Onah Lay, Dec. 18, 2020
Listen to the new EP "What Have We Done" by Omah
Lay: https://omahlay.lnk.to/whathavewedone
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Statistics as of Jan. 27, 2021 at 9:57 AM ET
Total # of views 6,894,301
Total # of likes- 97K
Total # of dislikes- 1.6K
Total # of views - 5,796
Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a three part pancocojams series on Nigerian singer's Omah Lay, with special attention to his November 2020 song "Godly".
This post showcases the official YouTube video of Omah Lay's song "Godly" and presents some examples of comments from that video's discussion thread that document the global reach of that song.
I'm interested in documenting where these commenters come from, what they said, and how they said it, including the use of African American Vernacular English as well as words or sayings in other languages, or in Pidgin English. However, I've only included a few explantions of some of these words or sayings.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/01/nigerian-singer-omah-lay-godly-lyrics.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube lyrics video of Omah Lay's song "Godly" and the transcription of those lyrics. Explanations about some of the Pidgin English in this song are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/01/pidgen-english-article-excerpt-about.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. Part III presents an excerpt from a BBC online article written in Pidgin English about Nigerian singer Omah Lay, his sister (Nigerian singer) Tems, and others being arrested in Uganda for allegedly violating Covid-19 laws in that East African nation.
In addition to sharing information about this subject, I'm presenting a written example of Nigerian Pidgin English for people (like me) who don't know Pidgin English and have rarely -if ever- read an example of that language. No translation to standard English is given with this article excerpt.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, inspirational, and aestheic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Omah Lay for his music. Thanks to all those associated with this video, thanks to all those who are quoted in this post , and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
SELECTED COMMENTS
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DqUd72pK15Y&ab_channel=OmahLay
All of these comments are from Dec. through Jan. 27, 2021
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
Full Disclosure: I couldn't resist adding two comments to this discussion.
1. Gascony's Channel
"This guy is not joking at all real talent.. Who Jah bless no one curse! 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇩🇪"
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DE= abbreviation for Germany (The name is based on the first two letters of the German name for Germany (Deutschland).
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2. mickey toro
"God bless Nigeria for bringing African to the world all the
way from Sweden"
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3. Isaias
"As a Puerto Rican who don’t completely understand what
you’re saying, I just want to say I’m always vibing to your music 🔥"
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4. Xavier Fernandez
"🇵🇷 and Dr all day"
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PR= Puerto Rico
DR= Dominican Republic
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5. Dudjsj Dkdkdj
"I love this song too much it makes me to have sleep less at night only God knows much love dealing ♥️♥️♥️♥️♥️from Sierra Leone 🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱🇸🇱"
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6. Mouken Life
"Good voice from Central African 🇨🇫"
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country abbreviation "CF" =Central African Republic
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7. Mannu Reyes
"I feel bad for those people that don't
know this Dude here🔥🔥🔥proud of him fr fr. love from
Cape Verde mama Africa💖"
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8. BI TIZIE ABRAHAM DJAH
"I follow you since ivory Coast."
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9. mohamed maalish
"DIS GUY IS SOMETHING ELSE 🔥👌💯
LOVE FROM SOMALIA 🇸🇴🇸🇴🇸🇴"
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10. Jesse Arewe
"He is handsome his music is cute love from Holland to my Nigerian brother"
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11. Bernard Sarpong
"I'm from Ghana and I got to know of omah lay from his
arrest. I think his arrest was a blessing in disguise. Great music 👌,
I'm so addicted to this song."
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Omah Lay, his sister (singer) Tems, and others were arrested in Dec. 2020 by Ugandan police, allegedly for violating that nation's laws prohibiting concerts during Covid-19. Read more about this in Part III of this pancocojams series.
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12. Jenny Kay
"Omah is always on the point !!!👌🏽Much love from 🇷🇼"
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country abbreviation for Rwanda
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13. Lumor Lumor Lumor
"Listening from the UK 🇬🇧
🔥🔥👌🏾"
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UK= United Kingdom; GB= Great Britain
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14. Malon King
"Another one you have just started to get
high my bro always loving and believing in you from Australia 9ja for life💥💥💥💥💯💯💯💯💯"
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15. Joe Blue
"Only Fans of Omah lay outside Nigeria at the moment are
allowed to like this."
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590 [likes and 40 replies of 5:34 AM ET]
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16. Halimah Mahmud
"Saudi Arabia repping. ✌"
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17. HayyanT
"Pakistan repping ✌"
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18. Ilomenz
"France🇫🇷"
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19. Adex Joel
"Dubai connect"
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20. Blessed Okafor
"netherlands"
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21. Alz rinj
"Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪❤️❤"
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22. Rakel Hanghome
"Namibia 🇳🇦💕"
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23. Boy Santo
"Uganda 🇺🇬 😹😭😭"
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24. Lara Mariano
"🇩🇿🇩🇿
Algeria 💖"
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25. Taiwo Osakpolor
"From Nigeria but living in Turkey mad jam"
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26. SilverMoon
"Finland"
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27. Audrey Mandevu
"Zambian 🇿🇲🇿🇲
🇿🇲❤️❤"
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28. Luis Becker
"germany 💐"
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29. Berry Gold
"Libya 🇱🇾"
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30. Ifeanyi Young
"Sweden"
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31. Kerisha Prince, Jan 2021
"Jamaica 🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲🇯🇲"
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32. Niger Delta Mirror TV, Jan 2021
"@HayyanT you people listen to Afro beats in Pakistan? Na wa o."
