South African here. Kip Moore came to tour two years ago to I think three sold out shows. We were there, and he was baffled by this massive support, with all three shows singing along word for word. So much, that later that same year a country fest was held with inter alia Darius Rucker and Brothers Osborne as well, as well as mr Moore. Mr Moore is also coming again this year. It goes to show you. I don't know what, but it does.
From my POV, however, as someone who grew up on dirty guitars and the songwriting of rockbands, the more recent pivot (at least to my ear) of country to that style (I mean, Mr Osborne, for instance, sounds like Slash if he grew up in Nashville - just listen to the solo on 'Stay a little longer') is what sucked me in.
Also, South Africa specifically is a pre-dominantly Christian country, and I'd say in cultural norms mostly conservative (our liberal Bill of Rights notwithstanding), so it feels like it should fit. But your milliage may of course vary.
There's (at least one!) wonderful episode of the podcast Afropop Worldwide about this phenomenon
From Nashville to Nairobi: A History of Country Music in Kenya | Afropop Worldwide https://share.google/lk5mHwxijGZjthTuZ
I love these instances of musical cross pollination
That's really cool.
South African here. Kip Moore came to tour two years ago to I think three sold out shows. We were there, and he was baffled by this massive support, with all three shows singing along word for word. So much, that later that same year a country fest was held with inter alia Darius Rucker and Brothers Osborne as well, as well as mr Moore. Mr Moore is also coming again this year. It goes to show you. I don't know what, but it does.
From my POV, however, as someone who grew up on dirty guitars and the songwriting of rockbands, the more recent pivot (at least to my ear) of country to that style (I mean, Mr Osborne, for instance, sounds like Slash if he grew up in Nashville - just listen to the solo on 'Stay a little longer') is what sucked me in.
Also, South Africa specifically is a pre-dominantly Christian country, and I'd say in cultural norms mostly conservative (our liberal Bill of Rights notwithstanding), so it feels like it should fit. But your milliage may of course vary.
So is Audiomack for blacks only?
It’s a music streaming service with tens of millions of listeners globally open to anyone who wants to use it
Just wonder because all of the artists shown on website in all categories are black.