Jerusalem Hit maker Master KG joins forces with Khoisan Maxy
from Botswana and Makhadzi the queen behind the Matorokisi Fame. Music Video
shot in Botswana end of 2019 by Jack Bohloko -snip- Statistics (as of Feb 4, 2021 at 4:42 PM ET Total # of views - 11,752,209 Total # of likes - 44K Total # of dislikes - 2.7K Total # of comments- 2,124
**** Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the 2020 hit song "Tshinada" by South African musician & record producer Master K featuring Botswana singer Khoisan Maxy and South African singer Makhadzi.
This post showcases the official YouTube video of "Tshinada" as well as information about Master K, Khoisan Maxy, and Makhadzi. Part I also includes the lyrics for this song as well as some explanations in English about what that song means from comments in that official video's discussion thread.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2021/02/comments-about-borrowdale-museve-dance.html for Part II of this pancocojams series. Part II showcases the official YouTube video of "Tshinada". That post also provides information about the "Borrowdale" ("Museve") dance and presents selected comments from the embedded video's discussion thread about the Borrowdale (Museve) dance.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Master Kg, Khoisan Maxy, and Makhadzi, for their music. Thanks to Jack Bohloko for his videography & editing (referred to as "calculations") and thanks to all others who are associated with this video and thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
"Kgaogelo Moagi, known professionally as Master KG is a South
African musician and record producer. His album "Skelton Move" achieved acclaim
including an AFRIMMA Award for Best Artist/Group in the African Electro
category.[1][2][3] He is also known as the pioneer of "Bolobedu"
dance.[2][4] In 2020, his song "Jerusalema", featuring Nomcebo
Zikode, went viral online, garnering international success.
Early life Master KG grew up in Calais Village in
Limpopo.[1][2] He started playing with beats at the age of thirteen using a
computer that his late uncle bought him.
[...]
In December 2019, Master KG released the song
"Jerusalema", featuring Nomcebo Zikode. In mid-2020, it went viral
online, charting internationally and spawning a remix with Burna Boy.[5] The
video of "Jerusalema" was taken down on YouTube on the late hours of
5 August 2020, but was restored on the following day.[9]"...
The singer has been enjoying a successful career in her home
country Botswana before coming to South Africa. KhoiSan Maxy, real name Olebile
Sedumedi, is popular in Botswana for her traditional Tswana and Khoisan music
that she has been producing and singing for more than 17 years. She started
singing professionally in 2001 and has 13 albums under her belt.
Her stage name, she says, was motivated by her roots as her
maternal great-grandparents were of San origin.
Sedumedi, 38, said getting into the music industry in Mzansi
was something she had always wanted because she regards the country as
"the Hollywood of the continent" when it comes to music."
She is known to many music lovers for her hit songs ‘Tshanda
Vhuya’ and ‘Matorokisi’.
[...]
Place of birth: Ha-Mashamba
Tshivhangani, Limpopo
[...]
She is has become a household name in the South African
music scene and is passionate about her music style. Her hard work coupled with
her passion has made fans love her songs.
She has released a total of six albums and has performed in
other countries outside Mzansi.
She boasts of an award she took home during the Limpopo
Music Awards in 2017. Yo Shoma, her hit song, was the top on the best Tshivenda
hit of the year category.
In 2018, she was nominated at the TSHIMA awards for Best
Tshivenda Dance Artist/Album of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, Tshivenda
Song of the Year."...
**** LYRICS - TSHINADA (Master KG)
You are looking so nice standing right there You are looking so good standing right there You are looking so nice standing right there You are looking so good standing right there
Tsho no muhwala hwala kale tshinada Tsho no mudzhiya-dzhiya kale tshinada Tsho no muhwala hwala kale tshinada Tsho no mudzhiya-dzhiya kale tshinada
Se mo tshwere tshwere tshwere senatla Se mo tshwere tshwere tshwere senatla Se mo tshwere tshwere tshwere senatla Se mo tshwere tshwere tshwere senatla
This pdf on Tshivenda language includes a definition for the Tshivenda word "Tshinada":
"RELATIONAL NOUNS IN TSHIVENDA
BY
MASHUDU TRYPHINI MAKHAVHU
Thesis presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the degree of
Master of Arts at University of Stellenbosch.
[...]
page 18
Antonyms denoting physically advantaged or disadvantaged
person:
tshinada (a healthy person)
Tshihole (a cripple/ an invalid)" -end of quote- However, I wonder if that word may have another colloquial meaning such as "a woman with an atractive body".
** [Added Feb. 5, 2021] Here's an exchange from this video's discussion thread that translates the exclamation that Master KG says throughout the video:
Greshon Mubu, 2020 "Wanetwa mos, I just love this even though I don't understand
,much love my guy keep it brazing wanetwa mos."
** Reply Frederick Ngwenya, 2020 "Wa ndi twa musss? Meaning = You can hear me , ok? (It is a
Tsonga-Shangaan language)" -snip- Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tsonga_language for information about this language.
All of these comments are from 2020. Numbers are given for referencing purposes only.
These are only a few of the comments from that discussion thread that provided basically the same explanations in English for what this song is about.
1. trinity mashaba "Can someone translate this song for meπππππππππ"
** Reply 2. Maine Thwabi "trinity mashaba the song talks about marriage. It says that
in marriage there are only two people just two, adding a third person ruins it
all. It also says that there are good people out there that would love you for
you."
** 3. Anna Lehema "What does this song mean?"
** Reply 4. Sharon Maripane "kickz Review it says ur married today ,but remember in u
marriage whatever the problems ur facing don’t trust everyone’s opinion they
might destroy u marriage, the super man took u today,it’s actually our long
time wedding song here in SA many cultures sang it, anyway I tried to give u a
glue about the song" -snip- "kixkz Review" appears to be a previous screen name for Anna Kelema.
“Glue” is a typo for “clue”
** 5. kefentse sathekge "A relationship is meant for two people, three's a crowd!"
** 6. Henry Dube "Can someone please translate Maxy's verse, I can understand
a few but the rest."
** Reply 7. Henry Dube "@kefentse sathekge what does this mean "wa boraro motho
ke masengeletsa, omotsabe motho loto laboraro"
** Reply 8. kefentse sathekge "@Henry Dube waboraro
means the third one or the third person....
Masenyeletsa in this
context means "crowd"... as in three is a crowd, but if you translate it directly it means someone who messes
things up for other people. Motho means a person. So in a long direct translation this is what shes saying, "a third
person spoils things, fear a third person."
** Reply 9. Henry Dube "@kefentse sathekge thanks bro I'm getting the idea now a
bit."
** 10. Thabo Mokgwatlheng "I like when Maxy says “love is for two people, the third
person is the destroyer.” That third person can be your friend, family, your
pastor or even a stranger. In simple words leave the two love birds alone
please, only intervene in cases of abuse."
**** This concludes Part I of this two part pancocojams series. Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
This pancocojams post showcases the official YouTube video of "Jerusalema" by Master KG featuring Nomcebo.
The lyrics to the South African song "Jerusalema" is included in this post along with comments about how this 2019 song came from the Hymn/Gospel song "Ndilondoloze".
The content of this post is presented for religious, cultural, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Master K and Nomcebo for their musical legacies. Thanks also to all those who are featured in all of the videos that are embedded in this post. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Master KG - Jerusalema [Feat. Nomcebo] (Official Music Video)
Openmic Productions, Premiered Dec 13, 2019
-snip-
Statistics as of May 12, 2020 at 11:41 AM EDT
Total # of views- 17,709,577
Total # of likes- 227K
Total # of dislikes- 9.3K
Total # of comments- 13,935
Master Kg sits on top of the world as one of the most decorated musicians of his generation as a recipient of the coveted continental and African diaspora Afrima 2018 Award for Best Electro and Dance; Afrimma 2019 Award for Best Male Southern Africa; SABC Summer Song 2018 for Skeleton Move; and the Limpopo Music Award for Best House Single for Skeleton Move.
On this smash hit he features the multitalented vocalist Nomcebo Zikode who is better known for blessing sweet vocals on Emazulwini and Imizamo Yami.