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33. HayyanT, Jan 2021
"@Niger Delta Mirror TV yes ofcrs we do but not alot of ppl"
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34. Azizi Powell, Jan 2021
"USA in the house!"
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35. Madona Ylli, Jan 2021
"Omg..i just love this song ! 😍😍 Love from Albania 🇦🇱"
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36. Dorothy Chilombo, Jan 2021
"I’m obsessed with this song
God bless Nigeria you guys with music are🔥🔥🔥
Love from Zambia 🇿🇲 🇳🇬"
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37. sport platform
"Helloh nagerians can I get like from you, all the way from Tanzania"
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588 [likes with 25 replies]
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38. Titanium emmroy
"At least get the spelling right na aba! 😂"
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39. Victory Okonkwo
"you mean Nigeria...I won't tolerate this next time pls"
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40. Ada Ugo
"@Victory Okonkwo 😂😂😂"
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41. Eniola Ayomide
"Y u spoil my Nigeria spelling like that"
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42. Odinamba Chidimma
"Oo lord my country Nigeria why 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
but I get you have my lovely like"
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43. Charles J
"@Victory Okonkwo Lol. That’s how they spell and pronounce
English words in East Africa, just as it appears ...Nai-ge-ria 😀"
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44. Benjamin Mchami
"@Victory Okonkwo he is right, that's how Nigeria written in Swahili"
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45. Titanium emmroy
"@Benjamin Mchami oga sir, we don't speak Swahili. Let it be
spelt the way we Nigerians understand, if he's really addressing us.. 😌"
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46. Benjamin Mchami
"@Titanium emmroy may be it's true, like when you say oga I
don't understand too"
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47. Patrick Pedro
"you are welcome my brother we love you."
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48. sport platform, Jan. 2021
"@Ada Ugo ooh my friend I have done a mistake"
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49. Ibeanusi Chiemenam, Jan 2021
"Much love from us"
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50. SylviasWorld, Jan 2021
"I love TZ man."
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"TZ" =Tanzania
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51. Chris Oghenetega Maloney, Jan 2021
"@Benjamin Mchami then don’t use oga but y’all wanna be
Nigerians"
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"The (Nigerian) word Oga means "senior or boss".....
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52. Graphix Master, Jan. 2021
"Mbongo ni mbongo tu eti Nageria🤣🤣🤣"
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Google translate from Swahili to English:
“The brain is just a brain that Nageria🤣🤣🤣”
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53. Angela Akhimien, Jan 2021
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54. Mloyo Ally
"If you're from Rwanda, Tanzania, Kenya,
Uganda, Burundi, South Sudan, Sudan, Comoros, Seychelles, Mauritius, Democratic
Republic of Congo, Congo-Brazaville, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Angola,
Niger, Senegal, Ghana, Gambia, South Africa, Somalia, Ethiopia, Eritrea,
Djibouti, Botswana, Guinea, Benin, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Togo, Burkina Faso,
Gabon, Chad, Sierra Leone, Mauritania, Namibia, Lesotho, Zambia, Malawi,
Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Liberia, Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Swaziland, Algeria,
Equatorial Guinea, São Tomé & Principe, Central African Republic.
👍🏽Like👍🏽"
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1K [likes with 62 replies]
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55. denzel trae
"From #Rwanda"
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56. Alpha Diallo
"🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳Guinea"
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57. Patrick Pedro
"Nigeria
(Naija )"
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58. Homateni Stefanus
"Namibia 🇳🇦🙏🔥🔥"
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59. Klizman Artur
"Mozambique"
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60. Lubowa Shaffik
"Uganda 🇺🇬🇺🇬🇺🇬"
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61. El-Elyon. Wireless-Network
"add Togo, Thankxxxl"
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62. Marvellous Marvel
"I'm Nigeria but you forgot Libya"
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63. Alonso Nhial, Jan 2021
"South Sudan‼️🇸🇸"
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64. Carins Urber, Jan 2021
"Benin 🇧🇯"
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65. Lashitel Alhaji sesay, Jan 2021
"Sierra Leone🇸🇱🇸🇱👌👌"
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66. Wyatt Nigel, Jan 2021
"Zambia🥰🔥🔥"
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67. igor pacavira, Jan 2021
"you forget my country Angola"
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68. Kashilula Martin, Jan 2021
"Namibia 🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦🇳🇦😍"
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69. Mariama Jamal, Jan 2021
"Ghana 🇬🇭❤️❤"
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70. swizz -k-, Jan 2021
"Here from Burundi 🇧🇮🇧🇮🇧🇮"
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71. andiswa zwane, Jan 2021
"Eswatini (Swaziland)🇸🇿"
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72. Portia Takudzwa, Jan 2021
"Zimbabwe"
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73. Ooh Lá Lá Semi-rich hunnies, Jan 2021
"south africa🇿🇦"
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74. Mercy Muriithi, Jan 2021
"Kenya 🇰🇪🇰🇪😊"
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75. Ali Luis, Jan 2021
"Mozambique"
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76. Godakuri, Jan 2021
"Guinea-Bissau?"
