Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post documents comments from two sub-threads that are found in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video of his 2014 hit song "Aye". The first sub-thread is about Africans' attitudes about other Africans living abroad. The second sub-thread is about Yorubas in Benin & in other nations besides Nigeria.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.
Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
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Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802
likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768
total # of comments: 5,437
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM TWO "AYE" VIDEO SUB-THREADS
Sub-Thread #1: Comments From Africans About Other Africans Living Abroad
This excerpt consist of all but one of the comments that were posted to this sub-thread as of July 15, 2017 (7:10 PM)
Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
1. Coogie246, 2015
"Its a shame young Nigerian women in the U.S don't dance like the women in this video any more. A lot (Not all) come to the U.S and try to act too posh, they try and rid themselves of the things that make them unique to the rest of the world....shame. Nigerian women are some of the most gorgeous women on the planet."
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2. Kitty Purry, 2015
"Lol, true. I used to kind of act like that when I was younger, but traditional songs like this make me embrace my roots even more. I love our culture and tradition, it's so rich and fascinating.
And you're right that it's what makes us unique to the rest of the world, which is why it's imperative to keep our tradition aflame and pass it on to the next generation, otherwise it fades into obscurity. So, I'm going to ensure that I teach my kids about their culture, even if they are raised in the western world.
I think it's more about finding the right balance between the western culture and our traditional beliefs, especially if you reside in the western world and work in the corporate world. All in all, I'm very proud to be a Yoruba girl."
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3. oriolori89, 2015
"+Miss Bukky very well said as far too many Africans try to rid themselves of their very africanness as soon as they hit the states, being an older women I am having none of that nonsense .. when in America I braid my hair and an eat my foods,( amala, eba, fufu , ogbono soup, efo rifo , ewa, , ) I eat all of our foods African foods in America .. and why not ? am looking for where to get ISE EWU ... yum.."
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[Pancocojams comment added 7/16/2017] YouTube commenters may change their user name. When that happens, the name used for all of the comments written by that commenter is changed to the new user name. However, that old name still shows up in other commenters' replies. "Miss Bukky" appears to be an earlier user name for "Kitty Purry".
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4. Kitty Purry, 2015
"+oriolori89 Really? Is that how it is in the states? I actually live in the UK it's quite different here and it's actually funny because a lot of African teenagers and young adults who were born here to immigrant parents actually really love the culture and they truly embrace it. It's only those who migrated here that try to act indifferent. And here in the UK, especially in London, Nigerian food is so easily accessible, along with other African household items. You can literally live like you do in Nigeria, just in a different continent.
My problem was that I had no Nigerian friends when I first moved here, due to the school I attended, so I had no one to share the culture with, but all that changed when I met other Nigerians
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5. oriolori89, 2015
"+Miss Bukky I live both in the uk and Nigeria as I have homes in both places and yes of course we have our foods our culture all around us in the big cities not the countryside London,Manchester are big Nigerian hubs but Nigerians are so bold they will set up shop anywhere they are not afraid to go places . This is the thing about us is that we tend to be the first ones to step outside "safe " zones as black areas America is different its too big for a start so the African communities are really scattered and tend to concentrate in big cities like new York Houston and Atlanta ..I remember on one trip about a decade ago to los angeles I was in the valleys where you don't get many blacks let alone Africans , I bumped into another Yoruba man who heard me speaking in Yoruba to the people I was with he was so happy! lol you get that from time to time .
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6. Kingsley Odogwu, 2015
"+oriolori89 Hello, how are you doing?"
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7. Nona Yabuisness, 2015
"It's the truth. It's the same for the ones in the UK. Most of them used to pretend to be be Jamaican when I livd in London back in the day. That's why I will never date one of them. They're are Europeanized/Americanized to the max. No sense of African in them at all. Fake Africans"
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8. Nona Yabuisness, 2015
"+Miss Bukky Thats not what I saw. When I used to visit London first generation Nigerians and Africans in general used to pretend to be Jamaicans. They used to call Africans like me "FOB" aka "Fresh Off The boat". They had no African pride whatsoever"
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9. oriolori89, 2015
"+Olayinka Kazeem some of the youth are lost because their parents are too busy chasing naira"
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"naira"= monetary unit in Nigeria
[Pancocojams Editor comment added 7/16/207] YouTube commenters may change their user name. When that happens, the name used for all of the comments written by that commenter is changed to the new user name. However, that old name still shows up in other commenters' replies. My guess is that "Olayinka Kazeem" is an earlier user name for "Nona Yabuisness".
Fwiw, http://www.first-names-meanings.com/names/name-OLAYINKA.html indicates that "Olayinka" is a Yoruba female name that means "wealth" surrounds me".
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"Ola" is a prefix that found in a number of Yoruba names and means "wealth" (and also "honor"). "Inka" is a suffix that is found in a lot of Yoruba names and means "surrounds me". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2014/11/yoruba-names-and-their-meeanings-by.html the pancocojams post "Yoruba Names And Their Meanings" by Fela Sowande
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10. Nona Yabuisness, 2015
"+oriolori89 Some? Most so called Africans overseas are lost. My experiences with you people will always be here and bad. Sorry if I can't get with the pro African vibe that u ppl have embraced within the last year or two. I remember you ppl before. Alot of you were ashamed to be African"
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11. oriolori89, 2015
"+Olayinka Kazeem I presume you took your user name then not all of us are ashamed to be Africans I live part of the year on African soil and its my home now so no our cultures are very strong but this wont be apparent to you unless you are exposed to it and most blacks simply are not"
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12. Briste Belle, 2015
"I am igbo Nigerian in the US. So proud of my culture that even my coworkers wish they are Nigerians. They like when i speak Igbo on the phone and my natural hair styles (Usually Mohawk, with braided sided and combed-up middle), I smile always too... Some of them wish they could marry a Nigerian but the thing is marrying a Nigerian won't make them Nigerian, they'll only be foreigners married to a Nigerian... Anyways, I appreciate my culture and people, Naija for liife!"
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13. Wizkyy Edem, 2015
"+Briste Belle HI BRISTE HOW ARE YOU, IT A GOOD THING TO KNOW THAT SOME PEOPLE OVER THERE WANT TO MARRY NAIJA PPL BUT CAN YOU PUT ME ON CONTACTING THEM COS I REALLY WANT TO KNOW THEN FIRST THEN MAYBE WE TAKE IT TO ANOTHER LEVEL.BUT THEY MUST BE VERY BEAUTIFUL LIKE YOU."
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14. Classiqueremyhair, 2015
"+Olayinka Kazeem hmmm. I don't think so at all. I live in Chicago and 95% of Nigerians born here do not play American music hardly. They are more into it than even those in Naija. I cannot remember the last time I heard American songs in Naija parties here. Hardly. Most Nigerians here are more into our culture, it's those at home trying to get Americanized"
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15. oriolori89, 2015
"+Classiqueremyhair yes the youngsters back home have a convoluted idea of life stateside."
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16. Akou Kouassi, 2015
"+Classiqueremyhair I agree to it"
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17. Monafa Gill, 2015
"preachh 😩 most of the dancing today is derived from africa, they should be proud"
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18. NickHill668, 2015
"have you explored the whole U.S? no you haven't it's bigger than you think [two profanity words deleted]
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19. mary mpi, 2015
"I mean I'm an Nigerian in u.s and I can dance"
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20. NickHill668, 2015
"you people are [profanity deleted] stupid, point [profanity] proven
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21. pureknightxs, 2015
"+Olayinka Kazeem That's how it was, key word is was. Its most definitely not like that anymore many nigerians embrace their culture now which is how it should be. I personally am saving up to study yoruba at soas university."
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SOAS University, London England "SOAS University of London is the only Higher Education institution in Europe specialising in the study of Asia, Africa and the Near and Middle East." https://www.soas.ac.uk/about/
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22. rara alsina, 2015
".... u kinda is right and i think everyone should embrace their culture. i wore sum thing like what she wore in the video to school and everyone actually liked it"
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23. NickHill668, 2015
"^ hahahah my god this is hilarious"
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24. [Reply to NickHill668 deleted]
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25. Funmilade Akinleye, 2015
+Coogie246 thank you, we know!! #proudlynigerian
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26. priscilla wanosowo, 2015
"+Funmilade Akinleye"
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On internet social media, a commenter who only writes a reply consisting of a plus sign followed by a commenter's name is indicating that he or she is "cosigning" (agreeing with) what that commenter wrote. In doing so, he or she is giving that commenter "props" (respect/recognition) for that comment.
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Sub-Thread #2: Comments About Yorubas In Benin & Other Nations Besides Nigeria
This is the complete sub-thread (as of July 15, 2017 (7:15 PM)
Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
1. ete ike, 2016
"This is totally the Yoruba traditional video. Yoruba tribe is NIGERIAN."
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2. Malika Sillam, 2016
"There are also Yoruba in Benin."
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3. Debbie, 2016
"+Malika Silla lol every Yorùbá person u see in this world has NIGERIAN ROOTS/ANCESTORS. Yorubas travelled to them neighbouring countries in the olden days. they still do now and intermarry. there are afrocubans and Brazilians that practise Yorùbá religion and bear our names."
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4. I Am Many Things, 2016
"nope, research things friend. Yoruba are from benin,same as nigeria. yoruba in benin did not migrate at all, its just colonial border that separate them from Nigeria yoruba. just saying....yoruba are native to benin and nigeria."
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5. Debbie A, 2016
"+DreamOfTheEndless Sir eerrrm I am Yorùbá myself. Oduduwa(the father of thé yorubas) , ile-ife(thé cradle of thé yorubas), ooni of ife,alake of egba,olubadan of ibadan,oba of benin city(edo state), alaafin of oyo,moremi ajasoro, bashorun ogunmola even thé gods and goddesses are ALL INDEGENOUS TO NIGERIA. Many yorubas married from bénin.
