHOWCASE PROTEST VIDEOS
Video #1: Protesters sing “Lean on Me” at Asbury Park demonstration

NJ.com, Jun 1, 2020
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Asbury Park is a city in New Jersey (United States)

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Video #2: Richmond Protestors Sing Lean On Me | June 2, 2020

VPM, Jun 2, 2020

Thousands of protestors in Richmond, Virginia sang Lean On Me minutes after curfew broke. The marchers were gathered at the Robert E. Lee Monument, protesting police brutality and chanting "tear it down" in reference to the monument. The evening before, marchers at the same location were met with tear-gas, which sparking community outrage.

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Video #3: Thousands of Peaceful Protesters Sing "Lean on Me" Outside White House

Kryptospotted, Jun 3, 2020

Just over a week after George Floyd's death in Minneapolis, thousands of peaceful protesters sing the late Bill Withers'"Lean On Me" in front of the White House, as 10 buses of military personnel descend on the area blocks away.

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Video #4: Washington Voices stand upto Trump & sing 'Lean On Me'

Tony Dortie - 24/7 Eyes, Jun 4, 2020

Washington Voices stand upto Trump & sing 'Lean On Me'
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Washington here means "Washington D.C." , the capital of the United States and not the state of Washington.
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Here are selected comments from this video's discussion thread (with numbers added for referencing purposes only. Unless otherwise noted, these comments are from June 4, 2020.)
1. serpentinefire77
"Thank you, the late and visionary Bill Withers for this modern day hymn of solidarity. I can still hear my mother singing around the house when l was child. 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾"

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2. Sf Bentley
"Beautiful to see all races come together. Peaceful protest for justice."

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3. Ana Carrera
"I love how people have come together in union as one from all kinds of backgrounds, color, race, gender, religion, ethnic and aged as humans to plea for change and to end the horrible abuse of power, social injustice, inequality, racial discrimination because under the eyes of God we all are precious and equal and we are commanded to love one another as we love yourself."

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4. Ruthie Monroig
"This is touching 💗this is what the American people should continue to do..lets stand together like brothers and sisters 💯"

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REPLY
5. Aleta Mize, June 5, 2020
"Amen my family of awesome colors of Americans . We are in this all together."

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6. Universal acoustic radio
"I think this is fantastic....but have ye forgotten about the virus..?..all of the best of people out mixing close..?
Please be careful"

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7. 2011Mamamia
"People are more afraid of Trump’s very bad attitude than the Covid virus. Thats how angry USA are!"
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Read the excerpts in the comment section for this pancocojams post about coronavirus and protest marches/rallies as well as singing (and probably also chanted although that isn't mentioned) being a factor in catching the coronavirus.

Notice that a large number of protesters worn/wear face masks so they haven't disregarded the risk of getting Covid-19. However, it appears that these protesters consider the reality of police brutality and the unjust police system is more of a threat (particularly to People of Color) than the possibility of getting Covid-19.

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Ghanaian Rapper Kofi Kinaata- "Time No Dey" (information, video, & partial English translations for that song)

June 22, 2020, 4:16 pm

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series about Kofi Kinaata's November 2017 Rap track & video entitled "Time No Dey" ("There Is No Time").

This post presents information about Kofi Kinaata and showcases the official YouTube video of "Time No Dey" and includes partial English translation for that song's lyrics.
Part II showcases the official YouTube video for Kofi Kinaata's November 2017 Rap track & video entitled "Time No Dey" ("There Is No Time"). That post also presents some comments from that video's discussion thread and includes some definitions for a few Ghanaian words that are found in some of those comments.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Kofi Kinaata for his music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to Kofi Kinaata for sharing his music on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT KOFI KINATTA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofi_Kinaata
"Martin King Arthur, popularly known as Kofi Kinaata is a Ghanaian musician and songwriter from Takoradi.^[1] He is noted for his fante rap and freestyle and therefore known as the Fante Rap God (FRG).^[2]

In February 2020, he won the Hybrid song of the year at the Ghana National Gospel Music Awards 2019." ....-snip-
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/05/ghanaian-rapper-kofi-kinaata-things.html for more information about Kofi Kinaata.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Kofi Kinaata - Time No Dey (Official Video)

Kofi Kinaata, November 9, 2017

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PARTIAL LYRICS ENGLISH TRANSLATION FOR PART OF THE LYRICS FOR: "TIME NO DEY" (Kofi Kinaata)

Whatever you are doing be quick about it

Cos there is no time
If you have something I want to be quick about it
Cos there is no time
Man’s mission is huge
But there is not time.
Look here, Man’s time is very limited
There is no time.

Get up and do something good for yourselves
Cos there is no time for mankind
If you have the skill then do it to keep us moving.
Get up and do something good for yourselves
Cos time and tide waits for nobody
If you have the skill then do it to keep us moving forward.

Look AB Crentsil left a legacy
Paapa Yankson left a legacy
CK Mann is leaving a legacy
Ade Kwagyes also left a legacy
Under Fire also left a legacy

So if it’ss the turn of Kinaata, you must know
that there is no time to waste.
Whatever you are doing be real quick about it
Cos there is no time available for mankind *[This word is given as “manking” on that page]
If you have the skill than do it to keep us moving.

Whatever you are doing, be quick about it
Because there is no time
Man’s mission is huge
But there is not time
Look here, Man’s time is very limited
There is no time

Do not rush, be patient
Look, time is precious, don’t waste it
Don’t stay long in one place, go places
If you get cases, go face it
Do not mind** talkertives [That word is given as “maind”; "Talkertives" probably means something like "gossipers".]
If you like, make a track and bring it to the heavens*** [This word is given as "eavens"]
for recording
And get 47 Angels to support you

And let God do the mixing
And Jesus take his time to complete the mixing,
still it you will find people who does not like it

Love your life and chase your dreams
Live a man, make you no just exist
Action, wake up now or never
Don’t die as waste man [some words not translated]
Auntie [Some words not translated]
Tracks [Some words not translated] boys [Some words not translated] sidechick
Tracks [some words not translated] reply diss
This is the time you go fi do more things
Na cemetry ye full of unfulfilled dreams
Time no dey

Whatever you are doing, be quick about it

Cos there is no time
If you have something I want to be quick about it
Cos there is no time

Man’s mission is huge

But there is not time

Look here, Man’s time is very limited

There is no time

[Some words not translated.]

Vision [Some words not translated.]
[Some words not translated]
Pressure [Some words not translated]
Vision [Multiple lines of words not translated]
Cos there is no time.

Whatever you are doing, be quick about it
Cos there is no time
If you have something I want to be quick about it
Cos there is no time

Man’s mission is huge

But there is not time

Look here, Man’s time is very limited

There is no time

From

https://www.musixmatch.com/lyrics/Kofi-Kinaata/Time-No-Dey/translation/english

(61% translated)

Translated by Oheneba Osei
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The original lyrics are also found on that page. Since Kofi Kinaata is Fante, this rap track is probably translated from Fante along with some English words.

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Examples Of The Words "Ampa, "Charlie", "Dey", " Paa"&"O" From The Discussion Thread For Kofi Kinaata's Ghanaian Rap Track "Time No Dey"

June 23, 2020, 4:31 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series about Kofi Kinaata's November 2017 Rap track & video entitled "Time No Dey" .

Part II showcases the official YouTube video for Kofi Kinaata's November 2017 Rap track & video entitled "Time No Dey"..

