What is a SAPEUR? (Brazzaville, Congo)
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It's a beautiful day in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo -- country 188! While there are many interesting things about this city, nothing is more fascinating than the SAPEURS!
"La Sape" is a cultural movement among Congolese men, who dress themselves as dandies and put great emphasis on their style and physical appearance. They wear the fanciest suits, ties, hats, shoes and accessories all around town!
At first, I thought it was just a hobby or a passion, and it certainly is both of those things, but sapology is more of a cultural movement among the (mostly) poor men on the streets of Brazzaville, and it's really cool to learn about!
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It feels like they were going to attend a wedding but have lost the way and are roaming on streets
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@@eghosa2705 Well yes but actually no
The town of Brazzaville looks much more clean and quiet than I imagined
@alex B. I didn't confuse them but expected them to be similar
alex B. kinshasha will become one of the 5 most populated cities by 2100
true
@alex B. I doubt it.
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This is the epitome of the old phrase, "Dressed Up With Nowhere To Go" lol Cool tradition.
Till u realise that they borrow the money just to buy new clothes and their family lives in poor condition try watch congo dandies documentary.
It's a totally social outlet for men with nothing to do, nowhere to go. This gives them something to live for, and a little pleasure in an otherwise underprivalidged community. Like in any other society, one must make decisions, do I buy my families necessities, or do I splurge on clothes? Most, as in most societies, the man or woman is going to make the right choice. I get that a few are going to choose themselves over their family, but this happens in every society. BTW, I did watch the Dandies documentary, very insightful, and interesting.
@@laurents1906 ik right
Basically black man saw white civilized men years ago and wanted to copy them..
But instead of working, studying to achieve as the white man they saw, they just focused on buying the clothes and not carrying about anything else!! They just wanna show off!! Even if their family lives on a shed and barefoot.. They spend thousands on expensive brands.. This is the pinnacle of comedy for a white western men 😂
@@justicewarrior9187
How do you dress ?
0:27, man a crazy flex with his watch
Hey look at my watch it’s completely useless
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@@F7YUBVlogs no one cares
Haha
These men have more Class than Colleges
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They dress better than most American professionals.
@Guillermo Landaverde Orellana he won't get it.
@Guillermo Landaverde Orellana I meant that as in he won't get 1m subs but that works too lol.
0:58 in a really good sounding français he said "La sappe, c'est d'abord l'élégance" which mean that the sappe is foremost about elegance.
1:11 "Je sens que je suis à l'aise" I'm feeling at ease
2:16 "C'est tout un mélange" It's a mix
2:38 "Je suis devenu sappeur dans des années lointaines" I became a sappeur long years ago
2:55 translation fail the guy said "quatre-vingt quatorze" which mean 94, not 84.
I love these guys.
I just have a crappy Ontario public school education in French and I knew his translations were way off. Thanks for the corrections.
You’re right I was like lol that’s not what the person said I’m from Congo Brazzaville by the way lol but he tried 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
Lol lmao what a damn translator, but lets just forgive him cause he looks like chadwick boseman
@@TheGessica19 Do you live in Jhb South Africa? You look familiar
@@vince-rhysnkoua-mackyta5922 I in the USA but I was in South Africa in 2016
As a frenchie, just wanna say that « se saper » is a slang verb in french meaning to dress yourself properly, with some class. Anyway, it’s heartwarming to see those guys having fun through a nice lifestyle and their own philosophy
These guys are something, their quite happy with what they're doing. It's really something when you choose what you want to be in life.✌🇵🇭
Drew don’t give a damn lol he called the guy out for owning a fake
Amir Mohammed word 😂😂😂
@Donkey Bellerin i dont think they know these guys dont wear fake things because he will called out on it. if he infact was wearing fake shoes......fake sapeur
I'm from across the Kinshasa side of the river where there is a rival sape (not "sappe") scene. No serious sapeur would dare wear fake stuff, only poseurs. Not really my thing and l find it a bit ridiculous but the "grands prêtres" or high priests who set the bar would be humiliated and lose their status which is everything in that underground subculture that spans to Paris, London, Brussels and Tokyo.