-snip-
Click https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Master_KG for more information about Master KG.
****
LYRICS: JERUSALEMA
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Jerusalema ikhaya lami(Jerusalem is my home)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Uhambe nami(Walk with me)
Zungangishiyi lana(Do not leave me here)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Ndawo yami ayikho lana(My place is not here)
Mbuso wami awukho lana(My kingdom is not here)
Ngilondoloze(Guard me)
Zuhambe nami(Walk with me)
Written By Nomcebo & Master KG
Release Date: October 11, 2019"
****
COMMENTS ABOUT MASTER KG'S & NOMCEBO'S SONG "JERUSALEMA"
Excerpt #1
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SanoEBSx7Ig MASTER KG - JERUSALEMA FT. NOMCEBO | REACTION VIDEO by Mansa Mayne, Dec 23, 2019
(with numbers added for referencing purposes only)
1. Letlhogonolo Esau, 2020
"This song is actually a hymn but a house version."
-snip-
The word "house" in this comment refers to South African "House" music. Here's information about two South African forms of house music from https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Styles_of_house_music
"Afro house
African music mixed with a house beat. Afro house is 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 and is reflected in the musical style – particularly in the “stripped back” original percussion sounds and rhythms of South African culture.[1]
Amapiano
Amapiano is a popular style of house originating in Gauteng, South Africa in mid to late 2010s. Amapiano is a sophisticated hybrid of deep house, jazz and lounge music characterized by synths, airy pads and wide basslines."
**
2. Noxie Mvula, 2020
"The reason its emotional is because it's based on a hymn, it's actually a prayer "ngilondoloze" means "protect me, watch over me".
**
3. Asiphe Madonda, 2020
"No she's not talking about nature she's talking about Jerusalem and God , Jerusalem is a place thats mentioned in the Bible. She's asking God to be with her and show her the way and all that"
**
4. TF Mkhonza, 2020
"For now it's a top song in SA the like of Umlilo n Amatorokisi, for me Jerusalem is the song of the year in SA."...
**
4. Thuli Dlamini, 2020
..."This is an old Gospel Song that is usually sung in funerals here in South Africa. It means "THIS EARTH IS NOT MY HOME, JERUSALEM IS MY HOME. GID [correction GOD] PLEASE TAKE CARE OF ME AND NEVER LEAVE ME ALONE"
Indeed it is an emotional song that Master KG has turned into a very good dancing song. In SA most of the times, at the parties and clubs when people are really drunk they start singing Gospel Songs. I suppose that is where Master KG found an inspiration from to turn Gospel song into a dancing song but I personally feel that he did do good by his version of the song with this kind of video.
The video is good if the song was in Church version but he made the song in the groove version, where people are supposed to be dancing and having fun and the video just takes straight to the funeral. I personally think, the video is contradicting the vibe of the song.
**
5. The Alex, 2020
"I was at a club last night and this was the last song they played at closing time. You can't even get mad that they closing at 2am and you not about sleepπ. Great song!"
**
6. Okuhle Osh, 2020
"At a party you don't know whether to dance or pray when this song is playing.
It's really an end of the party song."
**
REPLY
7. Thabisile Makhoba, 2020
"Lool true"
**
REPLY
celeste ahouma, 2020
"u can dance AND pray ππΎπ€£"
**
8. Boitumelo Roopher, 2020
"You're truly getting thee vibe bro'.... a song at the end of a party especially new year 00:00 when you talk to God saying "please Lord protect and be with me". A gospel song in a vibey way"
****
Excerpt #2
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B1-5uAHqrvM&t=337s Master Kg - Jerusalema [Feat. Nomcebo] | That American Reaction; published by That Fire LA, Jan 3, 2020
1. Noxolo Ayanda, 2020
"Jerusalema is Jerusalem from the bibleπactually the lyrics are from church song."
**
2. ToughBlackseed, 2020
"This song though of gospel genre is a great party Jam also.( I don't think it has a thing to do with "gangsters' paradise"). It was played at a friend's 40th birthday party on the 26th of December, and the dancefloor was jammed up.....in port Harcourt Nigeria, not in South Africa or anywhere in that region. It's a fantastic song...Nocembo showed out incredibly."...
**
3. TarCarNey Hail, 2020
"π π πIt is Jerusalem as in the one in the bible. This is a gospel song with a twist π
"Jerusalem ikhayalami" translate to Jerusalem my home ( sort of in the afterlife)
There is also a South African film with the same name. But that's not what she is singing about
Master Kaygee comes from the same province (Limpopo) as Sho Madjozi π"
**
4. Thuli Dlamini, 2020
"A Gospel song with a twist is great way of describing it.
This indeed is a classic Gospel song here in South Africa, normally sung at funerals, as you see the lady
in the video wearing black and picking dead tree leaves and throwing them on air.
The original song means, Jerusalem is my home that I love, all my hopes and dreams will be achieved when I arrive at my home (Jerusalem).
You see, in Africa when Missionaries came and introduced Christianity and the Bible, African people thought that the places mentioned in the Bible, were in heaven because they had never heard of such places! Also the Missionaries always emphasized that Jerusalem was the Holy place of God. So African people assumed that when you are a Christian, you die and go to heaven and be able to see the Holy Jerusalem. Therefore they composed songs about how they longed to see Jerusalem and calling Jerusalem their eternal home. This is where this JERUSALEMA song comes from. I guess Master KG turned it to a dance song because here in South Africa, at the groove have a tendency of singing Gospel Music when they are tipsy. So he wanted them to have a sing along that they can dance to.
There are many other DJ's here in SA who have successfully turned Gospel songs into a good dance song without changing the meaning of the song, one of them is Bojo Mojo."
-snip-
I reformatted this comment to enhance its readability.
**
REPLY
5. Mulanga Tunchie, 2020
"Jerusalema is the same as Jerusalem Big Raph.. Its a south African accent... Actually the song is saying Jerusalem is my home..
This song Jerusalema is a prayer to God.. The singer is simply saying "Jerusalem is my home (ikhaya lami)
Ngi londolose means God protect me, Unga ngini shiya Lana means don't leave me
**
6. Tumi, 2020
"Jerusalema song is unrelated to the the movie u searched. She's referring to Jerusalem."
**
REPLY
7. Henry Dube, 2020
"He should check out that movie too, great movie. A version of this song is played there too."
**
8. Jacqueline Hicks, 2020
"its a church song with beats......."Jerusalem my sweet home". its just recorded on good house track.
basically they are praising the Lord, just like " shackles" of Mary Mary."
**
9. lwazi ben,2020
"only thing i wanted to hear was you pronouncing Nomcebo and ohhh boy lol hahaha i knew it was gonna be a challenge and would like someone to help you on this because the name has a click and its not easy for you to realize that"
-snip-
"Realize" here probably means "pronounce that correctly".
**
10. Penelope Mnisi, 2020
"Heloooo there, they singing about the Jerusalem in the bible it's just written/pronounce in the Zulu language. The song is not related to the movie. To pronounce Nomcebo You say Nom (the tip of your tounge at the back of your teeth) cebo. ✌I hope it helps. I'm in S.A."
**
11. Hleh Sihle, 2020
"Nomcebo means wealth"
**
12. Vannuge Jiiko, 2020
"This song is on fire all over Southern and Eastern Africa πΏπ¦πΏπ¦π❤️"
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Niniola Apata 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.
As we start the New Year, NINIOLA kicks off from where she stopped in 2017...
Following the successful release of her Debut album "THIS IS ME", with banging Singles like MARADONA and SICKER still tearing the airwaves...The Nigerian Queen of Afro-House has teamed up yet again with ace video director Clarence Peter on the SARZ produced song titled SARO.
SARO comes as the 3rd official Single off the Album, as NINIOLA promises to take us on an interesting journey in 2018.
So Sit back and enjoy as NINIOLA kicks off our 2018...
