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Because country music is also black music.

And there have been Black, country musicians as long as country music has existed. But you wouldn’t know them because of the racist history of Nashville music industry.



But we’re talking about Africans, a culturally distinct group of people.


Hundreds of culturally distinct groups, I'm sure.

Edit: a quick search suggests as many as 3000. Either way, it's many distinct groups.


Of course, you’re right.


I am pretty sure Charley Pride is not obscure


Charley who?


Just a black country singer with 30 #1 hits and 4 Grammy awards.

He is even an award winner from the Scandinavian-American hall of fame. Pride is a legend in country music.



It's popular in Vietnam too, maybe you know why that is as well?


These are subsaharan Africans, not African Americans.




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