Love the Congolese people, very beautiful city Brazzaville From Somalia ❤️
Fortz , yeah Brazzaville is a very nice city. You may be surprised if you visit
LOL
Who remembers that RT documentary lol
Me
Chainofcommand me!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
Was it RT or Vice
Moi
me
Thank you so much Drew for travelling to all these small countries that most of the globe does not give enough recognition for. You are a inspiration to everyone, including me. When I get up, I'm going to look for any opportunity to travel like you
My favorite episode you ever made Drew. Thanks bro
Finally, I have waited so long for this.
Lollige Filmpjes 😜
You’re channel is so AMAZING. Most people don’t see these cultures you explore. Thank you so much!!!! You’re just amazing
It’s so refreshing to see what the countries you are visiting are really like as opposed to how they are often portrayed in the mass media. It looks like a nice place with wonderful, cheerful people. Great video and all the best for your last few countries.
Being from Brazzaville, I can tell. It's something within our hearts.
Cameroon 🇨🇲 loves the Congos 🇨🇬 🇨🇩
Sibiti Lekoumou Of course. Been to both Congos myself; they’re twins. Had a wonderful time. Very similar culture and people with Cameroon. They’re all one family separated by Europeans Cameroon, Congo-Brazzaville, Congo-Kinshasa, Gabon, CAR etc
@@jackomea3929 did the ppl look da same?
Inch Squeeze do people look the same in the cave you come from? Stupid
@@jackomea3929 are you stupid I just asked if the people of brazzaville and kinsasha look similar
@Micheal Hnat what tribe you from
Drew makes everywhere he travels look so wholesome and just an all around good time. I hope to do this one day! Cheers
I did 3 years in Brazza, great moment. Nice to see that place again.
I'm from Brazzaville Congo.
It is a really good country. You should come if ur reading this
Wow Brazzaville looks really nice. Cleaner than LA that’s for sure
HOME sweet home, thanks for showing my Country🇨🇬🇨🇬🇨🇬...I would like to take you myself next time for more AMAZING culture about my people.
This culture is found both in congo Kinshasa and congo Brazzaville 🇨🇩🇨🇬👌
🇨🇩🇨🇩
Its also in Kinasha how are you fighting me when both of us are Congolese then change your country name if you want to be bickering.
@ArethaNia Kay 😂😂😂
Even Cameroon they have it.
But this culture was created in Congo Brazzaville, in the 1960' !
Love from Syria to Congo 🇸🇾❤
Ayyy Syrian Bros❤🇸🇾
wow nice flag its kurdistan right love syrian from congo
Hey dude, I have a question, like a small travel tip, Is Damascus safe now???
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I think its the Assyrian flag
Jachym Hernych
Damascus is 100% safe
Not only the city, the whole province is free of terrorists
These guys r awesome!
Not really, they are poor their children living in poverty, but expensive clothes and looking good is more important for them.
@@missrose5261 haters gonna hate
@@commonsense124 that's a fact, let's be real
@@commonsense124 How is he haitin'? To me it looks more like he's pointing out something pretty obvious, yet sad.
And jobless
They are some of the happiest humans I've ever seen. Just smiling and dancing along. Anything that brings a man or a woman confidence and happiness is AWESOME.
This video caught me off guard I've always wanted to get to know more of these culture in Brazaville the sapeur. Good job Drew.
My country and city 🇨🇬 😍
J’ADORE ces sapeurs Brazzavillios 😍 From Kigali RWANDA 🇷🇼
Oh my god. They look fabulous! I am lover of style and when I travel I try to always dress nice for myself. Love the video!
