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Posted on 07/31/2025 4:59:58 PM PDT by DallasBiff
Nairobi (AFP) – The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol' boys.
Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi this weekend for International Cowboys and Cowgirls Day
The festival crowd went wild for the king of the local country scene, "Sir Elvis" Otieno, as his deep baritone belted out classics like "Take Me Home, Country Roads" mixed with newer hits like "Down to the Honkytonk".
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I’d rather listen to African drums and polyrhythms vs country.
Big farming and Christian communities also make Kenya fertile ground for country and gospel music. Shared traditions of farming, Christianity and links to local folk music help explain country's popularity in Kenya.Your comment was the first thing I thought of, too: "What? Kenyans don't like violent rap?" These Kenyan folks would be great Americans! My handicapped sister's caregiver is Kenyan and she is the most wonderful woman.
Cultural appropriation? I’m loving it. Looks like everyone is having a great time.
Try West Saharan “Desert Blues: Tuareg Rock”. You can find it on Spotify. I’d never heard of these people until last week and they have an interesting story.
https://hir.harvard.edu/desert-blues/
Its a fun thing, the dances are great, the clothes are great, the entire style and partying is great.
They need plenty of Texas flags on the walls.
Was Bouncy invited?
“I’m proud to be an Okie from Nairobi”
I am in no shape now with 2 bum knees bone on bone ... but my hub and I were pretty good line dancers a couple of decades ago..it was so fun.
Btw, blacks are darn good line dancers...
Line dancing was a lot of fun ...
Now, the people on cruises are (well, were) using fans in their line dances. They’ve now been banned, by the Cruise line.
I watched a documentary about “Zamrock”. In the 1970s Zambia produced a lot of psychdedelic rock bands, it actually sounded pretty good.
My Thailand girlfriend in ‘74 let out a big yeehah! when a country band played at the NCO Club. Her previous boyfriend was from Texas.
” Kenyans don’t like violent rap”
And they don’t like American Blacks either.
Country Music is king in Western Australia too.
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All My Ex's Live In Texas, and that's why I hang my hat in Kenya.
What a nice story.
Will the fat nose pierced blue hairs take to tiktok to condemn Kenyans appropriating honky tonk culture?
REEEEEEE There are thin attractive Kenyan women wearing blue jeans. NAZIS!
I wonder if anyone has American Eagle jeans
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