Why Are Some African American Social Dances With The Same Name Performed Differently By African Americans In Different United States Cities, States, or Regions (with a focus on the Percolator Dance)

Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision- October 19, 2026

This is Part I of a three part pancocojams series about the Percolator social dance that was created in Chicago, Illinois in 1992.

This post presents opinions about why African Americans  (within the same period of time and/or during later periods of time)* have the same name for social dances that are performed differently depending on what city, or part of the same city, or state/region in the United States that the dancers live/d in. 

The "Percolator" social dance is used in this post and in this pancocojams series as an example of this custom.

* Some African American social dances may have different names in different cities/regions of the United States. However, that custom isn't the focus of this particular pancocojams series.    
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/two-videos-of-what-some-people-claim.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. That post showcases two YouTube videos of what some discussion thread commenters claim are "old school"* versions of  the "percolator" dance. 

Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/african-americans-in-2007-in-2019-doing.html for Part III of this pancocojams series. That post showcases two YouTube videos of allegedly old school versions of the Percolator. Selected comments from the discussion thread of Showcase Video #2 are also included in this post.  

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Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. 
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A closely related 2026 pancocojams series also presents information about and YouTube videos of what is alleged to be the Percolator dance. Those posts focus on the meaning of the Black American saying "the Cookout". Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2026/10/more-information-comments-about-african.html for one of those posts. The links to other posts in that series are given in each of those posts.

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DISCLAIMER
The statements that are given in this post from AI Overview may be inaccurate in whole or in part.

Please add to this subject by sharing your views on this subject in the comment section of this pancocojams post. Thanks!

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QUESTION AND RESPONSES ABOUT THIS SUBJECT

Source #1
 This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why do Black people in different United States cities have social dances that they perform differently than those dances are performed in other United States cities and regions?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)

"AI Overview
Black people in different U.S. cities and regions have unique social dances because these movements grow out of localized community traditions, regional music scenes, and specific neighborhood identities.

Regional Music and Culture

• Local Soundtracks: Cities develop distinct musical subgenres—like bounce music in New Orleans, go-go in Washington, D.C., or house music in Chicago. Dances naturally evolve to match the specific tempos, drum patterns, and rhythms of local radio stations and neighborhood parties.

• Community Spaces: Juke joints, block parties, and local dance shows (like D.C.’s Teenarama) served as incubators where teenagers and adults tested, modified, and perfected signature steps.

Historical and Social Roots 

• Improvisation as Identity: African-American social dance is a living, community-driven language rather than top-down choreography. While a region agrees on the core baseline of a style (like Chicago Steppin or D.C. Hand Dance), individuals express personal and neighborhood identity through cadence and flow.

• Preservation of Belonging: Historically rooted in survival, resistance, and joy under systemic oppression, creating localized dance styles allowed communities to forge distinct spaces of dignity, healing, and cultural autonomy."
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Source #2:
 This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why do Black people in different United States cities have different versions of specific dances?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)

"AI Overview

Black people in different U.S. cities have different versions of specific dances because regional music scenes, local community spaces, and the historical segregation of Black communities allowed unique styles to evolve independently.

Why Regional Dance Variations Exist

• Local Music Evolution: Cities developed distinct musical subgenres—like Go-Go in Washington, D.C., Bounce in New Orleans, or Detroit techno and hip-hop. Dancers naturally adapted their movements to match the exact tempo, heavy bass, or rhythm of local sounds.

• Geographic Isolation and Migration: During and after the Great Migration, Black Americans settled in tight-knit urban neighborhoods. Limited interaction between distant cities (before mass internet and social media) meant that a basic step traveling from Chicago to Atlanta or Baltimore would be remixed with local flair.

• Community Gathering Spaces: Local institutions—such as D.C.'s teen dance showcases, Chicago house clubs, or Baltimore juke joints—served as testing grounds where local youth added unique flourishes, hand placements, or footwork to distinguish their neighborhood or city.

• The Tradition of Improvisation: Rooted in West African dance traditions, Black vernacular dance places a high value on personal style, polyrhythms, and improvisation (making up steps on the spot). Dancers are encouraged to put their own signature spin on a baseline move rather than copy it rigidly.”
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Source #3
 This AI Overview write-up is the result of my October 13, 2026 Google Search query: "Why are there so many versions of the Percolator dance?" (This AI Overview is given without citations.)

"AI Overview

 There are so many versions of the Percolator dance because it relies on heavy improvisation, regional sub-styles, and personal interpretation rather than a single set of rigid rules.

Roots in Improvisation and Energy

• No strict choreography: The dance originated in the early 1990s Chicago house music scene, tied to Cajmere’s (Green Velvet) track "Coffee Pot (It's Time for the Percolator)". From the start, it was designed as an energetic, fluid motion mimicking a bubbling coffee pot rather than a locked-in routine.

• Focus on feeling the beat: Dancers traditionally emphasize a rhythmic bounce, torso rolling, and fast footwork, but how intensely or loosely you execute those movements depends entirely on individual style.

Regional and Generational Shifts

• Geographic variation: While the authentic move is deeply rooted in Chicago's South Side and West Side house culture (with purists often critiquing out-of-town adaptations), different regions like Baltimore, Detroit, and various Southern scenes adapted the high-energy vibe to fit their local club styles.

• Social media trends: When the dance went viral on platforms like TikTok and Instagram, digital creators stripped away local context, creating simplified or altered versions—such as basic shoulder pops or specific line-dance adaptations—that anyone could easily copy.

This video compares old school and new school dance styles, showing how the Percolator and other underground movements evolve across generations:

https://www.tiktok.com/@itssamsanchez/video/7430890843982056734
Old School vs New School
Which style do you prefer?
@ItSamSanchez, 2024-10-28
Chicago"
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This concludes that AI Overview write-up.

Visit Part IV of this pancocojams series for a focus on Sam Sanchez and his performance of the Percolator (or the dance that he refers to and some commenters in his videos refer to as "the Percolator".

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Source #4
From https://www.facebook.com/ComedianTRaySanders/videos/the-percolator-dance-originated-in-chicago-emerging-from-the-citys-vibrant-house/4163600447303754/ "The Percolator Originated In Chicago"... by Comedian T-Ray Sanders, January 17, 2026
"The Percolator dance originated in Chicago, emerging from the city’s vibrant house music scene in the early 1990s, famously linked to Cajmere’s (Green Velvet) iconic track “Coffee Pot (It’s Time for the Percolator)”. It’s a fluid, repetitive dance mimicking a bubbling percolator, embodying Chicago’s creative and communal dance culture, with distinct South Side and West Side styles.

