Richard Bona – Kess Kiva Paa

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“Kess Kiva Paa” (a playful French-Creole/slang phrasing for “Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas ?” / “What’s wrong?”) is a social satire and lighthearted protest song about the persistent electricity outages and infrastructure failures in Cameroon.

• Infrastructure & Power Outages: The song directly references the frequent power cuts caused by Eneo (the national electricity provider in Cameroon).
• Everyday Frustration: Bona uses humorous, everyday metaphors to highlight how daily life and domestic tasks are disrupted.
• Resilience and Humor: The song captures how citizens cope with systemic issues through humor and community. In the spoken section near the end, it jokingly points out that whenever the lights go out, people end up gathering at the bar over a bottle of beer while waiting, uncertain when the power will return.

Lyrics:

Moulinex ne peut pas marcher
Sans courant là
Kess kiva paa

Mballa nika lé
Sona kala mama
Mbolla tchalé Milana walo
Nga walé pandé

Bandé ko nale tem
Suma la Nagata ko
Bandé ko nale tem
Suma la Nagata ko
Yele o na lé e
Batibo na kwata sibo

Yaaaaa éh Yaa hé

Araka araka
Ikjwa Kibaba oh
Nseba kwelini eh
Mpesi mawungu
Bande kolayé baba si makako
Baka sina babo Mota sima
Da budu

Yele oh
Le moulinex a bien cassé des dents
Yele oh
Eneo ne fait que couper

Yalowe yolop
Maloko ma loyé
Yalowe yolop
Yalowe yolop

Kess kiva paa

Bandé ko nale tem
Suma la Nagata ko
Suma la Nagata ko
Yele o na lé e
Batibo na kwata sibo

Moulinex me pas marcher sans courant

Yaaaaa éh Yaa hé
Moulinex me pas marcher sans courant

Kess kiva paa