{"id":53022,"date":"2026-03-17T21:08:08","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:08:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=53022"},"modified":"2026-03-17T21:08:08","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T21:08:08","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignamerican-mans-scary-take-on-south-african-gospel-music-leaves-mzansi-in-stitches","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/03\/17\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignamerican-mans-scary-take-on-south-african-gospel-music-leaves-mzansi-in-stitches\/","title":{"rendered":"American man\u2019s \u201cscary\u201d take on South African gospel music leaves Mzansi in stitches"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"mvp-content-main\">&#13;<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-189823\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/American-mans-scary-take-on-South-African-gospel-music-leaves.jpg?resize=600%2C426&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"426\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/American-mans-scary-take-on-South-African-gospel-music-leaves.jpg 600w, https:\/\/fakazanews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/American-man-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\"\/><\/p>\n<p>An American TikTok user has left South Africans amused after opening up about an unexpected childhood fear of South African gospel music.<\/p>\n<p>The young man, known as @callmepba on TikTok, shared a video recalling how certain gospel sounds from South Africa used to terrify him when he was younger.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, it wasn\u2019t just the music itself, but the intense harmonies and deep, layered vocals that made it feel unsettling.<\/p>\n<p>He explained that the songs sounded almost like a ritual, saying the tempo and vocal arrangements gave him chills rather than comfort.<\/p>\n<p>What he described as \u201cnightmare fuel\u201d quickly caught the attention of South Africans, who flooded the comments with laughter, nostalgia, and surprisingly, agreement.<\/p>\n<p>Many viewers immediately knew the exact style he was referring to, pointing toward legendary gospel group Amadodana Ase Wesile.<\/p>\n<p>The group is known for their powerful, bass-driven harmonies and emotionally charged delivery; something fans say can feel overwhelming, especially to unfamiliar ears.<\/p>\n<p>One user suggested: \u201cLook up for this song (Ndi ngene e dumisweni). This is the song he is talking about.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Others admitted they had similar experiences growing up.<\/p>\n<p>One commenter wrote: \u201cI know what you are talking about, my mom loves South African gospel, especially the men with the deep voice that sound like they\u2019re in a cave \ud83d\ude02.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Another shared a vivid memory: \u201cThere was a road trip where my aunt played that kind of gospel because all the kids were sleeping, did the song not wake up the babies in a crying panic\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d that harmonising is too much sometimes (I\u2019m South African).\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Some pointed out that the emotional weight of the music plays a big role in how it\u2019s perceived.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s the grief in their voices, they went through so much,\u201d one person noted, while another added that some of the songs are often associated with funerals, making them even more haunting.<\/p>\n<p>Even gospel icon Rebecca Malope got a mention, with one user joking: \u201cI just remembered, my brother had nightmares about Rebecca Malope back in the day\ud83d\ude2d.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>While a few users debated whether the American\u2019s take was a compliment or not, most people embraced the humor in the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Watch video below:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px; min-width: 325px;\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@callmepba\/video\/7596032538926157074\" data-video-id=\"7596032538926157074\">\n<section>@callmepba It just felt off to me as a kid \ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d\ud83d\ude2d #fyp #foryoupage #southafrica \u266c original sound \u2013 PBA<\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 4 -->\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#American #mans #scary #South #African #gospel #music #leaves #Mzansi #stitches<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; An American TikTok user has left South Africans amused after opening up about an unexpected childhood fear of South&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":53023,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53022","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-mzansi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53022","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=53022"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53022\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":53024,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/53022\/revisions\/53024"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/53023"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=53022"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=53022"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=53022"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}