Congo Vibes

Music => Congolese Music => Topic started by: Longbluesquid on January 27, 2022, 04:01

Title: How is this song popular?
Post by: Longbluesquid on January 27, 2022, 04:01
I am wandering how Goya Menor and Nektunez amapiano track is soooo popular in the US, but Congolese fail to gain popularity here.
Title: Re: How is this song popular?
Post by: BienMat23 on January 27, 2022, 15:19
A couple of reasons, Amapiano is the in sound right now so a lot of people listen to it so it caters to that, secondly it got pushed by tiktok which helped, thirdly it was release in summer but pushed during the ghana/Nigeria party season of december when many westerners go and visit there well western black people. These factors all helped it get pushed. It’s a Nigerian singer who has made it in an amapiano sound. That’s massive too because Nigerians push their artists. Congolese don’t push their own artists like Nigerians do as a people. Congolese fans of music the average person of that similar age listens to Fally, koffi, the odd fabregas generique, maybe 1/2 Ferre rumbas and old werra but that’s it and some innos or gaz maybe . There’s not much support to push the genre it starts from within.
Title: Re: How is this song popular?
Post by: Manzambi94 on January 27, 2022, 17:07
I am wandering how Goya Menor and Nektunez amapiano track is soooo popular in the US, but Congolese fail to gain popularity here.
Language barrier
Title: Re: How is this song popular?
Post by: Longbluesquid on January 27, 2022, 17:41
They have to look within themselves and motivate the genre. In hip hop there were definitely fights within the genre. But at the end of the day they empower eachother.