I know many people from bénin republic That even told me this. They bear Yorùbá names Because theyve mingled. Doesnt mean they are Yorùbá. They may have Married a Yorùbá person or have yorubas as grandparents. They speak fon and french. Though their Yorùbá is a little différent Because of their accent. And many nigérians back in thé days used To bring house helps from bénin republic To Nigeria. Some arent Yorùbá at aaaalll but Because theyve stayed with yorubas they know thé language and bear thé name.I dont know or think they still do it. (i mean being househelps over)
The Yoruba share borders with the Borgu in Benin; the Nupe and Ebira in central Nigeria; and the Edo, the Esan, and the Afemai in mid-western Nigeria. The Igala and other related groups are found in the northeast, and the Egun, Fon,Ewe and others in the southeast Benin. The Itsekiri who live in the north-west Niger-Delta are related to the Yoruba but maintain a distinct cultural identity. Significant Yoruba populations in other West African countries can be found in Ghana,Togo, Ivory Coast, Libéria and Sierra Leone Of course Theyll speak thé language intermarry and Take It To their country.
As of 2016 heres thé population of thé yorubas. Nigeria 40 million, Bénin 2.2 million Ghana 460,000 Togo 300,000, Ivory Coast100,000, Europe-200,000 North America-200,000 . Theres a reason Why Nigeria has thé most numbers. BECAUSE ITS THE HOMELAND OF EVERY YORUBA PERSON. (Regardless of migration and marriage) Because you find a set of people in a country doesnt mean they or their languages are indegenous To That country or land. E.g: Australia is for thé aboriginals but their main language is English and Its predominantly white people. "
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I reformatted this comment to increase its readability.
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6. Malika Silla, 2015
"+Debbie A
He is right. Yorubas are native to Benin and Nigeria.
But you're right with some points.
Significant population does not mean that they are native to that place. It just means that there is a great amount of them living there. If you Google Somalis, a significant population place would be Germany. It just means that they are many Somalis living in Germany.
Also the Yoruba found in Ivory Coast are not Ivorians but Nigerians born in Nigeria that migrated to Ivory Coast.
The same goes for Ghana and Togo. Those Yorubas living there are Nigerians.
Again the reason why Benin and Nigeria exist is because of colonial borders. If it wasn't for white people you wouldn't have Nigeria or Benin.
The reason why Nigeria has the higher population is because white people wanted it. If they would made the borders different what would you say?"
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7. I Am Many Things, 2015
"+Malika Silla right!!!!"
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Saturday, July 15, 2017
"Lakadu" Jokes In Davido's Afrobeat Song "Aye" 's Official YouTube Video Discussion Thread
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post documents several of the "Lakadu" play on words jokes that are found in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video of his 2014 hit song "Aye".
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.
Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
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Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802
likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768
total # of comments: 5,437
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PARTIAL LYRICS FOR DAVIDO'S SONG "AYE"
[Verse 1:]
She fine pass Darego
She dey do like Ronaldo
My sweetie poraro (potato)
Ha! Eminado
She like e my song
She like e my song
Her favorite artiste na Davido
Davido
And I like what I see
I like what I see
Baby girl just come come balance for me [alternate transcription: "come dobale for me")
Come balance for me [alternate transcription: "come dobale for me"]
Aaa
Cause nobody can love you like I do
Nobody can touch e you like I do
Nobody can love you like I do
Nobody can touch you like I do
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Here's some explanations of these lyrics:
fine = African American Vernacular English word meaning "very good looking"
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Darego = reference to Nigerian model and beauty queen
From Lolade Adewuyi, June 2017 [in the official "Aye" discussion thread]
(written in response to a comment by Muusa Maxamed) - "Muusa Maxamed "She look like Darego" (Agbani Darego was Miss World 2001)"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbani_Darego
"Agbani Darego, MFR (born Agbani Asenite Darego, 22 December 1982) is a Nigerian model and beauty queen, best known as the first native African to win Miss World."
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"Ronaldo" refers to the famous footballer (soccer) player "Ronaldo" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo The line "She dey do like Ronaldo" may mean something like "To me she would be a big star like Ronaldo or "She is exciting like Ronaldo".
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http://www.nairaland.com/1361399/whats-meaning-emi-nado-which What's The Meaning Of ''Emi Nado'' & From Which Language?
Summarized:
"Emi Nado" is the title of a 2013 Nigerian "R&B" song by Tiwa savage ft Don Jazzy.
"Emi Nado" also has two Yoruba meanings, one of which has a sexually explicit reference.
"Eminado" [Emi nado] in igbo is a good luck charm made of cowries that wrestlers traditionally wear tied to their waist.
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Instead of "come balance for me", Rachel Bello, 2014, a commenter in this video's discussion thread wrote that Davido sang "come dobale" for me."
"Dobale (my pronunciation guess: doh-bah-lay)
From http://www.nairaland.com/261964/nairaland-official-igbo-hausa-yoruba/4
biina: Dec 28, 2009"dobale in yoruba means to prostrate, which is an act of respect when a male is greeting one who much older than him (or a king). Females are expected to kneel down."
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for information about Davido, for song lyrics and more explanations about Nigerian language and Nigerian Pidgin English words in this song.
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SELECTED "LAKADU" COMMENTS IN THE YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR DAVIDO'S "AYE" OFFICIAL "AYE" VIDEO
For referencing purposes only these selected comments are assigned numbers in each sub-thread
First Sub-Thread
1. Ayo E, 2015
"Knock knock
Who's there
Lakadu
Lakadu who
Nobody can love like Lakadu
Nobody can touch Lakadu"
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2. odinese nwad, 2015
"Mad person"
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3. Lewa Uzo, 2015
"lmaooo"
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4. dammy hotness, 2015
"😅😅😂😂"
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5. Yothame Mensan, 2015
"+aj kriss Lool i got the joke xD"
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6. beth wanja, 2015
"Hahaha thats funny"
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7. chuckyoo, 2015
"+aj kriss Hilarious! I get the joke and do not know why some are so uptight. Live a little and take a joke. LOL!"
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8. MajorrBison, 2015
"+aj kriss ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, I NO FIT SHOUTZZZZ!"
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9. Conrad Mbaziira, 2015
"+aj kriss hahahahahaha. This funnyyy man"
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10. odinese nwad, 2015
"Go read one of his comment on tekno-dance."
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20. BDD EDDE, 2015
"+aj kriss lmaoooo :') i can never listen to this song the same way again"
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21. Kbaf4, 2015
"+aj kriss AAAAAAAHHHHHJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA!!!!!"
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Second Sub-Thread
1. Abel First-Quao, 2016
"'Nobody can love you, Lakadu!
Nobody can touch you, Lakadu!'
And so, Lakadu was forever alone. Aye!"
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2. Armelle Tulunda, 2016
"Omg i laughed so hard"
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3. Bashiru Mumuni, 2016
"lol"
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4. SimplyAnne, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao Clever lol!"
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5. AmaraFyne Du, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao lmboooooooooooooooooo real tears !!"
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6. kansascityrocky, 2016
"Hey guys, I believe that the lyrics are nobody can "toju" you like I do! In yoruba language toju means to take care of you! It sound like he's saying touch you but he's not!!"
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7. Abel First-Quao, 2016
"+kansascityrocky Really?
That's very interesting."
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8. MyGrande Videos, 2016
"Darlings it's like I do"
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9. Abel First-Quao
"+Pump White Oh come on, it's just a bit of fun. Join the party haha"
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This comment directly follows the comment given as #8 in this post. "Pump White" may have been the former screen name for MyGrande Videos.
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10. Mary Jane, 2016
"I'm dying Hahaha"
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11. TeeCeeZA, 2016
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"
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12. shivan justine G, 2016
"+Mary Jane same to me here hahaaaah
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13. gazelle20111
"Nobody can love you like I do* that's what he is saying but with a strong accent"
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14. MetropoliBoy, 2016
"+gazelle20111 everyone has an accent, it depends on who is talking and who is listening. If you are an American visiting Africa, when you talk, an African say that you have an accent and vice versa. So, in essence, you have an accent if you don't talk like the local people of a place. In America, you might not have an accent but when you come down to Africa, you have an accent because your pronunciation will be different from the local people."
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15. Ellis Walraven, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao #dead, also...smh"
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16. lola lee, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao Now that's all I hear. smh"
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17. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao what does lakadu mean exactly, excuse me, im from liverpool merseyside in britain"
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18. Ellis Walraven, 2016
"+RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction Its a joke, a play on the words "Like I Do", except the comment by Abel personified the phrase and created "Lakadu" - genius!"
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19. Mohammed Shiine, 2016
"you sir, own this songs comment section. how do feel about this achievement."
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20. How to be a youtuber For Life, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao rofl"
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21. Sam Ambe, 2017
"Nonstop niaja"
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22. Grenadaspice1, 2017
"I had to read the comment a few times but I get it now...lol...I love the Nigerian accent"
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This pancocojams post documents several of the "Lakadu" play on words jokes that are found in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video of his 2014 hit song "Aye".
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and entertainment purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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Click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.
Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
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Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802
likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768
total # of comments: 5,437
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PARTIAL LYRICS FOR DAVIDO'S SONG "AYE"
[Verse 1:]
She fine pass Darego
She dey do like Ronaldo
My sweetie poraro (potato)
Ha! Eminado
She like e my song
She like e my song
Her favorite artiste na Davido
Davido
And I like what I see
I like what I see
Baby girl just come come balance for me [alternate transcription: "come dobale for me")
Come balance for me [alternate transcription: "come dobale for me"]
Aaa
Cause nobody can love you like I do
Nobody can touch e you like I do
Nobody can love you like I do
Nobody can touch you like I do
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Here's some explanations of these lyrics:
fine = African American Vernacular English word meaning "very good looking"
**
Darego = reference to Nigerian model and beauty queen
From Lolade Adewuyi, June 2017 [in the official "Aye" discussion thread]
(written in response to a comment by Muusa Maxamed) - "Muusa Maxamed "She look like Darego" (Agbani Darego was Miss World 2001)"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Agbani_Darego
"Agbani Darego, MFR (born Agbani Asenite Darego, 22 December 1982) is a Nigerian model and beauty queen, best known as the first native African to win Miss World."
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"Ronaldo" refers to the famous footballer (soccer) player "Ronaldo" - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo The line "She dey do like Ronaldo" may mean something like "To me she would be a big star like Ronaldo or "She is exciting like Ronaldo".
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http://www.nairaland.com/1361399/whats-meaning-emi-nado-which What's The Meaning Of ''Emi Nado'' & From Which Language?
Summarized:
"Emi Nado" is the title of a 2013 Nigerian "R&B" song by Tiwa savage ft Don Jazzy.
"Emi Nado" also has two Yoruba meanings, one of which has a sexually explicit reference.
"Eminado" [Emi nado] in igbo is a good luck charm made of cowries that wrestlers traditionally wear tied to their waist.
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Instead of "come balance for me", Rachel Bello, 2014, a commenter in this video's discussion thread wrote that Davido sang "come dobale" for me."
"Dobale (my pronunciation guess: doh-bah-lay)
From http://www.nairaland.com/261964/nairaland-official-igbo-hausa-yoruba/4
biina: Dec 28, 2009"dobale in yoruba means to prostrate, which is an act of respect when a male is greeting one who much older than him (or a king). Females are expected to kneel down."
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for information about Davido, for song lyrics and more explanations about Nigerian language and Nigerian Pidgin English words in this song.
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SELECTED "LAKADU" COMMENTS IN THE YOUTUBE DISCUSSION THREAD FOR DAVIDO'S "AYE" OFFICIAL "AYE" VIDEO
For referencing purposes only these selected comments are assigned numbers in each sub-thread
First Sub-Thread
1. Ayo E, 2015
"Knock knock
Who's there
Lakadu
Lakadu who
Nobody can love like Lakadu
Nobody can touch Lakadu"
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2. odinese nwad, 2015
"Mad person"
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3. Lewa Uzo, 2015
"lmaooo"
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4. dammy hotness, 2015
"😅😅😂😂"
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5. Yothame Mensan, 2015
"+aj kriss Lool i got the joke xD"
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6. beth wanja, 2015
"Hahaha thats funny"
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7. chuckyoo, 2015
"+aj kriss Hilarious! I get the joke and do not know why some are so uptight. Live a little and take a joke. LOL!"
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8. MajorrBison, 2015
"+aj kriss ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha, I NO FIT SHOUTZZZZ!"
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9. Conrad Mbaziira, 2015
"+aj kriss hahahahahaha. This funnyyy man"
**
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10. odinese nwad, 2015
"Go read one of his comment on tekno-dance."
**
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20. BDD EDDE, 2015
"+aj kriss lmaoooo :') i can never listen to this song the same way again"
**
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21. Kbaf4, 2015
"+aj kriss AAAAAAAHHHHHJAJAJAJAJAJAJAJA!!!!!"
****
Second Sub-Thread
1. Abel First-Quao, 2016
"'Nobody can love you, Lakadu!
Nobody can touch you, Lakadu!'
And so, Lakadu was forever alone. Aye!"
**
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2. Armelle Tulunda, 2016
"Omg i laughed so hard"
**
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3. Bashiru Mumuni, 2016
"lol"
**
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4. SimplyAnne, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao Clever lol!"
**
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5. AmaraFyne Du, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao lmboooooooooooooooooo real tears !!"
**
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6. kansascityrocky, 2016
"Hey guys, I believe that the lyrics are nobody can "toju" you like I do! In yoruba language toju means to take care of you! It sound like he's saying touch you but he's not!!"
**
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7. Abel First-Quao, 2016
"+kansascityrocky Really?
That's very interesting."
**
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8. MyGrande Videos, 2016
"Darlings it's like I do"
**
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9. Abel First-Quao
"+Pump White Oh come on, it's just a bit of fun. Join the party haha"
-snip-
This comment directly follows the comment given as #8 in this post. "Pump White" may have been the former screen name for MyGrande Videos.
**
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10. Mary Jane, 2016
"I'm dying Hahaha"
**
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11. TeeCeeZA, 2016
"😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂"
**
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12. shivan justine G, 2016
"+Mary Jane same to me here hahaaaah
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13. gazelle20111
"Nobody can love you like I do* that's what he is saying but with a strong accent"
**
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14. MetropoliBoy, 2016
"+gazelle20111 everyone has an accent, it depends on who is talking and who is listening. If you are an American visiting Africa, when you talk, an African say that you have an accent and vice versa. So, in essence, you have an accent if you don't talk like the local people of a place. In America, you might not have an accent but when you come down to Africa, you have an accent because your pronunciation will be different from the local people."
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15. Ellis Walraven, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao #dead, also...smh"
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16. lola lee, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao Now that's all I hear. smh"
**
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17. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao what does lakadu mean exactly, excuse me, im from liverpool merseyside in britain"
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18. Ellis Walraven, 2016
"+RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction Its a joke, a play on the words "Like I Do", except the comment by Abel personified the phrase and created "Lakadu" - genius!"
**
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19. Mohammed Shiine, 2016
"you sir, own this songs comment section. how do feel about this achievement."
**
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20. How to be a youtuber For Life, 2016
"+Abel First-Quao rofl"
**
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21. Sam Ambe, 2017
"Nonstop niaja"
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22. Grenadaspice1, 2017
"I had to read the comment a few times but I get it now...lol...I love the Nigerian accent"
****
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Visitor comments are welcome.
Friday, July 14, 2017
The Pan-African & Global Reach Of YouTube Videos Of Contemporary African Music - Commenters Identify Their Nation & Ethnicity In The Discussion Thread For Davido's "Aye" Video
Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post documents the pan-African and global reach of YouTube contemporary African music videos as demonstrated by commenters indicating their nation and/or ethnicity in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video for his 2014 Afrobeat hit song "Aye".
The content of this post is presented for cultural and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
-snip-
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for information about Davido and for song lyrics for "Aye" as well as some explanations about those lyrics.
Also, click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.
Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
-snip-
Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802
likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768
total # of comments: 5,437
****
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Almost every discussion thread of YouTube Afrobeats music videos includes viewer commenters giving their nation of origin and/other affiliations such as their ethnic group.
This pancocojams post features a sub-thread and other selected comments from the official YouTube video of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's 2014 hit song "Aye" demonstrates how fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido include people from numerous African nations and from many other nations throughout the world.
Among other points, these comments from this YouTube discussion thread documents that a number of people of recent African ancestry (apart from the African Diaspora) live in nations outside of Africa.
****
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
This is a complete sub-thread* from the discussion thread of Davido's official YouTube video of the song "Aye".
The post indicates that there were a total of 118 responses to the initial comment. However, only 109 of those comments can be read in that sub-thread (as of July 14, 2017 5:40 PM). I've quoted all of those comments in this pancocojams post except for three cases of accidental [?] repeat posting of the same comment
I've added brief editorial comments after a few of these comments.
Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
2016
1. thScopps94
"Which Countries are you all from ?"
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2. JASMIN OMER
"I'm ethiopia. proud to be African."
**
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3. Sibel Filiz
"Turkey"
**
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4. Persona Non Grata
"+Sibel Filiz cameroon"
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5. bulut yağmur
"+Scopps94 Turkey:)"
**
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6. Martha Dung
"Canada"
**
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7. TIJWAN HD
"nigeria/English"
**
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8. Scopps94
"ethnically*"
**
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9. Martha Dung
"*ethnically Nigerian."
**
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10. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Both Ethiopian and Ghanaian."
**
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11. Ruby M
"Tanzania"
**
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12. Hannan Omar
"Kenya/Tanzania"
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13. Rahma A
"Somalia"
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14. Scopps94
"+Abel First-Quao awesome mix 😊"
**
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15. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Why thank you! Much appreciated haha"
**
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16. Hamza yazz
"+Scopps94 morroco ♥♥"
**
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17. Carbon Queen
"Nigerian - English."
**
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18. Carbon Queen
"+Tijani Gaming
I'm black British, too! 😄"
**
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19. Rackk City
"Turkey :D"
**
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20. Chylsie Dominique
"Guyana"
**
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21. Youss Hassan
"Djibouti ;)"
**
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22. ukia Stardoll
"Irish"
**
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23. chris maloney
"Naija flowing everywhere....."
**
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24. Scopps94
"I'm loving the diversity in listeners, it's soo inspiring for us naijas , more"
**
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25. Stanley Dougé
"Haïti Quisqueya bohio land of high mountains pearl of the Antilles 💪"
**
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26. Yacine
"algerian french 😉😉"
**
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27. Cynthia Gyimah
"Ghana 🇬🇭"
**
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28. KILL'N'STEAL [MINECRAFT]
"+Scopps94 Ukraine=)"
**
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29. Naomi Oke
"+Scopps94 Nigeria"
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30. Gunjee
"English born Cameroonian"
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31. RachedTV
"+Scopps94 I'm Tunisian but i leave in France"
**
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33. James Earnest
"I'm a Nigerian 😁 but in D.C. people think I'm from Ethiopian. so I was always dating Ethiopian girl 😁"
**
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34. Jitta Kombey
"Born in England Sierra Leonean"
**
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35. Shadira Obi Adeleke
"Nigeria🇳🇬❤️"
**
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36. Empress Shae Tadesse
"Ithiopia living in Jamaica"
**
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37. mandy marume
"+Scopps94 Zimbabwe"
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38. solo ell dineroo.