Key Details:

Origin City: Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Music: Tied to the 1992 house music classic “Coffee Pot (It’s Time for the Percolator)” by Cajmere (Green Velvet).

Style: Fluid, rhythmic, and repetitive movements that simulate a coffee percolator’s bubbling action.

Cultural Impact: A defining move in Chicago’s underground house scene, showcasing its DIY spirit and individuality.”
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"DIY”= "DO IT YOURSELF"

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(Nigerian Afrohouse singer) Niniola & her 2017 hit song "Maradona" (with information about "house", "afro house", "deep house", and "afrobeats")

officialNiniola, Apr 6, 2017
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Statistics about this YouTube video as of July 5, 2023 at 9:03 AM

total # of views - 9,236,683
total # of comments -3,149

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases the 2017 global afrohouse hit song "Maradona" by Nigerian singer Niniola.

This post presents information about Niniola along with information about "house music", "afrrohouse","deep house" as well as information about Niniola's song "Maradona".

This pancocojams post also provides an explanation about the meaning of the word "maradona" in Nigerian slang.

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

 All copyrights remain with their owners.

 Thanks to Niniola and thanks to all those who are associated with this video. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube. RIP Diego Maradona.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/02/information-about-nigerian-singer.html for Part II of a three part pancocojams series on Niniola and her song Saro. That post showcases Niniola's video "Saro" and provides information about Niniola and her music, with a focus on her song "Saro".

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INFORMATION ABOUT "HOUSE MUSIC"
From
"House is a music genre characterized by a repetitive four-on-the-floor beat and a typical tempo of 120 beats per minute.[10] It was created by DJs and music producers from Chicago's underground club culture in the early/mid 1980s, as DJs began altering disco songs to give them a more mechanical beat.[1]

House was pioneered by African American DJs and producers in Chicago such as Frankie Knuckles, Ron Hardy, Jesse Saunders, Chip E., Joe Smooth, Steve "Silk" Hurley, Farley "Jackmaster" Funk, Marshall Jefferson, Phuture, and others. House music expanded to other cities such as New York City, and London and became a worldwide phenomenon.[11]

[...]

Origin of the term "house"

One book from 2009 states the name "house music" originated from a Chicago club called the Warehouse that was open from 1977 to 1982.[21] Clubbers to the Warehouse were primarily black, gay men,[22] who came to dance to music played by the club's resident DJ, Frankie Knuckles, who fans refer to as the "godfather of house". Frankie began the trend of splicing together different records when he found that the records he had were not long enough to satisfy his audience of dancers.[23] After the Warehouse closed in 1983, eventually the crowds went to Knuckles' new club, The Power House, later to be called The Power Plant,[21] and the club was renamed, yet again, into Music Box with Ron Hardy as the resident DJ."...

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE TERM "AFROBEATS", "AFRO HOUSE" AND "DEEP HOUSE"
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afrobeat
..."Afrobeats – a sound originating in West Africa in the 21st century, one that takes in diverse influences and is an eclectic combination of genres such as hip hop, house, jùjú, ndombolo, R&B and soca.[3][4][5][6][7][8] The two genres [Afrobeat and Afrobeats], though often conflated, are not the same.[4][5]"...

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_of_house_music#A
"Afro house

Afrohouse is the African subgenre of house music that started as a niche underground genre involving elements of tribal house, deep house, and the beautiful sounds of soulful music."

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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_of_house_music#D
"Deep house

A (slightly) slower variant of house (around 120 BPM) with greater influences from soul, jazz, and funk."

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INFORMATION ABOUT NINIOLA
From 
"Niniola Apata (born 15 December 1986),[1] known professionally as Niniola,[2] is a Nigerian singer and songwriter.[3] She participated in the sixth season of Project Fame West Africa in 2013[4].[5] After releasing her debut single "Ibadi",[6] she was nominated for Most Promising Act to Watch at the 2015 Nigeria Entertainment Awards.[7]

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Niniola released the Sarz-produced single "Maradona" in 2017.[15] The song spent 13 weeks on South Africa's Metro FM chart, retaining the number 1 position for 6 weeks.[16] Niniola earned nominations at the 2018 BET Awards and SAMAs for "Maradona".[17][18] In 2018 DJ Snake teamed up with Niniola and created Maradona Riddim a remix to her previously released hit Maradona.[19] She received nods from Canadian rapper Drake and American record producer Timbaland.[20][21]

In 2019, elements of "Maradona" were sampled in "Find Your Way Back", a song from Beyoncé's soundtrack album The Lion King: The Gift. Niniola is also credited as one of the track's songwriters and composers.[22]

In April 2020, she received her Grammy nomination certificate for her work as a composer on The Lion King: The Gift.[23]

In June 2021, she received her Grammy second nomination certificate for her work as a composer on The Lion King: The Gift.[24] In the same month Niniola got inducted into the Grammy Recording Academy Class of 2021.[25]

In July 2021, Niniola's single, "Maradona" was certified gold in South Africa by the Recording Industry of South Africa RISA.[26]

In January 2023, Niniola's single, "Maradona" was certified Platinum in South Africa by the Recording Industry of South Africa RISA.[27]

Artistry

Niniola describes her style of music as Afro-house, a blend of Afrobeat and house music.[28] In an interview with Gbolahan Adeyemi of NGWide in 2015, she stated she loves singing in Yoruba because it makes the song delivery beautiful. [29]"...

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INFORMATION ABOUT NINIOLA'S HIT SONG " MARADONA"
From https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/niniola-%E2%80%93-maradona "Niniola – Maradona"  By Oris Aigbokhaevbolo, 1 Jun 2017
"[Niniola's] latest single ‘Maradona’, a cool number compared to older singles ‘Soke’ and ‘Shabba’, is about a cheating boyfriend whose pelvic ministrations have been offered generously to many women including the singer’s girlfriends.

The cooler vibe is at one with the singer’s resigned tone on this remarkable song. Niniola adopts a Nigerian slang taken from the great footballer, whose name was famously the nickname of former head of state Ibrahim Badamosi Babangida, quite a politically adept leader. Here, Maradona is working a sexual ministry. Are you Maradona? she queries because the titular playboy plays the field too much. Are you a telescope? she asks. He looks at every woman walking past.

We mostly hear only the aggrieved. Maradona gets a small chance at defence, a detail repeated in the video. At the end he is humiliated at a poolside party—but he recovers in time to attempt to charm yet another lady.

The video and song offer two ways by which women handle a cheating partner. While comeuppance is served in the video, the song shows exasperation. Only listening to the song gives the impression that the relationship will continue. The video adds some complication to the relationship. And romantic relationships in many forms are at the centre of the Niniola oeuvre. Joyfully, she plumbs the ways men and women are with each other.

