Saturday, June 20, 2020

The Global Reach Of Jamaican Reggae singer Lila Iké's song "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
-snip-
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 🇬🇲🇨🇭"

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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.."

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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



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6. Oscar Dub
"Respect from México Big Up Jamaica Be wise ."

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7. William Stephens
"Much Love from Vanuatu 🇻🇺"

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8. Emerson Da paixão
"Come to Brazil 😍"

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9. 
Mag.i
"Big up from Belgium🇧🇪 👉🏻🍀 Lila Iké💘💣💥💥💥💥 ❤❤❤❤"

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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"

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REPLY
 
11. Aaron Santiago
"KOOL BREEZE Dirty South checkin in... Peace."


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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."

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


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14. darren drilon
"Not another word brought me here 👍🏻

Greetings from Philippines 🇵🇭"

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

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

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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."
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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.
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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!"

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

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

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

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

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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"

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26. 
Dale Cumberbatch
"Big tune. Blessings from Toronto"
-snip-
"Toronto" is a city in Canada.
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27. Solomon Mboob
"Discover u in Zurich saw u in Rototom
Really great keep it goin"
-snip-
"Zurich" is a city in Switzerland.
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28. Janaelle Malabar
"
You must come to Mauritius island....it will be amazing✌✌"

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

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30. 
trotsarn

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

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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."
-snip-
"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 🇦🇲 🇺🇸"

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

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

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

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This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.

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