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According to https://www.qobuz.com/gb-en/album/tsiki-tsiki-duncan/6009705700608 , the album Tsiki Tsiki by Duncan was released on May 3, 2014
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This is Part Ii of a four pancocojams series that showcases songs that include the South African phrase "Tsiki Tsiki Yo".
Some information about Duncan Skuva is included in this post along with some information about these two songs. Selected comments from the discussion threads for these YouTube videos are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/the-origins-meanings-of-south-african.html for Part I of this pancocojams series. That post presents a comment and further explanations about the origins and meanings of the South African phrase "Tsiki Tsiki yo". Examples of that phrase that are used as a nickname for South African soccer player Thabo Mooki are also included in this post.
That post also showcases a YouTube sound file of the 1994 South African record "Tsiki Tsiki Yo" (also given as "Tsiki Tsiki" or "Tsikitsiki") by Kwaito pioneer singer, musician, and composer M'Du Masilela. Information about M'Du Masilela is included in this post.
Selected comments from this video's discussion thead are also included in this post.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/ke-star-with-its-tsiki-tsiki-yo-phrase.html for Part III of this pancocojams series.That post showcases the 2020 official YouTube video of the song "Ke Star" by South Africans Focalistic and Vigro Deep and the 2021 official YouTube remix of "Ke Star" by (South African) Focalistic and (Nigerian) Davido, and South African (Vigro Deep). The phrase "Tsiki Tsiki Yo" is prominately featured in that song.
That post also includes information about Focalistic, Vigro Deep, and Davido.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/02/what-ke-star-and-some-other-lyrics-mean.html for Part IV of this pancocojams series. That post presents the original lyrics to that song along with an article excerpt about the song "Ke Star". An excerpt from a Wikipedia article about Sepitori- the language used in this song- is presented after that article excerpt.
That post also quotes comments that provides information about the meaning of the title and the meaning of a few other lyrics in Focalistic's original song "Ke Star".
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to M'Du Masilela, Duncan,Skuva (Afrotainment), Mampintsha, Professor & AKA for their musical legacies. legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of these videos on YouTube.
Ezase Afro, Sept. 12, 2014
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This single was released on August 29, 2014.
Quote #1 [Article Excerpt]
From https://www.zkhiphani.co.za/5-things-you-may-not-know-about-rapper-duncan-skuva/ "5 Things You May Not Know About Rapper, Duncan Skuva", published in 2019 by Mandisa Ntsinde
"There are plenty of things we love about Duncan Skuva. The Afrotainment rapper is arguably one of the country’s most gifted artists and although the music he releases is few and far between, he remains one of the most loved and respected Hip Hop artists of our time. We have compiled a list of things you may not have known about the rapper.
Duncan first stepped onto the scene when
he featured on Zakwe’s track Isukile back in 2012. Isukile saw the public get
an introduction to Duncan’s clever wordplay and storytelling. And saw him
foretell his impact on the game. Months later Duncan recorded and shot a video
for his street single titled Khayalami featuring the late Prokid, Redbutton,
Zakwe and Musa. His street credit was cemented and he was recognised for his
skill.
Duncan is known for the social
commentary in his music
He is known for bringing his socially
conscious content in the form of rich storytelling where he teaches and shares
his life experiences with the audience. This is a rare thing in South African
Hip Hop music. He does this all the while keeping the integrity of lyricism
alive. He recently showcased this on his 2019 single, Sikelela featuring Thee
Legacy. The song painted a picture of forgotten stories that are hardly shared
in music or any other medium.
His debut album, Street Government earned him the recognition he deserves
Duncan dropped his debut album, Street
Government to massive acclaim. The album, which is rich in storytelling and raw
street style Hip Hop earned him 6 nominations at the 2014 SAHHA. He was also
nominated for two South African Music Awards.
As if he is not decorated enough, he was on the list for Africa’s Top 10
MC 2014 along with big names in hip hop such as Cassper Nyovest, Ice Prince and
Sarkodie.
[…]
Bonus fact: Duncan is always seen with
an Afro-pick in his hair for aesthetic purposes."
From https://wiki.projecttopics.org/8028-duncan/index.html "Wiki: Duncan (Tsiki Tsiki Remix) ft Mampintsha, Professor & AKA.