Glad to see your next visit country Drewbisky i hope your tour in mogadishu was facinating 🇸🇴🇸🇴
Just like here in the USA, looking rich but broke
Appearances have always mattered to not only humankind but also the animal kingdom for many years! Being rich doesn’t necessarily make you happy, instead it’s the little other things! And culture is one those things!
Like slum people here in Brazil, poor like a hell, but with iphone, abercrombie....etc
@TheSushiraw it's like a religion but it's not. I am from rdc. It's just a culture thing. Look up sapés comme jamais by niska.
So all those guys in the US who dress in GQ style fashions are "broke" ? Americans for the most part dress like crap.
@19brownboy81
I agree. People can dress however they want while just hanging out or simply going from place to place. Most males in the USA can't even tie a necktie. For some learning to tie a necktie was a right of passage.
2:55 buddy said 94 but translator said 84 lmao
True
C vrai
Yeah I was just about to say the translator is not good lol
@@x.tzhang7629 he's probably not a professional translator/guide so I guess it's ok.
@P he said quatre vingt quatorze and that is 94
I love the way this channel represents the postive Africa
just by reading the title I knew you were talking about congo Brazzaville as it is something unique to them
Liking the vibe in Brazzaville 😁
Wooo been waiting for this for a couple days!
Early congrats on Visiting every country Drew! 😁❤❤
Wow ! Just cool 😎 . Thanks Drew !
Amazing. The number of countries left is in single figures. Good job Drew.
I never knew Brazzaville was so clean
Thank you Drew for this vidéo!!
I remember dying 🤣🤣🤣🤣 after that other docu “Congo dandies” I rewatch every now n than!!!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣, thanks Drew
Came here after you was saying the guide from Brazzaville was your 2nd scariest travel experience. Btw how’s everyone’s lockdown experience going
2:37 to 2:9
All the French speakers are laughing,
none of the dates are correct 😂
Was about to say
"Dans les années lointaines" je suis mort
😂😂😂
@@nicholasdreesen3417 Pareil, les années lointaines = 1996 😂😂😂
Je ne peux pas parler français 😣 qu'est ce que sont les années lointaines? En anglais s'il vous plaît !
Thanks Drew, amazing video I loved watching
not to sound weird or anything, but i watch you so much, i could literally recognize your voice anywhere
Drew will be the coolest grandpa since he would have such interesting stories 😂
Never got to know my maternal grandfather but I wish I had he travelled a lot.
Aziz F sad
If he lives
Greetings from Morocco, Congo looks amazing
Your videos are so interesting. I love all of them. I never heard of a Sappeur.
Thanks Drew, really cool video!
I saw this great documentary once about Papa Wemba and the sapeur communities of Paris and Brussels composed of African immigrants.
I heard that some of these men sell their houses, land and family possessions just to afford these clothes
doubty//rxwha in the other Congo not this one
doubty//rxwha , True
True and RIDICULOUS while they are starving!!!! Even if they don’t sell house ,still they sleep in slum and waste money in those ridiculous clothes That’s my personal view
@@Ybdjlhcgn check out the RT documentary, they talk about it.
@@Ybdjlhcgn th-cam.com/video/W27PnUuXR_A/w-d-xo.html
Wow, my beloved country! My mother and father left with me when I was only 2 years old to go to Benin and then to South Africa till today. I'm almost 28 years old and I have never been back to Congo-Brazzaville but seeing this makes me so happy to see and learn more about my people and country. As an architect, maybe one day I'll return and help change the infrastructure and development of my country. Viva la sape and la "Sapology" 😂
Yoo Drew you got my favourite people in Congo mann thumbs up 👍🏻 bro
" je suis devenu sapeur dans les années lointaines" im dead 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I know right
My god this is my country origin brazzaville +242 😘😘😘😘😘
You do really have that human aspect that usually influencers lack, and connects with people.
i love this episodes!
Nice video ❤❤❤
Their accents are so nice in the Congo!
31 minutes ago. I always wait for you videos at night lol love from singapore.
Only 9 countries left 😍.... ur videos are soo good !!