"holland"
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39. Matheus Ugoagwu
"Brazil"
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40. Tempestt Brown
"United States"
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41. ahmed noor
"I born in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷 but my parents from Somalia"
**
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42. Diana Betton
"United States, but my family is from Jamaica, and South Africa. My boyfriend is Yoruba."
**
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43. Jubin Pun
"Singapore"
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44. An0th3rSumm3r
"Angola"
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45. TheMimaps
"Benin, anyone? :("
**
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46. forever young
"Nigerian living in England"
**
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47. forever young
"+Naomi Oke same here Yoruba"
**
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48. Joshua Muwanguzi
"Denmark :)"
**
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49. Joshua Muwanguzi
"+Joshua Muwanguzi My boyfriend and mom (from Uganda) in the picture."
**
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50. Amedeo Ferrigno
"Italian-Nigerian but live in England tho💯💯"
**
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51. S Maine
"Nigeria ans Senegal"
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52. Aksum አክሱም ፣ ንግሥት
"+Scopps94 Ethiopia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
**
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53. P Charminggg
"Nigerian and black american living in the United States"
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54. Noella M
"Congo/Ivory Coast, living in France"
**
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55. BlackMambaForReal
"+Scopps94 Guadeloupe"
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56. Leïla G
"Côte d'Ivoire/ France"
**
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57. Ellis Walraven
"+Scopps94 the signal just hit Jupiter last week, currently #1 in the charts on the planet and all moons!!"
-snip-
I've no idea what this comment means.
**
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58. H. Rashid
"+Scopps94 SUDAN ~"
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59. Dieyi
"+Scopps94 Senegal!"
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60. Anthonia Orji
"Nigeria but I was born and raised in the US"
**
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61. lydia daniel
"+halefom meki born in Uganda but raised in Australia"
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62. chris maloney
"+Anthonia Orji hi there, how you doing today?"
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63. 100yearsofsolitudful
"+Scopps94 Congo kinshasa"
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64. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"+Scopps94 how come the always say or talk about ronaldo the football player ha, i love the tunes there so fresh, im from liverpool in the uk"
-snip-
This comment refers to a mention of the football (soccer) star Ronaldo in Davido's "Aye" song.
**
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65. LanaDelNeigh
"Ghana :p"
**
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66. Dalila Santos
"+Scopps94 Brazil"
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67. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"Liverpool UK. England."
**
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68. shesBlessed83
"🇿🇦🇳🇬"
**
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69. Myth the sage
"+shesBlessed83 wtf is zang?"
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70. Dneyaa Ross
"+Scopps94 Portugal"
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71. Denise McKinley
"+Scopps94 United States :)"
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72. Mbessang Amandine
"Cameroon"
**
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73. Sadde 111
"+Manresans lleig KeviAmandine lleig Kevin"
**
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74. nondumiso kheswa
"south africa"
**
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75. Brenda Kabanda
"Uganda"
**
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76. Melina Melunsche
"+Scopps94 Germany"
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77. Maka Velli
"+Scopps94 Zamunda"
-snip-
"Zamuda" is the name of the fictional African nation in Eddie Murphy's American movie Coming To America.
**
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78. Scopps94
"+Maka Velli -___-"
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79. Bhagyashree Thakore
"+Scopps94 From the UK but I'm Indian :)"
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80. bruce hillary
"Malaysia anyone?????????"
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81. L K
"Ireland 🇮🇪🍀"
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82. Bolanle Adisa
"+Aksum አክሱም ፣ ንግሥት you're actually everywhere!"
**
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83. Sakina Dremeau
"+Scopps94 FRANCE ! <3"
**
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84. Esther Tongo
"+Scopps94 Gabon"
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85. arryyam
"Eritrean but live in Sweden"
**
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86. Negro SD
"+injera your name 😂"
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87. socachai
"+Scopps94 Trinidad"
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88. Seren Dialllo
"The netherland but mine parents are from Guinea conakry"
**
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89. AmihsorihSayan YT
"+Scopps94 ALGERIA !!"
**
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90. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"Canada, but my mother is from DRC✊"
-snip-
DRC = Democratic Republic Of The Congo (also known as Congo Kinshasa)
**
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91. shanneyp1
"Panama(Central America), but my roots are from France, Jamaica and Barbados."
**
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92. THE VICTOR
"Man you've created so much love here. You deserve an award. By the way, I'm Nigerian. #Igbo extract. I love everyone here."
**
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93. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"+PIANO MAN We are all brothers and sisters! I doesnt even matter in which contry we come from, we're a family <3"
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94. Scopps94
"+PIANO MAN oh I was just interested, but it seems I've shed light to the diverse listeners we have 👍"
-snip-
It appears that there was a comment that is no longer showing from PIANO MAN asking why Scoopps94 requested this information.
**
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95. Hani Hasabo
"Sudan"
**
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96. Jumai Hariran
"+Scopps94 Nigeria!!"
**
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97. Joel Kotto
"+Scopps94 Cameroon"
**
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98. Lwando G
"South Africa"
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99. Tebogo Bakgakgodi
"Botswana."
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100. mr forty tower
"Africa"
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101. THE VICTOR
"+mr forty tower we know you are AFRICAN, WHAT COUNTRY IN AFRICA? The 54?"
**
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102. Jessica Malach
"Canada!"
**
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103. Andrew Mutambara
"Zimbabwe"
**
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104. Amal Ali
"Somalia"
**
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105. Tracy Afriyie
"US but I'm Ghanaian🇬🇭🇬🇭"
**
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106. Sarah F K
"Belle cote d Ivoire"
****
ADDENDUM- SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Here are some additional comments from this video's discussion thread that include nations that aren't listed in the 2016 sub-thread started by thScopps94 which asked commenters about their nation/ethnicity.
Please accept my apologies if I missed any nations/ethnicities. Also, my apologies if I repeated nations that are already listed in that featured sub-thread.
(Numbers have been assigned for referencing purposes only.)
1. Oscar Augou, 2014
"You make proud to be part of this humble but powerfull culture of Western Africa.... Lagos Rocks Naija people, a brother from Ivory coast"
**
2. Rossy Pico, 2014
"I appreciate your two cheeks .. from Ecuador"
**
3. sadeck alnadif, 2014
"From Central African Republic, your music makes us forget the war we are livin. Thank you very much, keep it goin..."
**
4. Gerald Mwangi, 2015
"This is why Nigerian music stays winning. Love from Nairobi, Kenya people."
**
5. Amna269, 2015
"Nice African Video.I like it s tradtional and Modern. Beautiful Natural Queen ! Amna From Comores Islands."
**
6. Sambou Sissoko, 2016
"Africaine fier de être Mon Afriqe trad Mali davido welcom"
**
7. Adri A, 2016
"ONE LOVE FROM JAMAICA!!!!!"
**
8. BlessedByHim, 2016
"Much love from the country Honduras!!!"
**
9. Daniela Aguilar, 2016
"I'm from Colombia, Latin America, but I like this music, haha is so cool, pd: sorry for my bad English, I speak Spanish :)"
**
10. Freddy Mejia1, 2016
"Boricua obsessed with Davido 👌🏽"
-snip-
"Boricua" = Puerto Rico
**
11. doc riak, 2016
"i am south sudanese i love this song can anyone translate it for please"
**
12. Mar Angely :v, 2017
"The guy that I like has dedicated me, I'm from the Dominican Republic."
**
13. Safyah Khater, 2017
"Ayoub Wsafi me too . From Egypt , mother of the world , umm al dunia!"
-snip-
This was posted in response to a comment from Ayoub Wsafi who identified himself as from Morocco and then wrote "Proud to be Africain"
**
14. jestey cooper, 2017
"my all time favourite.. lots of love from Botswana"
**
15. Marta Tchemane, 2017
"Hi im from Moçambique! Can someone who understand translate it for me please! Ple"
**
16. Barbara Gomes, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku i'm from Cape Verde"
**
17. Davis Kayumba, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku Rwanda"
**
18. Margaret Hamutenya, 2017
"Namibia"
**
19. Laurish, 2017
"I absolutly love this song. much love from angola"
**
20. Tamera Tarwoe, 2017
"proud Liberian-Ivorian American"
**
21. Abeme Elá, 2017
"Canary islands stolen islands from motherland"
**
22. Emily bn, 2017
"Nancy Moraa equatorial Guinea"
**
23. Vincypearl, 2017
"I'm proud to be Afro-Caribbean 😊"
**
24. Pedro Luis asumu Obama nchama, 2017
"it doesn't matter witch country, am just African."
**
25. Tiffany Rixton, 2017
"DR Congo, Malawi and Mozambique"
**
26. Ali Torres, 2016
"im inlove with this song <3 hello from Belize"
-snip-
Added to this post 7/15/2017
****
I also believe that I read a comment in Davido's official YouTube "Aye" video's discussion thread from someone from South Korea, from someone from China, and from someone from Russia. But I can't find those comments now.
****
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This pancocojams post documents the pan-African and global reach of YouTube contemporary African music videos as demonstrated by commenters indicating their nation and/or ethnicity in the YouTube discussion thread for Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's official video for his 2014 Afrobeat hit song "Aye".
The content of this post is presented for cultural and socio-cultural purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy and thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
-snip-
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for information about Davido and for song lyrics for "Aye" as well as some explanations about those lyrics.
Also, click the Davido Aye video tag that is found below for more information and comments about this Afrobeat song and about other subjects that relate to this song and video.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
...HKN Music presents the official music video of Aye, Davido's fourth single off his forthcoming sophomore album. Directed by Clarence Peters, the video is shot in a rural setting and tells a tale of love between different classes.
Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince's love interest. Aye shows Davido at his best, showing raw talent in a different direction, cultural, and entirely refreshing.....
-snip-
Statistics [as of 7/14/ 2017 5:40 PM]
total views: 40,573,802
likes: 97,054; dislikes: 5,768
total # of comments: 5,437
****
PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
Almost every discussion thread of YouTube Afrobeats music videos includes viewer commenters giving their nation of origin and/other affiliations such as their ethnic group.
This pancocojams post features a sub-thread and other selected comments from the official YouTube video of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido's 2014 hit song "Aye" demonstrates how fans of Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido include people from numerous African nations and from many other nations throughout the world.
Among other points, these comments from this YouTube discussion thread documents that a number of people of recent African ancestry (apart from the African Diaspora) live in nations outside of Africa.
****
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
This is a complete sub-thread* from the discussion thread of Davido's official YouTube video of the song "Aye".
The post indicates that there were a total of 118 responses to the initial comment. However, only 109 of those comments can be read in that sub-thread (as of July 14, 2017 5:40 PM). I've quoted all of those comments in this pancocojams post except for three cases of accidental [?] repeat posting of the same comment
I've added brief editorial comments after a few of these comments.
Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
2016
1. thScopps94
"Which Countries are you all from ?"
**
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2. JASMIN OMER
"I'm ethiopia. proud to be African."
**
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3. Sibel Filiz
"Turkey"
**
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4. Persona Non Grata
"+Sibel Filiz cameroon"
**
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5. bulut yağmur
"+Scopps94 Turkey:)"
**
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6. Martha Dung
"Canada"
**
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7. TIJWAN HD
"nigeria/English"
**
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8. Scopps94
"ethnically*"
**
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9. Martha Dung
"*ethnically Nigerian."
**
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10. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Both Ethiopian and Ghanaian."
**
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11. Ruby M
"Tanzania"
**
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12. Hannan Omar
"Kenya/Tanzania"
**
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13. Rahma A
"Somalia"
**
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14. Scopps94
"+Abel First-Quao awesome mix 😊"
**
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15. Abel First-Quao
"+Scopps94 Why thank you! Much appreciated haha"
**
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16. Hamza yazz
"+Scopps94 morroco ♥♥"
**
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17. Carbon Queen
"Nigerian - English."
**
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18. Carbon Queen
"+Tijani Gaming
I'm black British, too! 😄"
**
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19. Rackk City
"Turkey :D"
**
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20. Chylsie Dominique
"Guyana"
**
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21. Youss Hassan
"Djibouti ;)"
**
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22. ukia Stardoll
"Irish"
**
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23. chris maloney
"Naija flowing everywhere....."
**
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24. Scopps94
"I'm loving the diversity in listeners, it's soo inspiring for us naijas , more"
**
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25. Stanley Dougé
"Haïti Quisqueya bohio land of high mountains pearl of the Antilles 💪"
**
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26. Yacine
"algerian french 😉😉"
**
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27. Cynthia Gyimah
"Ghana 🇬🇭"
**
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28. KILL'N'STEAL [MINECRAFT]
"+Scopps94 Ukraine=)"
**
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29. Naomi Oke
"+Scopps94 Nigeria"
**
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30. Gunjee
"English born Cameroonian"
**
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31. RachedTV
"+Scopps94 I'm Tunisian but i leave in France"
**
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33. James Earnest
"I'm a Nigerian 😁 but in D.C. people think I'm from Ethiopian. so I was always dating Ethiopian girl 😁"
**
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34. Jitta Kombey
"Born in England Sierra Leonean"
**
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35. Shadira Obi Adeleke
"Nigeria🇳🇬❤️"
**
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36. Empress Shae Tadesse
"Ithiopia living in Jamaica"
**
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37. mandy marume
"+Scopps94 Zimbabwe"
**
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38. solo ell dineroo.
"holland"
**
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39. Matheus Ugoagwu
"Brazil"
**
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40. Tempestt Brown
"United States"
**
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41. ahmed noor
"I born in Brazil 🇧🇷🇧🇷 but my parents from Somalia"
**
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42. Diana Betton
"United States, but my family is from Jamaica, and South Africa. My boyfriend is Yoruba."
**
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43. Jubin Pun
"Singapore"
**
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44. An0th3rSumm3r
"Angola"
**
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45. TheMimaps
"Benin, anyone? :("
**
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46. forever young
"Nigerian living in England"
**
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47. forever young
"+Naomi Oke same here Yoruba"
**
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48. Joshua Muwanguzi
"Denmark :)"
**
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49. Joshua Muwanguzi
"+Joshua Muwanguzi My boyfriend and mom (from Uganda) in the picture."
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50. Amedeo Ferrigno
"Italian-Nigerian but live in England tho💯💯"
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51. S Maine
"Nigeria ans Senegal"
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52. Aksum አክሱም ፣ ንግሥት
"+Scopps94 Ethiopia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"
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53. P Charminggg
"Nigerian and black american living in the United States"
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54. Noella M
"Congo/Ivory Coast, living in France"
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55. BlackMambaForReal
"+Scopps94 Guadeloupe"
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56. Leïla G
"Côte d'Ivoire/ France"
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57. Ellis Walraven
"+Scopps94 the signal just hit Jupiter last week, currently #1 in the charts on the planet and all moons!!"
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I've no idea what this comment means.
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58. H. Rashid
"+Scopps94 SUDAN ~"
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59. Dieyi
"+Scopps94 Senegal!"
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60. Anthonia Orji
"Nigeria but I was born and raised in the US"
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61. lydia daniel
"+halefom meki born in Uganda but raised in Australia"
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62. chris maloney
"+Anthonia Orji hi there, how you doing today?"
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63. 100yearsofsolitudful
"+Scopps94 Congo kinshasa"
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64. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"+Scopps94 how come the always say or talk about ronaldo the football player ha, i love the tunes there so fresh, im from liverpool in the uk"
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This comment refers to a mention of the football (soccer) star Ronaldo in Davido's "Aye" song.
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65. LanaDelNeigh
"Ghana :p"
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66. Dalila Santos
"+Scopps94 Brazil"
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67. RRSYS.info - Roulette Prediction
"Liverpool UK. England."
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68. shesBlessed83
"🇿🇦🇳🇬"
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69. Myth the sage
"+shesBlessed83 wtf is zang?"
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70. Dneyaa Ross
"+Scopps94 Portugal"
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71. Denise McKinley
"+Scopps94 United States :)"
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72. Mbessang Amandine
"Cameroon"
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73. Sadde 111
"+Manresans lleig KeviAmandine lleig Kevin"
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74. nondumiso kheswa
"south africa"
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75. Brenda Kabanda
"Uganda"
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76. Melina Melunsche
"+Scopps94 Germany"
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77. Maka Velli
"+Scopps94 Zamunda"
-snip-
"Zamuda" is the name of the fictional African nation in Eddie Murphy's American movie Coming To America.
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78. Scopps94
"+Maka Velli -___-"
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79. Bhagyashree Thakore
"+Scopps94 From the UK but I'm Indian :)"
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80. bruce hillary
"Malaysia anyone?????????"
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81. L K
"Ireland 🇮🇪🍀"
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82. Bolanle Adisa
"+Aksum አክሱም ፣ ንግሥት you're actually everywhere!"
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83. Sakina Dremeau
"+Scopps94 FRANCE ! <3"
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84. Esther Tongo
"+Scopps94 Gabon"
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85. arryyam
"Eritrean but live in Sweden"
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86. Negro SD
"+injera your name 😂"
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87. socachai
"+Scopps94 Trinidad"
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88. Seren Dialllo
"The netherland but mine parents are from Guinea conakry"
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89. AmihsorihSayan YT
"+Scopps94 ALGERIA !!"
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90. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"Canada, but my mother is from DRC✊"
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DRC = Democratic Republic Of The Congo (also known as Congo Kinshasa)
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91. shanneyp1
"Panama(Central America), but my roots are from France, Jamaica and Barbados."
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92. THE VICTOR
"Man you've created so much love here. You deserve an award. By the way, I'm Nigerian. #Igbo extract. I love everyone here."
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93. Koyenyi Divine Okimela
"+PIANO MAN We are all brothers and sisters! I doesnt even matter in which contry we come from, we're a family <3"
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94. Scopps94
"+PIANO MAN oh I was just interested, but it seems I've shed light to the diverse listeners we have 👍"
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It appears that there was a comment that is no longer showing from PIANO MAN asking why Scoopps94 requested this information.
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95. Hani Hasabo
"Sudan"
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96. Jumai Hariran
"+Scopps94 Nigeria!!"
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97. Joel Kotto
"+Scopps94 Cameroon"
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98. Lwando G
"South Africa"
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99. Tebogo Bakgakgodi
"Botswana."
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100. mr forty tower
"Africa"
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101. THE VICTOR
"+mr forty tower we know you are AFRICAN, WHAT COUNTRY IN AFRICA? The 54?"
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102. Jessica Malach
"Canada!"
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103. Andrew Mutambara
"Zimbabwe"
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104. Amal Ali
"Somalia"
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105. Tracy Afriyie
"US but I'm Ghanaian🇬🇭🇬🇭"
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106. Sarah F K
"Belle cote d Ivoire"
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ADDENDUM- SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Here are some additional comments from this video's discussion thread that include nations that aren't listed in the 2016 sub-thread started by thScopps94 which asked commenters about their nation/ethnicity.
Please accept my apologies if I missed any nations/ethnicities. Also, my apologies if I repeated nations that are already listed in that featured sub-thread.
(Numbers have been assigned for referencing purposes only.)
