Ciara Celebrates African Culture Using South African Amapiano Song in Viral TikTok Video
- Two days ago, an American entertainer amazed South Africans when she used a foreign audio in her video
- Ciara showed some love to South Africa and ‘jammed’ to a popular Amapiano song loved by many people online
- Social media users were amazed by the subtle trend as Nicki Minaj also showed some love to a Mzansi artist
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The people of South Africa wondered what was in the air after two prominent American entertainers showed love to Mzansi in the same week.
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Both Nicki Minaj and Ciara incorporated trending South African music into their recent TikTok videos, which garnered millions of views. Mzansi was excited about the recognition, but also wondered, why now?
Ciara filmed a lovely video showcasing the Benin culture during a photo shoot with a group of beautiful African women. She used PeeKay Mzi’s now-viral Amapiano song, Magumba.
Ciara shows love to South Africa while celebrating African culture
South Africans were stunned two days ago when Ciara used one of their current favourite songs, Magumba, in a recent TikTok video. Things got a bit awkward after Nicki Minaj also used a trending song by Master KG in her TikTok video that reached over five million views in 24 hours.
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The people of Mzansi loved that their music industry was being acknowledged by the greats, as they’ve also been streaming and celebrating global artists. Ciara’s video is currently sitting at 2.5 million views.
Both American artists caused quite a buzz online after dropping their now-viral TikTok videos. Ciara captioned hers:
“It’s something in the water.”
Watch the TikTok video below:
SA amazed by Ciara using Amapiano song in TikTok video
Social media users shared their thoughts after watching the now-viral post:
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@Its Your Girl Phaphama said:
“South Africans, let’s gather here. GUMBA!”
@Virgin Music Group SA was excited:
“Magumba season.”
@syndzz wrote:
“She probably thinks it's African traditional music that says something very serious.”
@khetho suggested:
“South African TikTok should be monetised.”
@Zethu_Manyati laughed:
“Simphiwe Dana: Typing and deleting.”
@Draping with Bouncer explained:
“We have been making videos dancing to international music, but I have never heard an American say this is our American song. You are embarrassing us in the comments.”
@itumeleng_shiburi_said:
“I’m telling you! The world revolves around South Africa.”
@palesa.grace_wondered:
“It was Dababy, then Nicki Minaj, now Ciara, who's next?”
@Jesu Smakade 🙃 wrote:
“I don't like this sudden attention we're getting, guys. Trump just hit us with 30% tariffs, and YUM-YUM peanut butter might be shutting down because of it.”
@RazoTarian Verge R Mdhluli asked:
“Everyone is using SA to trend, innit?”
@mr_martins_🇿🇦joked:
“Be careful, apparently Simphiwe Dana owns the whole blueprint of all the African hairstyles.”
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