"Duncan stepped his first foot in the Music Industry, when he was featured by Zakwe
on his Gold Selling Album, track titled Isukile. Months later Duncan recorded and
shot a video for his street single titled "Khayalami" featuring Prokid, Redbutton, Zakwe & Musa.
His street cred was built and a strong recognition across
was received.
Recently he was featured on Big Nuz latest offering “Made In
Africa”.
Duncan’s single “Tsiki Tsiki” sampled from the legendary Mdu Masilela enjoyed high rotation
on all
television networks and urban radio stations before the release of his
debut album
titled “Street Government”.
His follow up single “Tsiki Tsiki Remix” Featuring AKA, Professor, Mampintsha topped iTunes singles charts upon two days of release earning the freshmen the number 10 spot on “Africa’s Top 10 MC’s 2014 list alongside continent’s mega super stars such as Ice Prince, Sarkodie, Casper Nyovest and AKA.
Street Government shot up iTunes albums charts upon release as fans waited for the release with bathed breath and the album is still iTunes top 5 best selling albums to date since it was released on the 29 August 2014."
From http://urbanafricaclub.com/duncanskuva-duncan-on-fb-duncan-tsiki-tsiki "Duncan – Tsiki Tsiki (South Africa)" Urban Africa Club (no publishing date given)
"South Africa celebrates a comeback of old school kwaito mixed with hip-hop. “Tsiki Tsiki” by upcoming Durban hip-hop cat Duncan remixes the same titled kwaito classic by one of the genre’s pioneers M’du himself. Even though there has always been songs mixing the vibes of kwaito and hip-hop it is only recently that South African hip-hop producers, many of them used to copy the sound of Drake, Kanye West or Kendrick Lamar are looking for musical inspiration in their own country.
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This is a quote of that complete post except for a GIF and a video of this song’s remix. These words are in between those two embedded features: “Watch out for that new wave of kwaito about to hit you: this is but a beginning. Tsiki Tsiki yo!”
From https://genius.com/Duncan-tsiki-tsiki-lyrics Genius Annotation by thabo, 2015
"This is sort of a redo by Duncan. This is the 11th track off his sophomore album Street Government.
He released a brilliant video for it,
There is also a remix featuring AKA, Professor and Mampintsha.
The remix has a cameo from the great Mdu Masilela himself.
The remix-remix has more views than the Album version song, re-do. Probably because of the cameo of The Godfather.”
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I haven't found any online English translations for these songs. Click https://genius.com/Duncan-tsiki-tsiki-remix-lyrics for the lyrics to the Tsiki Tsiki Remix
Comment #7 in the first selected comment compilation below provides a summary in English about what this song is about.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR DUNCAN'S "TSIKI TSIKI"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zrhZHLbmw_o&ab_channel=EzaseAfro
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. Bafana Nzimande, 2014
"Now this is the real kasi hip hop... I love the lyrical
content!!!! Props Duncan!!!"
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2. Thokozani Dube, 2014
"Wow!! I'm blown away, proudly South African.Big up to Mdu
Masilela and Duncan!!!"
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3. KULAX CHANNEL, 2014
"this is the joint for this year. madly underated"
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4. Thabs Mk, 2014
"I have no words. This too good!!!"
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5. Thabo Molefi, 2014
"there's a new trend going on ka music of south africa... its
a good thing cos now the producers are sampling more of the SA music from way
back, from Tsiki Tsiki to dog shebeleza to steve kekana... its good to be
proudly SA..."
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6. prince kevin, 2014
"nice one bro God bless your hustle respect from Nigeria i
dont understand what his saying but the raps and the beat got me dancing like
him and jumping like yooooo"
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Reply
7. nkosi nkantsu, 2017
"prince kevin he's talking about how good the old days were growing up in South Africa in the Township / Ghetto, everybody loved each other and everything attainable. girls didn't want you for ya money, you'd dance till you were tired. life was good"
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8. Dj Lagugga, 2014
"this is dope
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9.Bellina Chokoe, 2014
"AwwuuuUUuu mzanzi....tsiki tsiki yhhooo!! aahh love ds song..."
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10. xola filo, 2014
"I love, yooooooooh"
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11. Relebogile Matjila, 2014
"Originality!!! pure pantsula sound."
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12. Zintle Ndyambo, 2014
"yooo tsiki tsik, Dyoooola maan.. tsiki tsiki yhoooooo!!!!"