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And yet she has been chaste in her videos. As said there is sensuality—she’s a young attractive woman after all—but so far no video has shown her in anything more than an amorous embrace with her male characters. She gets close on 'J'ete' but for most of the time that the male lead is onscreen in the video for ‘Jigi Jigi’, he is alone. Her viewers are welcome to hear evil; seeing it is a different matter.

On ‘Maradona’, some explicit Yoruba once again comes up as she sings the character’s explanations: She said I should close my eyes, open my legs—that she'll lick it. He seems to be saying these are not propositions to be ignored.

The tension between her harmlessly groovy beats, well borrowed from South African house, her not-overtly-seductive sweet voice, and these Yoruba explicities makes for some head scratching: she could be the non-kissing tease or the risque singer. As is well known, the Nigerian music industry isn’t quite as indulgent of female performing acts as it is of male ones. Yet Niniola hasn’t quite taken the route of some of her female colleagues. Yemi Alade filmed a steamy video with R&B man Dipp not long after she appeared on the scene. Chidinma shared a kiss with Flavour. And from her very first video, Tiwa Savage, pop queen of the sex vibe, was a frankly sexual personality. Niniola is no prude but she doesn’t want your catcalls either."
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This excerptprovides additional information about how Nigerians knew Argentine footballer (soccer player) Diego Maradona and what the word "maradona" came to mean in Nigerian slang.

https://epa.com.ng/2020/11/26/maradona-the-name-the-man-his-legacy-his-nigerian-connection/ "Maradona- The Name, The Man, His Legacy, And His Nigerian Connection" November 26, 2020 - by Epa Ogie Eboigbe
..."[Diego] "Maradona was captain when Argentina won the 1986 World Cup, scoring the famous ‘Hand of God’ goal against England in the quarter-finals. But he also in that World Cup scored what is regarded as one of the greatest solo goals of all time. His style of play and goal-scoring prowess turned him almost into a deity in the eyes of many fans.

Maradona was not a stranger to Nigeria and Nigerians on the football pitch and he was credited with two victories against the Super Eagles at two World Cups. In the 1994 World Cup in the USA, Maradona captained his country to defeat Nigeria in the group stage Massachusetts.

Then, in the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Maradona was coach of Argentina as they defeated Nigeria in Johannesburg.

His nimbleness and agility with the ball on the field prompted Nigerians and even foreigners to liken him with the same attributes of for Nigerian Military President, General Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida on the political terrain. But it was Babangida that was to assume the name Maradona!”…

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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS EMBEDDED VIDEO

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCbjK4259RM

Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.

1.@prodbydefayo, 2017
"Nini should be up there with the likes of Yemi Alade, Tiwa Savage, etc... So talented.. And Sarz is a bad man for this mad beat 🔥🔥🔥"

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2.  @PabloLeboncelloHotane,2018
"I don't understand everything she's saying, but she makes the name Maradona sounds sexy. Vocals on steroids and props to the beat maker, that's lit 🔥"

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3. @maryandrew259, 2018
"Wow....I'm amazed at how receptive south Africans are of this song. Most of the comments are from South Africans. Thanks for appreciating our music mzansi."

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4. @burnaboyfan, 2018
"they love it coz the sound is South African"

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5. @ItumelengS, 2021
"@De23Rosa  yeah Doc, we claimed this song"

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6. @kelvinjohn6284, 2018
"This song deserves to be trending, mehn it's off the charts for me. As someone said it takes me to another dimension. Never knew the song was Nigerian until I heard the Yoruba part, thought it was SA"

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7. @asibongemadela8702, 2018
"this song is more famous in SA than in Nigeria"

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8. @Nem_pees_touch, 2020
"Cos it has a similar SA beats"

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9. @alisonthea6828, 2020
"It is very difficult to know she is a Nigerian. Her style is East Africa. What a rare breath she is."

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10. @angelaosakue433, 2019
"Love this song. Please do not start beef over which country owns which sound. Africans are all over and our crafts have intertwined. House music has been pumping the American clubs since the late  70's. Maybe before. Celebrate dont beef."

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11. @lifeabroadwithnoxy, 2019
"You have no idea how much South Africans love this song, we were literally going crazy over it, it played everywhere and everyday if it was released towards December time I assure you it was going to be song of the year."

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12. @cecekam5582, 2019
"glad she went into afro house music, because house music is big anywhere you go in the world. just beautiful. ."

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13. @adeyosola414,2019
"I'm Nigeria, Nigerians just started listening to and appreciating S.A house music recently thanks to the production skills of DJ Maphorisa and the song Khona. When Nigerians think of S.A house , Khona (Mafikizolo) comes to mind. This song has a different texture/swing to it compared to Khona. Also for some Nigerians when they think of SA music generally the Kwato sound comes to mind and some late 90s early 2000s type of house beats.

I didn't really like SA house till I heard Micasa's Heaven sent and later Khona and later every song produced DJ Maphorisa. After these songs I was hooked on SA house 😘😘😘😍😍"

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14. @itzdjizzy1042, 2020
"Even my fellow Italians Djs that play Afro and Afro deep house songs confirm this song as the best Afro song they had listened to. They even mix it in their DANCE music. Thanks Nini for making us Proud"

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15. @DEFANSCOTV, 2020
"Its seems South Africans love her so much funny enough she is underrated in Nigeria ..too many artiste so too many competition ..No hating we are one 🇳🇬🇿🇦"

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16. @thulasmash2195, 2020 
"There's no such thing as a "too much artist". Nigerians are just not ready for her sound."

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17. @dubemnwjeff9865, 2021
"she z not underrated..she just doesnt always use English ..there are different tribes in my country thank u"

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18. @praisesade, 2022
"As a Nigerian this IS JUST SO underrated but I have heard this at parties"

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19. @phemmyosundele3067, 2022
"Yup…we were not ready"

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20. @dantey000, 2022
"@thulasmash2195  exactly"

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21. @sthe_zar6341, 2022
"We loved this song because it sounds very worldly as opposed to the very monotonous "Afro beat" sound of West Africa which is not popular here in 🇿🇦."