-snip-
Statistics as of Feb. 20, 2020
total # of views- 1,468,944
total # of likes-6.9K
total # of dislike-109
total # of comments-446
****
LYRICS: SARO
(as sung by Niniola)
Saro mi
: My lover
Solida
Nini de
Solidaaa
Solidarity from me to you
Just like when you go in war front
Solidarity from me to you
Baby i will stand by, di gben gben
Fun mi leyo kan
: Give me one more time
Fun mi nikan siiii
: Give me one more time
Fun mi leyo kannn
: Give me one more time
Saro mi saro mi saro miii
: My lover! My lover! My lover!
Fun mi nikan siii
Fun mi leyokann
Saro mi na
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
: I’m longing for you, my lover
Kalakuta na the only place for me to be somebody
: Kalakuta Republic is the only place I can be somebody
Kalakuta na the only place for me to heal say
: Kalakuta Republic is the only place to heal
If i catch you with another girl you know say you no fit escape
Dokita mi mo pe i fit commit
: My doctor knows I’m crazy
Sarooo
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Sarooooooo, aro re n san mi sa ro mi na
Aro re n san mi saro mi na
Fun mi leyokann, fun mi nikan siii
Sarooo, marooo, weyooo jije ko salo
My own, my bone, je tomorrow ko gbe oruka simi looowo
: My own, my bone, put a ring on my finger tomorrow
Malo ro malo ro pe, ole ri lo lo jeje
: Don’t even think! Don’t even think!
Malo ro malo ro peeee
: Don’t even think!
Malo ro malo ro peeee, o le ji jo ko sale ehhhhh
Kalakuta na the only place for me to be somebody
Kalakuta na the only place for me to heal, say
If i catch you with another girl you know say you no fit escape
Dokita mi mo pe i fit commit
Sarooo
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Saro mi na
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Aro re n san mi, saro mi na
Fun mi nikan siii, fun mi leyokann
Source: https://lyrixofafrica.com/lyrics/niniola-saro-lyrics Niniola Saro Lyrics + Translation
-snip-
The English translations are prefaced by the "colon" punctuation mark ":".
-snip-
Here's a comment exchange from the discussion thread for this video:
Tajah Lawrence, 2019
"I loveeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee this song. But what does "Saro" mean?"
**
REPLY
blazinghot99, 2019
"Tajah Lawrence Saro is a name. She is talking about her lover...how much she loves and misses him."
-snip-
Given that comment and other similar comments, the word Saro" doesn't mean "lover".
Yoruba names are made by combining two elements. I don't know what the element "saro" means.
****
This concludes Part I of this three part pancocojams series.
This pancocojams post showcases a video of a Black Coffee [South African House music DJ] concert in Paris, France in 2018.
This post also focuses on the reactions of commenters in that video's discussion thread to the fact that many concert attendees taped the concert with their cell phones instead of dancing to that music or otherwise showing that they appreciated that music.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Black Coffee for his musical legacy. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
****
SHOWCASE VIDEO: Black Coffee @ Salle Wagram for Cercle
Cercle, Published on Feb 1, 2018
-snip-
This concert was in Paris, France.
Statistics as of September 21, 2019 at 10:50 AM
total # of comments - 10,665,457
total # of likes - 102K
total # of dislikes - 4.7K
total # of comments – 5, 347
****
SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Pancocojams' Editor's Note:
This is a companion post to this September 2019 pancocojams post that documents comments about South African audiences at a Gospel concert taping the concert instead of focusing on the music: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/comments-from-discussion-thread-of.html
Comments From The Discussion Thread Of "Wenzile" by Joyous Celebration About Gospel Concert Attendees Recording Concerts With Their Cell Phones.
I noted in that post that I recalled reading comments about that subject in a South African post about House music. The comments that are featured in this September 21, 2019 pancocojams post are from the discussion thread that I was referring to. However, although I had read many of those comments before, I hadn't published a blog post that included those comments, but was mis-remembering this pancocojams post that I published in 2016 that features South African DJ Black Coffee: https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2019/09/comments-from-discussion-thread-of.html (South African DJ) Black Coffee, featuring Toshi - Buya (information, video, lyrics, & comments).
Most of the comments in this post refer to fact that many of the concert's attendees taped the concert on their cell (mobile) phone. A few comments compare that custom with how attendees at House concerts in the United States used to (and still) dance to House music.
I didn't read all of the 5,000+ comments that comprise the discussion thread for this video as of this pancocojams post's publishing date. However, I did read A LOT of that discussion thread and I believe that these selected comments are representative of all the comments that I read about the audience's reactions to that particular concert.
One comment in this compilation refers to Black Coffee himself and one comment provides that concert's track list.
I happened upon each of the above mentioned videos as part of a conscious YouTube search for contemporary South African music. I focused on comments about concert attendees' taping these concerts with their cell phones because I consider those comments to be culturally interesting. Judging from those comments, it appears that concert attendees concentrating on taping concerts with their cell phones instead of "getting into" the concert is a relatively new and-I think- a relatively widespread phenomenon- although I don't know how new and how widespread it is across music genres, and continents, and races.
-snip-
Numbers are added to these comments for referencing purposes only.
2018
1. Wellem Mkhulu Skhosana
"Proudly South African Icon, Thank you Bro Nkosinathi Maphumulo AKA Black Coffee for the authentic talent that attracted the whole world to come and feel how SA vibe is cascade to the love of house music."
**
2. Raebik
"TRACKLIST
00:00 Pablo Fierro - Kalaa (Original Mix)
00:01 [Acapella] Black Coffee feat. Hugh Masekela - We Are One
06:07 From P60 & Lisa Shaw - Magic (Enoo Napa Remix)
11:20 Keinermusik (Rampa, Adam Port, &ME) - Muyè (Black Coffee Remix)
18:06 Black Coffee feat. Toshi - Buya (Da Capo Remix)
23:26 Shimza - All Alone (Original Mix)
27:20 Da Capo - Kelaya
32:48 [Acapella] Danny Tenaglia ft Celeda - Music is the Answer (Dancin' & Prancin')
33:05 Leroy Styles - The Night [Unreleased] (?)
38:10 [Acapella] Black Coffee feat. Bucie - Superman
39:13 DeMajor ft Lizwi - Traveller (Kususa & QueTornik Official Remix)
46:03 Da Capo - Umbovukazi (Original Mix)
51:15 Vestaa - The Creation (Original Mix)
56:43 Da Capo feat. Tshepo - Africa (Original Mix)
1:02:14 Calypso De Sir - From A Distance (Original Mix)
1:06:44 [Acapella] Black Coffee feat. Hugh Masekela - We Are One"
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3. Anthony Teasdale
"Beautiful music… but too many people filming what is essentially a bloke playing records. Dance together or on your own, flirt, catch the eye of that special someone, but put your phone in your pocket. You will have more fun"
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REPLY
4. Ajianjo19
"Anthony Teasdale why u people hating too much the recording people, i went to the best club in spain and i record a couple of instagram stories and i had more fun than in my life. U all just.think u enjoy more the music than anyone recording and its not like that"
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REPLY
5. Anthony Teasdale
"Ajianjo19 I don’t hate. I just think we have more fun when we lose ourselves in the moment. I started raving in 1988, and the whole point was that the crowd was the star, not the DJ."
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6. Ajianjo19
"Anthony Teasdale i understand what are u talking about but that dont means that i cant do some short videos to remember the music, i dont really care about filming the dj but the music, but i get your point"
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REPLY
7. nick78447
"No hate in that post. In fact he's advocating love and fun, and sharing an experience without cameras. Losing yourself because you don't have access to that brilliant but sometimes evil device. People under 25... please, just for a few moments, just imagine the freedom that going to a great club and having a great time without a mobile on you, would give you. Utterly liberating. Able to concentrate only on the music. Not on missed calls/texts/whatsapps/instas etc."
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8. Adriano Moreira
"I agree with you."
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9. Christian Fetz
"I miss that times when nobody had a cellphone and everybody was dancing and enjoying. Simple as that. It was a different atmosphere."
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REPLY
10. Eduardo Camacho
"How can they just stand there!!! You hear that music!!! You're supposed to get lost in it, forget work the world it's just you and the music!!! It's a FEELINGGGGGG"
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11. A C
"1 person has to record it."
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12. S P
"Facts!!!"