This post also quotes some definitions for "ampa", "Charlie", "dey" and "o" and compiles some examples of comments from that video's discussion thread which include at least one of those words..

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/ghanaian-rapper-kofi-kinaata-time-no.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I presents information about Kofi Kinaata and showcases the official YouTube video of "Time No Dey". Part I also includes partial English translation for that song's lyrics.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Kofi Kinaata for his music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to Kofi Kinaata for sharing his music on YouTube.
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Also, click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/examples-of-ghanaian-terms-chale.htm for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "Examples Of The Ghanaian terms "Chale" ("Charlie") & "Paa" In Discussion Threads Of A. Y. Poyoo YouTube Videos"

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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Kofi Kinaata - Time No Dey (Official Video)

Kofi Kinaata, November 9, 2017

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DEFINITIONS FOR 'AMPA", "CHARLEY", "PAA" AND A FEW OTHER WORDS THAT ARE FOUND IN THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR KOFI KINAATA'S VIDEO "TIME NO DEY"
(These words are given in alphabetical order.)

Ampa
from http://web.csulb.edu/~jsteven4/CurrProj/ghana_key3.htm
A Twi word meaning: "It is true"

“Kookoo se abusua mu, ampa! is a Twi expression. Translated into English it means "It is true, Cocoa destroys family.”

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From https://www.learnakan.com/akan-twi-adverbs/

"Ampa"- Twi word meaning "truly"
"Probability adverbs tell us the likelihood of something happening or being done. They are used to show how sure we are about a situation or event. Examples include ebia (maybe/perhaps), ampa (truly)."

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Charley

From https://www.quora.com/Why-do-Ghanaians-say-Charlie

posted by Bright M Nontaa, studied at Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Answered May 4 (no year given)

" I was born in Ghana and have strictly lived here for well over 25 years.

The word "Charlie" first off has various spelling variants including but not limited to "Charley, chale, challey chally", all meaning the same regardless.

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Read more information about the Ghanaian pidgin English word "Charley" (and other spellings) in http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/examples-of-ghanaian-terms-chale.htm .
The word "Charley" isn't directly translated in every Ghanaian Pidgin English sentence it is found in.

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Dey
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghanaian_Pidgin_English#:~:text=Ghanaian%20Pidgin%20English%20(GhaPE)%2C,towns%20and%20the%20capital%2C%20Accra.
"Ghanaian Pidgin English (GhaPE), also known as Kru English (or, in Akan, kroo brofo), is a variety of West African Pidgin English spoken in Ghana, predominantly in the southern towns and the capital, Accra.[3] It is confined to a smaller section of society than other West African creoles, and is more stigmatized,[3] perhaps due to the presence of Twi as the lingua franca of choice.[citation needed].

[…]

It [Ghanaian Pidgin English] is a variety of West African Pidgin English, like Nigerian Pidgin.[6] The use of words from Nigerian pidgin such as "abi", "dey", "ein" and "commot" (the first three words are used often by both Nigerian and Ghanaian speakers)
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This sentence is given in italics to highlight it.

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigerian_Pidgin

…”Use of the word "deh" or "dey" is found in both Caribbean Creole and Nigerian Pidgin English, and is used in place of the English word "is" or "are"”…

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"Time no dey" is translated as "There is not time" by the translator quoted in Part I of this pancocojams series. A closer standard English translation would be something like "Time isn't promised to you" (i.e. "No one knows how much time they have have to live".

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Paa
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dVi3QrJFi2s (comments)
by Zomgirien, 2020 [Regarding the Twi word "paa"] "It’s to add emphasis to whatever your saying. So “ekom di mi” is I’m hungry. “Ekom di mi paa” is Im REALLY hungry. Sometimes you might even see/hear “papaaapa” which is really heavy emphasis. I hope this helps and thank you for watching ❣️"
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This was written in response to my question about the meaning of the word "paa" in comments I had read in that discussion thread and in several other YouTube discussion threads Ghanaian music.

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In addition to those words, some of the comments in the compilation found below include the letter "o" or a series of o's after a word or at the end of sentence. This feature of Ghanaian Pidgin English probably comes from Nigerian Pidgin English. Here's some information from a page about Nigerian Pidgin English about the custom of adding "o" (or a series of o's) at the end of a word or at the end of a sentence:

From https://theculturetrip.com/africa/nigeria/articles/15-nigerian-pidgin-english-phrases-you-need-to-know/
"Nawa oh! (“Wow!”)

This is an expression of surprise. The ‘oh’ at the end is usually added to a lot of words and phrases, a kind of conversational tick to add emphasis."
****SELECTED COMMENTS THAT INCLUDE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE WORDS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR KOFI KINAATA'S "TIME NO DEY"(These comments are presented in chronological order with the oldest comments given first, except for replies. No English translations are given. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)
20181. Fatima Shaibu
"I lvu ur music paaaa"
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2. Fathah Mm mm
"Time on dey l like the music. Paaa thanks bro"
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3. Mandy Birago
"Cemetry is full of unfulfilled dreams ampa.........your words are deep,keep it up mahn!!"

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4. Solomon Dadzie
"Surely time ⌚ no dey.Nice tune 🎶to educate boys and girls to use time wisely because time and tide is no one's friend."

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5. Vivian Achiaa
"I really like this song paa, time no dey ampa, and na true talk"
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6.  Mavis Nyavor
"I have to go home and get married because time no dey💃💃💃💃💃💃💃"

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7. Md Arif"Ampa ooo time no dey"

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8. Sir Pilato
"Time no Dey ooo indeed. I love every Fanti song and was proud when calling out CK man, AB Crentsil, Paapa Yankson, Under Fire and the likes. Dope"

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9. Hamza Abbas
"Well done Kofi. Time no dey ampa."
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10. Abena Agyeiwaa Tieku
"Time no dey ampaaa"
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11. Kusi Emmanuel
"my one and only chalay more years."

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12.  Tera Kwame
"4real no time ooo Kofi"

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13. Cindy Morris
"Is true oo...time no dey☝☝in dis life..hmmmm😔😔"

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14. Micky Appiah
"Heeerr...Two sure is better than cocoa farm paaaa...oh time no dey ampa.....Bip up ur self mi bredda"

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15. Hawa Abdulai
"is true wat ever u are doing do it fast time no dey ooo"

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16.  Mabel Otu
"I can't stop playing your songs Charlie i love you"

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17. FRANCIS ACKON
"Tym No Dey for No Body Mpa .... Kofi you de Fante Rap god mpa keep it up"
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I think that "Mpa" is another way of writing the word "ampa".

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18. NanayereyaaAdepa Apaw

"Time no dey .So we need to work hard."

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19. Awuradwoa Pokuaa

"Indeed! ...time no dey🤔 Big ups to Team Mooovvveee #1🤷‍♀️🇬🇧"

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2020
20. Ohemaa Abenaa

"Tym no dey ampa..king"

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21. DOROTHY DANSO

"2020!!! The Vision is Vast. The Mission is Massive. Who is ready to help #Kinaata? Time No Dey!

#Teammove🚶‍♂️🏃‍♂️💃🕺"

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22. to tosh

"Time really no dey ooo... Keep preaching bruh..."

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Ethiopian Singer Jackie Gossee's 2012 love song "Sela Bey" (information & video)

June 25, 2020, 6:14 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the Ethiopian love song "Sela Bey" by Jackie Gossee.