I lived in Brazzaville for a year (1989-90). And yes, les sapeurs were in force then. Well-dressed always before well-fed is the motto. Clothing is more important than housing as well.
Yup nice clothes, then a nice place to live.
I love my country ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤congo 💪💪💪ihope successful
Me too man. Best of luck
Abti beenta inaga da like baad ku raadinaysa
Very nice video. Keep the good work bro. Claps from Brasil
Very nice. I first heard of this from RT a documentary "Congo Dandies". God bless Congo.
Mens suits like those were originally designed for people in Nothern European areas where it is colder. Id love to one day see people in warmer, humid climates around the world develope their own modernist versions of dress wear with less layers and nothing around the neck. It would be pretty neat to see them create a whole new style that gets copied in Western society warmer climates.
Contrast is so stark between sapeurs' attires and laid down t shirt of Drew 🤣
I'm Cameroonian but I so much love my brothers from DRC CONGO. I love their lingala language its so beautiful. Much love from Cameroon
But this is not DRC tho. Its Congo Brazzaville
Interesting experience. Thx for sharing 😀😀
Brazzers has expanded to an African city?!?!?
This comment is so stupid that its funny
Idiot
No one wants to watch African porn
@@eb1247 speak for yourself 😀, I enjoy them and Indians
@Rich 91 racist much?
Theyre the african version of "kingsman."
Thank you. For this piece
In my country (Uganda) we use this word sapuer to mean a person dressed to kill but few of us knew it's origin!!!.
I will teach my people the origin after watching this video.
Indeed real life is in #africa
#vivaAfrica
I’m your big fan
I’m from 🇸🇴
Living USA 🇺🇸
Thank you so much for you filming
My city
You lucky thank me
I miss my home
Boutique must be a good business there!
I didn't know Congo was this fine
They look so happy ☺
La Sape, an abbreviation based on the phrase Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes (french, literally "Society of Ambiance-Makers and Elegant People") and hinting to the French slang word sape which means "clothes" or sapé, which means "dressed up", is a subculture centered on the cities of Kinshasaand Brazzaville in the DRC and Republic of Congo respectively. An adherent of La Sape is known as a sapeur or a sapeus. The movement embodies the elegance in style and manners of colonial predecessor dandies.
Sappeur: Guy in Congo
Sapeur: fireman
Sape: Société des Ambianceurs et des Personnes Élégantes
2:38 the guy said « I became a sapeur in a far-away time »
Great video after great video after great video what more can I say my brother 👌🏿🤘🏿💪🏿🤟🏿👍🏿 THANK YOU
If you ever go back to the Philippines today - 15th January, its not safe here since theres a Volcano erupting and its at level 4. Our place in Batangas is really affected and were having Ashfalls.
Hmm the translation of what the guy said in French and what the translator said is quite different xDD
Congo is beautiful country
LOT LOVE FROM INDIA 🇮🇳 🇮🇳
Long live Congo
Waw!! Very amazing
Damn these guys have been fresh for longer than I’ve been alive
Wow Drew congrats man. You have given me a renewed perspective of this beautiful world... And how come all the politicians want to destroy ours and theors only home!!!
0:32 the weirdest but awesome danceeee
I love the good looking green painted taxis..
Great journey!
Irish people know of these dudes because of a Guinness ad a few years back
They've got cool looking car registration plates in Congo
Nice fashion and they're looking great 👍😎🤞
I can’t wait for you to be in Ghana. You are gonna love it TRUST
It is basically a Congo sub-culture. They are great, long live the Sapeur!
Many bankrupt their families and let their children go hungry in order to buy expensive clothes. This is cultural bankruptcy.
Mum: Go and buy some rice & veg..
Me: give me money, i'm Sapeur, new hat in the store..
Mum: Lord , take him back..
Yaaaaaay finally ONE digit number countdown !
Congratulations for your national holiday on 15th August Republic of Congo from your friends in Germany