My dad mainly played ADOS music, albums, radio stations. Dude came to America during the tail end of civil rights era and became well familiar with the racial dynamics in America. 
Non-ADOS did y’all grow up not listening to.....
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both.
my pops played a lot of ray charles (his fave), stevie wonder, earth,wind and fire,temptations,commodores,soul music and the list goes on.
but at the same time just from memory he played prince nico mbarga, yvonne chaka chaka, jackson kaoyeya (i think i misspelled the surname), african brothers dance band,fela kuti,miriam makeeba, ls black mambazo and more
i cannot speak for all africans, cause the experience in one african country is different from that of another african country.
my pops was also different though, cause he played all kinds of instruments and studied music at a german university on scholarship.
my pops played a lot of ray charles (his fave), stevie wonder, earth,wind and fire,temptations,commodores,soul music and the list goes on.
but at the same time just from memory he played prince nico mbarga, yvonne chaka chaka, jackson kaoyeya (i think i misspelled the surname), african brothers dance band,fela kuti,miriam makeeba, ls black mambazo and more
i cannot speak for all africans, cause the experience in one african country is different from that of another african country.
my pops was also different though, cause he played all kinds of instruments and studied music at a german university on scholarship.
I'm AA and never heard of Fela Kuti until my 20s, it goes both ways.
The eclecticism my chil'ren finna be raised on tho
Gon have them creative as shyt 
The eclecticism my chil'ren finna be raised on tho
Gon have them creative as shyt 
godbless you Carmel
I listened to most music that played on the radio and TV from 86 to 97(birth until I left) in the Virgin Islands. I would say it was 60/40 Caribbean music/American Music for me. My Mom said she listened to American Music growing up in Dominica(commonwealth) and was a big fan on Earth Wind and fire. It's weird that this thread is made because I would ask a lot of my American friends about radio songs or classic Black american movies and some weren't aware of them
Now were these songs being played at functions and carnivals, No, not really but people would listen to them.
Now were these songs being played at functions and carnivals, No, not really but people would listen to them.
Yeah, AA music was big in Africa during the days of independence struggles. Big bands would play covers, people with slightly better means would get records from overseas to play at clubs, same hairstyles and fashion. Artists like Fela were totally influenced by AA artists which showed in the music. My mom’s school teacher was a Black Woman from Harlem that repatriated to Ethiopia with her husband to build a school so she was always used to AA people.
Can’t speak for other groups, but the relationship between Ethiopia and AAs goes back over 100 years.
Can’t speak for other groups, but the relationship between Ethiopia and AAs goes back over 100 years.
Devilinurear
Veteran
Your friends parents are lame. My parents are from Trinidad not only was I raised on soca and calypso but tons of old r&b and funk. It must be the language why her mother didn't play it.
I grew up listening to old school ADOS music. Popsie had a bunch of records from 60s and 70 Black American artists, from Kool and the gang to EW&F. Old school ADOS music was even played almost daily on AM radio stations in Nigeria.
Captain Crunch
Veteran
I'm 27 and I never heard that song before, familiar w/ most of the music in this thread though.
Mountain
All Star
A mix. Mostly old school naija music and afropop though.
I grew up on everything.
Me and my older brother grew up classic 90s hip hop. Kriss Kross was the first tape we ever had, followed by Midnight Marauders and Craig Mack Project Funk da World. Pops arrived in the US in the 60s, he grew up on Stevie, Marvin, all the classics. Has an insane vinyl collection. Believe it or not, he kicked it with Stevie in NY back in the day (him and my uncles got pics with him in the studio). Mom arrived later and brought more of the traditional african artist influence, but she also loved pop shyt like Michael Jackson, Prince, Paul Simon, Celine Dion
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As an adult my palette is very eclectic. Alot of afrobeat/SA/african music, classic hip hop & R&B (and the new stuff that ain't trap/trash), but I listen to stuff in all genres except country tbh. Music is the shyt. Don't even matter if I understand the language they're speaking or share the same background, if it hits it hits
Me and my older brother grew up classic 90s hip hop. Kriss Kross was the first tape we ever had, followed by Midnight Marauders and Craig Mack Project Funk da World. Pops arrived in the US in the 60s, he grew up on Stevie, Marvin, all the classics. Has an insane vinyl collection. Believe it or not, he kicked it with Stevie in NY back in the day (him and my uncles got pics with him in the studio). Mom arrived later and brought more of the traditional african artist influence, but she also loved pop shyt like Michael Jackson, Prince, Paul Simon, Celine Dion
.As an adult my palette is very eclectic. Alot of afrobeat/SA/african music, classic hip hop & R&B (and the new stuff that ain't trap/trash), but I listen to stuff in all genres except country tbh. Music is the shyt. Don't even matter if I understand the language they're speaking or share the same background, if it hits it hits
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Turk
Young, Gifted, and Black
Nah my folks didn't. TBH my parents didn't even really play any music in the crib like that and when they did it was gospel music 
Any old school ADOS music I learned about was learned on my own
Any old school ADOS music I learned about was learned on my own