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13. Ami Ami
"@ Anthony What's wrong with folk doing there own thing?... People on different buzzes at different times. You the kinda dude that growls at folk on there phone. Ain't none of your business what other folk are doing. People sharing the love & recording to have a memory. Take that negativity elsewhere. You ain't feeling something better than someone sharing it with loved ones."
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14. TG Swartlane
"Anthony Teasdale ππ€£π€£ππtoo many people filming buddy π€£"
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REPLY
15. Victoria Whyte, 2019
"@Ami Ami apart from us people who have most events ruined by someone who is already taller than you standing in front if you spilling their drink all over you as well as slamming their elbows in your face"
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REPLY
16. Lasandra Barney, 2019
"Lol I so agree .... How is they enjoying the moment if your focus is on technology π€―π€―π€―"
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17. DJ JUDE ELLIOTTT
"Love Black Coffee! Love the Salle Wagram atmosphere! But people put your phones away! Enjoy the music and experience! Smh"
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18. RockstahRolln
"Unfortunately those days are long gone where people get together at a venue just to enjoy the music... A VERY sad reality."
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19. Angela Allen
"For feal, if I was there jamming they would be mopping my sweat of the floor!"
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20. Allen Thomas
"this can be CHURCH"
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REPLY
21. Objective Intuition
"Allen Thomas I thought it was church? I go house dancing Sunday mornings in NY-"
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22. Denise Mitchell
"+Objective Intuition where old house head 61 Gayragette here before club went urban and was girl friendly???"
Sundae Sermon Harlem
Soul Summit Brooklyn
Ron Hardy king of House Chicago
Frankie Knuckles sent to Chicago godfather of house
this is bananas got my powder ready"
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REPLY
23. Objective Intuition
"Denise Mitchell Frankie knuckles- okay, okay I’ll give you your props!!'
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24. Denise Mitchell
"+Objective Intuition heard the best knew About Frankie before Larry Levan gayrage trained him been partying all my life!
saw him live flew to Chicago 5 Times
Club Zanzibar Brick City
stand up"
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REPLY
25. Objective Intuition
"Denise Mitchell club Zanzibar- my stomping grounds- went to see black coffee last weekend in Atlantic Cit... my feet still hurt ππΎ"
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26. Jenny Batres
"This is my church π"
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27. aminahcm
"Black Coffee moves my soul! However I'm a mover and over the years I've become so frustrated with people standing in front of the dj booth like zombies with cell phones. What ever happened to dancing?"
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28. David Reinhardt
"aminahcm agreed ... but its the age we live in.... they will never know.... and always regret!! Absolute belter of a set... and i havent even watched the video..."
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29. Fabric
"Exactly dance free and ✌️"
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30. monkeynkl
"My feelings exactly. WTF Larry Levan was up in his dj booth without the crowd standing around and ogling. My fav...Paradise Garage. No disrespect to Black Coffee. Love the look of that club though."
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31. S
"Nothing happened to dancing. Its wack dj's like this that f&&ked* up true club music."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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32. Karen Courtois
"I was there, the mood changed when he came on, music vibration took over the whole sphere,gods mate"
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33. cenz70
"These people serious with these phones move around man the music is there for you too move"
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34. WWEE Network-Wellness
"cenz70 They are in shock and have no internal rhythm...I woukd be so in the ZONE vs my dang phone.."
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35. Johny Zikhali
"So music lovers that side go partying to just grab their phones on hands and not drinking alcohol"
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37. Thabang Matsepe
"When he plays the aim is not sweat ,but I am telling u deep house will make u run water papa
Only when Black Coffee plays it ."
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38. Dhruva Kashyap
"This set is very different and unusual.. like very calm and vibey! Very different.."
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39. Ju Bilation
"they ll have 5 gigas of non audible videos...feel the set dont allways take your phone..."
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40. Jetty
"Girl in the front row. Her reactions make me realise how music is different and how music feels good but differently to everyone. Basically this was an awesome act AF!"
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2019
41. jame conradi
"As a dj this was a cool Sunday session but look at the crowd dissapointing from BC."
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42. Kyle 89
"put the phones down and get lost in the music!"
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43. Maor Davar
"back in the days people used to cheer now the phones are in the air for ppl at home to cheer
Holy crap"
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44. Sherman Wellons
"we danced harder in Los Angeles when he came to visit :)"
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45. Mark Weiler
"Hopefully someone there brought a phone to catch some of this π€π€·πΏ♂️"
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46. Tyler Dladla
"Crowd ain't understanding the genius behind this mix"
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47. TheZeallions
"Guys getting close to the deck so they can text on their phone !
Hilarious."
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48. m4nuz
"no space for dancing? :( ... niccceee set!"
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49. Yasser Asmai
"min 40. hold my beer i will show you how to dance"
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Several commenters noted that that the venue was very nice and there was space for dancing.
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50. Ian He-kensken
"Wish I was there so I could capture it on my phone"
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51. KRUE
"Credits to the people actually dancing and enjoying the mix instead of filming the whole time."
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52. Tami Lee Krebbs
"Well, Well, well....I guess I am Damn late to THIS party!! Wasn't familiar with this dude yet, I must have been living under a flat rock!! He is so so DOPE!! Just close your eyes, and TURN IT UP...you cant help but move to it, man! wow...a mixture of styles, transitions just as "smooth as butter..", .breathe in the vibe and let that BEAT just ooze on in...its all so rich...it will rumble all your parts into their happy place! Simply a genius."
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53. TheDANfromAXP
"Mobile zombies lol"
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54. Ε½iga Kurat
"WTF is with all the phones in hands??? why people dont just listen the music and let it go??? feel the vibe, respect the DJ..."
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55. popyeni haikali
"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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56. Joy Joy
"I saw a few people of colour. France is a predominately White country since it's in Europe, so I'm not surprised majority here is White."
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57. Harry S. Keith
"Put down the PHONES!"
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58. Diggo
"I hate the people who are chatting in the crowd. During a Black Coffee set you don't speak, blink or chew anything,"
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59. Nondumiso
"Hahahahahaha! True"
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60. John Ngatia
"Awesome set!! Wrong venue and crowd (zombies in a cemetery)"
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61. Lil Prince
"I love the way there's no one who really dances for his mixes. Everyone feels the heat but cannot articulate how they should really move bcz what he does is juss out of this world. You can't help it, you just stick to nodding."
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the 2011 South African House/ Kwaito song "Lento" by Professor featuring Speedy.
Part II of this series compiles selected comments from the discussion thread of Professor featuring Speedy's track "Lento". These selected comments are those which use African American vernacular English, or other ways to praise that song or that song's artists and/or music producers. In so doing, this compilation documents how widely this song has been positively received worldwide.
The use of African American Vernacular English in this YouTube discussion thread also documents the very strong and very wide influence African American Vernacular English has had and continues to have on informal communication worldwide. For the record, as of the date of this post's publication, no comment in that discussion thread was from a self-identified African American and only two comments that I can recall were from people living in the United States. One man wrote that he played this song in clubs (nightclubs) in the United States and one man with an Akan (Ghana or Ivory Coast) first and last name wrote that he lives in the state of Maryland and "met a Nairobi princess last spring who had this track on her PC".
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/11/2010-south-african-song-lento-by.html for Part I of this series. Part I provides information about South African performing artist Professor and showcases this video. Selected comments from the discussion thread of this video about this song's lyrics and explanations about a scene from this video are also included in this post.
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The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, linguistic, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Professor, Speedy, and all those who performed and produced this song and who produced and/or performed in this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Professor "Lento" ft Speedy
JusGorilla Published on Feb 18, 2011
Professor "Lento" ft Speedy South African House music video from Kalawa Jazmee by Gorilla Films
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Statistics for this YouTube video (as of November 3, 2017 at 8:15 PM EDT)
total number of views - 4,229,823
total likes (thumbs up) - 8K
total dislikes (thumbs down) - 404
Total number of comments - 1,013 Comments [8:15 PM EDT]
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Pancocojams Editor:
I gleaned these comments from the entire YouTube video discussion thread for Professor "Lento" ft Speedy (as of November 3, 2017 at 8:15 PM). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5InvyyhYY (The artists are Professor featuring Speedy and the song title is "Lento".)
