Types Of Dance Music Created By Africans Or The African Diaspora (from comments in a discussion thread of a 2023 South African YouTube Amapiano music video)

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post presents comments from a sub-thread of the discussion thread of a 2023 South African music video that list types of dance music that Africans and people from the African Diaspora have created. A few other comments from that sub-thread are also included in this post. 

(Full disclosure- I couldn't resist the opportunity to add a comment to this discussion thread.)

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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post.

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM A SUB-THREAD OF THIS YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREAD

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g_hgm2Mf6Ag  Tyler ICU & Tumelo.za - Mnike (Visualizer) ft. DJ Maphorisa, Nandipha808, Ceeka RSA & Tyron Dee

Tyler ICU,  Apr 28, 2023 
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Pancocojams Editor's Note- I haven't included all of the comments from this sub-thread because they are frequently posted repeats of previous comments (such as "Jamaica gave us Reggae"). 

I also haven't included comments that debate when a particular music genre (such as Hip Hop) was created. Nor have I included comments that argue about who actually created it (such as comments that contend that or dispute whether Reggae contributed to Hip Hop).

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
 
1. @danielmuderhwa2451, 2023
"Congo gave us Rumba 🇨🇩

Nigeria gave us Afro music 🇳🇬

Ghana gave us Azonto 🇬🇭

South Africa 🇿🇦 gave us amapiano

Black Americans gave us hip hop and most genres

Kenya 🇰🇪 gave us support and views

Proud to be black.😮‍💨🤞🏾😍"

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2. @Dmanaka2dice,2023
"SA also gave kwaito & gqom"

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3. @dlilwon, 2023
"@Dmanaka2dice those didn’t get as popular as Amapiano"

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4. @phylahgruh8319, 2023
"As a kenyan I feel both offended and proud at the same time!😂😂😂❤"

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5. @Axvirix, 2023
"@dlilwon afro beats r so pop tfum"

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6. @thatprettyMf5244, 2023
"Support and veiws are from all African countries bru"

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7. @myselfazania7771, 2023
"@phylahgruh8319 😂😂😂. We thank you for the support 😂"

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8. @HarlowChapters-on8sm, 2023
"Zimbabwe gave us zim dancehall"

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9.@delviopinturah, 2023
"Angola Gave kuduro 🇦🇴"

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10. @belle3055, 2023
"Angola 🇦🇴 Kizomba 🇦🇴"

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11. @zambian_, 2023
"And Zambia gave us Kalindula"

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12. @albertopedro8632, 2023
"ANGOLA GAVE US  KIZOMBA, SEMBA, KUDURO"

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13. @navyg14, 2023
"Jamaica gave us dancehall 🇯🇲

Trinidad gave us soca 🇹🇹"

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14. @MzEbony_Luvz, 2023
"Jamaica gave us Reggae"

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15.@munyaradzimupondi2569, 2023
"Kenya gave us kanindo"

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16.@caribbeanstrawhat, 2023
"Haiti coming in with the Kompa & Gouyad  🇭🇹 🙏🏽"

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17. @NO1LIKES2FAIL, 2023
"@danielmuderhwa2451  Tanzania 🇹🇿 gave you bongo flavor don’t forget about that"

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18. @elvira6210, 2023
"Cameroon gave Makossa One love dear 🎉🎉❤"

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19. @lukwesamwape3683, 2023
"Uganda gave museveni"

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20. @clarandlovu3280, 2023
"Zimbabwe gave sungura. Watch what makhadzi and macheso will do  soonest🤞🏾"

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21. @rickimcfarland2269, 2023
"Don't forget PR Reggaeton ❤"

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22. @MrBBrah, 2023
"Sénégal 🇸🇳 give us Mbalax"

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23. @jelezulu4707, 2023
"@slim8497, 2023
"Haiti gave us Konpa and Rabòday 🇭🇹"

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24.@mikediallo6661, 2023
"Haitians gave u konpa

Jamaicans reggae

Afro Americans hiphop/rnb"

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25. @LaurentPlancel, 2023
"Don't forget

Angola: Kizomba/Kuduro

Congo: Ndombolo

Cameroun: Makossa

Jamaica: Dancehall

Haiti: Kompa/Gouyad

Martinique/Guadeloupe: Zouk

Cape verde: Funana

Trinidad: Soca

😎👊👍"

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26. @lesleyk1727, 2023
"Côte D'Ivoire gave us Zouglou and Coupé Décalé 🇨🇮"

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27. @anmafr4967, 2023
"Papi we latinos gave Salsa, Merengue, Tambores, Tango, Bolero and so on…but we are connected because of the african influence/origin ❤"

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28. @ayahp8655, 2023
"Haïti : Kompa

Martinique/Guadeloupe/Guyane :  Zouk/ Dancehall"

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29. @abcminime, 2023
"@Kurtiskase00 there is a difference between rap and hiphop"

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30.@Mohlala46790, 2023
"@dlilwon Amapiano is kwaito inspired. so without it there wouldn't be Amapiano. Another thing there was no YouTube or social media at the time of kwaito. Don't sleep on South African music we're not new in this sh-t*. There is also Mafikizolo who do afropop with classic bangers"
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.

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31. @mabel9701, 2024
"Congo also gave us Tango (=Ntangu), but Argentinians appropriated it without ever giving credit."

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32. @WaveyD, 2024
"Black excellence 🔥"

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33. @zeenhlengcobo, 2024
"South Africa also gave the world South African Jazz, Kwaito, South African house music, Afro Pop, and Gqom🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦✨❤️"

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34. @zeenhlengcobo, 2024
"@dlilwon  Gqom did in the rest of the world except for in America"

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35. @sonderexpeditions. 2024
"Jamaicans 👀 cuz I know I hear patois and familiar terms like "whining" in all those genres. Guadeloupe gave Zouk and Trinidad Soca, Cuba Salsa 😍"

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36. @azizip171
"@danielmuderhwa2451 wrote "Black Americans gave us hip hop and most genres". As an African American, here's some of "other genres" besides Hip Hop  (I am limiting this list to dance music which seems to be what the other commenters did- and given in no particular historical order:

-Blues (particularly Jump Blues & Boogie Woogie)

-Jazz (including swing)

-Rhythm & Blues (including a lot of sub-genres such as Doo-Wop, Disco, Soul, & Neo-Soul, and soul line dance songs such as "Cha Cha Slide" and "Wobble" that I think are a mix of R&B/Hip Hop)

-Funk (including Washington D.C. Go Go music)

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-House music

 

Also, Hip Hop music has sub-genres such as Southern Bass, Bounce, and Jigga music.

 

I'm sure I've  missed other dance genres that African Americans created or contributed to their creation such Folk music (Black Americans were the ones who added callers for square dancing), & we contributed and continue to contribute to the creation of United States Pop music and United States Country music. "

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