Part I provides information about Ethiopian singer Jackie Gosee and showcases the official YouTube video of his 2012 hit love song "Sela Bey". In addition, Part I includes information and questions about the meanings of the words "Sela Bey" in that song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/the-global-reach-of-ethiopian-singer.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases the official YouTube video of Ethiopian singer Jackie Gosee's song "Sela Bey". Part II also presents selected comments from the discussion thread of that video are also 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 Jacky Gosee for his musical legacy thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO- Jacky Gosee - Sela Bey

Hope Music Ethiopia, Dec 28, 2012

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INFORMATION ABOUT JACKY GOSEE
From https://www.musicinafrica.net/node/8317#:~:text=Gosee%20lives%20in%20Amsterdam%2C%20and,to%20the%20Ethiopian%20pop%20sound.&text=Jacky%20was%20born%20in%20Ethiopia,establishing%20himself%20as%20an%20artist
"Gossaye Kellemu, alias Jacky Gosee, is one of the vocalists from the younger generation rising to Ethiopian stardom, along with guys like Temesgen Gebregziabher and Ziggy Zaga. Gosee lives in Amsterdam, and brings something of a modern, urban image to the Ethiopian pop sound.

Judging by the number of Facebook pages with titles like “I Love Jacky Gosee,” it appears that the baby-faced singer is particularly popular with the ladies. His biggest hit, “Sela Bey” features a nasty solo on the traditional mesengo fiddle and some wild choreographies.

Jacky was born in Ethiopia but relocated to The Netherlands at a young age. He has been overcoming many barriers to achieve his goal in establishing himself as an artist."

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From https://habeshaentertainment.blogspot.com/2014/07/jacky-gosee.html

Know one of Ethiopian Celebrities Jacky Gosee, Posted by Habesha Entertaiment, July 14, 2014

"Jacky Gosee is one of the most famous celebrities in Ethiopia this days. Jacky is well known for his unique style of singing and dancing of mixed traditional and modern music. He developed this ways of music since he was a child when he was working for Child’s Theater House where he used to sing and dance both traditional and modern songs and he got this idea of joining them together.

Jacky Gosee is high school graduate and he stopped his education because he was highly attracted by the music work.

Most of Ethiopians like Jacky Gosee for his work and they call him the Ethiopian Chris Brown. Not only the people love Jacky Gosee but he loves them he even had a known quote “my money are my fans”

He is well known for his work of “Fiammetta” which means little flame, "Demo Afe“, and “Chirash” which got around 4 million views on YouTube. He also made amazing music work including "Yene Akal" and "Sela bey". “Sela bey” had become the sauce of weddings in Ethiopia. Jacky Gosee speaks the meaning of “Sela bey” as “Be happy and stop worrying”."...

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WHAT DOES "SELA BEY" MEAN IN JACKIE GOSEE'S SONG WITH THAT TITLE?
The lyrics for Jackie Gosee's song "Sela Bey" can be found at https://ethiozeima.com/2011/11/15/sela-bey-gossaye-kelemu-jacky/. Two of the tags for that song are "amharic lyrics" and "amharic song lyrics". However, Google translate gives no results for requests to translate these lyrics from Amharic to English (or any other language). Why is that?

In 2018 Ka Ge, a commenter on the discussion thread for the official YouTube video of Jackie Gosee's song "Selah Bey" wrote

"Anyone know what sela means... this is the second sone I've heard it in. I speak Amharic fairly well for someone that's foreign born but I have no idea what it means... my father didn't know either lol"
-end of quote-

If the word "Selah" and "Bey" are standard words in Amharic, why do Amharic speakers not know what these words mean?

Are "sela" and "bey" standard words in an Ethiopian language or Ethiopian language/s other than Amharic? If so, what Ethiopian language/s are they are part of and what are their standard meanings in that language or those languages?

And if "sela" and "bey"are standard words in an Ethiopian language, are they two separate words, or are they always used together? And if these words are standard parts of an Ethiopian language, were/are they also given vernacular meanings by Ethiopians or were/are these words only given a particular vernacular meanings for Jackie Gosee's hit song "Sela Bey"?

In https://habeshaentertainment.blogspot.com/2014/07/jacky-gosee.html , Jacky Gosee said "Sela Bey" means "Be happy and stop worrying. If Gosee came up with his meaning "be happy and stop worrying" for the words "Sela Bey", the source for the meaning he conferred on those words (or at least the first word "sela") probably came from the Biblical word "selah". According to https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Selah
"Selah" ....is a word used 74 times in the Hebrew Bible—seventy-one times in the Psalms and three times in the Book of Habakkuk.^[1] The meaning of the word is not known...It is probably either a liturgico-musical mark or an instruction on the reading of the text, something like "stop and listen." ...

That Wikipedia page cautions that "the word "selah" shouldn't be confused with the word "sela""which means "rock", or in an adjectival form, "like a rock", i.e.: firm, hard, heavy.)"...

"Sela" is sometimes given as a first name for females in the United States (and probably elsewhere). And "Bey" is an Ottoman Turkish word that is used as a title for "chieftain" and is also used as a last name (for instance, by African Americans who are members of the Moorish Science Temple).

Then again, perhaps Jackie Gosee meant that the song"Sela Bey" and not the words "Selah Bey" mean "be happy and stop worrying". Maybe "Sela Bey" is just the name for the woman who is featured in his love song with that title.

While questions and confusion about the title "Sela Bey" and/or the meaning/s of the words "Selah Bey" don't detract from the merits of that song, it would be nice if these questions are answered.

Ethiopians, please help a sister out by responding to these questions with information about the words "selah" and "bey" in your country. Thanks in advance.

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The Global Reach Of Ethiopian Singer Jacky Gosee's 2012 Love Song "Sela Bey"

June 25, 2020, 8:18 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on Ethiopian singer Jackie Gossee and his 2012 hit love song "Sela Bey".

Part II showcases the official YouTube video of Jackie Gosee's 2012 hit love song "Sela Beys sand presents selected comments from the discussion thread of that video. Most of those comments are from outside of the East African nation of Ethiopia. These comments document the global reach of Jackie Gosee and his "Sela Bey" song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/ethiopian-singer-jackie-gossees-2012.html for
Part I of this series. Part I presents information about Jackie Gosee and includes questions about the meaning of the words "Sela Bey".

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Jacky Gosee for his musical legacy thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SHOWCASE VIDEO- Jacky Gosee - Sela Bey

Hope Music Ethiopia, Dec 28, 2012

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
This compilation provides some examples of comments from this discussion thread from Ethiopia and from outside of Ethiopia.

I read all of the comments in this discussion thread and I believe that I've included at least one example of every nation and/or every ethnic group that is mentioned in a comment. More than one comment may be included for some nations/ethnic groups. I have purposely omitted comments that are political, that include profanity, and/or that are argumentative or insulting toward a nation and/or an ethnic group.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2013

1. EthioParodist

"Keep doing it big Jacky. This song is perfect for me because it blends traditional Ethiopian music with Western style."

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2. Aste Tewodros
"plse change your name to Ethiopian name like gossaye.jacky is not Ethiopian name.find your roots.westerns didn't listen your music.Ethiopians do.but keep up your music is good."

