Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa
by corrral on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:31PM
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That's awesome. Again, I wasn't trying to be a dick (I drew a downvote at one point, for some reason, so I guess I was somehow?) it just seems that every time I've listened to a popular foreign radio station from Africa or the Pacific or Asia, the non-English stuff I've heard has either been plainly in some kind of "pop" category, or, even more often, hip-hop, never country, so I found it surprising that an overwhelming love of country music, abroad, hadn't already become evident to me.
Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa
by noisy_boy on Thursday June 30, 2022 @09:47PM
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Thai country music can be deceptive to foreign ears due to the almost standard rhythm that comes across as retro pop due to its usage of brass/electronic music. However, is it just that, a "base" that is similar sounding across every song - it is the lyrics are the meat of the thing which is a problem unless you speak the language.
Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa
by thematrixturtle on Thursday June 30, 2022 @07:40PM
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Australian country music is a thing, look up eg Slim Dusty.
In Thailand, the local equivalent is luk thung.
Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa
by mc32 on Thursday June 30, 2022 @08:46PM
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Geoff Mack / Lucky Starr with the Original version of "I've been everywhere":
I agree it's not as easy to find, I have a Thai country CD from the early Naughts in storage somewhere, I bet if you went with the right searches on your streaming source of choice you'd turn it up.