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22. @nwabisam8145, 2022 
"I think they can't relate to her, because this genre I kinda house music and that's what is famously in S.A"

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23. @trayway9067, 2023
"we like her coz her sound sounds south african and we love this type music"

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24. @mpiloumzulu, 2021
"2021 am here I just made the entire club in Vietnam dance to this song!! I forced the DJ to play this song it song reminds me of home we used to sing even though we don't know what Niniola was saying 😁😁I had to hear it 🇿🇦🍷🍷🍷🍸🍸💃💃💃"

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25. @iyamugeorge5835, 2022
"She was speaking Yoruba. Peace and love wherever you are"

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26. @alliancemangalaboy818, 2021
"after hearing the death of Diego Maradona i imidiately came to watch this song.RIP legend😭😭😭"
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Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona for information about Argentine footballer Diego Maradona (30 October 1960 – 25 November 2020)

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27. @thelmaanthony2691, 2021
"Still listening to this song even after three solid years, Nini we Nigerians are super proud of you , naija to the world 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬 🇳🇬"

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28. @thatotshifhiwa6094,2023
"Still a hit"

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29. @akhonaakon472, 2023
"Niniola as South Africans we usual sing along to every track at groove but we would shut up and dance for a while until we remembered we south africans created our own lyrics phofu that we didn’t understand but we didn’t care… I still dance like crazy every time I hear it ❤❤❤❤"

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30. @sherilynpatterson1, 2023
"American here and I still got this song on repeat!

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Sam The Beast - "Knock Some Boots" (A YouTube Sound File & Partial Lyrics For This Old School Dance Classic Record)

DJKhaos33, Jan 12, 2010

[...]

Song: Knock Some Boots

Artist: Sam the Beast

Album: Greatest Hits

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Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube song file of the late 1980s/early 1990s dance record "Knock Some Boots" by Sam The Beast.

This post also includes my partial transcription of this song. 

In addition, this pancocojams post presents the meanings of  several of the African American Vernacular English terms in this song.

The contents of this post are presented for cultural and entertainment purposes.

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Sam The Beast and all those who were featured in this record. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.
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Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2022/04/h-town-knockin-da-boots-other-1990s-r.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "H-Town - Knockin’ da Boots & Other 1990s R&B "Baby Making" Records".

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE (Updated April 28, 2022)
I haven't found any biographical information on Sam The Beast online except for some comments that he is (was?) from Alexandria, Virginia and that one time he performed at the high school that his daughter Ree Ree attended.

Sam the Beast recorded other very well received records including "Gucci Dance" (1994).

His Facebook page https://www.facebook.com/SAM-THE-BEAST-361107608442/?_rdr has event promotional photographs with the heading Sam "the Beast" from the East. This was/is* that entertainer's full stage name.

*A July 18, 2021 2021 post on that Facebook page from Rodney Footloose Johnson indicates that "p

This is a bad dude right here. Sam Tee Sam the beast still make crowds move till this day. That should tell u something. Good songs are timeless."

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Sam the Beast's "Knock Some Boots" record may have been first released in 1987 (according to one online source), and it was included on his greatest hits album in 1991

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I've read [in Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling, by Anna R. Beresin (Univ. Press of Mississippi, May 27, 2011) that between 1991 and 2004 some African American girls in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania had a double dutch jump rope rhyme called "Juice Juice Knock Some Boots". This rhyme was clearly based on Sam the Beast's "Knock Some Boots" record.
And The lyrics to that song includes a reference to double dutch (around 2:57 in the sound file that is embedded above.) That record is from Sam the Beast Greatest Hits album. Did Dm the Beast have different lyrics for this song, and did he insert the reference to double dutch after he heard that girls had made up that double dutch rhyme in honor of his song? Here are the lyrics to that double dutch rhyme:

BOOTS
Juice Juice, gotta get loose
We came here to knock some boots 
Foot oh yeah oh yeah
Hop oh yeah oh yeah
BOUNCE oh yeah oh yeah
(1992)
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Page 95, chapter: "Lessons From Old School Rhymes" in Recess Battles: Playing, Fighting, and Storytelling" edited by Anna R. Beresin. 

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/07/juice-juice-lets-knock-some-boots-four.html for the 2017 pancocojams post entitled "Juice Juice, Let's Knock Some Boots" & Four Other Recreational Double Dutch Rhymes"

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The few online comments that I found that contain partial lyrics to "Knock Some Boots". Those comments are given in the discussion thread for this pancocojams post.

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This pancocojams post presents PARTIAL lyrics for Sam The Beast's now classic song 'Knock Some Boots".  This transcription is inaccurate because I couldn't decipher some of the words in that record, and I'm sure I got wrong some of the words that I transcribed, and I  didn't repeat certain lines in that song the number of times that they are repeated.

Please help improve this transcription or replace it with the complete lyrics from some documented source or from your memory of this song. Thanks!

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LYRICS - KNOCK SOME BOOTS [Partial lyrics- Transcription Improvements Welcome]
(Sam The Beast)

Get off the mic before it gets too hot
Get off the mic before it gets too hot
Get off the mic before it gets too hot 

Yeah, y’all ready to get housed right?
[repeat]

Knock some boots
[female voices- Oh oh oh yeah]

Knock some
female voices- Oh oh oh yeah]

Feel that juice, time to get loose
We came here to knock some boots
[female voices oh oh Oh Yeah]  

Juice
[Oh yeah oh yeah]

[spoken]- Yeah, y’all ready to get housed y’all

Juice
[oh yeah oh yeah]
[spoken] Yeah, y’all ready to get house yep
[spoken] Yeah, y’all ready to get house yep yep
Ooh ooh ooh ooh
[oh yeah]

Ooh ooh ooh ooh

[oh yeah]

Peace from the East
What kinda ? one
Peace from the East
What kinda? one

Ice
Ice
Lookin’ for a cool rhyme
It’s a new time
And I get mine
Just about that time
When you were diggin’ it
And I’m back
And I’m bringin it
Down to the bass
below ??
Am I rockin it
Yeah you ??
Yeah today I dig
I go solo
I drive a Porshe
Not a Yugo
I’m showin you a dance
that makes you go loose
And every day I’m knockin some boots

Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha

[repeat several more times]

Peace from the East
What kinda ? one
Peace from the East
What kinda? one

Hit ah hit ah hit the bass
Hit the bass
It’s like you rhymed the rhyme the song that I’m given you
on the floor
It’s time to the __ with the double dutch rhyme
‘Cause if you double dutch rhyme
with the wave of your hand
Cause it gets into your mind like a random band
If I can’t rock it
The n no one can
Knock some boots
It's time with Sam

ooh ooh
[ooh ooh oh yeah
ooh ooh
[ooh ooh oh yeah]

[repeat several times]

Feel that juice
time to get loose
We came here to knock some boots

[Repeat several times]

JUICE!
oh yeah oh yeah
Yeah, y’all ready to get housed, Yep Yep

JUICE!
Yeah, y’all ready to get house, yep yep

JUICE!

