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Saturday, April 1, 2023

Comments About Ayra Starr's 2023 Hit Afrobeats song "Sability" (with a TikTok dance challenge video of this song)



TikTok World Stars, Feb. 16, 2023

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on Ayra Starr's song "Sability".

This post showcases a TikTok compilation of Ayra Starr and other people dancing to a clip of the song "Sability".

This post also includes selected comments from the discussion thread for that song's official YouTube music video that is embedded in Part I of this two part pancocojams series. A number of the comments' in the discussion thread for that video mention that Ayra Starr's song "Sability" samples Congolese musician 
Awilo Longomba's 1998 song "Coupe Bibamba."   

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/04/what-sability-other-nigerian-pidgin.html for Part of  this pancocojams series. That post showcases a YouTube video of the 2023 hit Nigerian Afrobeats song "Sability". This post also presents information about Ayra Starr and presents the song's lyrics with an English translation.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Ayra Starr for her music and thanks to all those who are featured on this TikTok compilation. Thanks to the producer of this TikTok/YouTube video and thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2023/04/awilo-longomba-featuring-jocelyne.html for a closely related pancocojams post about Congolese mega-star
Awilo Longomba's 1998 song "Coupe Bibamba". 
Ayra Starr's Afrobeats' song "Sabiity" samples that mega-hit record.

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SELECTED COMMENTS ABOUT AYRA STARR'S SONG "SABILITY"
These comments (including one that I posted) are from the discussion thread for the YouTube official music video for Ayra Starr's song "Stability" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KYn3k8dpRJI. That video is embedded in Part I of this pancocojams series and are NOT from the discussion thread for the video that is embedded in this post.

These comments are presented in relative chronological order based on their publishing date with the oldest comments given first, except for replies. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

2023

1. 
koueki malonga
"Inspiration straight from Congo  nice tribute to the maestro AWILO LONGOMBA. Congo has appreciated ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฟ sending  love only ๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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Wanja Wamucii
"2.7 million views in 6 days.. this song is fire ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ

Ayra is a legend ๐ŸŒŸ✨"

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3.. 
EDZICO
"Entered university at 16, started her music career at 18, became a superstar at 21, Carry go baby,you are blessed."

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4. Debby luxe
"She’s 20 but nice comment"

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5. likhona sigwatsi
"She entered Uni at 14 btw"

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6. Josue kasongo
"I am Congolese   and sincerely I am very proud to see how Nigerians manage to combine the styles of several countries such as those of the DRC to make Africa and the world dance.

the rhythm of this song comes from a very successful song by Awilo Longomba Ft. Jocelyne Beroard the title of the song is Coupรฉ Bibamba"

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7. Aplasticme
"I love how Nigerian music woke a sleeping beast in African music ๐Ÿ’š๐ŸŒฑ"

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9. M
ashokane Ramusetheli
"That an Amapiano - Africa Rising"

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10. Glody BM
"​@mashokaneramusetheli1198 this ain't amapiano but ndombolo from congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ mixed with afrobeat ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ"

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11. 
Mint Print
"From the beat to the lyrics to Awilo's sample to the visuals, all of dem Sabi. Mad vibez"

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12. reze tambwe
"Thank you for performing Awilo longomba's song ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ Coupรฉ bibamba released in 1998. Congolese ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช๐Ÿ’ช"

the link of the original song: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdnZpDB0uUE"

Once again congratulations the artist Ayra Starr

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13. Harley Queeen
"
Ahh thank you. I used to listen to that song as a kid. I was trying to find it."

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14. Jordaine
"
Thank you! I knew I heard that rhythm somewhere! The melody was buried somewhere in my memories and I was trying so hard to recollect it..."

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15. Keri Talk
"Awilo Longomba is recognized as the most popular Congolese Artist in Nigeria.

Thanks on behalf of Awilo!"

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15 .
 Maty C.
"Hopefully she gives Awilo some credits"

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17. Obinna Okorie
"@Maty C.  they already paid for the song to be sampled"

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18. 
"Sparko Uz3️rd
"Nonsense. This is all Nigerian"

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19. Mercy
"@Sparko Uz3️rd  Nope.  It is sampled from Awilo, even his voice is in the background.  Let's be real please. It is Nigerian in artistry, style, verses, performance, video work, editing, etc.  It is wonderfully Nigerian done. But the sample and hook of the song with the vibe is from Congo DRC, specifically a well known artist called Awilo Longomba"

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20. happy egbeke
"
@Wind Surfer  the chorus is Awilo’s not the entire song"

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21. nadiaishimwe
"As a member of Reading Comments Association (R.C.A)I am here to appreciate all the hard work of  Ayar Star .All the way from rwanda ๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ผ❤️"

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22. 
Danio Star
"RCA huuuuh you sabi ๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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23. Those Nigerian Twins
"
this comment is it LOLLL RCAyeeee"