The comments below are selected, but representative examples of comments from that discussion thread that praise the song or the song's artists. The comments are given in chronological order based on their publishing date with the oldest dated (by year) comments given first, except for replies. These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.
I've included brief explanations or definitions under these comments the first time that the non-standard English word or phrase is used. One comment is included which serves as explanation for the reply that includes an African American Vernacular English term.
2011
1. Patience Sibanda [question about a scene in the video]
"Ok great song mara i dnt get the vid!! Y did those guys take speedy's car was he hijacked ?!?!"
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This is the only scene from that YouTube video that commenters' commented about in that discussion thread. In that scene, Speedy's car was repossessed because of his failure to send in his monthly car payment.
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2. DJ YUNG MILLI
"I ain't gotta clue what they're saying in the song but DAMN!!!! the beat is on POINT!"
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"on point" = African American Vernacular English phrase for something that is done exactly right; something that is perfectly executed
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3. Lorris Subira
"Don't understand a SINGLE word but its a fly song still!"
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Fly" is an African American Vernacular English term that means "hip; being up to date with the latest (African American) fashions, slang dances, etc."
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4. avishkarP
"Professor is killing it!!!! What an artist!!"
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"killing it" = African American Vernacular English term meaning "doing something very well"
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5. emmanuelkhali
"this song mk sense die"
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This commenter probably means “He’s killing this song”. Read my comment about "killing me" after the entry for #29.
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6. Thekiso Emmanuel
"Wow killer huse nice"
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"killer huse" = "Killer House music", meaning an example of South African House music (genre) which is a killer (very good).
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7. TAMMY CLOETE
"tune!"
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"Tune!" (often written with expanded spelling such as "tuneeeee!") is a Caribbean (Jamaican ?) originated exclamation meaning that the record/song is very good. See #8 and #9 below.
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10. dvdshaya
"This track is off the chain.... professor agian, Yizo mzansi!!, thumbs up bafethu!!!"
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"Off the chain" is an African American Vernacular English phrase that means "very good". "Off the hook" is a closely related AAVE phrase.
According to Google search results for the no longer accessible website africanlanguages.com/south_africa/terms.htmlknonum, "Yizo Yizo" means "This is it", "This is reality", "That's the way it is". This phrase was used as the name of an African television talk show.
"Mzansi" is a colloquial name for South Africa.
According to Google search Zulu to English, "bafethu" ="magicians", "a person with magical powers"
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11. Monthi Solomon
"Dey cal him PRO 4 nthng...killa track"
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12. makhanya1000
"this is a HOT!!!! track, Mzansi rocks!!!!"
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Read my comments below about the word "Hot".
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13. nqomoyo
"Love n peace, iyangihlahlela lingoma! yo"
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Google translates from Zulu to English for "iyangihlahlela lingoma" = "he breaks me in song!"
I think "he breaks me in song" means the same thing as "He's killing that song".
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The "yo" at the end of this comment may be from African American Vernacular English. In the context of this sentence, "yo" may mean something like "dude" or "man".
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14. Ngambo Kabalata
"Hey guys what does lento mean..and what does Speedy say before lento?
Eish I miss home (Zambia) this must be a club banger. Missing JOZI too way too much.
Thank you muchos. Just watching the SAMAs streaming live. Professor's performance was FIRE!!!! everyone was on their feet. ONE LOVE!"
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Eish
from https://kateyredpcv.wordpress.com/about-katey-red/what-does-eish-even-mean/
"Eish (pronounced Eye-Sh or Eh-eesh) is an colloquial exclamation in South African slang (derived from Xhosa originally) with uses as diverse as the Rainbow Nation itself. It can indicate surprise, awe, shock, exasperation, excitement, or resignation (it is out of my control but I am going to make the most of this situation)"
"banger"= United Kingdom [?] originated term meaning "a very good song"
"Jozi" = nickname for Johannesburg, South Africa
"Fire" = African American Vernacular English term meaning some thing that is very good (i.e. very hot).
"One love" - unity exclamation lifted from Jamaican superstar Bob Marley's Reggae song with that title.
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15. Gorata Nkoborwane
"Ayobuur! What a gr8 performance by Speedy!"
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"gr8"= "great"
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16. vinceo0
"Freaking awesum!!!! ;)"
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In the context of this sentence, "freaking" is an American adverb that means "really".
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2012
17. Bocce007
"awesome song...!"
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18. Stacey Nyoni
"sweet.....i lke"
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In the context of this comment "sweet" means "very good".
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20. Kobson Duarte
"Grande Musica .... im from luanda i like to much that song ....Grande Cenda Haaallllaaa...!!!!!"
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"I like to much that song." ("I like that song too much") in standard English: I really like that song (or, I like that song a lot).
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21. TrapGodLee
"This song is to much....my speakers are on fire...dang!!!!"
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In American linguistics, something that is "too much" is a negative. However, in this comment and in comment #20, the commenters are praising the song by saying that it is "too much". In the context of that usage, "too much" means something like "a lot and even more".
The African American term "The song is fire" doesn't mean that the song sets the speakers on fire. Instead, it means that the energy that the song produces is so electrifying that its like fire.
"Fire" is part of the African American Vernacular English "hot" family of adjectives/nouns. Other current or retired AAVE superlatives in the hot linguistic family are "smokin'", "cooking", "burning up", "dynamite", "lit", and "the bomb".
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22. Kagai Kagosh
"this is just to f -ing fly"
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This is how this comment was written in this discussion thread. "
"f-ing" is used as adverb that strengthens (intensifies) the meaning of the adjective "fly"
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23. Jesus Loves Us So Much.
"Hott Tunee!!"
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"Hot" = African American Vernacular English term meaning "very good".
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24. Super4la
"Dis joint has been jamming on NigeriAN radio stations. I had to come to youtube to search for it. Glad I found it. This track rocks. 1 luv from Nigeria"
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"This track rocks" = This song/record is very good (It's "swinging").
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25. generalromeo
"dat girl in 2.53 and 3.25 is da BOMB!!!!! Pure black beauty. i m in love with SA and i m not even from there"
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2013
26. Tarrentino T
"The beat is too too sick"
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"sick" = (or "ill") = very good
"too too sick"= very very sick (a high compliment)
I don't believe that "too" is used this way in African American Vernacular English.
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27. ustmusicmusic
"Wooooow....that bassline.....CHAI ! That BASSLINE......big up SA, loving your music x
This trinity mean one and the same thing. This exclamation is used when you see something delightfully wonderful or as we say in Nigerian pidgin, something that is “sweeting you”. It can be seen as a direct translation of the English word “wow”."
"Big up" = Jamaican term that means "give yourself some well deserved praise"
"SA" = South Africa
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28. Andrew Kariuki
"This is deadliest S.A House track!"
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"deadliest" = very best; "Deadliest" is probably an extension of the African American Vernacular English term "killer" (as in something that is (or someone who is) very good.) I'm not sure if "deadliest" is used by African Americans in the United States.
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29. kebonyemang kutlo
"I dont wht it means but th guitars kills me!"
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"The guitars kill me" and comments such as "He kills me" which I've read on other YouTube discussion threads for contemporary African music videos are probably an accidental combination of the African American Vernacular English term "[something or someone is killing it" (meaning doing something very good" and the American idiom "You are killing me".
Here's some information about the "You are killing me" idiom:
From https://www.engvid.com/how-slang-is-made/
You are killing me means that you are making me laugh so much that I will die! It is an idiom and therefore not literal = I will not really die!"
and from https://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20090103153215AAVzdpV answered by streets on fire, 2008
"it could mean like if youre joking around, and someone would say that because youre being really funny.
or it could mean something bad usually, like stop doing what youre doing, its annoying. or something like that. depends on the situationnn."
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Addition November 4, 2017
I want to reiterate the statement that the idiom "[someone or something kills me" may mean that the person saying that is referring to something (or someone] saying something or doing something that is very annoying or irritating.
The African American English phrase "You really crack me up" may also have the same meaning as "You kill me" which are dependent how and when they are said. "Cracking a joke" means saying something that makes a person laugh. But someone "cracking you up" often means just the opposite.