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13. Sanele Dlamini, 2014
"Tsiki Tsiki Iyhooo !"
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14.Bulelani Mothabeng. 2014
"fire kasi style"
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15. Nosimilo Mvelase, 2014
"Tsiki Tsiki Yohhhhhhh!!! ahhhh man this track though"
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16. Lunga Shilenge, 2014
"How old is this Duncan guy??? his lyrics are really
misleading. definitely he was a tolder when the original track was
released... these are not his lyrics..
beside context of his song is pointless, sampling the track at this
magnitued. He is basically doing a
"Cover Song" there is nothing he is bringing in..."
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Reply
17. TheLoxionKasie, 2014
"Dude there is nothing he is doing? He brought at least three
verses into this song. Listen, if you don't understand the concept go and
listen to The Roots on "Can't Stop This". They did on J Dilla's
"There Comes a Time" the same thing that Duncan did to Mdu's song.
Just go and listen to both J Dilla and The Roots, bro. Maybe if you see a high
profile band doing what you call "sample at this magnitude", you
might understand this better. It's basically paying homage to Mdu and Kwaito in
the same way The Roots paid homage to Dilla."
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Reply
18. Mpume Nyathi, 2014
"Great track..Fresh. I dont know what you hoping
to get beyond those bars. This is dope. your criticism is overboard"
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19. Leandro Dinho. 2014
"Original S.A hip hop baba! #salute"
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20. romise sithole, 2015
"i cant get enough of this
song........................yoooooh tsiki tsiki yoooooooh"
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21. Linda Ndlovu, 2015
"Damn...i like this track, when i'm driving at the location i
put the volume up n all the windows down. #Durban have done it again #031 for
life."
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22. Dennis Waliaula, 2015
"Tsiki tsiki yoooo LOVE from Kenya, mad one"
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23. David Mwangi, 2017
"2017 still loving it from Kenya"
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24. Lutsandvo Vilane, 2019
"💃💃💃tsikiiii
tsiki yohhh hello weekend"
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25. Odala, 2020
"2020 lockdown like Tsikitsiki yoo0."
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26.
"beautiful remix auty yase kasi, i like the fact that you did
not downgrade the song yaka bra Mdu, you still kept the standard and sounds
just as nice"
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27. Xolani Funde, 2020
"Mdu Masilela must be so proud, nice one Duncan Brother"
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28. Marcus Viyane, 2021
"2021 Duncan ke star ⭐"
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This comment refers to the 2020 song "Ke Sar" by Focalistic and Vigro Deep and/or the remix for tht song which also featured the Nigerian megastar Davideo.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR THE "TSIKI TSIKI REMIX "
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zCZEEegl8sQ&ab_channel=EzaseAfro
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
1. bridwell kres nonyane, 2014
"I must be proud of mzansi hip hop"
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2. Nathan Kush SA, 2014
"Big up to Mdu Masilela on this one
boist. Material"
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3. Walter Phosa, 2014
"nah to you all I mean Mdu the legend is
in the video and this is a remix to his song but they dont let him spit"
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4. Lwazi Ntondini, 2014
"this is dope dope dope but all i can
hear is qwaito music this in not hip hop. duncen entlek which genre do you fall
under??"
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5. Danko Apparel and Clothing, 2014
"Dope video Dope instruments...lol....AKA at the pick of his
career he brought the hi-pop element to thie song better than Duncan....Think
they should have gave Mdu some time on the mike."
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6. Ridwaan Milase, 2014
"Im a big kwaito n hip hop fan... No
hating Bt this is an insult SA music... Come on Afro.. Really nw? #Ducan
I see you man.. True, Zakwe would
have made d track better, nevertheless Im glad he's not on this track, he has a
reputation to protect.."
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The bold font was originally used in this comment.
"Afro" is a shortened form of Duncan Skuva's nickname "Afrotainment".
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7. Sandile Mtolo, 2014
"Seems like they ddnt explain the song
theme to AKA, his verse is way weak and it s out of topic uhlulwa these kwaito
guys...#Waaaaaanda on the beat"
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Reply
8. Walter Phosa, 2014
"He is out of place in this song"
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Reply
9. Darion 4k, 2014
"you need to understand durban culture
and music to understand how his verse fits. it does fit"
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Reply
10. Sandile Mtolo, 2014
"@Darion Kiboyo
IM From durban born n bred the verse doesn't fit at all"
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Reply
11. Darion 4k, 2014
"@Retsam Fut
Okay, do some research around some cats called "TRO", listen
to their shit, hopefully that'll help you understand how the verse fits."
