Ahmed Sirour - Africa is NOT a Country (LYRIC VIDEO)

#AfricaisNOTaCountry is available to download at: ahmedsirour.com/single/44454/... (also available on all other major streaming and download platforms).
This is a song made to hopefully, ONCE AND FOR ALL, educate those who are not aware or clear that #Africa is NOT a country but actually a CONTINENT consisting of 54 recognized sovereign nations/countries! With a long history of Western imperialism and colonialism that greatly damaged the progression and development of the continent over the past 500+ years, Africa, as a whole, is slowly but steadily climbing upward on the path to becoming a world power to be reckoned with, but people should look more into each individual country whose individual contributions make that possible. Within these countries you would see the vast array of cultures, thousands of languages/dialects, rich traditions, amazing biodiversities and abundant natural resources (of course), some of the brightest & innovative minds in the world, and much more that reveals the multi-faceted beauty of Africa that greatly contrasts the stereotypical and often intentionally demeaning depictions of the continent in mainstream media that grossly misinforms, miseducates, and often hides from the rest of the world about some of the many positives and progressiveness happening within the many nations of the #Motherland.
This song can't cover all those aspects, but it can at least make people aware, on the most basic level, that "Africa is NOT a Country", is not a charitable aid photo opp destination to salve the conscience of the privileged whose countries have actually financially benefitted and flourished because of the exploitation of Africa's natural resources and human labor. Maybe just the knowledge of learning that these countries even exist might help break that cycle and compel some who hear this song to search deeper than the superficial surface and clearly see that Africa is humankind's past, its present, and most definitely its future!
Musically, I was inspired by a number of sources; though #FelaKuti/#TonyAllen's #Afrobeat is the main rhythmic vibe, it's infused with a #soulful #AfricanAmerican energy that also may have shades of #AfroCaribbean and #AfroLatin influences in there as well...a #PanAfrican/#AfricanDiaspora-type vibe! Also, I was very surprised that from my online searches using the song title, I found t-shirts, a book, blogs, and RUclips videos incorporating that phrase, but realized that there was actually NO SONG ABOUT THIS ANYWHERE...so it's possible I might be the first to make one using that specific title!
And just for the countries, themselves, here's the complete list of the 54 nations of the continent of Africa:
#Algeria
#Angola
#Benin
#Botswana
#BurkinaFaso
#Burundi
#CaboVerde
#Cameroon
#CentralAfricanRepublic
#Chad
#Comoros
#DemocraticRepublicofCongo
#RepublicofCongo
#CoteDIvoire
#Djibouti
#Kemet or #Egypt
#EquatorialGuinea
#Eritrea
#Eswatini
#Ethiopia
#Gabon
#TheGambia
#Ghana
#Guinea
#GuineaBissau
#Kenya
#Lesotho
#Liberia
#Libya
#Madagascar
#Malawi
#Mali
#Mauritania
#Mauritius
#Morocco
#Mozambique
#Namibia
#Niger
#Nigeria
#Rwanda
#SaoToméandPrincipé
#Senegal
#Seychelles
#SierraLeone
#Somalia
#SouthAfrica
#SouthSudan
#Sudan
#Tanzania
#Togo
#Tunisia
#Uganda
#Zambia
#Zimbabwe
#SANKOFA!

[@mikeasish]

Very stimulating and rhythmic. Thank you for sharing knowledge with us.

[@MoBettaGreen]

BEAUTIFULLY CRAFTED🔥🔥🔥🌈

[@ahmedsirour]

Thank you very much...I did what I could ;)

[@nguseeralani7698]

Great lessons on the continent of Africa. I looked up Sankofa to find even more lessons. WORD! Geography, Languages and History all wrapped in beautiful music! What an excellent well executed concept. love it! 😍

[@ahmedsirour]

I'm happy you learned something while enjoying the music, itself, so that means my song accomplished its goal as intended! 😀 Please tell others who might want to experience the same, and thank you very much for your comment! 😉

[@differentmindset7924]

Shouts out two were all human life evolved with a deep cool jazz vibe. Big up's my brother on this piece.

[@Laras1506]

This is a super brilliant idea to introduce and teach us about the 54 nations in Africa + their flags!!! 🌍👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 VERY EDUCATIONAL🙌🏼🤓 Excellent work!!! 🔥

[@ahmedsirour]

Thank you so much, I'm glad you enjoyed it and learned in the process!

[@akhturaa3981]

amazing work brother thank you

[@ahmedsirour]

You're welcome and thank you for the gracious comment! 😌🙏🏾