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2014

3. akbar akbar

"I am INDIAN I don't no the meaning of the songs but i like the music"

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4, Mugisha Abdu

"iam rwandan i like ur song more more"

**
5. Moulay Ahmed

"I am from mauritania nice music شكرا شكرا"

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6. Red One

"from morocco i love culture ethiopien"

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2015
7. foot ball
"waww I am Eritrea I like this musikk thanks more Jack nicccccc one that and the Etiopia and Eritrea samme religion og kultur so thanks more"

**8. Peres Seneto Parpai

"Am Jewish of Ethiopia origin, Jacky you are Superb."

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9. Andinet Adane

"in Kansas city Missouri USA"

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2016

10. Elena Carias

"i like Jacky Josée song i'm from philippines!!! even i can't really understand this song but i like the background and dance!!!"

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11. Ravin Gomez

"Iam a Kenyan i dont understand wat the songs are all about but i cant stay away from them,i just love Ethiopian songs😘😘😘😘"

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REPLY

11. Abenezer Rizla, 2017

"big up keniya our neighbors"

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12. Sasa Sasa, 2019
"Ravin Gomez @

Honey i am Ethiopian but,

I don’t understand everything,

Thank you for loving 🥰 our brother.🇪🇹"

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13. Joan Safo, 2019

"Same here representing 254,am going nuts here love this song too much"
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"254" is the country telephone code for Kenya.

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REPLY

14. Dave Mathewos, 2020
"Thanks

One love Ethiopia and Kenya I am from Ethiopia"

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15. Moulay Ahmed

"I am from mauritania nice music شكرا شكرا"

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16. Salama Seyoum

"we love our neighbours somalia"

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2017

17. Fedup 1704
"The best song that i ever heard

Big peace from Yemen to all Ethiopian people

Blow it up"

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18. White Phoenix of the Crown
"To be honest ethiopian music is one of the best in the world. Big love from little somali boy in Sweden💖😂"

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REPLY
19. testing one two three
REPLYኄኖክኃይሉ, 2019
"thanks bro respect✊🏿💯"

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20. Owus Cure

"I'm not Ethiopia. I'm from nigeria but I love Ethiopia music"

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21. M Jeee

"❤️ love And respect from Sudan 🇸🇩

real brother from another mother ✌🏻"

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22. Elena Carias

"i like Jacky Josée song i'm from philippines!!! even i can't really understand this song but i like the background and dance!!!"

**

23. Hanna lovely
"Iam somali I love this song it brought memory to me when we danced with Ethiopian and Eritrean students together 3 years ago our graduation day. thanks guys I just accidentally found this song after long time, what a great memory"

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24. Kuko Mido

"From Morocco Love Ethiopia and salam to all Ethiopian People"

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24. Anna Mass

"Love from Ghana

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26. oromiyaa Oromo

"wowowow China"

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27. Shahin Miah

"Salaam from London England. I have no idea what these songs are about but love em! Peace and love to you all"

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28. Taresh Tresh

"ሠላምለነገሬይሁን የአገሬህዝቦች የኔቤተሠቦቼናቹ ሠላማቹይብዛላቹ"

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Google translate from Amharic to English

"Hello, my countrymen, my family members"

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29. Mona Lisa

"Love from the UK."

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30. Awara Watan

"I'm from Afghanistan hi to to all ethiopian I don't know this language I love so much this song."

**
31. خالدسعد

"I am from Dubai"

**

32. خالدسعد

"I am Arab I love you Ethiopian song"

**

33. Baroubah Barou
"Foullane(peulh)"

**
34. Summerical242

"From Congo guys! I like your music it's so beautifull And the way you dance aah amazing! Sela bey! I don't even know what is said in this song"

35. Fatoumata Soumare

"Sénégalaise i love ethopie"

36. Siddig Ganota
"Love you my beloved people. From Sudan we are the same ethnic groups . Many thanks for these amazing songs ever heard 💔"

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2018

37. Ka Ge
"Anyone know what sela means... this is the second sone I've heard it in. I speak Amharic fairly well for someone that's foreign born but I have no idea what it means... my father didn't know either lol"

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38. Sigal Lakew

"Love this song! From israel💟"

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39. بلال العبدالله

"From saudi Arabia i love all Ethiopian people and this song is so good kap it up slow nice song"

**
40. Greedy Babyy

"My sons father is habesha I'm Jamaican I love his culture and he loves mine I love this songggg he's helping speak Amharic"

41. Brian cleanboi

"hello Ethiopian people I'm Brian from giyan Limpopo I'm a Tsonga guy. I like ur music n ur culture. n I also like the u dance"

42. Monyse Solomon

"You are always in ourhearth.

Trinidad w.i."

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43. mickel buja

"I am from Syria and I love

Ethiopia"

**

44. BARBATVS 89

"I'm the only Honduran here I guess. I love the way Ethiopians dance."

**
45. ThatsmyXname Cs

"Love from Egypt 🇪🇬 to all our African brothers"

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46. Rajesh Gurung

"I m from Nepal .where lord Buddha was born, n mount everest is located there. N l like ethiopian people."

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47. Arkel msb

"I love Ethiopian music even I don't understand the language..

From Gambia living in Germany.. but one day I will come back to Africa for wisit and I will come to Ethiopian 😎😎😎😎"

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48. moayad sabel

"Love you ethiopia from your sister country sudan"

**

49. hassan sacdi
"I'm somali, i always watch ethiopia songs i love it by heart without understand, the amazing think is chest dance(eskista) love from somalia"

**

50. BlackEmpress
"Love this song so much!❤️love from a Nigerian. #oneafrica"

**

51. sidina sidina

"I frome Mauritanie love ithiopia"

**

52. Angelina Marie
"from Madagascar love you all ethopia💖💖💖"

**

53. Efrem Teklebrhon
"I'm from London I love this song I want to learn this dance"

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54. Frank Francis
"I don’t understand anything from this song but I love what I hear and see , beautiful people, one love from Tanzania"

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2019

55. ፈንቅልክፍለ

"From america i like you ethiopian people"

**

56. Ismael Dima
"i love ethiopia! From Brazil"

**

57. Esther Kohh

"From Congo DRC love my Ethiopian people."

**

58. subeir jr.

"2013 till now one of my favorite ethiopian songs , From Somalia🇸🇴❤️🙌🏻🙌🏻"

**
59. Yaasir Daahir

"Love ethiopian muslim from SOMALIA 💚💚"

**
60. Nokuthula Dhlamini

"I am from South Africa and I first heard Ethiopian songs from our Ethiopian brothers stores here and I fell inlove with it, this was one of the first songs I downloaded back in 2012...I don't understand what's being said but that's the beauty of music..."

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61. جديدفضلالله

"Brother from Sudan's greetings and appreciation and respect for you"

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62. Maye Manga

"From senegal i love jacky's music💖"

**63. Aziz Zizo

"I love this ethiopian song my greetings from morocco"

**

64. oketch faustine
"Am a Ugandan but I'm in love with Ethiopian music."

**

65. Selam Demeke
"I love reading all these comments and seeing different nationalities showing love to Ethiopian culture and music 😁 This is the kind of love everyone needs right now 💓"

**

66. Warsame ali

"I am a Somali from ogadenia region but I like this song and the eskista dance, I can't stay without listening such songs especially this guy's songs Jacky."

