Tuesday, July 14, 2020

The Global Reach Of Nigerian Singer Olamide's 2018 Hit Song "Motigbana"

Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on Nigerian singer Olamide and his 2018 hit song "Motigbana.


Part II showcases the official video of Olamide's song "Motigbana" and presents examples of comments from that discussion thread which document the global reach of that song.

Click 
https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/nigerian-singer-olamide-motigbana-video_14.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. Part I showcases the official YouTube video of the song "Motigbana" by Nigerian singer Olamide and presents examples of comments from that video's discussion thread that explain what the song means

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.


Thanks to Olamide for his musical legacy 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 - OLAMIDE Motigbana (Official Video)



Olamide Baddosneh, August 15, 2018

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD

Most of of the comments in this compilation include the commenter's nation, region, city, etc. 

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. 

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.


2018
1. 
Wamani Ivani

"This is Olamide 2018 ohhh the song is trending worldwide"

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2. Josmar Ariel
"Hooooooot๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅpanamรก act๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ˜Ž✌️"

**
3. Anselmo Fifi, 2018
"From RWANDA I do not care about da meaning
I'm listening to it while preparing to enter in 2019"
**** 2019
4. ADEREMI J. AJIBOWO
"We Nigerians are too lively abeg. Kudos to the king of the street! Olamide Baba..."
**
5. 
Rachel Pauline

"All the way from kenya๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ช mad love to Olamide n his killer song๐Ÿ˜"

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6. Diu diallo Dadiu
"Nigerian music  i like it   bujumbura  burundi"

**
7. Willi Tsuma
"This song is a whole Vibe,  Coming from a Kenyan dude ๐Ÿ˜Ž Respect๐Ÿ’ฏ"

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8. Lucy Sammy
"Much love from Kenya, olamide baddo be the best 
๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜๐Ÿ˜˜"

**
9. Paris Jacksons

"Song 100% Nigerian
Comments 99.9% Kenyan"

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10. zamora kenya
"kenyan king kaka sampled this he got a hit song
tanzanias diamond and rayvanny sampled this and made a monster track
olamide is a goat ,another kenyan comment btw

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REPLY
11. Jimmy Steeve
"What is the tittle of the diamond song"
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REPLY
12. zamora kenya
"@Jimmy Steeve tetema ft rayvanny"


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13. Frimpong Augustine

"Love this song. Don't understand cool beat . big love from Ghana"

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REPLY
14. blazinghot99
"Motigbana means I'm on fire"
-snip-
The colloquial African American originated meaning of "I'm on fire"
is something like "I'm doing really well".

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15. Jรบnior Xavier
"brazil here ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท i love this ๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿ’Ÿ๐Ÿ’Ÿ"

**

16. Kemi

"A lot of Kenyans here. XD
Lots of love from Egypt!"

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17. Mouada feriel
"Am from algeria i don't understand anything but i like it god
bless u guys ๐Ÿ˜Ž๐Ÿ’ฅu are the best"

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REPLY 
18. Nerverland I-DLE
"I'm from Algeria too.. what is this language !??"

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REPLY 
19. obeakemeh matthew
"D language is Yoruba language. And motigbana
means 'am on fire'"

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REPLY
20. obeakemeh matthew
"It's actually one of the languages  that are
well spoken in Nigeria"
**
21. DripList by Somi
"this is jam in Amsterdam"

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22. Kateri Svec
"Love from the czech republic"

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23. Awah Kizita
"
Olamide you are indeed a legend oh. This song is hot.
Much love to you from Cameroon"

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24. Grove 4 Life
"Keep flying high olamide..from UK๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜"

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25. Frank George
"Love this song straight from Uganda the pearl of Africa"

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26. Bouch Lara
"i love love love...all the way from morrocco ♥♥♥"

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27. marius pantiru
"Sounds good in Romania"

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28. Kimouiya Brown
"Did my DNA and im mainly Nigerian! So, seeing talent like this 
makes me beyond proud! Im reppin ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ in ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ธ!!!
#ProudtobewestAfrican #blackexcellence"
-snip-
"NG" = Nigeria; "US"= United States
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REPLY
29. XAMAYA
"Kimouiya Brown one love ❤️ from naija"

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REPLY
30. Ada Powers
"Welcome home, Kimouiya! We've been waiting for you :-)

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REPLY
31. J. Marie
"Me too :) mainly Nigerian (no wonder this music speaks to my soul lol)
... Sierra leonian.. and partially Kenyan... but in US"

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32. muha a
"Just a Turkish guy from the Netherlands sending love to all of Nigeria,
Naija people and music."