[Repeat several times]

Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
Get out the way ‘for I get you ah ha
I’m gonna um hum um hum knock some boots

Now wave your hands
if you feel like wavin’ them
Now wave your hands
if you feel like wavin’ them
Let me hear you say “Hurt me, hurt me”
[females] – Hurt me! Hurt me!]
Ah keep it goin now
[females] - Hurt me! Hurt me!
Ah keep it goin now
[females] - Hurt me! Hurt me!

[Repeat several times]

Ah keep it goin now
Ah keep it goin now
[females] – Hurt me! Hurt me!
Ah keep it goin now

[Repeat several times]

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MEANINGS OF CERTAIN AFRICAN AMERICAN VERNACULAR ENGLISH TERMS IN THIS SONG 

These terms are given in alphabetical order. Many of these terms have different meanings other than the one that is given below.

GET HOUSED - to get drunk

https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Housed

Housed

extremly intoxicated, the highest form of drunk possible.

Hurry up man, I'm trying to get housed before the night is done.

by mrauk July 22, 2008

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GET LOOSE - lose your inhibitions, do anything you want to do (the same as the later phrase "to get crunked")

"get loose

(Mostly phrased to women)To tell a person to go wild, crazy and to do anthing....and that means anything!

"Like dem girls on dat Tip Drill video"... "Let me see you get loose!!!"

 -T.I.feat. Nelly

Get Loose

by Kevin Jones January 27, 2005

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https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=crunk
"Crunk

its a mixture of the word crazy and drunk

i wanna go to a party and get crunk

by heyballookey May 18, 2003

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JUICE - to get extremely excited, to get pumped up (also the same as the later phrase "to get crunked")


https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Juice&page=8

"juiced

this word originated from the streets of the bay area it means to get pumped up excited

Man i'm so f&&kin* juiced dat we finna go to dat party....son.

by seannonnon February 7, 2008
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*This word is fully spelled out in this post.

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KNOCK BOOTS - to have sex

https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/knock_boots#:~:text=(slang%2C%20euphemistic)%20To%20have,quotations%20%E2%96%BC

slang, euphemistic) To have sexual intercourse, especially recreationally if not casually.

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Also, in the context of the song "Knock Some Boots", I think that the phrase "Hurt me" that women could be heard singing may be an exhortation for a person to "do it real good" (whether that be dancing or some other activity). 

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Crediting "Pump Up The Jam" 1989 Hip Hop/House Record As The Direct Source Of "Pump It Up" Cheerleader Cheers

jackyabody0091, Apr 3, 2009

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Edited by Azizi Powell

Latest revision: November 29, 2020

This pancocojams post presents information about Technotronic Feat Ya Kid K's 1989 record "Pump Up The Jam" and considers that record's influence on the large family of "Pump It Up" cheerleader cheers. Some of these cheers were (are?) are composed and performed as foot stomping cheers.*

A video of "Technotronic Feat Ya Kid K performing "Pump Up The Jam" is included in this post along with an excerpt from that song's lyrics.

Four examples of "Pump It Up" cheers are included in this post.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Manuela Kamosi and Thomas   for composing this song and thanks to  for performing it. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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"Foot stomping cheers" is a sub-set of children's cheerleader cheers that have distinctive textual structures and distinctive performance styles. These cheers were (are?) usually performed by two or more African American girls ages around six years to twelve years who stand in lines  (usually horizontal lines), or in semi-circles, or in a circle with the soloist in the middle.  

The cheers have a distinctive call & response pattern that I refer to as "group/consecutive soloists". This call & response pattern differs from other cheers which usually are chanted with the group responding to a lead person or are usually chanted in unison. In contrast, the composition and performing pattern for foot stomping cheers consist of the group speaking  (often without the first soloist) first. The soloist then responds to the group. This pattern continues, and usually the soloist then has a short solo portion. The group may or may not chant again before the cheer begins again from the beginning with a new soloist. This pattern continues until every member of the group has had one equal (same amount of time) turn as the soloist. My experience is that the order of soloist is determined before the cheer begins, often with girls trying to be the first to call out "first", "second", "third" etc.

Probably the most widely known example of "foot stomping cheers" is "Shabooya Roll Call" from the "Bring It On All Or Nothing" movie.  However, that depiction is a rather exaggerated version of those cheers.  Here's a link to that scene:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=naw2tty2yic&ab_channel=iluzyoo

Based on my research, I believe that group of girls performed* what I refer to as "foot stomping cheers" in imitation of "real" cheerleading squads. Foot stomping cheer performances were informal though practiced performances that usually occurred without any audiences except other children (or pre-teens) in the playground or on the sidewalks where the girls happened to be. 

Because the structure of foot stomping cheers dictates that each member of the group had to have one equal length turn as the soloist for every cheer that was performed, these cheers weren't compatible with the time limitations that real cheerleaders face. For that reason, the two styles of cheers that traditional cheerleaders and stomp and shake cheerleaders perform short cheers that have a leader/group pattern or unison cheers.
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*I use past tense for performances of foot stomping cheers as I believe that these forms of cheers are rarely if ever performed since about the 2010. If that is true, it may be because of the increased interest in and opportunities for African American girls to perform "steps" (percussive routines that are very similar to historically Black Greek letter sororities and fraternities "steppin".  Another reason that these types of cheers may be rarely if ever performed is that the existence of stomp and shake cheerleading squads or modified stomp and shake cheerleading squads in certain American middle and high schools and community organizations. These squads as well as "traditional cheerleading squads" provide girls with opportunities to actually be cheerleaders rather than pretending to be cheerleaders when they perform stomp and shake cheers.

Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2016/09/foot-stomping-cheers-alphabetical-list_22.html for text (word only) examples of foot stomping cheers. Also, click the foot stomping cheer tag that is found below for additional examples of foot stomping cheers.

Also, click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/11/1993-stomp-and-shake-cheerleading-video.html for the closely related pancocojams post entitled "1993 Stomp And Shake Cheerleading Video (CIAA Exhibition Showcasing WSSU, VSU, & Four Other HBCU University Cheerleading Squads)". In that video three of those stomp and shake cheerleading squads performed a version of "Pump It Up".

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INFORMATION ABOUT MANUELA KAMOSI (ALSO KNOWN AS YA KID K)
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ya_Kid_K
'Ya Kid K (born Manuela Barbara Kamosi Moaso Djogi,[1] 26 January 1972) is a Congolese–Belgian hip hop recording artist. Ya Kid K, besides being a solo artist, is also known for her works for the dance/house act Technotronic….