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24. Danio Star
"@Those Nigerian Twins  She sabi well well Na sabiness be dis one ๐Ÿ˜„๐Ÿ˜ƒ"

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25. 
Gift Michael
"(R.C.A) Hmmm, Sabi organization"

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26. Fun Viral Videos
"Facts!!!!๐Ÿ’ฏ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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27. 
Arielle Ngozi
"Honestly we need our association! I can now no longer watch a video without reading comments. Wetin be dis abeg??๐Ÿคฃ๐Ÿคฃ

 This song is ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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28. 
nadiaishimwe
"@Arielle Ngozi  yes oo"

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29. Danio Star
" @Arielle Ngozi  Welcome to the R.C.A! ๐Ÿ˜…"

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30. 
Fun Viral Videos
"Nigerians๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ LOVE Awilo Longomba❤❤❤❤"

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31. Son of God
"This is actually a tribute to awilo cuz that legend made Nigeria parties trembled"

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32. 
Osee Babeki
"That Awilo sample slaps๐Ÿ”ฅ Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ to the World."

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33. M
int Print
"
From the beat to the lyrics to Awilo's sample to the visuals, all of dem Sabi. Mad vibez"

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34. 
just someone
"
Can someone please explain to me what the lyrics is about? ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ"

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35. 
ugowoundo
"
Sabi means to know or capable, skilled, talented or u know too much ๐Ÿ˜…, the ability to sabi is sability in nigerian pidgin english… u can deduce the rest from the video"

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36. 
ั ะจ
"It’s plagiarism from the song « coupรฉ Bibamba » ๐Ÿ˜…"

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37.  Iyamu George
"600 years after if you even have such lifespan you will still lack common sense. It’s not your fault. It’s hereditary"

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38. okuomose okuns
" @Iyamu George  He mumu to much."

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39. 
Arewa Reporters TV
"Ayra star Sability song is a remake of Awilo Longomba song called Coupe Bibamba, my respect for Awilo increase high, Awilo is a LEGEND ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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40. 
Darsh Ali Lekouanga
"Joli clin d'ล“il ร  awilo longomba, ce gรฉant de la musique. C'est l Afrique qui gagne. Love depuis le Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ"
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Google translate from French to English: 
"Nice nod to awilo longomba, this music giant. Africa wins. Love from Gabon ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฆ"

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41. 
Presnel M07
"Proud to feel our legend Awilo in your song ๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿ™Œ DRC represent"

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42. udge...
"When I heard the awilo Longomba voice I was so happy cos Congo is being represented. I love ayra Starr I'm hoping she gets nominated for a Grammy because she has been coming out with bangers recently. ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ"

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43. Grant Munday
"Loving your music over here in the UK! Fan for a while now, always coming with that straight fireeee!!  ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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44.
Bruce Mwangi
"The fact that she know shinji kagawa a manchester united iconic"

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45. Soso
"She's a United fan so she definitely knows"

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46. bright Bigger official
"Eeeeeehhhheeeee Awilo Longomba is the best in the world because this melody it's the same  with song of Awilo."

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47. Iyamu George
"Lies. She only sampled his chorus. Nothing looks awilo except the chorus"

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48. 
Itha Jwagamang
"Amazing shout out to you girl for using an African songs to do your own version and not like some African artist that just follow Western music"

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49. Ama-Sika
"Indeed..A sabi Girl๐Ÿ™Œ๐Ÿฝ๐ŸŒน❤"

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50. Shekinah Hanson
"Omo as this song land, no. 1 trending song on tiktok, boomplay, etc. This song is actually a hit๐Ÿ”ฅ"

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51. ATeeMan
"All the features in this video is amazing. From Korty Eo to Marvin Superstars to Otedola's queen herself to every other person. The afrobeats fusion with Congolese Rumba is supper new and amazing. The beauty and art in this video is simply amazing. The song alone is beautiful. It reminds me of "Awilo" back in the days. Its simply a brilliant work๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿ‘Œ"

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52. 
Lusamba hetu Deborah
"Inspired by awilo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ from Congo now naija hot it up ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ˜Š"

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53. T4pink
"One thing I love about HER,IS ALTHOUGH SHE YOUNG SHE KNOWS ALOT OF OLDIES MUSIC AND brings THEM BACK TO LIFE BY SAMPLING AND EVEN GETS THE OLDIES TO HAVE A SAY IN THE ART. IS LIKE WATCHING MY NIGERIAN CHILDHOOD WHEN U USE TO DANCE TO THIS SONG. She did this thing for Sare too. I love her art. I wish someone samples labaja music"

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54. Belonce Kamz

"Abeg๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’‰๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฟ๐Ÿ’ƒ๐Ÿฟ. Afrobeat meets Lingala๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ‘Œ๐Ÿพ"