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33. Tarฤฑk
"This Song Played All ฤฐstanbul ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Summer Nights"
-snip-
"TR' = abbreviation for "Turkey"

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34. Karoll vergara
"Antwerp over here ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿพ"
-snip-
"Antwerp" is a city in Belgium

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35. TIMLALIN K
"Morocoooooo ๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ˜™๐Ÿ™‹๐Ÿ™‹"

**
36. Kingstin Bell
"From Alabama love this ๐ŸŽถ."
-snip-
"Alabama" is a state in the United States

**
37. NA Trending Videos
"olamide for life, all the way from Namibia"

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38. Parmida Tagarian
"Living in Germany but I’m a Persian girl ✌๐Ÿฝ๐Ÿ‘…"

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39. Mia Fana
"Ethiopian ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡น lots of love"

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40. Ousmy Kone
"Je kiff grave le son depuis la cรดte d'ivoire"
-snip-
From Google search: "je kiff grave le son" -"I really love this song"
depuis la cรดte d'ivoire" [I'm] from the Ivory Coast.

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41. Love music bad all genres
"I dont understand a word but it got my body moving. .....love afro beats. 
JAMAICAN LOVE ALWAYS๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ"

**
REPLY
42. blazinghot99
"Motigbana means I'm on fire."

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REPLY
43. Elle Membs
"Me too sis UK born, Jamaican/SVG roots, loving this๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡จ"
-snip-
"UK" is an abbreviation for The United Kingdom, “JM” is an abbreviation for Jamaica,
 and “GB” is an abbreviation for Great Britain. "SVG" and "VC" are abbreviations
for the Caribbean nation of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

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REPLY
44. Jermaine p
"Jamaicans represent ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ check out nowo wizkid and baba dj spinal"

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REPLY
45. Gibson Callaway
"Respect I think Afrobeats is influenced by Reggae Dancehall either way the two should make collabs! ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿค๐Ÿคœ๐Ÿค›"

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46. 
amisaki hyuriko
"Love from Malaysia"

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47. chun yang

"First Chinese"

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48. Bechir MLI
"Much love from Qatar ๐Ÿ‡ถ๐Ÿ‡ฆ"

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REPLY
49. wampamba solomon
"How is qatar"

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REPLY 
50. Bechir MLI
"wampamba solomon good Al hamdulellah ๐Ÿ˜Š"

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REPLY
51, wampamba solomon
"Are there jobs Uganda is killing me"

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52. Barkhad Hassan
"Biiiiiiiiiiigggg, luv frm somaliland......"

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53. kem wynt
"Jamaica luvs you ๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ’š๐Ÿ’›๐Ÿ–ค"

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54. Mes helo
"Amazing bit# can't stop listening ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ"
-snip-
“FI”= Finland
*️*
55. Susie Wells
"Mixed chic...of Caribbean decent and lovin it. Played this out loud in my local 
super market ( i forgot my earpnoes๐Ÿ™„)in London UK a couple of months ago
and another browsing customer stood next to me commenting that the
music I was playin sounds niiiice. So I told her who it was and she stood
next to me dancing, then one of the staff came along and danced with us ๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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REPLY
56. Ade Adedapo
"O, I kinda thought Nigerian music was not so unique in London"

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REPLY
57. Susie Wells
"Ade Adedapo African music is well known in U.K....just maybe not this tune.....YET!
It's ok I'm sure it will be super popular before you know it.

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REPLY
58. Susie Wells, 2020
"@Ade Adedapo Nigerian music is very very popular here and has been
 for yeeeeaaaars!!!"

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59. sammy jack
"No matter the weight of bad government in 9ija the no fit stop us 
from shining cos come rain come sun 9ija still remain the best in
African, shout out to you my mr olamide u really finish work
for this song, Sammy from USA.