1. Oscar Augou, 2014
"You make proud to be part of this humble but powerfull culture of Western Africa.... Lagos Rocks Naija people, a brother from Ivory coast"
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2. Rossy Pico, 2014
"I appreciate your two cheeks .. from Ecuador"
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3. sadeck alnadif, 2014
"From Central African Republic, your music makes us forget the war we are livin. Thank you very much, keep it goin..."
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4. Gerald Mwangi, 2015
"This is why Nigerian music stays winning. Love from Nairobi, Kenya people."
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5. Amna269, 2015
"Nice African Video.I like it s tradtional and Modern. Beautiful Natural Queen ! Amna From Comores Islands."
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6. Sambou Sissoko, 2016
"Africaine fier de être Mon Afriqe trad Mali davido welcom"
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7. Adri A, 2016
"ONE LOVE FROM JAMAICA!!!!!"
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8. BlessedByHim, 2016
"Much love from the country Honduras!!!"
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9. Daniela Aguilar, 2016
"I'm from Colombia, Latin America, but I like this music, haha is so cool, pd: sorry for my bad English, I speak Spanish :)"
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10. Freddy Mejia1, 2016
"Boricua obsessed with Davido 👌🏽"
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"Boricua" = Puerto Rico
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11. doc riak, 2016
"i am south sudanese i love this song can anyone translate it for please"
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12. Mar Angely :v, 2017
"The guy that I like has dedicated me, I'm from the Dominican Republic."
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13. Safyah Khater, 2017
"Ayoub Wsafi me too . From Egypt , mother of the world , umm al dunia!"
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This was posted in response to a comment from Ayoub Wsafi who identified himself as from Morocco and then wrote "Proud to be Africain"
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14. jestey cooper, 2017
"my all time favourite.. lots of love from Botswana"
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15. Marta Tchemane, 2017
"Hi im from Moçambique! Can someone who understand translate it for me please! Ple"
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16. Barbara Gomes, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku i'm from Cape Verde"
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17. Davis Kayumba, 2017
"Amaya Kongaku Rwanda"
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18. Margaret Hamutenya, 2017
"Namibia"
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19. Laurish, 2017
"I absolutly love this song. much love from angola"
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20. Tamera Tarwoe, 2017
"proud Liberian-Ivorian American"
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21. Abeme Elá, 2017
"Canary islands stolen islands from motherland"
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22. Emily bn, 2017
"Nancy Moraa equatorial Guinea"
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23. Vincypearl, 2017
"I'm proud to be Afro-Caribbean 😊"
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24. Pedro Luis asumu Obama nchama, 2017
"it doesn't matter witch country, am just African."
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25. Tiffany Rixton, 2017
"DR Congo, Malawi and Mozambique"
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26. Ali Torres, 2016
"im inlove with this song <3 hello from Belize"
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Added to this post 7/15/2017
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I also believe that I read a comment in Davido's official YouTube "Aye" video's discussion thread from someone from South Korea, from someone from China, and from someone from Russia. But I can't find those comments now.
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Thursday, July 13, 2017
Similarities & Differences Between The Yoruba Word "Aiye" And The American Word "Ayee"
Edited by Azizi Powell
Latest revision: October 21, 2019 at 4:57 AM: Title change from "Similarities & Differences Between The Yoruba Word "Aiye" ("Aye") And The American Word "Ayee"". I also corrected the spelling for the Yoruba word: "Aye".
This pancocojams post provides definitions of the traditional Yoruba word "Aye".
This post also showcases the official video of Nigerian Afrobeat singer Davido's 2014 record entitled "Aye" which is an adapted form of the traditional Yoruba word "Aye".
The chorus of that song which includes the word "Aye" is given in this post along with selected comments from that video's discussion thread and reprint of a Google group discussion about "aiye", a Brazilian form of that word.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for a 2014 pancocojams post on Davido's song Aye that includes this same video, the complete lyrics for that song, explanations of some of Nigerian pidgin English or Yoruba words and phrases that are found in that song, and other comments from this video's discussion thread.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, folkloric, linguistics, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
I'm particularly interested in documenting the similarities and differences between that word and the contemporary American originated English word "ayee" (also spelled "ayy" and other similar spellings.)
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy. Thanks also to al those associated with this featured video and all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the YouTube publisher of this video.
Thanks to a Yoruba professor who sent me an email (on October 21, 2019) that included information about the correct Yoruba spelling of the word "Aye".
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The YouTube discussion thread of Davido's video "Aye" is rich in information and interesting comments. I plan to publish additional posts on comments from that discussion threads. These posts can be found by clicking the Davido Aye video tag that is found below.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/information-about-brazils-axe-music.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Information About Brazil's Axé Music & Three Videos Of Brazil's Ilê Aiyê Band".
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INFORMATION ABOUT DAVIDO AND THE SONG "AYE"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davido
"David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992),[1][2] better known by his stage name Davido, is an American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer...
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Davido relocated to Lagos at a young age. His debut album Omo Baba Olowo, released in 2012....
On February 2, 2014, Davido released "Aye" as the fourth single from the upcoming album. The song was produced by T Spice.[46] The music video for "Aye" was released on February 7, 2014, and was directed by Clarence Peters. According to the music video's synopsis, "Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince’s love interest.”...
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DIFFERENCES IN MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATION FOR SIMILARLY SPELLED YORUBA WORD "AYE" ("AIYE") AND THE AMERICAN ENGLISH ORIGINATED WORDS "AYEE" ("AYY" AND SIMILARLY SPELLED WORDS)
Given my theory* that the American originated word "ayee" ("ayy") that is currently relatively widely used on social media may have its source in an adapted form of the nickname "A" for Atlanta, Georgia, it's remarkable that Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido who had a hit song entitled "Aye" was born in Atlanta and lived there for a short time. However, I think that is a coincidence.
Both the American English term "ayee" and the word "ayy" in "ayy lmao" (an extension of the social media use of "ayee") have different meanings than the Yoruba word "Aiye" (also given as "Aye"). Furthermore, both of those American originated words are pronounced differently than the traditional Yoruba word "Aiye" and its contemporary adaptation "Aye". (Read below.)
That said, I wonder if any of the comments which included the word "Aye" in the discussion thread for Davido's song "Aye" were influenced by the way that the American English word "Aye" is used in online social media and elsewhere.
For example, both of those words are often elongated (for instance "Ayeeeee!"), but, unlike American discussion centered threads, that word is sometimes found at the end of sentences in Davido's video's discussion thread.
*Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/theories-about-african-american-uses-if.html for a pancocojams post about the English words "Ayee" ("Ayy" and similarly spelled words).
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PRONUNCIATIONS:
The Yoruba word "Aiye" and its contemporary form "Aye" appear to be pronounced ah-yeh (with the "yeh" pronounced like the English word "yeah".
In contrast, the contemporary American English originated word "ayye" (also given as "ayy", "aaaaa", and other similarly spelled words) is pronounced like an elongated English letter "a". But the word "ayy" in the contemporary phrase/meme "ayy lmao" appears to usually be pronounced like the English letter "i" (and the English word "eye") and the letters for the internet acronym "lmao" ("laughing my ass off") may be pronounced separately or "lmao" may be pronounced like the Portuguese word that translates to the word "lemon" in English.
The Yoruba word "Aiye" (and its contemporary form "Aye") and the American English words "ayee" ("ayy" and similar spellings) demonstrates the fact that words from different languages that are spelled the same or similarly may have completely different pronunciations and completely different meanings. That said, there's no way to know how each commenter in online discussion threads actually pronounced these words. For that reason, people familiar with the American English originated word "ayee" might pronounce the Yoruba word "Aye" the same way that they pronounce the American English word "ayee".
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THE MEANINGS OF THE YORUBA WORD "AIYE" ("AYE")
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-_HIoEBE8
Jewel Love, 2016
"What does Aye mean?"
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Tayo Awoniyi, 2016
"It means Mother earth in Yoruba. Though he has misspelled it. It should be spelt Aiye."
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From https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.brazil/shYXj3B59mw
Pancocojams Editor:
These comments are from a page for a 1996- 2015 Google group discussion on the meaning of "ile aye". I'm quoting in its entirety for folkloric purposes (except for some quotes of preceding comments and some commenters names that include email addresses).
I've numbered these comments for referencing purposes only.
1. tobod, 9/4/96
"The Yoruba invocation "ile aye" is often used in Brazilian songs I have heard. Can anyone out there offer me an insight on exactly what it means? Why is it so significant?"
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2. Ayodele Ayetigbo , 9/5/96
"Ile Aye, by its Yoruba literary translation, means the house of the world. Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin, Sierra-Leone and other countries along the coast of West Africa believe that Aye (world) is one kind of a giant market hall where each human visits to hawk or practise what he believes. At the end of this market activities, Yoruba religion says all humans then return to our original home - heaven (orun) to give account. It is thus said in Yoruba:"
Aye loja, orun ni'le
This means in English: The world is a market while heaven is home. We are all visitors to the world and must at the end return home.
Ile in Yoruba = house
Aye = the world
Ayetigbo - my last name, for a quintessence, means the world has heard. Yoruba believe there is literary and spiritual meanings to names and words. That Ayetigbo, as a character, practises a profession such as communication is therefore not surprising to a Yoruba scholar. The Yoruba carry no social security numbers or cards as practised here in the US. Your name tells all about you.
Ile Aye is significant to us cos that's the only playhouse we can grasp as living beings. The other world, that is, heaven - the real home - is way beyond our physical comprehension This can only be felt or imagined in dreams and other ritualistic engagements. The intrigues, lies, dysinformation, misinformation, thievery, slavery, racism, ethnocentrism and all other bad stuffs humans engage in while on earth, as in a market place, makes "Ile aye" all the more so significant to the followers of Yoruba religion. Yoruba as a religion is being practised in Brazil, Cuba, the US and other parts of the world where people trace their ancestry to the Yoruba of West Africa.
