{"id":42424,"date":"2026-08-08T22:28:36","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T21:28:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.afro.video\/?p=42424"},"modified":"2026-08-08T23:18:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T22:18:17","slug":"richard-bona-kess-kiva-paa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.afro.video\/en\/video\/richard-bona-kess-kiva-paa\/","title":{"rendered":"Richard Bona – Kess Kiva Paa"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n \r\n
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“Kess Kiva Paa”<\/strong> (a playful French-Creole\/slang phrasing for “Qu’est-ce qui ne va pas ?”<\/em> \/ “What’s wrong?”<\/em>) is a social satire and lighthearted protest song about the persistent electricity outages and infrastructure failures in Cameroon.<\/p>\n

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  • Infrastructure & Power Outages:<\/strong> The song directly references the frequent power cuts caused by Eneo (the national electricity provider in Cameroon).<\/li>\n
  • Everyday Frustration:<\/strong> Bona uses humorous, everyday metaphors to highlight how daily life and domestic tasks are disrupted.<\/li>\n
  • Resilience and Humor:<\/strong> 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.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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    Moulinex ne peut pas marcher
    \nSans courant l\u00e0
    \nKess kiva paa<\/p>\n

    Mballa nika l\u00e9
    \nSona kala mama
    \nMbolla tchal\u00e9 Milana walo
    \nNga wal\u00e9 pand\u00e9<\/p>\n

    Band\u00e9 ko nale tem
    \nSuma la Nagata ko
    \nBand\u00e9 ko nale tem
    \nSuma la Nagata ko
    \nYele o na l\u00e9 e
    \nBatibo na kwata sibo<\/p>\n

    Yaaaaa \u00e9h Yaa h\u00e9<\/p>\n

    Araka araka
    \nIkjwa Kibaba oh
    \nNseba kwelini eh
    \nMpesi mawungu
    \nBande kolay\u00e9 baba si makako
    \nBaka sina babo Mota sima
    \nDa budu<\/p>\n

    Yele oh
    \nLe moulinex a bien cass\u00e9 des dents
    \nYele oh
    \nEneo ne fait que couper<\/p>\n

    Yalowe yolop
    \nMaloko ma loy\u00e9
    \nYalowe yolop
    \nYalowe yolop<\/p>\n

    Kess kiva paa<\/p>\n

    Band\u00e9 ko nale tem
    \nSuma la Nagata ko
    \nSuma la Nagata ko
    \nYele o na l\u00e9 e
    \nBatibo na kwata sibo<\/p>\n

    Moulinex me pas marcher sans courant<\/p>\n

    Yaaaaa \u00e9h Yaa h\u00e9
    \nMoulinex me pas marcher sans courant<\/p>\n

    Kess kiva paa<\/p>\n

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