Biography

At the age of 11, she moved to Belgium, later moving to Chicago (where she explored hip-hop, and the emerging sounds of house music), and later moved to Dallas, Texas. After moving back to Belgium from the US, she helped form a hip hop label called Fresh Beat Productions. She was part of the dance project Technotronic, [2] which debuted with a major worldwide hit in 1989, "Pump Up the Jam". Although she did not appear in the video, she was finally credited as vocalist on the track on the US reissue of the group's debut album.[3]

Singles

Although she wrote the lyrics and sang vocals on "Pump Up the Jam",[4] Technotronic had the fashion model Felly Kilingi perform in the video, without Ya Kid K's consent. The second single "Get Up! (Before the Night Is Over)" was Ya Kid K's debut music video with Technotronic. In 1992, Technotronic and Ya Kid K had a hit with "Move This," another single from 1989's Pump Up the Jam: The Album.”…

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INFORMATION ABOUT THE SONG "PUMP UP THE JAM"
from https://genius.com/Technotronic-pump-up-the-jam-lyrics
"Pump Up The Jam" [was] "Written by [Congolese–Belgian hip hop recording artist] Manuela Kamosi (aliased as Ya Kid K) and Thomas De Quincey (aka Jo Bogaert), “Pump Up the Jam” was Technotronic’s debut single. Its music is heavily based on a track named “Technotronic” that De Quincey had released earlier in the year under the name Pro 24’s.

“Pump Up the Jam” peaked at #2 in the UK in late 1989, then also reached #2 in the US in early 1990."...

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EXCERPT FROM THE SONG "PUMP UP THE JAM"
..."[Bridge]
Yo! Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it!
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it up
Pump it up
Yo! Pump it
Pump up the jam
Pump it"

From https://genius.com/Technotronic-pump-up-the-jam-lyrics

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TWO EXAMPLES OF FOOT STOMPING CHEER FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
 
[These versions are given in no particular order. Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.] 

Version #1:
PUMP IT UP
(Everybody says) -Pump it up go 'head, go 'head. Pump it up go 'head. Pump it up go 'head, go 'head. Pump it up go 'head Tasha, go 'head, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head, go 'head. Tasha, go 'head *

Tasha or the name of the lead person does some kind of dance while she shouts this next part) YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP! Pump it up! Pump Pump it up!

Everybody does the same dance that the leader did while they say the same thing) YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP Pump it up Pump Pump it up

Then you repeat the whole cheer with the next leader who gives her name or her nickname.
Everybody has a turn as the leader. The next leader can do the same dance, but when they really want to impress people, they do their own dance.

*I forgot to say that people do foot stomps during this part. It's hard to write it out but the foot stomps go like this (left foot stomps and then clap once; right foot stomps & you clap once, and then the left foot stomps two time and then you clap. Right foot stomps & you clap once). Go back to the beginning and keep doing this until the leader says her part. Then you stop doing the steps. Nobody says anything or moves while the leader is saying her part. They are all watching her. 

After she finishes doing her dance, everybody tries to the same dance that she did while they say YOU GOTS TO PUUMP ITT UPPP Pump it up Pump Pump it up. And then you go back to the beginning of the whole cheer. 

I hope you like it.
-Tazi M. Powell (coach); Fort Pitt Cheerleaders; Garfield neighborhood; Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 8/10/2007

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Version #2
PUMP IT UP 
Words -------------------------------------------------Basic Motion
Pump pump pump pump pump it up-------------  tap palms around the circle to start
Pump pump pump it up ---------------------------- step clap rock clap [2x]
Well, my name is [player’s name] ----------------- step clap rock clap
Pump it up ------------------------------------------- step clap rock clap
That’s what they call me ---------------------------- tap clap rock clap
Pump it up -------------------------------------------[repeat]
My sign is [astrological sign]
Pump it up
And I can work that body oddy oddy --------------shake and improvise
Make sure you don’t hurt that body
Pump pump pump pump
Pump it up
(1992)
From Recess Battles: Playing Fighting, and Storytelling by Anna R. Beresin (University Press of Mississippi, Jackson, 2010, page 104-105, in the section of that book whose sub-title is "Steps"), African American girls, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
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This is how that example was written in that book. 
 
Here's the introductory comments to this example:
"In 1991, I saw four African American girls doing what looked like a dance step. “Is that a step?” I asked. I wonder whether the dance was choreographed or if they were improvising. “No, no, this is a step”. Step, clap, rock, clap, step, clap, rock, clap, They rocked gently back and forth, clapping their hands lightly on the off beat. At first they sang quietly, but it built into a roar."

[After that example. the book's author wrote]
"The phase pump it up appears in several recordings, including "Pump Up The Jam" by M. Kamosi and T. De Quincy from 1989. Each girl gets a chance to say her name and her astrological sign and work her body."

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ONE EXAMPLE OF TRADITIONAL CHEERLEADING CHEERS FORMS OF FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
 
 PUMP PUMP PUMP IT UP 
Pump, pump, pump it up! (leader sounds)
Pump, pump, pump it up! (team)
Pump that [Team Name] spirit up! (leader sounds)
Pump that [Team Name] spirit up! (team)

Keep, keep, keep it up! (leader sounds)
Keep, keep, keep it up! (team)
Keep that [Team Name] spirit up! (leader sounds)
Keep that [Team Name] spirit up! (team)
- https://howtheyplay.com/team-sports/20-Best-Team-Cheers-and-Chants "Top 20 Cheers for Cheerleading, Sports Teams, and Team Captains" [This example is given as #3 in that list.]

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ONE EXAMPLE OF STOMP AND SHAKE CHEERLEADING FORMS OF FORMS OF "PUMP IT UP"
[One squad member says "Ready. "Hit it!


[The entire squad says the rest of these words at the same time.]

Hey Trojans
Yeah
Hey Trojans
Yeah
Hey Trojans
Yeah
Let's pump pump pump it up.
Pump pump pump it up.
The Trojans are ready to 
Pump pump pump it up
The Trojans are ready to 
Pump pump pump it up

[The second line of the squad]
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump it up
[The first line of the squad]
The Trojans
Pump pump, pump it up
[The entire squad]
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump it up.
Pump Ooh!
The Trojans
Pump pump, pump it up
The Trojans
Pump, pump, pump 
Pump it up.
Pump Pump Pump It Up
The Trojans are ready 
To pump it up.
Pump Pump Pump It Up
The Trojans are ready 
To pump it up.
- Virginia State University Woo Woos https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4tdFVI6NWU&feature=emb_logo&ab_channel=CheerPhi93 (1:46 to 2:25 in that video)
transcription by Azizi Powell (additions and corrections are welcome)

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LINKS TO TWO ADDITIONAL VIDEOS OF THE "PUMP IT UP" CHEER   

Example #1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GneUNvr4PUM&ab_channel=StompNShakeCheer
"Cheer: Pump It Up (P-U-M-P-I-T-U-P)" published by Stomp N Shake Cheer, published on Oct. 21, 2020
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This cheer is performed in a stomp and shake style by a high school student.