Words and phrases can pick up different uses and meanings over time and among different populations. I just want to document the difference between this vernacular use of "Something [or someone] kills me" and the African American Vernacular English term "something or someone is killing [murdering, slaying] it.
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30. Fab Tshenolo
"Nyc song"
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"Nyc" = nice (very good). I'm not sure where "nyc" originated, but it is used in a lot of discussion threads for contemporary African music, including Nigerian Afrobeats. When I first came across this term I thought the commenters were abbreviating "New York City", but that abbreviation has nothing to do with that American city.
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31. linkiamazing
linkiamazing
"NICE !"
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32. chiya chansa
"the song is so good"
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33. S'fiso Mchunu
"This song never gets old."
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Although I didn't find it on this discussion thread, "evergreen" is a description for "songs that never get old" (songs that retain their high quality) that I've noticed on some YouTube discussion threads for contemporary African music. I don't think that African Americans use that term. Instead, I remember saying "That's a golden oldie", but that old term may have been retired and replaced with some other term/s.
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34. Tyson Ngubeni
"A while ago after a formal ball, the DJ brought this track on. Dance floor was going mad.
I have a friend, South African Italian guy... jamming to this song and he shouts: "What does this song mean!?" - he was loving it.
I danced for a second or two then I pretty much shouted back [over the music]
"Who gives us this thing!?"
(-_-)
What a night"
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In the context of this sentence, the English word "mad" means "very excited".
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2014
35. Kofi Senam
"Best SA track ever..instru is siiccckkk..ubani osnika Lento"
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Google translate from Zulu to English for "ubani osnika Lento" = "who gives this item". Commenters in that YouTube discussion thread translated "lento" as "thing".
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36. simba maramba
"classic tune right there!!"
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37. Itumeleng Mdlongwa
"eish this song yoo"
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The statement eish this song yoo" means that the commenter is giving high praises to this song.
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38. cletius mushaukwa
"coooollll"
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In the context of this comment, the African American Vernacular English term "cool" means that the commenter considers the song to be very good.
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39. Kgosietsile Woto
"Stil a killer tune! Love from Bots.."
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"killer track" = "killer" an African American Vernacular English term for a track (record) hat is very good.
"Bots" = African nation of Botswana
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40. Kevin Ogecha
"I call it the Qwaito Anthem.....Bigger, badder, illest....[Call me the Qwaito ambassador E.Africa] Kev"
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"Quaito" a form of contemporary South African dance music that is usually spelled as "Kwaito"
"baddest" = African American Vernacular English term meaning the very best
"illest" = African American Vernacular English term that is the same as "sickest" (very very good; the best)
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41. Michael Onsaga
"Am Kenyan and i have no idea what the songs about but ma'an its so dope!!! kudos to the crew behind all aspects"
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42. michael kirui
"That's the S@#T right there"
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This comment was spelled this way in the discussion thread. Something being "the sh&t" means that it is really essential, for real, authentic- all of these are highly valued descriptors in African American culture.
Ok I am not exactly plugged into the latest Xhosa colloquialisms , but what on earth does “Mzanzi fo sho” mean?
This is the relaunched tag line and motto for SABC one, the national government “influenced” television channel. Every five and a half seconds you hear someone saying i“mzaaaansi fo sho hooooooo” and it would be polite of them to let us know what it means.
After a little research I have found out that Mzansi is slang for “The South” as in “Southern Africa”, so it is comparable to Easside, wesside pride in the US."...
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44. Chimz Kay
"the best house song ever made"
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Another commenter responded with the comment that "This is Kwaito". Another commenter then responded that "This is tribal house music"t Throughout this discussion thread some commenters called this song "House" and others called in "Kwaito".
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45. ernest moyo
"I am hooked to this masterpiece the video is sickkk"
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46. Nkosie sun
"yes they killed it"
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47. Shaz Shizzy
"Kenyan in the house this music is off the chain...I love it! translation please!!"
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2016
49. A.D MLAY
"one of the baddest tunes from SA!THANKS professor for the dope beats"
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50. Charles Waith
"Professor i really love this one..its a mad mad tune"
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51. M-DEE MUDENDA
"the greatest tribal house track ever made...."
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52. James Suave
"When this came on, you knew that the party was going to be lit."
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"Lit" here means "full of energy". i.e. exciting, hot, the best. Read my comment after # __ about the "fire/hot" linguistic family of African American Vernacular English terms.
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53. boomie bossman
"I still remember when I played this song in Angola and everyone went crazy. Great Track"
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"went crazy" = got very excited, got hyped.
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54. Mfundo Thela
"Heavy K has mad skills..."
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Heavy D (the then 16 year old music producer of these beats) has really high level music skills.
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55. nana wirekoah
"love from ghana,all-time favourite though i dont understand a word
#powerofgoodmusic"
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56. Mutheu Ndeto
"Can't understand a thing....the beat goes really hard though in this one...love it!"
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"going hard" = African American Vernacular English term meaning "doing something to the fullest extent", "doing something really well". In AAVE, one opposite of "going hard" is "skating"- a negative term meaning "doing something or trying to do something with very minimal effort".
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2017
57. Shontelle Slim
"Eish this song....has that thing man ,2017 still love it
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58. Shantal Covington
"π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯π₯!!!! Love it!!!ππ"
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This commenter uses emojis for fire (flames) are used instead of the word "fire" and ends with two smiley face emojis.
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59. Cebolenkosi Khumalo
"still one of the best songs at Mzansi."
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60. Thabiso Mashiane
"Still the craziest jam"
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In the context of this comment, "craziest" is a positive descriptor.
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61. Bongs Nkosi
"Dope even today 07/04/2017"
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"Dope" is an African American Vernacular English term that means "very good."
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62. Thami Maimane
"Kick ass track even today..."
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"Kick ass" is an AAVE term that means "very good".
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63. Lolly Khumalo
"#Proffessor # speedy this beat is fire .... ππππππππ"
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64. iV Official
"STILL JAMMING π₯π₯π₯π₯"
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65. John Kock
"Playing it in 2017 - What a classic!!"
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66. G Thandeka Khwela
"One of the best songs ever done by Professor with the help of speedy. The man is super talented i wish he finds his way again uSpeedy."
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This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the 2010 South African House/ Kwaito song "Lento" by Professor featuring Speedy.
This post provides information about South African performing artist Professor and showcases this video. Selected comments from the discussion thread of this video about this song's lyrics and explanations about a scene from this video are also included in this post.
Click http://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/11/african-american-vernacular-english.html for Part II of this series. Part II of this series compiles selected comments from the discussion thread of Professor featuring Speedy's track "Lento". These selected comments are those which use standard English, African American vernacular English, or other ways to praise that song or that song's artists and/or music producers.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, linguistic, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Professor, Speedy, and all those who performed and produced this song and who produced and/or performed in this video. Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Mkhonzeni Langa (born 1978) better known by his stage name Professor is a South African Kwaito musician from Durban. He first rose to prominence as part of the Durban-based Kwaito duo Tzozo and Professor before branching out on his own making a huge mark on the South African music industry with hit songs such as Jezebel, Imoto and Lento.
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2003–2009: Tzozo and Professor
In 2003 Professor was signed to Kalawa Jazmee Records by Oskido and Spikiri. At Kalawa Jazmee Records Professor was pair up with an already established Kwaito singer Tzozo, and together they formed a due which was known as Tzozo & Professor. The emergence of Tzozo & Professor also marked the emergence of the subgenre, Durban Kwaito Music, spanning from the original genre pioneered by the very label that signed them, Kalawa Jazmee Records. While together the duo released three albums: "Woze Durban", "Amantombazane" and "Magazine".[1][2]
2010–present: Solo career
In 2010 Professor released his debut album as a solo artist under Kalawa Jazmee Records. The album was titled "University of Kalawa Jazmee" and its lead single titled "Jezebel",[3][4] it was a runaway success and catapulted to even higher levels of success as an artist and launched as an individual rather than part of the duo. The songs contained in the album were so strong that every single that came out of it was critically praised; this includes, "Jimaphi le Weight", "Imoto" and "Lento". Furthermore, at the year 2010 edition of the Metro FM Music Awards the album was nominated in three categories; Best Kwaito Album, Song of the Year (Jezebel) and Best Collaboration.[5] He went on to win Best Kwaito Album and the coveted Song of the Years Award.[6] At the 21st South African Music Awards held on 19 April 2015 at Sun City in the North West the album, University of Kalawa Jazmee, won Best Kwaito Album.[7][8]”...
