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Music is not only a means of Entertainment as we know, it’s also a means of Delivering a message or making a point.
It can also be an instrument of communication between the masses, the government, the country on any aspect; Political, developmental, Financial, etc.
The musician is the messenger while you as a listener is the receiver of the message.
Some Cameroonian artistes have used music to enlighten us on what is affecting our society.
Artists like the late Lapiro de Mbanga who was arguably the voice of the people when he was alive.
Valsero who is a general critic of the current presidential regime, and many more.
We have selected the best 5 songs that deeply analyze and expose the Cameroonian society as a whole.
5) SHURA – VOILA MOI :
Voila moi by Shura is a single which narrates the story of a certain young girl who leaves her father’s house to enjoy nightlife.
This girl finds out that the outside world is very bitter and is not as glamorous as she thought it will be.
This story highlights the situation of numerous Cameroonian families with children experiencing puberty.
The story serves as an indirect lesson to them for them not to make the same mistake that the girl in the song made.
4) IBALI – WHERE THEM DEY :
The song “Where Them Dey” is a song dedicated to the people suffering from the Anglophone Crisis in Cameroon.
The song is a form of question, asking where are the children of the people.
This song was created after the death of numerous People in the Southwest just months ago.
The message is easily relatable as it’s something Cameroonians see every day.
3)MR LEO – KEMAYO :
An Old Classic in which Former Alpha Beta Records artist Mr. Leo narrates the story of a married man who becomes unfaithful to his wife
This man causes a lot of chaos in his marital home due to this.
The song shows what happens in many Cameroonian homes and depicts a view of the daily challenges of a married man in Cameroon
That being said, it’s safe to agree that we had to mention it on this list.
2) KOBO – BOYSES AND GIRLSES:
Firstly, we know that it’s a very funny but here us out,
After The Minister of Territorial Administration made a very humorous statement.
Kobo decided to make a song about the “Boyses and Girlses “ in the bushes
This song depicts how much suffering many Cameroonians face by leaving their homes due to the crisis to leave in bushes.
He makes numerous sarcastic lyrics on this song like “The Military has never killed somebody “
Which if you are Cameroonian, you will know the amount of sarcasm in this statement.
This song is a summary of what has been going on in Southern Cameroon and deserves to be on the list for this.
1)MIC MONSTA – JOHNNY:
“Johnny Johnny gada make dough” says Mic Monsta on this tune.
Johnny is an illustration of the mode of thinking of every Cameroonian. Johnny is a symbol used for hustle, hope , ambition .
Johnny from what Mic Monsta says is a man who leaves his hometown to other lands in search of greener pastures due to how hard the system in his homeland is .
The song shows how difficult it is to survive in a country and that’s why it became the classic it is today.
Because the average Cameroonian will relate with the societal struggles it talks about.
Feel free to comment other songs which relate with this said topic.
So there you have it, 5 songs used to talk about the happenings in the Cameroonian Society.
