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Monday, May 24, 2021

Comments From Two Kamo Mphele's "Nkulunkulu" Discussion Threads About Ampaiano Dancers' Making "Disgusting Face" Expressions



Kamo Mphelaxx, Mar 26, 2021

Kamo Mphela presents the official music video for 'Nkulunkulu'.
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Statistics as of May 24, 2021 at 10:30 PM ET
total # of views-3,803,936
total # of likes - 75K
total # of dislikes - 2.3K
total # of comments  - 3,327

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part III of a three part pancocojams series about the 2021 South African video "Nkulunkulu" by Kamo Mphela.

This post 
showcases Kamo Mphela's March 2021 official YouTube video entitled "Nkulunkulu" and presents some comments about the South African custom of making certain facial expressions while dancing to amapiano music. According to several commenters, making "disgusting faces" is a dance called "amehlo".  

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/05/south-african-dancersinger-kamo-mphela.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post showcases Kamo Mphela's March 2021 official YouTube video entitled "Nkulunkulu" and presents selected comments about that singer and about that video from three discussion YouTube videos- two reaction vlogs, and the song's official music video that is embedded in this pancocojams post. 

Information about Kamo Mphela is given in Comment #1 of Discussion Thread #2. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/05/comments-that-compare-south-african.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases Kamo Mphela's March 2021 video entitled "Nkunlunkulu" and presents comments that compare Kamo Mphela with Beyonce, Missy Elliot, Chris Brown, and/or other American singers. Those comment are from from the discussion thread of that official video and the discussion thread of two reaction vlogs. 

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to the composer of this song. Thanks to Kamo Mphela and all associated with this  embedded video and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREADS ABOUT KAMO MPHELA'S SONG AND VIDEO "NKULUNKULU"
These comments are presented with a link to their internet source and are numbered for referencing purposes only.

Discussion Thread #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fyhq8GJJPQA

[This is the discussion thread for the video that is embedded in this pancocojams post.]

1. Letters ToGinger, April 2021
"I'm here for the disgusted faces at 3:26 as the beat drops 😩😩πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯πŸ”₯"

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2. Lebo Kotele, April 2021
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It's Tlhogi's facial expressions for meπŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜πŸ˜"
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Tlhogi is the name of one of the female dancers in this video.

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3. welile maphalala, May 2021
"It's the facial expressions for me"

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4. Bonolo Nkokou, May 2021
"
Their facial expression! Unmatched!!πŸ”₯😭"

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Kamo Mphela- Nkulunkulu (Officlal Music Video) Reaction; Mansa Mayne,Mar 30, 2021

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lulu khumalo, April 2021
"That girl with facial expressions @4:50 though πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ€£πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚"

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2. 
Mmaletsholo Bereng, April 2021
"Lol the crazy facial expressions is actually a thing in South Africa. You will most likely see it everywhere here, especially while people are dancing."

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3.  Lebo Kotele, April 2021
"Tlhogi's facial expressions πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ˜"

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4. Vuyokazi Mthethwa, April 2021
"One thing about Tlhogi... She'll give you facials 😭🀣"

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5. Mulalo Makhani, April 2021
"Those facial expressions are part of the dance culture here in South Africa 😹😹"

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6. Kamogelo Mashifane, April 2021
"Tlhogi's disgusting face is top tier πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ™ŒπŸ½πŸ™ŒπŸ½"

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7. Msindisi Faleni, April 2021
"Now I can't help looking at her, throughout the video πŸ”₯πŸ”₯Shout out too herπŸ‘πŸΎπŸ‘πŸΎ"

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8. Popstar Musica, April 2021
"The facial expressions thing is called the disgusting face challenge asked for it to be reacted to a while ago🀣"

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9. Rabia RS, April 2021
"At 5:00 he finally notices those facial expressions πŸ€£πŸ‘πŸΌ Those expressions are everything hahaha"
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In this comment "he" refers to Mansa Musa, the African American host of this YouTube reaction vlog. 
Almost all of the videos that Mansa Musa reacts to are from the nation of South Africa, and it appears that most of  the commenters to his videos are from Africa.

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10. Ntombenhle Zimba, April 2021
"5:16 your laughter though, u liked those hilarious facials πŸ˜‚"
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11. 
TheeJay Molapo, April 2021
"You wouldn't understand, you need to feel the vibe to understand. It's life of the piano that gives you that expressions"
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"It's life of the piano" refers to South Africa's "amapiano" music genre. Kamo Mphele's "Nkulunkulu" is an example of amapiano music. 

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12. Koliwe Mbulawa, May 2021
"The facial expressions are part of a trend that's currently going on in South Africa."

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13. MANDISA BHENGU, May 2021
"Is it really a South African dance without those facial expressions πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜πŸ˜❤πŸ‘ I love my country"

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14. Khutso Mamabolo, May 2021
"The facial expressions and the glass on top of the head thing are a trend in South Africa πŸ€£πŸ˜‚"

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15. Thebe Mphahlele, May 2021
"The facial expressions are actually a dance move πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚πŸ”₯"

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16. Sihle Kanijya,  May, 2021
"The faces that they are making are a dance here in south Africa called "amehlo" a Zulu word meaning eyes"
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Click https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azp9sBgIiZ0&ab_channel=COOLVIBESTVCOOLVIBESTV for the Sept . 23, 2020 YouTube video entitled "Disgusting Face •new amapiano challenge 2020•|part 1].

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This concludes Part III of this three part pancocojams series.

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