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Professor "Lento" ft Speedy
JusGorilla Published on Feb 18, 2011
Professor "Lento" ft Speedy South African House music video from Kalawa Jazmee by Gorilla Films
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Statistics for this YouTube video (as of November 3, 2017 at 8:15 PM EDT)
total number of views - 4,229,823
total likes (thumbs up) - 8K
total dislikes (thumbs down) - 404
Total number of comments - 1,013 Comments [8:15 PM EDT]
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
Pancocojams Editor:
I gleaned these comments from the entire YouTube video discussion thread for Professor "Lento" ft Speedy (as of November 3, 2017 at 8:15 PM). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=og5InvyyhYY (The artists are Professor featuring Speedy and the song title is "Lento".)
All of the comments from that discussion thread that focused on the lyrics of this song are included in this compilation. In addition, I've included all of the comments from that discussion thread that provide an explanation for a particular scene in the video. The comments are given in chronological order based on their publishing date with the oldest dated (by year) comments given first, except for replies. These comments are numbered for referencing purposes only.
2012
1. Tawanda Simunje
"can smone gv us the lyrics to this song in english please????????????"
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3. mzolist
"here is the chorus in english: you can see we get drunk a lot, you can see we are enjoying ourselves, you can see we sing nice tunes despite the hardships in this life. Let us all love one another. Lord we thank you. Everything is created by you. Who else can give us so much happiness?"
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2013
4. TheChenza05 [question about a scene in the video]
"why did they take the car at the station??"
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5. Unabisharla Yerzimsoniak
"They ran out of money ,2 pay for the car and everything, so all was taken away from them"
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2014
6. irene onyango
"so apparently no one can say even a sentence summary of what this song is talking about? where are these South Africans? i love it, though."
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7. Evo Molaudzi
"In short he is saying God is the giver of everything we have"
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8. tewzoful
"Can any can explain what the song is about ?"
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9. Zamokuhle Rex
"appreciation of life.. who gave us this(ubani owasinika lento)..money, girls, life, happiness despite the odds."
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10. Nkosi Ndlovu
"It is about thanking jesus christ for the life he has given you, a life without problems etc."
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11. Siyabonga Malinga
"THAT THING"
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12. Lukz Lwandile Sabucans
"who gave us such a life and whole lot of other questions.Ask a Zulu friend word for word"
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2015
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2016
13. labguitarra
"Any lyrical translation? To English"
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14. zenzi72
"lento = this thing
ubani os'nika lento?=
who gives us this thing?
zonke zenzwa ngube=
It's all done by you
Baba s'bonga wena=
Lord we thank you"
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15. Masesi Thobela
"Who s gv u all the things that u want"
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16. Jaroslav JaneΔek [question about a scene in the video]
"can someone explain to me ,what happen on gas sattion they robbing him what"
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17. zamani hadebe
"i think his car is being reposessed not robbing him"
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18. SIPHOKAZI NONGCULA
"hard to believ this is actually Gospel.for those who dont knw what it means : Thank you lord for this life, you are the reason we are here dancing, living a great life, you gave us this life."
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19. Brian Choko
""Lento" meaning please, feeling the track in 2016 and loving it but meaning help"
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20. luvuyo dlamini
"+Brian Choko lento root word is "into" meaning a "thing"..."ubani osinika lento" is a question meaning "who blessed us as such?"...they paying tribute to god for the blessing they have"
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21. Emmanuel Makoba
"Unkulunkulu owakuniga lezinto"
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"Unkulunkulu" is the Zulu name for the Supreme God. http://www.sacred-texts.com/afr/rsa/rsa01.htm Sacred African texts: "UNKULUNKULU; OR, THE TRADITION OF CREATION AS EXISTING AMONG THE AMAZULU AND OTHER TRIBES OF SOUTH AFRICA."
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2017
22. Francis Musonda
"what does lento mean?"
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Tholoana Phoshodi
"this/ that thing"
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23. Londeka Mandy
"even in 2017 we still trying to figure out ukuthi ubani osnika lento...."
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Google translate from Zulu to English - "who gives this item"
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24. Alvyn J
"Which language was this song done Xhosa or Zulu? And what is the song about tho i find the video a bit funny? Am a Nigerian but this is one South African jam i love."
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25. SINE xo
"Alvyn J Zulu π¬"
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26. Sithembele Mzamo
"playing this song and taking every word said through the lyrics makes me Hustle more. I hope Panda-Pushas out there know what iam saying. Hold on to your Dream and stay fired up because no one ever said is gonna be easy, the is no freeway to success !!! Wubani osinika lento?"
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Google translate from Zulu to English for "Wubani osinika lento" = "Who gives us this?"
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27. Lethabo Nxumalo
"South Africans are the only people in the world that will have gospel lyrics on a club record"
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28. Pekza Success
"This song teaches about true humanity and being great full to God. Very nice lyrics."
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This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series.
This pancocojams pot showcases a video of the Namibian House/Kwaito song "Swaai" by Tswazis featuring Adora.
Information about Namibia, Southwest Africa is included in this post along with information about Namibian performing artists Tswazis and Namibian performing artist Adora.
Selected comments from this YouTube video's discussion thread are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyright remains with their owners.
Thanks to Tswazis and Adora for their music. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of this video on YouTube.
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Click "Namibian music and dance" tag below for other pancocojams posts on Namibia.
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INFORMATION ABOUT NAMIBIA
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia
"Namibia ... officially the Republic of Namibia ... is a country in southern Africa whose western border is the Atlantic Ocean. It shares land borders with Zambia and Angola to the north, Botswana to the east and South Africa to the south and east. Although it does not border Zimbabwe, less than 200 metres of the Zambezi River (essentially a small bulge in Botswana to achieve a Botswana/Zambia micro-border) separates the two countries. Namibia gained independence from South Africa on 21 March 1990, following the Namibian War of Independence. Its capital and largest city is Windhoek, and it is a member state of the United Nations (UN), the Southern African Development Community (SADC), the African Union (AU), and the Commonwealth of Nations....
According to the 2011 census, the most common languages are Oshiwambo (the most spoken language for 49% of households),[129] Nama/Damara (11.3%), Afrikaans (10.4%), Kavango (9%), Otjiherero (9%).[122][130] The most widely understood and spoken language is English. Both Afrikaans and English are used primarily as a second language reserved for public communication....
Namibia has the second-lowest population density of any sovereign country, after Mongolia.[114] The majority of the Namibian population is of Bantu-speaking origin – mostly of the Ovambo ethnicity, which forms about half of the population – residing mainly in the north of the country, although many are now resident in towns throughout Namibia. Other ethnic groups are the Herero and Himba people, who speak a similar language, and the Damara, who speak the same "click" language as the Nama.
In addition to the Bantu majority, there are large groups of Khoisan (such as Nama and San), who are descendants of the original inhabitants of Southern Africa. The country also contains some descendants of refugees from Angola. There are also two smaller groups of people with mixed racial origins, called "Coloureds" and "Basters", who together make up 8.0% (with the Coloureds outnumbering the Basters two to one). There is a substantial Chinese minority in Namibia; it stood at 40,000 in 2006.[115]
Whites (mainly of Afrikaner, German, British and Portuguese origin) make up between 4.0 and 7.0% of the population. Although their percentage of population is decreasing due to emigration and lower birth rates they still form the second-largest population of European ancestry, both in terms of percentage and actual numbers, in Sub-Saharan Africa (after South Africa)."...
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INFORMATION ABOUT TSWAZIS
From https://www.reverbnation.com/tswazis1/song/25354356-xuro
"TSWAZIS is the hottest new House/ Kwaito duo on the Namibian music scene. We boast a wealth of lyrical skills spat over some hardcore Kasi, Hip-Hop and House beats. Watch this space..... We are coming to a venue near you!!!!