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77. Yahaya Hussein, Jan 2021
"TanzaniA"
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78.
"Love from Botswanaaaa😜🔥❤️❤️❤"️
79.
"All the way from Australia 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥"
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80. Jimmy Steeve, Jan 2021
"Thank you my Senegalese sister"
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81. Ghana boy
"When Good music hit u I swear u will talk true cos this is
straight hit Ghanaian here supporting my Naija bro🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭"
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JANUARY 2021
82. Ana Aranda
"I’m representing Mexico 🇲🇽 lovveeeeeee your beats and lyrics"
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83. Mher Aper
"Reeeeeeplay all Day Ever Day😇
Much love from Armenia 🇦🇲 🇦🇲 🇦🇲"
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84. P-South Beats
"My girl dedicated this to me
No 7 trending in Kenya."
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85. karen sparkss
"so much love from Cameroon"
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86. Jonas Vande Velde
"What a song! Big support from Belgium here.. Keep up the good
work Omah!"
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87. [no name retrieved]
"Much love from Burundi Africa 🔥🔥🇧🇮🔝"
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88. nolo ramaloque
"SOUTH AFRICA approves👌❤"
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89. Amour Dounia & Doriane Edibrasse
"Love from mauritius island🇲🇺🇲🇺👍🔥🔥🔥Jean_Marie
Ntakirutimana"
90.
"Omg this hit cant stop listening,, repeat mode .mega Love from south Africa 🥰🥰"
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91. hafeni patricio
"Best song and video ever...bless up my G. Much love from
Namibia!"
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92. Nikel Sylla
"From senegal 🇸🇳 Omah is a very
Good singer"
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93. Ed Eddy
"Nigeria the Mecca of African music. Represent from USA."
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94. Azizi Powell
"I'm reppin Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Much Love to Naija & all of the Motherland."
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95. Abbas Hassan
"Um firom Ethiopia Ilike this song😍😉"
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96. AKELLO MARION
"Too much love from me here in Uganda. I want to say sorry to Mr. Omahlay. Sir l still feel the pain of your arrest here in my Country Uganda l want to say sorry on every Ugandans behalf please we are sorry. But l my self l Love your songs that has really flown beyond my mind"
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"From north africa amazigh People morocco 🇲🇦 big up brother"
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98. hafeni patricio
"Best song and video ever...bless up my G. Much love from
Namibia!"
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99. Sheila Ajjie
"I’m Kenyan and I recently visited
Nigeria. This song was playing everywhere, all day, every day and now it is the
song I will use to remember my fond memories in Nigeria 🥰🥰🥰"
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100.
"💃🏿💃🏿I'm
🇭🇹love
my african brothers and sisters music"
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"HT"- "Haiti"
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101. Stacy Givens
"Awesome African Music.. from Utah USA"
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102. Rahul ke reviews
"Big fan from india ❤️❤️❤️ love you all 🙏🙏"
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103. Made in Africa
"mad love from Italy"
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104. boi deszy
"2021 I just want cool my life and live
this life from Cameroon🇨🇲🇧🇭"
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105. Ayloo L
"This is a whole vibe. Love from persia 😻"
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106. Priscilla ekaneng
"All his songs are hit# love from South
Africa 🇿🇦"
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107. Mercy Daawa
"Proud of u from UAE"
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"UAE"="United Arabic Emirates"
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108. Bullen Yohana
"Best song one love form south Sudan💘👌"
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109. BlackBavvy
"All the way from Canada🇨🇦
🔥🔥🔥"
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110. Emmanuel C. Tuazama
"I'm from Liberia and I love Omah Lay
a lot
his songs are emotional and got the
vibes
I love some other artists also 🎶💙"
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111. Lucky Ujadughele
"Nice song brother greeting from Italy"
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112. JESSICA LYNCH
"I love you from Senegal"
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113. diezorne l'anfat beni
"God bless Nigeria for bringing African to the world all the way from Sweden"
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114. Abdoulie Jallow
"🤩🤗I am Gambia but he is best to me my favourite song top Omo Laye 🤴you rock the world"
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115. CASTOR official
"I'm in haiti,i like this song .
NIGERIA😂😂 i love you
mama africa 💝💝"
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