**

67. Zion kidus

"Iam ethopian and tigrayan love both with all my heart"

**

68. Tsion Abraham

"I am eritrean but my mom grew up in Ethiopia and I was born there . So I grew up with old school singers like aster awake and mamoud amhed"

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REPLY

69. ኄኖክኃይሉ
"thats so cool to hear. my parents also love to listen to Aster Aweke"

**

70. Naj Rahmah

"Iam from indonesian 💝💝💝💝 and i love this song"

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71. عبدالرحمنلقمان
"Jacky gosse j'adore c'est intéressant mais on comprend pas je suis en côte d'ivoire"

-snip-
Google translate from French to English
"Jacky kid I love it's interesting but we don't understand I'm in Ivory Coast"

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72. Ravi C Subedi

"This is first ethiopian song i have ever watched

Its awesome & i think ethiopian are awesome

❤️ from Nepal"

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2020

73. Samuel Ulabo

"Am from South Sudan,I really appreciate you , I love Ethiopian music and all the culture am proud of my friends Ethiopian people,may God bless you all,,,"

**Med cherif HOUAOUI

"Wonderful song. Gréât aritist. Love and respect to éthiopian People. From à friend of ALGERIA."

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74. Sinbonee ye Arsii Lij متعب علي

"am Oromo long life jacky❤💚❤"

**
75. Addis J.H.D

"yene habesha. Proud to be half Ethiopian. ❤"

**
76. Mama Mee

"Big love from sudan😍❤"

**

77. NEW STEP FOR MY FUTUR noura habiba
"Salute from ur sis here in Djibouti !!!!"

**

78. Mohamuud Abdulahi
"im from belgium in dont understand wat the themi just love Ethiopian songs 💯🙏❤️🙌🏻"

**

79. Dan Studio
"Peace from Mississippi"

**

80. Joseph Bith

"From South Sudan ,one love ,one Africa"

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Definitions And Examples Of The United States Idiom "Ate My Lunch"& Similar Sayings

June 26, 2020, 6:39 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post provides a definition of the word "idioms" and provides information about the English word "lunch".

This post also provides definitions and examples of the United States idiom "ate my lunch" and similar idioms (such as "eat my lunch" and "ate someone's or something's lunch.")

The content of this post is presented for linguistic purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.
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This pancocojams post isn't meant to imply that the idiom "Ate my lunch" or similar idioms originated among African Americans or among other Black Americans. I don't know where this saying comes from, but I believe that it originated in the United States.

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DEFINITION OF THE WORD "IDIOMS
From https://kids.kiddle.co/Idiom

"An idiom is a word or phrase which means something different from its literal meaning. Idioms are common phrases or terms whose meaning is changed, but can be understood by their popular use.

Because idioms can mean something different from what the words mean it is difficult for someone not very good at speaking the language to use them properly. Some idioms are only used by some groups of people or at certain times. The idiom shape up or ship out, which is like saying improve your behavior or leave if you don't, might be said by an employer or supervisor to an employee, but not to other people.

Idioms are not the same thing as slang. Idioms are made of normal words that have a special meaning known to almost everyone. Slang is usually special words, or special meanings of normal words that are known only to a particular group of people.”…
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I used the this kiddle definition because it was clearer than the definitions of the word "idiom" that I found online for adults.

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE ENGLISH WORD "LUNCH"

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lunch

"Lunch, an abbreviation for luncheon, is a meal eaten around midday.[1] During the 20th century, the meaning gradually narrowed to a small or mid-sized meal eaten midday. Lunch is commonly the second meal of the day, after breakfast. The meal varies in size depending on the culture, and significant variations exist in different areas of the world.

Etymology

The abbreviation lunch is taken from the more formal Northern English word luncheon, which is derived from the Anglo-Saxon word nuncheon or nunchin meaning 'noon drink'.[2] The term has been in common use since 1823.[3][a] The Oxford English Dictionary (OED) reports usage of the words beginning in 1580 to describe a meal that was eaten between more substantial meals. It may also mean a piece of cheese or bread.[3]”….

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TWO DEFINITIONS OF THE IDIOM "AT MY LUNCH"
(These are the earliest examples of definitions that I found online (presented in chronological order with the earliest dated definition/example given first).

It should be noted that none of these examples provide information about when or where this idiom originated. I haven't found that information online. If you know when or where the idiom "ate my lunch" (or similar idioms) came from, please share that information in the comment section below. Thanks!

1. From https://idioms.thefreedictionary.com/eat+my+lunch#:~:text=Sl.%20to%20best%20someone%3B%20to,children's%20lunches%20and%20eating%20them.

"eat someone's lunch

to best someone; to defeat, outwit, or win against someone. (Like a school bully taking away children's lunches and eating them.) The upstart ABC Computer Company is eating IBM's lunch.

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2,
From https://www.phrases.org.uk/bulletin_board/18/messages/833.html

"eat my lunch"

Posted by R. Berg on February 06, 2003

In Reply to: "It's gonna to eat my lunch." posted by Yolanda on February 06, 2003

When I am faced with something difficult or challenging, I have said, "It's gonna eat my lunch." I thought it was common until I moved from Texas to Florida. Anyone else ever hear of this? Can you direct me to a website of quotes or sayings that may have it listed. I am taking a graduate course and was sharing with a friend how difficult the work looked on the syllabus, and I used the phrase and she died laughing.

This isn't limited to the South. I've seen similar phrases used where the image of a grammar-school bully who grabs another kid's lunch is fitting, such as corporate competition when a big company overpowers a smaller one.

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Here's the sentence which prompted me to look up information about the idiom "ate my lunch":
From https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-seems-resigned-biden-win-031218660.html

Trump Seems Resigned Biden Will Win: ‘He’s Going to Be Your President’

by Justin Baragona, The Daily Beast, June 25, 2020

“He [President Trump] then pivoted to complaining about China, which he said “ate our lunch” before he entered office.”

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YouTube video of Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare- 'Sey (with information about Tigrayan people)

June 26, 2020, 8:35 am

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This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare's 2018 hit love song "'Sey".

Part I provides information about the Tigrayan people of Ethiopia and Eritrea and information about the Tigrinya language.

Part I also showcases the 2018 official YouTube video of the love song "'Sey " by Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare.

As of this publishing date & time, Ephrem Amare's "'Sey" official YouTube video has the largest number of views of any East African video that has been published on YouTube. (Read the statistics that are given below this embedded video.)

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ephrem Amare for his music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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INFORMATION ABOUT TIGRAYANS
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrayans#:~:text=The%20Tigrayans%20(Tigrinya%3A%20%E1%89%B0%E1%8C%8B%E1%88%A9),was%20spoken%20in%20late%20antiquity.

The Tigrayans (Tigrinya: ተጋሩ) or Tigrinyas (Tigrinya: ብሄር ትግርኛ) are an ethnolinguistic group indigenous to the highlands of Eritrea and the Tigray Region of Ethiopia.^[13]^[14]^[15] They speak the Tigrinya language, a direct descendant of the Ge’ez language that was spoken in late antiquity.^[16]^[17]

In Eritrea they comprise about 55% of the population, i.e. above three million people (and additionally half a million in the diaspora), and in Ethiopia there are about 4.5 million Tigrayans, according to the 2007 census, most of them in the Tigray Region.^[18]^[19]^[20]
[...]

HISTORY
...According to Ethiopian traditions, the Tigrayan nobility; i.e. that of the former Kingdom of Tigray, trace their ancestry to the legendary king Menelik I, the child born of the queen of Sheba and King Solomon as do the priests of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church (Ge'ez ካህን kāhin). Menelik I would become the first king of the Solomonic dynasty of rulers of Ethiopia that ended only with the deposing of Emperor Haile Selassie in 1974."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TIGRINYA LANGUAGE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tigrinya_language
"The Tigrinya language (also spelled Tigrigna) is a Semitic language most widely spoken in Eritrea and in the northern part of Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, Tigrinya is spoken in the Tigray region.^[3] It is also spoken by groups of emigrants from these regions.