[Types of music] House / Kwaito / RnB Windhoek, NA [Namibia]
Record Label
Independent"
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Here's a comment about this duo from the discussion thread for their video: "No Worries" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldeyl9oBkWQ
Lee Garises (2014)
"Absolutely LOVE the use of the clique based Damara language by you guys. How you have managed to make it flow is really astounding especially since it's not the easiest language to bend like this. And the sound and lyrical content...Ama dΘ kΘ hΓ‘!!!!!!!!!!"
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INFORMATION ABOUT ADORA
From https://www.facebook.com/Adora.Lilani.Kisting/
Adora, Windhoek, Namibia. ... Singer from Namibia Experienced in Jazz, Hip Hop, Afro Pop, House and many more."...
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From http://allafrica.com/stories/201205161237.html
16 MAY 2012, New Era (Windhoek); Namibia: Popya With Lilani 'Adora' Kisting
By Kevin Kamati
"Sitting down with one of Namibia's rising musical gems, Adora, cannot be anything but a lifetime golden opportunity.
Born Liliani Kisting two months before the Independence of Namibia in 1990, Adora is the second last born in a family of five, consisting of three brothers and a sister..."
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SHOWCASE VIDEO: Tswazis ft Adora- swaai (Official video)
CWMproductions1, Published on Mar 25, 2013
Tswazis ft Adora- swaai (Official video)
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"Swaii" is an Afrikaans word that means "swing". http://www.majstro.com/dictionaries/
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Selected comments from this YouTube discussion thread:
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2. Tunga Pohamba
"Tswazis all the way! Another hit"
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3. Suphra Kisting
"its the Bom... ai my own cousin that adora"
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"the Bom" = "The Bomb (African American Vernacular English, meaning "very good")
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4. Moreen Gawanas
"Hmmmm, i like. Swaai mama."
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5. Bona Wimmerth
"Well done!!!"
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6. johanna frieda
"this is a hit guys"
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7. shekupe januarie
"this video is the EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIISSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH DANCING CRAZZY"
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"eish" -
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8. Elago Tulinalyo Iipinge
"Good job, love the swaai dance move"
This is Part I of a two part pancocojams series on the South African song "Shiwelele".
This post provides information about Bojo Mujo, the record producer, singer, and composer of the 2003 House/Kwaito song "Shiwelele" and other songs. A YouTube sound file of "Shiwelele" is showcased in this post along with selected comments from the discussion thread of that sound file and from another YouTube example of this song.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2017/05/seven-videos-of-protest-versions-of.html for Part II of this series. Part II provides information about South Africa's #FeesMustFall student protest movement and showcases several YouTube videos of the South African struggle song (protest song) "Shiwelele". Selected comments about and partial lyrics for that song are also included in that post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Bojo Mojo for his musical legacy.
Thanks to all those who are quoted in this post. Thanks also to the publishers of these examples on YouTube.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BOJO MUJO
Excerpt #1
From https://www.last.fm/music/Bojo+Mujo/+wiki
"Jacki Lehlake aka Bojo Mujo was born in Limpopo Province, South Africa in a place called Modimole. Bojo Mujo became known with his debut album ‘Shiwelele’ (2003) and the house remix he made of Craig David's 2007 hit ‘Summer’. Bojo Mujo began as a singer in a church choir but today he is big in the South African house scene with five albums under his belt. He is named alongside house kingpins such as DJ Fresh, Oskido, DJ S'bu and DJ Cleo. Bojo Mujo has his own reording studio called Bojolution from where he records talented artistes such as Biblos, Moneymaker, Tea Kay and Maeli.
Bojo Mujo released a ‘House Therapy Session 2’ with the hit ‘Shine On Me’ in 2002. In 2003 he signed up Tea Kay and Maeli and released the album ‘Loop and Drums’ featuring Mujava soon followed by ‘House Therapy Session 3’ (2004) featuring the gospel hit song ‘Hlonolofatsa’. ‘House Therapy 4’ followed in 2005 and in 2008 he dropped ‘House Therpay Session 5’."
SOUTH AFRICA – We are receiving reports that talented South African music producer Bojo Mujo has died. He is best know for hits like Summer Rain, Hlonolofatsa and Thando Lwami among many others.
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Just where did Bojo Mujo, aka Jack Lehlake, get his name from?
“In the Antonio Banderas film, Desperado, the baddie who turned out to be Antonio’s brother was named Bucho. I wanted the mojo that Bucho had and thought to myself that I was going to use that guy’s name in the future,” he said in a 2009 interview.
“In 2001, when I first became serious about recording music, I went under the name Bujo Mojo, but everyone got it wrong. They called me Bojo Mujo so I just stuck with it.”
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According to another article about Bojo Mujo that I read, Jan 31, 2015 was the day he died. He was 36 years old.
Bojo Mujo’s real name Jacky Lehlake died as a result of a respiratory failure, leaving music fans and the entertainment industry shocked.
He broke into the music scene in 2001, and rocked it until he died.
He was 36 at the time of his death, and he leaves behind his 12 year old son, his mom and 3 brothers.
May his soul rest in peace. He will be surely be remembered for his music!"
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SHOWCASE EXAMPLE Bojo Mujo - Shiwelele
Thembile Dzanibe, Published on Nov 17, 2013
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I've not been able to find any lyrics to this House/Kwaito song (besides the refrain "Shiwelele" or any information about what this song is about, besides that it was a popular, feel good party song that was blasted in South African taxis and elsewhere. If you know some or all of the lyrics and/or a summary of the song's lyrics, please add them to the discussion thread for this post. Thank you.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREADS FOR YOUTUBE EXAMPLES OF THIS SONG
Pancocojams Editor:
I particularly focused on comments about Bojo Mujo, comments that provide information about the House/Kwaito song Shiwelele song, and comments about people's memories of this song. Numbers are assigned for referencing purposes only.
From https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s-jQmabw4xc [YouTube sound file that is embedded above]
sindisiwe Sothondoshe, 2014
"RIP Bojo Mujo, you may be gone from our sight but your music will forever live"
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Lena Monyane, 2016
"Wow!this song reminds me of when I was so young,still a lovely song."
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Whoonga Goat, 2017
"there was a remix of this song back in the day in PTA, it was more popular than the original, I've been looking for that version for years, but I can't find it."
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Comments from another YouTube example of this song by the same singer [WARNING: This video constantly flickers because of flash photography or some other technique. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v3PfcHiaVdg"Shiweleles, uploaded by kweeza on Nov 23, 2006
robbie2g2, 2007
"Cool Song!!!"
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K Yan, 2007
"omg i love this song,reminds me of the gud days in botswana"
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khanya allery, 2008
"this song reminds me of zimbabwe wen we were all dancing with friends"
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pamzozo, 2009
"yo yo luv this song it reminds of those street bashes bac in the day...haya ahh gone are the days...it makes a gud house beat to shake yo botty to.."
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cutenessZhabit, 2009
"i love dis songg to death! ndumiso, nokwanda, vicus and mbongeni i miss u guys sooO much!! i miss ziMBAbwe perIOd!!!!!!!!!!!! ughh i wanna scream!"
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Zee Zamar Mabuza, 2009
"this song neva gets old"
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Pacman Mahapa, 2010
"this song reminds me when i was still in grade 3, when i was still a pantsula dance...i miss my crew man,ngwayi,ntsantsa,nthete,tsebase,kgonhlo,lebuza all of you guys miz u a lot!!!!!!!!"
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Manita Lane, 2010
"I really like this tune reminds me of the old days booting with my chinas. Zim I miss you too much can't wait to go back and eat some good old sadza ne nyama :)"
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Nyasha Noreen, 2013
"jaaaaaaaaaaaam for years!"
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mosima collin Tlabela, 2013
"SAME TO MI IT WS A KILLER SONG"
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nosiphiwo tonjeni, 2016
"shiwelele still rocks#2016"
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This concludes Part I of this pancocojams series on the song "Shiwelele".
