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Honkytonk Kenya: Africa's Home Of Country Music

"Sheriff Knight" leads the line-dance at the International Cowboy and Cowgirls Day in Nairobi (Credit: AFP)

The party is in Kenya, but the vibe is distinctly Americana: a sea of cowboy hats and boots with a soundtrack of whisky-soaked tales about heartbreak and good ol' boys.

Kenya has become the unlikely home of a growing country music scene, possibly the biggest in Africa, as testified by the thousands line-dancing in a field in the capital Nairobi this weekend for International Cowboys and Cowgirls Day.

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