Tigrinya (along with Arabic) was one of Eritrea's official languages during its short-lived federation with Ethiopia; in 1958 it was replaced by the Southern Ethiopic language Amharic prior to its annexation. Upon Eritrea's independence in 1991, Tigrinya retained the status of working language in the country, the only state in the world to date to recognize Tigrinya on a national level.

SPEAKERS

...Tigrinya is the most widely spoken language in Eritrea (see Demographics of Eritrea) and the fourth most spoken language in Ethiopia after Amharic, Somali and Oromo. It is also spoken by large immigrant communities around the world, in countries including Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Israel, Germany, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom, Canada, and the United States. In Australia, Tigrinya is one of the languages broadcast on public radio via the multicultural Special Broadcasting Service.^[7]

Tigrinya dialects differ phonetically, lexically, and grammatically.^[8] No dialect appears to be accepted as a standard,"...

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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Ephrem Amare - 'Sey (Official Video) | 'ሰይ - Ethiopian Music 2018

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ADMAS MUSIC, September 7, 2018
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Statistics as of June 26,2020 at 10:51 AM EDT
Total # of views - 25,937,462
Total # of likes- 64K
Total # of dislikes-6.4K

Total # of comments-7,186
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Here's the only information I've found online about Ephrem Amare:
From https://peoplepill.com/people/ephrem-amare/
"Quick Facts
Intro - Tigrayan Singer, songwriter
From - Ethiopia
Birth - 1986, Ethiopia"

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I haven't found any online definition of the word "'sey". That title of Ephrem Amare's hit 2018 love song is always written with a hyphen. I wonder if "[sey" is a form of the .Tigrinya term "asey asey". I found this term in the titles for these two YouTube videos of Eritrean weddings:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UFCCiAwN_mQ&t=257s

Asey Asey

Zanta Studio,Jan 26, 2016

eritrean wedding

and

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n9B4BXRkKOo
asey asey new eritrean wedding music 2018 by yohannes gebre(john)
Zara Entertainment, November 24, 2018
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I'd love it if someone would share what "'sey" means and what "asey asey" means. Thanks in advance.

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The Global Reach Of Ethiopian Tigrayan Singer Ephrem Amare's Love Song "'Sey" (Part II - comments)

June 27, 2020, 4:25 am

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≪ Previous: YouTube video of Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare- 'Sey (with information about Tigrayan people)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare's 2018 hit love song "'Sey".

Part II showcases the 2018 official YouTube video of the love song "'Sey " by Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare. Part II also provides some comments from that video's discussion thread. Many of those comments document some of the global reach of that song.

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/06/youtube-video-of-ethiopian-tigrayan_83.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I provides information about the Tigrayan people of Ethiopia and Eritrea and information about the Tigrinya language.

Part I also showcases the 2018 official YouTube video of the love song "'Sey " by Ethiopian Tigrayan singer Ephrem Amare.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ephrem Amare for his music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Many of the comments in this compilation include the commenter's nation, region, and/or ethnic group. Among the other comments that are included in this compilation are comments that express Ethiopian's pride in the diversity of their nation and comments that express the connection that the commenters feel toward another African nation or nations, and particularly toward another East African nation or East African nations.

I read A LOT of the comments in this discussion thread and I believe that I've included at least one example of every nation and/or every ethnic group that is mentioned in the comments that I read. More than one comment may be included for some nations/ethnic groups. (Full disclosure: I included a longish comment [#54] that I wrote in response to a comment about why people mention where they are from in their comments.

Except for a few comments, I have purposely omitted comments that are political. I also purposely omitted comments that include profanity, and/or that are argumentative or insulting toward a nation and/or an ethnic group.

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2019

1. Haile Kassa
"wowww powerful tigrigna muzic , I never seen such a wonderful tigrigna muzic everything is perfect song;dressing;video;beautiful ppl...keep it up."

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2. Abdullahi Abdi

"I am from republic of somalia 🇸🇴🇸🇴.

Don't undrestand but really very nice."

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3. kemeria hassen

"Everything about this song is perfect. I can’t get enough of it. I don’t understand Tigergna but I think he’s saying I’m glad I found, love you. I’m lucky. My best friend is from Mekele. Correct me if I’m wrong. Any way what ever he said It’s beautiful song. Keep it up Efu!!!! We’ll except you with another extraordinary work just like this one"

**
REPLY

4. Hilina Tedla

"U right"

**

5. Elsabet Wedajo
"I thought he is saying "proud to love you and am happy" am I correct?"

**

6. Frezgi Hameroha

"you get it right.....let me add a little bit more...

ለልቤ እንኳንም አፍቅሬ ጥሩ ነገር አደረኩላት"
-snip-
Google translate from Amharic to English
"I even loved my heart and did good things for her"

**
REPLY

7. BT Tube

"u r right ok"

**
REPLY

8. Hilina Tedla, 2020

"Yes,plus I'm lucky I found you... I have done everything to find you...finally got you"

9. burhan nura
"Listening to All the way from Uk. I’m gonna book a ticket, to landing Tigray mekelle"

**

10. Ye wollo konjo
"My fav tigrgna song even if I can’t understand what he said but l always hear tigrgna song

Am ur biggest fan from USA 🇺🇸 bro 💗👌👍🏻🙏"

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REPLY

11, Filmon T

"Basically the chorus says i struggled so hard to find u. Im grateful i fell in love"

12. Hayat Siraj

"እኔ ጉራጌ ነኝ

እኔ አማራ ነኝ

እኔ ኦሮሞ ነኝ

እኔ ትግሬ ነኝ

ሁሉ ሀገሬ ኢቶፕያ ናት

ዘፈኑ ተመችቶኛል"
-snip-
Google translate from Amharic to English

"I am a Guru

I'm Amhara

I am an Oromo

I am struggling

All my country is Ethiopia

I like the song
**
REPLY
13. negestsaba,

"Hayat Siraj - I second that"

**
REPLY
14. ተመስገን ኣምላኬ Aill

ኣናመሰግናለን ወድሜ ሁሉ የኛነው

-snip-
Google translate from Amharic to English

Thank You God Aill [commenter's name]

"Thank you and we are all the same"

15. Muneera Labeeb, 2020

🌹🌹🌹🇪🇹🇪🇹

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REPLY

16. Zenebech Zenebech, 2020

Iove.. Ethiopia🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹🇪🇹

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REPLY

17. Emaye, 2020

"Yes! I am that I am."

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18. kemeria hassen

"Can you believe this song had been listened over 17 Million. This shows we like each other. Nothing can break us!!!