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Example #2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4umnc9_QsvM&ab_channel=SMSCheer1
"Pump, pump, pump it up!", published on Dec. 9, 2016
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This is a mostly Black high school cheerleading squad which is performing in a slightly modified traditional cheerleading style (The modification occurs when the cheerleaders say the words "pump it up").  Notice that compared to stomp and shake cheerleading, there's no hip shaking, the legs aren't lifted from the floor, and the stomps aren't as bass sounding.

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Selected Comments From Discussion Threads For Three YouTube Videos Of South African DJ & House Music Producer Black Coffee

Edited by Azizi Powell

This pancocojams series showcases three YouTube videos of South African DJ and House music producer Black Coffee.

Information about Black Coffee is included in this post along with selected comments from the discussion thread for these videos.

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

All copyrights remain with their owners.

Thanks to Black Coffee for his musical legacy. Thanks also to featured singers Monique Bingham and Bucie for their musical legacy. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this sound file on YouTube.

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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
This post is part of an ongoing pancocojams series on House music. Click the House music tag for other pancocojams posts on this music genre.

I wasn't acquainted with House music until very recently - or more accurately, I didn't know that certain music that I knew and liked were examples of House music. I'm learning about House music as I listen online to the music that I showcase on this blog and other records and as I read their YouTube discussion threads.

The posts in this series aren't given in any chronological order. The posts and their order of publication in this blog simply reflect what subjects and/or what records and/or which types of House music I chose to experience, learn about, and share in this blog at that time.

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INFORMATION ABOUT BLACK COFFEE
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Coffee_(DJ)
"Black Coffee is a South African DJ, record producer and singer-songwriter whose real name is Nkosinathi Innocent Maphumulo (born 11 March 1976). He began his career around 1994[4] and has released five albums[5] as well as a live DVD.[6] Black Coffee became prominent after participating in the 2004 Red Bull Music Academy held in Cape Town.[7] In September 2015, he won the "Breakthrough DJ of the Year" award at the DJ Awards in Ibiza.[8]

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Discography
Apart from singles and remixes Black Coffee has released the following albums and DVD since 2005, all under the Soulistic Music label.

Black Coffee (2005)
Have Another One (2007)
Home Brewed (2009)
Africa Rising DVD (2012)
Africa Rising CD (2012)
Pieces of Me (2015)
The Journey Continues EP (2016)
Music is King EP (2018)"...

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SHOWCASE VIDEOS
Video #1: BLACK COFFEE - Superman (Taken from Africa Rising DVD)



SoulisticMusicTV, Published on Dec 12, 2012
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Bucie is the featured singer in this set. "Bucie (born Busisiwe Nolubabalo Nqwiliso, 10 March 1987) is a South African R&B and house singer"... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bucie.

Selected comments from this video's discussion thread, with numbers added for referencing purposes only.
1. james chatfield, 2013
"It doesn't get no better than this!!!!!!!!!!! This is what u call true House Music my people."

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2. Sawalk3, 2016
"One of the top Soulful House singers in the industry if not the BEST!!!!! 10 STARS"

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3. Aj PoliMusic, 2016
"OMGGG!!! That was one of the BEST performances live, ever in House Music history, nationally! Of course, in Chicago, Illinois, United States of America, is the birthplace of House Music, takes the cake for BEST performances with DJs such as Jesse Saunders, Frankie Knuckles, Steve Miggedy Maestro, Mike Dunn and so many original Chicago House music Dj's and artists, but to see the music go nationally is just awesome! And of course, House Music is based on African drums and syncopated rhythms, which makes it even better. Bucie has such a strong and beautiful voice...very smooth and powerful and Black Coffee's jammin' rhythms and House Music rhythms makes this an excellent performance! How I wished I was in South Africa on this day! =) #LOVEBlackCoffee #LiterallyAndFiguratively #Superman #Bucie...AMAZINGVOICE #Elegant

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4. DirtySongz SA, 2016
"This is Afro house it's different from your house and we dance, we don't jump the whole performance"

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5. Nyala Palmer, 2017
"I agree it is one of the best live performance, however afro house is not inspired by Chicago House, you would have to know the history of African music too to make such statements. This isn't Chicago House going national. In fact this is just a modern African sound with elements of house. Its really good you enjoy Afro House but I think its a little offensive to regard it as birthing from Chicago.

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6. Denise Mitchell, 2017
"+Nyala Palmer house music is from Chicago period"

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7. Nyala Palmer, 2017
"Denise Mitchell black coffee uses a lot of call and response with the vocals and drums. That is an ancient African tradition. Before even cassettes and cd’s. A tradition before we were born, before our parents were born. So to say this music comes from Chicago is ignorant. It is a fusion of genres. That’s my point. It is not Chicago house music going global. It is global music mixed with Chicago house."

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8. MRLANVIN8, 2018
"Now this response was both accurate as well as added the proper clarity needed, respectfully, Bless The Motherland..."

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9. Helga Gomes, 2019
"Yes. The Beginnings of House Music. It started in Chicago's Southside in 1977, when a new kind of club opened. This new Chicago club called The Warehouse gave House music its name ( It existed before they named it. It was inspired in African rhythms), Frankie Knuckles, who opened The Warehouse, mixed old disco classics and new Eurobeat pop.
Then the South Africans named our music Afro House, and it´s a sub-genre of House music, with its roots predominantly in South Africa. A fusion of Kwaito, Tribal, Deep and Soulful House music, in South Africa it is classed as Deep House or Soulful House, although it has its own unique sound."

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10. Vaughan, 2019
"omg this song brings tears to my eyes it is so good, it is the definition of what house is, just want to pull over car on expressway and start dancing"

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Video #2: Monique Bingham, Black Coffee - Deep In The Bottom (of Africa)



MoniqueBinghamVEVO, Published on Nov 27, 2015
Music video by Monique Bingham, Black Coffee performing Deep In The Bottom. (C) 2015 Bigga Sounds LLC
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Monique Bingham is a New York born musician, now based in South Africa. "She has worked with some of the house scene’s most respected dj/producers"...Monique was featured at the 12th annual Capetown International Jazz Festival 2011....She is the first ever non-South African artist to perform live for 12th annual Metro FM awards in 2013." http://www.mytvnews.co.za/10-facts-you-didnt-know-about-monique-bingham/
1. Jon Abrahams, 2016
"What a track! I bet if internet was more affordable to everyone in this country South African artists would be getting the viewership they deserve! #datamustfall"

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2. Blaine Ested, 2017
"OMG.....This Song is DOPE! I never heard this song until #LesTwins performed this on World of Dance. Love this song."
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From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Les_Twins "Laurent and Larry Nicolas Bourgeois (born December 6, 1988), professionally known as Les Twins, are French dancers, choreographers, producers, models, designers and creative directors...