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Reply
12. kristal boo, 2014
"@Darion Kiboyo
learn english boy he is off the song"
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Reply
13. Justin Ringanayi, 2015
"I thought he was the best in this song"
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Reply
14. Sandile Mtolo, 2015
"@*****
Yes u think, NOT that he was!"
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Reply
15. Stevens Motshegwa, 2017
"Even his "Tsiki tsiki yooh!"
doesn't sound right 😂😂😂😂"
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16. Ab Stance, 2014
"i honestly think this video should have
been shot at a skwatta. i feel like they tried to copy American hip hop, which
is good but this song was "mzansi kwaito" if you know what i mean. no
hate, i actually liked it."
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17. Nameko Nkuebe, 2014
"This is hot guys!"
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18. Nduna We Ñombe, 2014
"Bring back the old school isja the times
of the All stars"
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19. Dat Boi Nkuli, 2014
"Hehehehehehehe, Random white guy at the
end."
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20. Linda Ndlovu, 2015
"Durban all the way...."
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21. MBChB, 2015
"when you are featured in a track but u
dnt want to be a part of it, but u have nothing to do because it money .... thn
u do like AKA on this Track -_-
-_- -_-"
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22. MajorrBison, 2015
"would this pass for kwaito??? anyone?"
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23. TLOTLISO KHEEKHE, 2015
"I love kwaito, but leave AKA alone, they
were trying to mix SA hip hop with kwaito..."
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24. Kolor MeYellow, 2015
"I love A.K.A but he didn't get the MEMO.
His verse was weak"
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Reply
25. eck e, 2015
"@Kolor Meyellow i agree but the beat is too kasi for a guy
like him"
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Reply
26. Bumpy Johnson, 2015
"Best verse on this whole thing what are
you talking about? "Never come to the party to DALA, what we came for ZAKA
is a classic line...."
27. Henry Dube, 2015
"I miss these type of beats"
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28. Edward Kamau, 2015
"Wololo, thiz' a track i listen to every morning in Nairobi
traffic. Ma best part is when Duncan begins by whistling, "Bafana
Bafana". Really kool collabo. AKA, Big Nuz, Professor, thanks for holdin'
it down wit Duncan. One love from Nairobi, Kenya!!"
29. Tshepo Dintwa, 2015
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Reply
30. Msizi Basil Khumalo, 2015
"+Tshepo Dintwa islima nje se new generation hop buble gum nxafu nxafu and thats it verse gone"
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Google translate: Zulu to English:
"islima nje se new generation hop buble gum nxafu nxafu" = j"ust silly of the new generation hop buble gum side by side"
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Here's information about "bubblegum" [music]
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bubblegum_music#:~:text=Bubblegum%20(also%20called%20bubblegum%20pop,marketed%20for%20children%20and%20adolescent
"Bubblegum (also called bubblegum pop) is pop music in a catchy and upbeat style that is considered disposable, contrived, or marketed for children and adolescents.[11] ...
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31. nOx, 2016
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32. Lokomoch Bounce, 2016
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33. Livius Hamutenya, 2016
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34. DJ Moska, 2016
"the song that made me love African hip-hop"
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35. Collins Manyanga, 2016"my favourite rapper Duncan"
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36. BRIAN GATIU, 2018
"What does Tsiki tsiki ..mean?"
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There’s no reply to this question in that discussion thread as of the date of this compilation.
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37. jerry uqueio, 2018
"woooza , perfect combination of voices, you are so creative
and original,2018 i still listen. moz
approves"
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"moz"= Mozambique
38.
"am a coloured will Smith boy"
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This is a line from this song. “Coloured” here refers to the South African
mixed race population. Will Smith is a referent for the African American rapper, actor. I think this line is meant as a compliment.
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39. thizaman1972, 2019
"Kwaito was at its best back then, I still reminisce on how
we used to bump these numbers back at Kasi."
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40. Kasi Flights BW, 2020
"The song still dope even today (14 April 2020)"
This concludes Part II of this five part pancocojams series.
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