I love you Man for Uniting us"

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REPLY
19. Ma B

"Kemeria hassen yes we Ethiopian's are beautiful together ♥ ♥ ♥ one love!♥ ♥ ♥"

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REPLY

20. kemeria hassen

"Ma B
True our differences should be our beauty and strength. Listening this song and many other different Ethiopian cultural song always made me think proud of being Ethiopian"

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REPLY
21. Ma B

"@kemeria hassen Yes our diversity is our beauty ♥ our diversity makes us unique! But I don't think many people understands it. I respect all Ethiopian with equal eye. I love them all♥♥♥"

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REPLY

22. Solian Solian

"EXACTLY I AM ETHIOPIAB GURAGY BUT I LOVE TEGERYY .THAT IS HOW GOD CREATE US NO ONE GOING TO CHANGE OUR BLOOD .WE ARE MIX WITH EVERY THING. EMOTIONALLY WE ARE VERY ATTACHED ONE TO ANOTHER"

23. Bobaman Tv. October 2019
"Now 19M👀views congratulations Ephrem 👑 from Eritrea 🇪🇷"

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24. Wedi Eri
"Great Work Ephrem!!!

Your Taking Tigrinya Music onto Another Level 🔥🔥🔥"

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REPLY
25. Biniam Abrha, May 2020
"booommmmm 25 million. the most viewed tigrgina song ever ? I guess it is ."

**
REPLY
26. Youth Revolution, 2020
"Majority of the viewers the 25 million are none Tigringna speaking people coz the song is very beautiful."

**

REPLY
27. Biniam Abrha, 2020
"@Youth Revolution did I say the viewers are only tigrgina speakers? no ,regardless who are the viewers , it is the most viewed tigrgina song till to date on you tube.

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REPLY
28. Youth Revolution, 2020
"Majority of the viewers the 25 million are none Tigringna speaking people coz the song is very beautiful."

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REPLY
29. Biniam Abrha,2020
"@Youth Revolution did I say the viewers are only tigrgina speakers? no ,regardless who are the viewers , it is the most viewed tigrgina song till to date on you tube."

30. bijjare ebba
"Ephrem Amare makes us one nation by sigle clip as Bob Marley makes world one nation"

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31. Amid Hashimov

"Nice! Hello to Ethiopians from Azerbaijan. I liked it"

**

REPLY
32. Jamila Jamila

"Thanks bro"

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REPLY
33. Daniel Yilma, 2020

"We love azeri people much love bro"

34. tahiri vision
"Waw waw nice i'am from morocco 😍"

35. suhaila bessa
"I'm from Sudan , I'm in love with Ethiopian songs , this one remembers me that days that I've been in Addis ababa❤❤🙏 wonderful people"

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REPLY

36. Wehazit Kiflay, 2020
"Thanks bro we love you too"

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37. Simon Freeman
"I am from Sudan and Ethiopia inside my heart"

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REPLY
38. Joseph Messiah, 2020
"We love you. 🇪🇹❤️🇵🇸"

-snip-
“ET” = Ethiopia’ “PS” =”Palestinian Territory”

**
REPLY

39. Martha Michael, 2020
"Thank you neighbor!"

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REPLY

40. Ahakim Seman

"Sudan is in our hearts too brother.."

**
41. Live your Life

"I am from Pakistan . I love Ethiopian music and people."

**
REPLY

42. Emebet Adane

"Thank you its tigrgna song"

**

43. Yonas Tekeste
"We Eritreans Love you Tigray people, The Origin of Ethiopian civilization and the center of Axumite Empire. selam mmxau des iluna yu. abet zelo hagos, zelo nafkot, zelo ngdi zelo mthwwas, ymelaalna. Ow and I am a big fan of Efrem Amare."

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REPLY

44. muller nafkot Mulualem

"u too our brothers"

45. nassir omer
"እኔደሞከካዛኪስታን... የኢትዮጵያሙዚቃናህዝቡንውድድነውየማድርገውበትለይእነዛትግሬቅማላሞች😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣"

-snip-
Google translate from Amharic to English"I am from Kazakhstan ... Ethiopian music and its people."

46. Shaggee Oro
"I am oromo ❤💚❤ I love Tigrigna music i don't care about politics 😍😍😍👍"

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REPLY

47. Gelatia Youtube

"Shaggee oromoo we are in entertaining mood don't spoil it 😉we don't care wether you are Amahara, Tigra, Gurage, Somalia Orom music has got no race, clan religion...music brings all people together."

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REPLY
48. Sarah Adera, 2020
"That's right my brother. Am a tigrae and I love oromo very much"

**

49. Abebe Tekle
"I am from Nepal. I really love this song and his voice."

**
REPLY

50. ወዲ ዓፈራ
"Kkkkkkk am from india"
-snip-
In some non-English language cultures, "kkk" (and additional "k's) means "laughs", the same as "ha ha ha".

**

51. Lebo Sebatjane

"Am from SA so in love with Ethiopian music and the way they dance lovely"
-snip-
"SA"- the nation of South Africa

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52. abigail awasso

"I don’t really understand why some comments says I am from here and there we all human just enjoy the beats"

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REPLY
53. Roman Abate, 2020
"The magic of music is universal."

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REPLY

54. Azizi Powell, 2020
"abigail awasso, I'm African American.

I agree with the end of your comment. We are all human and should take time to enjoy the music. However, I like reading comments that identify where the person is from and/or his or her ethnic group. That documents the global reach of the singer and the song, and also shows that good music can be universally accepted and enjoyed. I also like comments that explain what the song is about-particularly if those comments are in English (since unfortunately it's the only language I understand). Sometimes -as is the case with this discussion thread, some comments provide some information about the nation the singer is from. I'm learning more about various Ethiopian ethnic groups and about the Tigrigna language in Ethiopian and in Eritrea from reading these comments (and then looking up additional information online. Although I confess I mostly read comments in English, I sometimes use the Google translate feature to translate a comment in another language , but I don't know how accurate that is.

I've subscribed to this channel which I happened upon by "surfing" YouTube to find contemporary Ethiopian music. Thank you Ephrem Amare and thanks to all those associated with this high quality song and video!

Peace & love and keep on keeping on!

**

55. Abdillah Soimadou
"Oh my god i like Éthiopie music ( tigre) i l love grils Éthiopie konjo. I am frome comores i living European 😚😚😚😍😍😍💪💪💪💪💿🎤🎤"

56. Impress

"this song just sends a joy shiver into my spine🔥..more love from Kenya👊"

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57. Omarion XB

"from somalia and i one thing i aggre tigrigna music is best music of all time even if u dont understand it makes you to dance respect to all my ethiopian brothers nd sisters"

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58. Sabadin Abire

"I am Ethiopia from Scotland love this song 🙌🙌"

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59. Musty Mo

"A love Ethiopin people mo from Sudan 🇸🇩 one love 🇪🇹🇯🇲🇸🇩"
-snip-
"ET"= "Ethiopia"; "JM"= "Jamaica"; "SD" = "Sudan"

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REPLY

60. Haftamu Addisu

"Musty Mo jah man one love ❤🙏"

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REPLY
61. Mawlid Rashid

"Musty Mo oh yeah we are east Africa one love"

**

62. PRETTY XALIMO

"Love from Somalia. Ephrem is DOPE"

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REPLY

63. Zufan Haile

"😘😘😘😘😘"

**

64. Ibra Isshag
"i miss this song from chad God bless you all Africa n people"

**
REPLY

65. ጋልዞም ተጋሩ

"thanx you may brather l love you all African"

66. Nadia Tsegga

"I love this song I'm eritrean born in U.S. and I cant stop listening to this song! Amazing I need to hear more!"

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2020

67. kndalem gubena
"I am from canada

Please tell me what does it mean "sey""
-snip-
No one answered this request yet. If you know what "'sey" means, please share that information on that discussion thread and/or in the comment section below for this post. Thanks!