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55. Officialdams_fz
"Combination of rumba and afro beats ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ๐Ÿ’ฅ"

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56. dajuanparker14
"
It’s good to see Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ influence to the Nigeria ๐Ÿ˜Š"

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57. AfricancoolChic
"We love Congo ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ"

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58. ken mzy
"Congo has always influenced the whole of Africa for decades....we've grown up to listening to Awilo Longomba, Papa Wemba, Madilu System, and all other Rhumba artists๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ’ฏ

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59. Ronald Ampaire
"Ayra has done so much Justice to the Awilo Jam.. with Sability. The touch of Ligala with Afrobeat is high notch.. it can only be a Star. Ayra is a STAR."
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"Ligala" is a typo for "Lingala", a language spoken in the Congo. (formerly known as Zaire).

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60. Dikizeyiko
"without Congo music sounds and melody africa music would have gone nowhere. R.d.c  eloko ya makasi

we are and always will be everywhere.๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ"
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Google translate from Lingala to English: "eloko ya Makasi" = "something strong"

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61. Basics with Angie
"A remake I never knew I needed…on repeat"

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62. Swahili Nomad
"Nah she really sampled the most ICONIC Congolese song from the 90s. Love to see it!!!"

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63. Idk
"At least give credits ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ to awilo and don't try to steal his dances too"

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64. 
True Thots
"What part of sampling don't you understand and what makes you think any body cannot use his dance? Africans and crab mentality...."

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65. Lubem Gwar
"Did Awilo tell you that he wasn't given credit? Did he complain? Sampling in music is allowed. Michael Bolton did it all through his career, Whitney Houston did it with her award winning song, "I will always love you". The Fugees rap group sampled nearly all their songs. So?"

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66. Oyade A
"Uneducated mumu!! You think a big artist like this will use work without a contract with Awilo? Ode! May be she should have come to your house to tell you"

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67.nana korantemaa ayebeng
"I actually thought this song belongs to a Congolese person lol heard it  at a club in Ghana last week Friday and since I have been searching  little did I know it was Ayra until I listen to the voice well n realized it was my superstar ๐Ÿฅฐ๐Ÿฅฐ"

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68. Arnold Wayne
"The awilo part was a dope touch,,,takes me back"

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69. Affo Mohamed
"She's so proud of our name " SABI" I'm so proud to be a SABI"

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70. 
BA Fan๐Ÿ€
"1mill SUBSCRIBERS ๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰๐ŸŽ‰ ❤ Ur good and everybody loves your Musik even If they dont Unserstand what the lyrics mean ๐Ÿ˜‚"

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71. chilaka ikechukwu
"Queen of the Sabi Nation!!! ๐Ÿ‘‘๐Ÿ‘ธ๐Ÿฝ❤️"

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72. Jack Bauer
"Good song Ayra star, big up Awilo longomba" 

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73. frank dodo
"African artists need to start bigging up their own fashion designers,  all I hear is prada and Jimmy choo, but you dey in African attire"

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74. Jean Kisimba
"VIVA NOTRE LEGENDE AWILO LONGOMBA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ”ฅ✌️

Tiktok est en feu avec ce Challenge ! tu as fait un coup de maรฎtre bravo l'artiste"
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Google translate from French to English:
"LIVE OUR LEGEND AWILO LONGOMBA ๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ”ฅ✌️

Tiktok is on fire with this Challenge! you did a masterstroke congratulations to the artist"

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75. 
Leon Lieveld
"Please somebody tel mi if she sey Shinji kagawa he was my favorite Football player from Japan ๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต i am from Suriname ๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ท South America"

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76. sulusi 10
"Yes she dd"

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77. 
Voltage
"This chorus is from a cartoon but can’t remember where… not sure if it’s Sampson’s… family guy or whatever but it definitely sounds familiar"

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78. Azizi Powell
"@Voltage, it's based on the song/chant that the witches' guards sung in The Wizard Of Oz - " Oh ee oh! Yo oh!

This same chant is found in Awilo Longomba's1998 song "Coupe Bibamba".

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79. 
Samo Lopo
"
Hope she paid royalties to "Wizard of Oz" wicked witch guards ๐Ÿ˜…"
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This comment was published after Voltage's comment that is given above, and before my comment (although I hadn't read it before I wrote mine).

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80. Ansel solomon
"Respect Nigerians with music creativity ooooo.....we lead in this role...No competition ๐Ÿ‘"

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81. 
VICTORIA I.C.E. You
"
The Beyoncรฉ of Africa!!"

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82. 
Love Heals
"
I love how you guys also incorporated the Congolese dancing styles in the song."

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83. 
Tav N
"
Awilo Longomba look at what you have done? Thank God for Pepe Kale, Kandahar Bongoman, Awolo, Sakiss, Yondo sister, Daniel Kimoko... they paved way for this music!"

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