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60. Chijioke Elvis
"Who else is listening for mmmm Norway ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ด๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ"

**

61. Vannuge Jiiko
"One love from Malawi๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ผ beautiful video too good ❤️"

**

62. Nollywood treading music and movie
"Love ya song like no other๐Ÿ‘Œ
 Russia all the way"

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63. Remi Memento
"With ❤️ from France ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ™Œ"

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64. Frenchy Vien
"Haiti kompa vibe๐ŸŽถ๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡น #olamide"

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65. Harris K. cYx
"Greetings from Athens/Greece ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ท
R. E. S. P. E. C. T"

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66. Denny brown
"luv olamide from Tanzania"

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67. Thegamerteo05
"From Italy but Nigerian"

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68. Gibson Callaway
"You know here in ATL it’s heavily populated with West Africans
 and Nigerians here stay jammin afrobeats Davido,Olamide
 and Mr Real etc....๐Ÿ”Š๐ŸŽถ๐Ÿ•บ๐Ÿพ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿผ๐Ÿ˜Ž"
-snip-
"ATL"= Atlanta, Georgia (United States)

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69. nikhil shetty
"Love from India"

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70. Hafida Ak
"Greetings from algeria ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฟ"

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71. IK DA BOSS
"Who else is listening from china???"

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72. Tanya Chikwanah
"All the way from Zimbabwe"

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73. Ben Franklin
"@NigeriaMusic on Instagram brought this Canadian here! Much love!!!"

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REPLY
74. NatureBoy ร“rรฌsรก
"Ben Franklin Good stuff.. Thanks for the support ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ"

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75. heema saad
"From libya , Nice song ๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿผ
Keep going olamide ๐Ÿ˜˜"

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76. joseph Mendy
"GO HEAD NAIJA FROM SENEGAL"

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77. BNW Tv
"Much love from UAE"
-snip-
 "UAE" =The United Arab Emirates

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78. Breaking Good
"Olamide Fan From Bangladesh ๐Ÿ˜"

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79. horedjoly horedjoly
"Olamide the best am from Guinรฉa live  France Paris"

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80. Samkenelope
"Am from SA and don't understand this but the way I love it ๐Ÿ™Œ"
-snip-
"SA" = "South Africa"

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81. Safiah Swaray
"Much love from Guinea ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ"

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82. Kรถnty Deng
"Love from the land of rivers south Sudan"

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83. Monsieur_X Broly
"Moi je viens du Bรฉnin"
-snip-
Google translate from French to English "I come from Benin"

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84. Ary Tickouet
"Luv from Cameroon♥"

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85. slimboss khalifa
"I do not understand the language they are using, but I really like
 this music from Mozambique.+258"

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86. John Rasul JR
"I dont understand but the melody n beat makes me 
fallen in love on this song... ๐Ÿ˜…๐Ÿ’ž here from Tanzania"

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87. Anelisa Nakani
"I'm Xhosa (South African) and I love how he always uses Yoruba
 and pidgin in his songs he made me be interested in learning 
them as I want to understand his songs ...
much love from your biggest fan in South Africa 
๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜"

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88. Mwanakongo
"Olamide one love yours cousin Congolese motigbana.....
๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ™†๐Ÿ”ฅtrop fort๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌx๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉx๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฆ"
-snip-
"trop fort" = French for "too strong"
"NG" = Nigeria; "CD" =Democratic Republic of the Congo; "CA" - Canada

**.
 
89. Music Bank
"Big ups yo...from Eritrea"

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90. Kenneth Ndereba
"These comments down here just shows you how Afrika can become
one i swear ....๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘๐Ÿ‘ #oneAfrika♥"

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91. Darla Uzumaki
"๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ love from New Jersey USA"
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2020

92. jhoana Dรกvila
"Soy colombiana y me encantan todas estas canciones
Son una maravilla, felicitaciones ❤️"
-snip-
Google translate from Spanish to English:
""I am Colombian and I love all these songs
They are wonderful, congratulations ❤️ "

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93. Mariam Hussain
"I came from Iam Hamamat, I love this song greeting from Egypt ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฌ ❤️❤"

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94. Bella Art Africa
"Pure African talent, Nigerian representing the motherland. 1Africa 1Love ๐Ÿ’š❤️๐Ÿ’›"

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95. FABIAN MUTHURI
"Danced in all Kenyan clubs but if asked the translation of some words 
in that song, nobody can answer... But it's a big tune"

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96. Sharon Bwalya
"This quarantine whose still listening to this song ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฟ๐Ÿ‡ฒ"
-snip-
"ZM" = abbreviation for "Zambia"

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97. ONLY FOOTBALL
"Omar from Rwanda the song is so danceable in fact it can boss the party."

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98. A human Who doesn’t like noobs
"This song is lit ๐Ÿ”ฅ in chad right now ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ฉ"
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This concludes Part II of this pancocojams series.

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