I post mostly on academic and political topics related to my own research on environmental change, archaeology, and human interaction with the environment. Geographically, I range across the Americas to Africa and Europe. My brother lives in Japan and so I do have some interest in Asia, although I have yet to visit.
Nkem Owoh, the singer in this video, was just arrested and the immediately released in Amsterdam. Blogger Akin lives in Amsterdam and has the story at:
http://akin.blog-city.com
posted by Don Thieme @ 8:25 AM
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Geologist, archaeologist, and college science teacher. Naturally reserved in person, I more frequently let my political and scholarly opinions escape on the internet.
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Funny stuff!
Unfortunately I had difficulty understanding the singer, but found the lyrics on another blog. I read along while listening. The commenter says; "It's a song that makes you want to dance even if you are 100% opposed to 419 scams".
...until that last stanza, which is disturbing if I'm reading it right:
That Oyinbo people greedy, I say them greedy
I don't see them tire
That's why when they fall into my trap o!
I dey show them fire
It is a disturbing song in many ways. The thing that was overlooked by the Dutch authorities, though, is that Nkem Owoh is an actor. He is playing a character when he sings this song. It reminds me of the Mexican norteno ballads or Steve Miller's "The Joker," which I had on 8 track tape as a teenager. Should Steve Miller be held responsible for all the trouble that I got myself into then?
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