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Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa by bnralt on Thursday June 30, 2022 @08:17PM (#31940516)
It's also interesting because there's 5 examples of American country songs in those videos. One sung by Johnny Cash in the 60's, one written and sung by Dolly Parton in the 70's, two sung by Kenny Rogers in the 70's, and one co-written by Bob Dylan and Old Crow Medicine Show (which I suppose is country-adjacent). At least three of those are just famous in general, and most people would recognize them whether or not they're country fans.

Just looking at the five songs the Twitter user gives as examples of American country music in Africa, it doesn't look like contemporary country music has much of an impact there.

Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa by guelo on Thursday June 30, 2022 @09:09PM (#31940859)
Yea those are just all-time popular songs loved by everyone, even "city dwellers".
Re:The popularity of country music in rural sub Saharan Africa by prescriptivist on Thursday June 30, 2022 @09:31PM (#31941049)
Most folks globally (and domestically, tbh) probably know Wagon Wheel not from OCMS but from Darius Rucker who sang a cover that made it to #1 on the country charts.