Born and raised in Sarcelles, France, the self-taught dance duo became the darlings of the French audience in 2008 as finalists on the popular television show Incroyable Talent.[2] They quickly rose to prominence in the United States after a video of their performance on the San Diego leg of the 2010 World of Dance tour went viral on YouTube, with over 37 million views as of 5 July 2017.[3] In 2011, they won the hip-hop new style division of the prestigious international street dance competition Juste Debout. In 2017, they won the American reality competition series World of Dance...

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3. Karabo Maputla, 2017
"thanks to les twins a bunch of nationalities are out here checking our music"

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4. Zanele Dube, 2017
"i didnt know much about the les twins but after seeing the comments i had to check them out and wow loved them..., i just love Dj black coffee"

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5. Yaseen Baker, 2017
"Anyone here cos of Black Coffee and South African house music?"

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6. Lelo Gowana, 2017
"SA house music Rocks"

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7. Lance Kelly, 2018
"Yaseen Baker here because of house music period.....Chicago started the genre home of house"

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8. Patrick Phokoane, 2018
"@Lance Kelly nobody denies that and some of south African house musicians acknowledged that, this is all about taking the house music movement forward, just like Reggae music it has its roots in Jamaica and it has spread to other places where people have adopted it eg The British reggae band UB40 and South African reggae musician Lucky Dube, once again RIP The godfather franki nuckels"

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9. Carlos Carter, 2017
"I came here for the Diva Monique and that Black Coffee house heads know who they be"

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10. Ajin Varghese, 2017
"looks like every song that Les twins dances to are gonna be famous"

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11. Lewis Preye, 2017
"This song is one of Black Coffee biggest hit with Monique Binngham, and as a South African living in America, I noticed that Americans don't even play this music, but we love you guys for the great work you are doing, well done and I will see you Black Coffee in Minneapolis in August"

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12. Ontiretse Donevan Morris Phetlhu, 2018
"It gets no deeper than the bottom! Only SA loves Deep House the way we do. No other country in this world loves House Music the way we do!!! That's what this song confirms!"

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13. MNN Blackpoemology, 2018
"I feel so sheltered having grown-up with, or listening to the back and forth "war/rhetoric" over which came first , CHICAGOs or NYCs, house/club music from the WAREHOUSE. in Chicago, or the CLUBHOUSE in DC, or AEROPORT in Ankara, Turkey, or NYCs Paradise Garage since the late 70s to now . . . what this artist, song, video has opened my eyes, too, is that music is universal . . . I must get out more often . ."

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Video #3: BLACK COFFEE MIX @ Salle Wagram for Cercle



Cercle, Published on Feb 1, 2018

Black Coffee playing a DJ set in Paris' oldest ballroom: Salle Wagram for Cercle.

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1. Brian Ponen, 2017
"His artistry is not just in his great mixing skills, alot of the playlist is his own music, not too mention he puts many able bodied deejays in the eye, his reputation and cv to date is testament to that ."

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2. Stereo Flava, 2017
"Didnt even realize untill now that his left hand is paralyzed! RESPECT!"

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3. Busy Muntu, 2018
"Yes .. was involved in car accident when was young ... he has went against all odds to be wre he is"

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4. Alina Agafiței, 2017
"taking into account his story and the struggle he has been through after his car accident, I can only respect him even more. https://citizen.co.za/lifestyle/your-life-entertainment-your-life/entertainment-celebrities/1631009/black-coffee-shares-first-picture-of-injured-arm/"

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5. MIGUEL Furtado, 2017
"No matter what they say...no one can bring house like south africa...like black coffee...King"

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6. Shawnlee Scheepers, 2017
"Really? Please show me the secret how to dance,party and have a good time on this..play this in a club or party, and in a short time people just wana go home to sleep while having suicidal thoughts!!"

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7. kalkev, 2017
"Im guessing the Americans would have something to say bout that. This aint no House party, people spending more time on their phones. No real house head gonna be dancin to this."

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8. Chwepheshe, 2017
"kalkev your real is not my real your deep is not my deep.. here in SA we would appreciate this big but then its different styles and taste. we shouldn't be narrow minded"

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9. kalkev, 2017
"Dont get me wrong brother, I respect BC I have many of his productions and remixes. Im just not feeling this set at all. Take it easy my man."

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10. Chwepheshe, 2017
"kalkev i get you on that brother and i agree with you America definitely has a say. house is universal"

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11. Off/Load, 2018
"This is not house, its more like a combination of tech and trance."

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12. Jabulani Khumalo, 2018
"MIGUEL Furtado that's why he calls his music ' Gong music - Lot of Drum beats vocals & fx effects etc"

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13. HiveMind2000, 2019
"Chicago all day"

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14. Begdouri Ziad, 2017
"i don't understand people who dislike this video"

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15. fantaist, 2017
"People without (a) soul"

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16. Homer Simpson, 2017
"This isn't Music - it's a Drumbeat that goes on for an Hour !!"

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17. Nkosinathi Maseko, 2017
"These are the people who hate it because it is loved by most."

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18. Nkosilathi Msimanga, 2017
"they don't have that thing in deep house music"

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19. nigel p, 2017
"Can't please them all. We that love it have it, and that's all that matters. I honestly feel sorry for those that can't understand and appreciate good art. They have to be them for the rest of their lives."

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20. Marius Schober, 2018
"I know why they expected an actual black coffee at the Wagram auditorium"

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21. Pereko Ntlatseng, 2018
"HAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!"

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22. moewadee, 2018
"Homer Simpson lol i guess u have ears but u cant hear"

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23. monkeynkl, 2018
"Because you never went to the legendary Paradise Garage...check out utube's Larry :Levan Live vids. Now that's real house music."

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24. Cordell Pace, 2018
"monkeynkl ... stop living in the past and catch up in real time. This music here is an extension of the music from the paradise garage"

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25. popyeni haikali, 2018
"Im confused, is it only white people in France that like his type of music? Cz i only c white folks.
Nevertheless, dig this this dude! WITH LOVE FROM NAMIBIA"

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26. DJ Spivey, 2019
"Black Coffee is totally Amazing!!!
He never stops pushing House Music to its absolute highest heights... \o/
#LongLiveBlackCoffee"

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27. luzuko mdingi, 2019
"Yes, if there's any type of music that comes from America or Europe we always fine-tune it the African way so that it makes sense to us. This is what we've done with house music."

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