68. gambo zubiii
"Am a Nigerian but I so much love Ethiopian music. Their songs so full of love and a sense of unity through their dancing steps."

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69. Anwar Mohamed

"I'm from south africa i love Ethiopian music so much 🎶🎧"

70. Omar Al

"I love ethiopian people from Guînes🇬🇳"

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REPLY

71. ኄኖክ ኃይሉ

"bless u bro one love"

72. Abdullahi Salad
"I am from🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴 somalia we love Ethiopia song"

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REPLY
73. Maya Johnson

"Abdullahi Salad I love Somali songs too❤️🇪🇹"

74. Hasna Mahamoud
"Love u all from Djibouti"

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75. Abdallah Hissen
"I love ❤️ Ethiopiane people from chad 🇹🇩"

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76. Cal Irons

"I'm an american white boy, I can't stop listening to this beautiful music. Blessings to all you beautiful ethiopian people"

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REPLY
77. 메디Maddie

"Lol...your comment made me laugh.

Don't just stop at listening go ahead and Learn our dance!"

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REPLY
78. Annabell A

"Cal Irons this is Eritrean music ! Not Ethiopian similar but not the same language"

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REPLY
79. 메디Maddie

"@Annabell A lol no check your resources. The singer is Ethiopian from Tigray region you might have thought it is Eritrean because he is Singing in Tigrinya which is the official language in Eritrea. Tigray region and speak Tigrinya like people in Eritrea. In the end Eritrea was a part of Ethiopia. We share alot in common besides just borders"

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REPLY
80. JOUHAR ABDULJELIL

"@Annabell A Tigrinya Music from Tigray Ethiopia"

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81. Roman Abate

"@Nigist Tegenu💃💃💃😘😘😘 who cares for meanings ? That is the magic of Music which makes it universal 😘😘😘💃💃💃💃💃"

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REPLY
82. Del You

"메디Maddie I’m Chadian but I know Ethiopia and Eritrea same."

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83. Anusha uthappa
"The most beautiful song!! I don’t understand Tigrinya but I enjoy the music😍 love Ethiopia and Eritrea❤️❤️❤️ from India 🇮🇳"

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REPLY
84. ዮሴፍ አረጋ ካ ሆሳና

"We love you to ❤"

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REPLY

85. henos lakew

"we love indian music too"

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86. Ros T
"I’m Angolan and I love Ethiopia music even if I don’t understand what they are saying 🤩I just love it 😍"

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87. Susan Michelle
"Much love ❤️ from Cameroon 🇨🇲"

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88. Kiyana Latoya Persaud
"I am jamaican but im in loveeee with this"

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89. Cabdi Bookh

"Im somali but Eritrean music or tigraya music is one of the best music and i enjoy listening it."

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90. fatii from kanada
"I am from Egypt ilove you Ethiopia people and music Love you Ethiopia 😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘😘"

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91. Debajit dutta sharma

"Love from India ♥"

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92. Babba seckou Bolly
"I love ethiopian people from Mali 🇲🇱"

93. Anouar Dn

"Kind of sounds like amazigh music🇲🇦"

-snip-
“MA” = "Mauritius"

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94. Tamer hosny Deha
"I am from Djibouti i love this singer tigre Nice"

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95. Funny Boy
"I love habesha songs...from somali"
-snip-
Read the excerpts in the comment section below about the different meanings that have been given to the referent "Habesha".

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96. hararge men
"I love this song from oromia region"

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97. Asmare Desta
"I am from Ethiopia but I don’t understand the language but it’s nice music"

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98. Madda Walaabu

"I'm from Oromo Country it's lovely Song I like it

But I'm not understand what he's saying"

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REPLY
99. Youth Revolution

"Unity = Strength But division = weakness. BTW the guy is singing about being in love with her and that he is grateful. :D"

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100. Barou Sacko

"I am from Mali Best song 🙏"

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101. Rozel Networth

"Here rockin Ethiopian music like i understand a thing much love from UGANDA 🇺🇬🇺🇬"

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YouTube Video & Commenters' Summaries Of The Ethiopian Song "Ete Abay" By Abrham Belayneh

June 28, 2020, 7:48 am

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of the Ethiopian song by Abrham Belayneh entitled "Ete Abay | እቴ አባይ".

This post also presents some comments from this video's discussion thread that summarize the meaning of this song.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Abrham Belayneh for his music and thanks to all those who are associated with this music and this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO - Abrham Belayneh - Ete Abay | እቴ አባይ - New Ethiopian Music 2019 (Official Video)

Hope Music Ethiopia, Mar 1, 2019

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Statistics as of June 26, 2020 at 10:11 AM EDT
Total # of views - 18K
Total # of likes- 721
Total # of dislikes-

Total # of comments-2,039
-snip-

Google translate gives this translation from Amharic to English for "ete abay" -father of Abay
https://ethiopia.limbo13.com/index.php/ethiopian_names/ethiopian_names_a/#boys gives these two meanings for the Amharic boy's name "Abay": "father's joy" and "Big, great, large. Blue Nile".https://ethiopia.limbo13.com/index.php/ethiopian_names/ethiopian_names_a/ gives Abaynesh meaning "You are the Nile" as a female form of this name.
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Unfortunately, I haven't found any other information online about Abrham Belayneh except that he is a popular contemporary Ethiopian singer.

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SOME COMMENTERS' SUMMARIES OF ABRHAM BELAYNEH'S SONG "ETE ABAY"
(These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.)

እየሩሳሌም ሃበሻዊት, 2019

"The song is talking about how Ethiopians especially those in this generation need to embrace their culture and roots and not to be carried away with modernization. In the music video the girl represents modern Ethiopian person and the children in the flashback you see represent how she is remembering the happy days or old times. The area he is in is from Gojam, which is an Amhara region where the Nile river starts"

-snip-

From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gojjam
"Gojjam (Amharic: ጎጃም Gojjām or Goǧǧam, originally ጐዛም Gʷazzam, later ጐዣም Gʷažžām, ጎዣም Gožžām) is in the northwestern part of Ethiopia with its capital city at Debre Marqos. Lake Tana is the source of the Blue Nile and is the largest lake in Ethiopia."...

B B, 2019
"Thank You for posting this. I feel like I was transported to Gojam via you tube and amazing camera 🎥 and film technicians. The music and lyric stirs up all kind of emotions ....in summary the girl left home most likely outside Ethiopia 🇪🇹 when she returned home she forgot her childhood love she even forgot his name. He obviously was in disbelief she forgot him and puzzled why she didn’t have her Maeteb on her neck. After she went for skinny dipping by the river we see her smile .... 7:01 she remembered him.😊

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Getachew Bekele, 2019
"This song makes me restless like the nile,I am moved by his mellow voice and penetrating voice rich in content with deeply Ethiopian traditional lyric.

My brother it is an instant classic,unique in it's own right.this music is also a reminder how far we moving away from our roots and pulled towards western art."

**mamamamo100, 2019

"it is about 1st love. They are from little village and very traditional. After a while she going back her village but she was completely changed. She act like doesn't remember him and all friends, and asked him "who are you?" which is he never heard that language. But at the end she was thinking about there childhood friendship. (Sorry about my broken English)"

Sol Sh, 2020

"It all about how the westernization is eroding our identity and values ,

I guess you Indians are relatively better interms of maintaining yours .

People who migrated should make sure that their moral values are not eroded with the westerners as we are better than them in that aspect ."

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