Enough and I hope I have been helpful."
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3. Adey™ , 9/6/96
“Hello,
"Ile Aye" simply means--This World!!"
Peace bro,
Adey”
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4. Steve Enzer, 9/12/96
Ayodele Ayetigbo wrote:
"Ile Aye, by its Yoruba literary translation, means the house of the world. Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin,
Sierra-Leone and other countries along the coast of West (lots of good info. deleted)
"Not to try to contradict someone who obviously has much more information on the topic than this gringo does, I would just pass on that I do have a CD with a Clara Nunes recording of a song called Ilu Aye, which may or
may not be the same Yoruba phrase, translated (as the title of the song) as "Terra da Vida" - or "Land of Life."
I don't know how that fits in with the rest of the discussion, but I wanted to pass it on.
The recording, by the way, is the MPB disk from the series "Brasil: A Century Of Song" on Blue Jackel (sic) records, which is a great compilation if you happen to see it around. Picked it up last night and I've already played it 3 times... que saudades do Brasil!!!
Steve Enzer
Cambridge
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5. Akua Ofeibea Abotare
9/24/96
[regarding Steve Enzer's comment]
"makes perfect sense that the brazilian singer would use a phrase like "ile aye" in her record. Many of the captives brought here the African continent were Yoruba. (some say the Yorubas are the most represented African culture in the New World, and that most African descended peoples here in the West are of Yoruba origin or have Yoruba roots. I'm not an expert, I just pass it on). Mostly in Cuban, but there were some Yorubas in Brazil as well. Many of the African influenced religions of the "New world" are of Yoruba origin or have
very complimentary components to the Yoruba cosmogony. These included Santaria of Cuba, and Condomble of Brazil. Brazil seeoms [sic] to have a very large Congo population as well. hope it helps.
Akua"
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6. ruben.l...[email address deleted], 10/10/13
“I am of Spanish origin living in the US but have lived in Brazil for many years and attended carnivals in Rio, Salvador, Canoa Quebrada, Recife, Aracati, Paracuru, Fortaleza, etc... I am a big fan of Axe Bahia and understand perfectly your question.
All explanations here are correct, however they are too technical and don't answer your question: "why in music". Today in Brazilian pop culture "Ile Aye" means "big party (festa) where everyone (the world if you like) participates and everybody is welcome". Like a carnival of life.
So, when, for example, you hear "ile aye", "foi for amor ao ile" or "estava atras do ile" in songs from Daniela Mercury, the meaning is something like "big party", "it was becaused I loved to party" and "i was looking for a big party", in same sense as we use "fiesta" in Spanish or like a big "spring break party" in US culture.
Hope I answered your question."
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7. thesmal...[email address deleted
3/19/15
"I am surprised to see that no one has mentioned that Ile Aiye is a samba afro/samba reggae group based out of Bahia. they go way back, and many if not most of their songs use the term in the lyrics. Check it; http://www.ileaiyeoficial.com/
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8. ipenko...[email address deleted] 8/1/15
"Ile aye means; The World"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
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PARTIAL LYRICS FOR DAVIDO'S SONG "AYE" (CHORUS)
[Chorus:]
Aa yeee
(Alelelele)
Aaa yeee
Cause you want my love o
Aa yee
(Oya shekele mama)
Aaa yee
Cause you want my love o
She no want designer
She no want Ferarri
She say na my love o
You belong to meee
And I belong to her o
babyyy
You go killie somebody
They say love is blind
but I dey see am for your eyes o
Aa for your eyes o
They say love is blind
but I dey see am for your eyes o o o o
for your eyes o
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM DAVIDO'S AYE (OFFICIAL VIDEO) THAT INCLUDE THE WORD "AYE" OR SIMILARLY SPELLED WORDS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-_HIoEBE8
[Revised July 14, 2017]
These comments are given in chronological order, with the exception of responses, with the oldest comments given first. I've assigned numbers for referencing purposes only.
These are all of the comments with the word "Aye" that I was able to read in that video's discussion thread*. Some of these comments clearly refer to the title of Davido's song. However, the meaning of the elongated form of the word "Aye" and especially those words that are followed by are exclamation points are less clear. Are those comments praising that song (or the earth orisa)?
*After multiple page uploads, my computer stopped loading comment pages. Consequently, I wasn't able to read all of the comments on this discussion thread.
The word "Aiye" wasn't included in any comment that I was able to read.
2014
Michelle Tshimanga
"Oya shake up your assets! Make your man no go forget! Ehhhh AYYYEEE!"
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"Shake your assets" [meaning "shake your butt"] is a line in this song.
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2016
2. Siham Somali
"nobody listens to this song like I do aye 😂👏"
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3. Abel First-Quao
"'Nobody can love you, Lakadu!
Nobody can touch you, Lakadu!'
And so, Lakadu was forever alone. Aye!
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This comment is part of a running (ongoing) joke that was first posted in 2015 and includes a number of commenters. The joke is that in the song Davido sings "No one can love you like I do". However, he speaks English with a very thick Yoruba accent, and English speakers might think that the words "like I do" were a (made up, non-existent) African name "Lakadu".
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4. kstarBAM
"Dancing to this in my room alone in USA! It's spectacular! Ayyyyyyeeeeeee!!!"
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5. Joy Osas
"wow still in love with this track aye eeeeee"
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6. Christian Byiringiro
"good aye"
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7. Adeiza Ozigi
"Aye!!! So African. So Nigerian! 2016!"
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8. adozuka izzati
"aye miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
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2017
9. Belinda Antoine
"lovelygirl2u I am from Haiti too. I do love that song. there's something in it that makes me dance like crazy. ayeeeee ayeeeee"
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10. Vincypearl
"Ayeeeeee, Ayeeeeee 💃"
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11.Thomasina
"aiyeeee! 🌄"
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12. Connie Tee
"haha thanks sweetheart... my boo dedicated this song to
me... love you ARNOLD... ayyyyyeeeeeee"
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13. Tendai Murwisi
"There is no one life on earth that surpasses a pure African life.Proud to be black African.Aye"
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14. kiara walker
"Aye!!"
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Latest revision: October 21, 2019 at 4:57 AM: Title change from "Similarities & Differences Between The Yoruba Word "Aiye" ("Aye") And The American Word "Ayee"". I also corrected the spelling for the Yoruba word: "Aye".
This pancocojams post provides definitions of the traditional Yoruba word "Aye".
This post also showcases the official video of Nigerian Afrobeat singer Davido's 2014 record entitled "Aye" which is an adapted form of the traditional Yoruba word "Aye".
The chorus of that song which includes the word "Aye" is given in this post along with selected comments from that video's discussion thread and reprint of a Google group discussion about "aiye", a Brazilian form of that word.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2015/10/davido-aye-nigerian-afro-beat-video.html for a 2014 pancocojams post on Davido's song Aye that includes this same video, the complete lyrics for that song, explanations of some of Nigerian pidgin English or Yoruba words and phrases that are found in that song, and other comments from this video's discussion thread.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, folkloric, linguistics, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
I'm particularly interested in documenting the similarities and differences between that word and the contemporary American originated English word "ayee" (also spelled "ayy" and other similar spellings.)
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Davido for his musical legacy. Thanks also to al those associated with this featured video and all those who are quoted in this post. In addition, thanks to the YouTube publisher of this video.
Thanks to a Yoruba professor who sent me an email (on October 21, 2019) that included information about the correct Yoruba spelling of the word "Aye".
-snip-
The YouTube discussion thread of Davido's video "Aye" is rich in information and interesting comments. I plan to publish additional posts on comments from that discussion threads. These posts can be found by clicking the Davido Aye video tag that is found below.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/information-about-brazils-axe-music.html for the pancocojams post entitled "Information About Brazil's Axé Music & Three Videos Of Brazil's Ilê Aiyê Band".
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INFORMATION ABOUT DAVIDO AND THE SONG "AYE"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davido
"David Adedeji Adeleke (born November 21, 1992),[1][2] better known by his stage name Davido, is an American-born Nigerian recording artist, performer and record producer...
Born in Atlanta, Georgia, Davido relocated to Lagos at a young age. His debut album Omo Baba Olowo, released in 2012....
On February 2, 2014, Davido released "Aye" as the fourth single from the upcoming album. The song was produced by T Spice.[46] The music video for "Aye" was released on February 7, 2014, and was directed by Clarence Peters. According to the music video's synopsis, "Davido plays a poor farmer who falls in love with the prince’s love interest.”...
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DIFFERENCES IN MEANINGS AND PRONUNCIATION FOR SIMILARLY SPELLED YORUBA WORD "AYE" ("AIYE") AND THE AMERICAN ENGLISH ORIGINATED WORDS "AYEE" ("AYY" AND SIMILARLY SPELLED WORDS)
Given my theory* that the American originated word "ayee" ("ayy") that is currently relatively widely used on social media may have its source in an adapted form of the nickname "A" for Atlanta, Georgia, it's remarkable that Nigerian Afrobeat star Davido who had a hit song entitled "Aye" was born in Atlanta and lived there for a short time. However, I think that is a coincidence.
Both the American English term "ayee" and the word "ayy" in "ayy lmao" (an extension of the social media use of "ayee") have different meanings than the Yoruba word "Aiye" (also given as "Aye"). Furthermore, both of those American originated words are pronounced differently than the traditional Yoruba word "Aiye" and its contemporary adaptation "Aye". (Read below.)
That said, I wonder if any of the comments which included the word "Aye" in the discussion thread for Davido's song "Aye" were influenced by the way that the American English word "Aye" is used in online social media and elsewhere.
For example, both of those words are often elongated (for instance "Ayeeeee!"), but, unlike American discussion centered threads, that word is sometimes found at the end of sentences in Davido's video's discussion thread.
*Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/theories-about-african-american-uses-if.html for a pancocojams post about the English words "Ayee" ("Ayy" and similarly spelled words).
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PRONUNCIATIONS:
The Yoruba word "Aiye" and its contemporary form "Aye" appear to be pronounced ah-yeh (with the "yeh" pronounced like the English word "yeah".
In contrast, the contemporary American English originated word "ayye" (also given as "ayy", "aaaaa", and other similarly spelled words) is pronounced like an elongated English letter "a". But the word "ayy" in the contemporary phrase/meme "ayy lmao" appears to usually be pronounced like the English letter "i" (and the English word "eye") and the letters for the internet acronym "lmao" ("laughing my ass off") may be pronounced separately or "lmao" may be pronounced like the Portuguese word that translates to the word "lemon" in English.
The Yoruba word "Aiye" (and its contemporary form "Aye") and the American English words "ayee" ("ayy" and similar spellings) demonstrates the fact that words from different languages that are spelled the same or similarly may have completely different pronunciations and completely different meanings. That said, there's no way to know how each commenter in online discussion threads actually pronounced these words. For that reason, people familiar with the American English originated word "ayee" might pronounce the Yoruba word "Aye" the same way that they pronounce the American English word "ayee".
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THE MEANINGS OF THE YORUBA WORD "AIYE" ("AYE")
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-_HIoEBE8
Jewel Love, 2016
"What does Aye mean?"
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Reply
Tayo Awoniyi, 2016
"It means Mother earth in Yoruba. Though he has misspelled it. It should be spelt Aiye."
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From https://groups.google.com/forum/#!topic/soc.culture.brazil/shYXj3B59mw
Pancocojams Editor:
These comments are from a page for a 1996- 2015 Google group discussion on the meaning of "ile aye". I'm quoting in its entirety for folkloric purposes (except for some quotes of preceding comments and some commenters names that include email addresses).
I've numbered these comments for referencing purposes only.
1. tobod, 9/4/96
"The Yoruba invocation "ile aye" is often used in Brazilian songs I have heard. Can anyone out there offer me an insight on exactly what it means? Why is it so significant?"
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2. Ayodele Ayetigbo , 9/5/96
"Ile Aye, by its Yoruba literary translation, means the house of the world. Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin, Sierra-Leone and other countries along the coast of West Africa believe that Aye (world) is one kind of a giant market hall where each human visits to hawk or practise what he believes. At the end of this market activities, Yoruba religion says all humans then return to our original home - heaven (orun) to give account. It is thus said in Yoruba:"
Aye loja, orun ni'le
This means in English: The world is a market while heaven is home. We are all visitors to the world and must at the end return home.
Ile in Yoruba = house
Aye = the world
Ayetigbo - my last name, for a quintessence, means the world has heard. Yoruba believe there is literary and spiritual meanings to names and words. That Ayetigbo, as a character, practises a profession such as communication is therefore not surprising to a Yoruba scholar. The Yoruba carry no social security numbers or cards as practised here in the US. Your name tells all about you.
Ile Aye is significant to us cos that's the only playhouse we can grasp as living beings. The other world, that is, heaven - the real home - is way beyond our physical comprehension This can only be felt or imagined in dreams and other ritualistic engagements. The intrigues, lies, dysinformation, misinformation, thievery, slavery, racism, ethnocentrism and all other bad stuffs humans engage in while on earth, as in a market place, makes "Ile aye" all the more so significant to the followers of Yoruba religion. Yoruba as a religion is being practised in Brazil, Cuba, the US and other parts of the world where people trace their ancestry to the Yoruba of West Africa.
Enough and I hope I have been helpful."
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3. Adey™ , 9/6/96
“Hello,
"Ile Aye" simply means--This World!!"
Peace bro,
Adey”
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4. Steve Enzer, 9/12/96
Ayodele Ayetigbo wrote:
"Ile Aye, by its Yoruba literary translation, means the house of the world. Yoruba people of Nigeria, Benin,
Sierra-Leone and other countries along the coast of West (lots of good info. deleted)
"Not to try to contradict someone who obviously has much more information on the topic than this gringo does, I would just pass on that I do have a CD with a Clara Nunes recording of a song called Ilu Aye, which may or
may not be the same Yoruba phrase, translated (as the title of the song) as "Terra da Vida" - or "Land of Life."
I don't know how that fits in with the rest of the discussion, but I wanted to pass it on.
The recording, by the way, is the MPB disk from the series "Brasil: A Century Of Song" on Blue Jackel (sic) records, which is a great compilation if you happen to see it around. Picked it up last night and I've already played it 3 times... que saudades do Brasil!!!
Steve Enzer
Cambridge
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5. Akua Ofeibea Abotare
9/24/96
[regarding Steve Enzer's comment]
"makes perfect sense that the brazilian singer would use a phrase like "ile aye" in her record. Many of the captives brought here the African continent were Yoruba. (some say the Yorubas are the most represented African culture in the New World, and that most African descended peoples here in the West are of Yoruba origin or have Yoruba roots. I'm not an expert, I just pass it on). Mostly in Cuban, but there were some Yorubas in Brazil as well. Many of the African influenced religions of the "New world" are of Yoruba origin or have
very complimentary components to the Yoruba cosmogony. These included Santaria of Cuba, and Condomble of Brazil. Brazil seeoms [sic] to have a very large Congo population as well. hope it helps.
Akua"
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6. ruben.l...[email address deleted], 10/10/13
“I am of Spanish origin living in the US but have lived in Brazil for many years and attended carnivals in Rio, Salvador, Canoa Quebrada, Recife, Aracati, Paracuru, Fortaleza, etc... I am a big fan of Axe Bahia and understand perfectly your question.
All explanations here are correct, however they are too technical and don't answer your question: "why in music". Today in Brazilian pop culture "Ile Aye" means "big party (festa) where everyone (the world if you like) participates and everybody is welcome". Like a carnival of life.
So, when, for example, you hear "ile aye", "foi for amor ao ile" or "estava atras do ile" in songs from Daniela Mercury, the meaning is something like "big party", "it was becaused I loved to party" and "i was looking for a big party", in same sense as we use "fiesta" in Spanish or like a big "spring break party" in US culture.
Hope I answered your question."
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7. thesmal...[email address deleted
3/19/15
"I am surprised to see that no one has mentioned that Ile Aiye is a samba afro/samba reggae group based out of Bahia. they go way back, and many if not most of their songs use the term in the lyrics. Check it; http://www.ileaiyeoficial.com/
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8. ipenko...[email address deleted] 8/1/15
"Ile aye means; The World"
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Aye - Davido (Official Music Video)
DMW HQ, Published on Feb 7, 2014
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PARTIAL LYRICS FOR DAVIDO'S SONG "AYE" (CHORUS)
[Chorus:]
Aa yeee
(Alelelele)
Aaa yeee
Cause you want my love o
Aa yee
(Oya shekele mama)
Aaa yee
Cause you want my love o
She no want designer
She no want Ferarri
She say na my love o
You belong to meee
And I belong to her o
babyyy
You go killie somebody
They say love is blind
but I dey see am for your eyes o
Aa for your eyes o
They say love is blind
but I dey see am for your eyes o o o o
for your eyes o
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM DAVIDO'S AYE (OFFICIAL VIDEO) THAT INCLUDE THE WORD "AYE" OR SIMILARLY SPELLED WORDS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uZ-_HIoEBE8
[Revised July 14, 2017]
These comments are given in chronological order, with the exception of responses, with the oldest comments given first. I've assigned numbers for referencing purposes only.
These are all of the comments with the word "Aye" that I was able to read in that video's discussion thread*. Some of these comments clearly refer to the title of Davido's song. However, the meaning of the elongated form of the word "Aye" and especially those words that are followed by are exclamation points are less clear. Are those comments praising that song (or the earth orisa)?
*After multiple page uploads, my computer stopped loading comment pages. Consequently, I wasn't able to read all of the comments on this discussion thread.
The word "Aiye" wasn't included in any comment that I was able to read.
2014
Michelle Tshimanga
"Oya shake up your assets! Make your man no go forget! Ehhhh AYYYEEE!"
-snip-
"Shake your assets" [meaning "shake your butt"] is a line in this song.
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2016
2. Siham Somali
"nobody listens to this song like I do aye 😂👏"
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3. Abel First-Quao
"'Nobody can love you, Lakadu!
Nobody can touch you, Lakadu!'
And so, Lakadu was forever alone. Aye!
-snip-
This comment is part of a running (ongoing) joke that was first posted in 2015 and includes a number of commenters. The joke is that in the song Davido sings "No one can love you like I do". However, he speaks English with a very thick Yoruba accent, and English speakers might think that the words "like I do" were a (made up, non-existent) African name "Lakadu".
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4. kstarBAM
"Dancing to this in my room alone in USA! It's spectacular! Ayyyyyyeeeeeee!!!"
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5. Joy Osas
"wow still in love with this track aye eeeeee"
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6. Christian Byiringiro
"good aye"
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7. Adeiza Ozigi
"Aye!!! So African. So Nigerian! 2016!"
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8. adozuka izzati
"aye miiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii"
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2017
9. Belinda Antoine
"lovelygirl2u I am from Haiti too. I do love that song. there's something in it that makes me dance like crazy. ayeeeee ayeeeee"
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10. Vincypearl
"Ayeeeeee, Ayeeeeee 💃"
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11.Thomasina
"aiyeeee! 🌄"
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12. Connie Tee
"haha thanks sweetheart... my boo dedicated this song to
me... love you ARNOLD... ayyyyyeeeeeee"
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13. Tendai Murwisi
"There is no one life on earth that surpasses a pure African life.Proud to be black African.Aye"
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14. kiara walker
"Aye!!"
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