Petit Pays Sings In Kumba After Court Fine

By Olive Ejang Tebug

The popular Cameroonian Makossa singer, Petit Pays, was in Kumba on February 9, after the Magistrate Court slammed several millions against him for deceiving one Buba in 1998. The Post gathered that Buba invited Petit Pays to stage a show in Kumba and Muyuka in 1998 and paid him FCFA 1.5 million. Petit Pays is said to have arrived in Kumba but failed to stage as was expected. The huge crowd that had bought tickets for the show waited in vain.

Buba, therefore, dragged Petit Pays to court, claiming several millions as damages, The Post was told. Petit Pays’s cameraperson, El Hamza, told The Post that his master failed to stage in 1998 because he had a show in Loum, with a bigger sponsor, on that same day.

El Hamza said Petit Pays rarely holds shows with individual sponsors but companies. He added that since bailiffs executing the court orders from Kumba were hard on the star, he was compelled to negotiate with Buba.

Hamza said, after a second thought, Petit Pays affirmed that Buba is a struggling young man and needs to be encouraged. He said it was on these grounds that his Master decided to stage in Kumba to compensate Buba's effort and help him recover his money.

The Negotiation

According to Buba's colleague, Paul Abonjam, Petit Pays contacted them for negotiation, after the court order. He said the artist said he would pay part of the money, meanwhile, the rest would be recovered if he is accepted to stage in Kumba. "We accepted this offer because it was our wish that Petit Pays should stage in Kumba," Abonjam explained.

He said their contract with Petit Pays came to an end after the artist paid them part of the money and went on stage in Kumba. He said they are satisfied because, they recovered about three-quarters of their money, though they lost some FCFA 650.000 through mismanagement.
Abonjam lauded the musician for finally making it up after three unsuccessful attempts to stage in Kumba.

According to him, Petit Pays has regained the lost glories from the Kumba population, and restored confidence in them once more. He advised Petit Pays to be prepared at anytime because they would invite him to Kumba again. Abonjam equally called on the Kumba population to be polite with artists and sponsors, and to encourage them by paying their gate fees rather than jumping over fences.

Petit Pays Reconciles With Population

To many, it was a dream come true when Petit Pays finally breezed into Kumba at midday escorted by publicity vehicles, 30 commercial motorcycles and other posh cars. When the show finally kicked off at about 11:00 pm Petit Pays a.k.a Turbo, mounted and remained on the stage for about six hours. He thrilled the crowd by singing a blend of his old and new songs.

At the heart of his performance, the musician told the Kumba population to forgive him. He affirmed that after deceiving them for long, he had finally come. Petit Pays said he was doing his utmost in Kumba as a sign of reconciliation with the population.

"Henceforth, I shall be coming to Kumba for shows. You are all loving people. I have more than eighty fan club members here and I think it is high time I made use of them. Kumba people, are we together?" he said as the people replied with thunderous applause. The over 4.000 spectators at the Government Practising School, Kumba, field, watched Petit Pays with great enthusiasm and asked for more.

Speaking to The Post, Linus Mokube expressed satisfaction that he had finally seen Petit Pays live on stage. He said after deceiving them several times, he had been “very pessimistic about the artist coming."

Felix Kontcho, for his part, saw Petit Pays' performance as a sign of total reconciliation. He said though he loved Petit Pays' music, he had never loved him because of the wound he created in their minds since 1998. Kontcho said their wounds had been cured. "I even touched him, and we chatted. I was so happy. We want him again in Kumba. After all, we enjoyed seeing him live in Kumba" Kontcho added.

Comments

[kingsman]

Omega ,u don come again for Kumba K-town now so shaba people dem de fine with u Omega...........Stay cool and soon we get for play together.

[Dre]

Its high time for Cameroonians to know that a musician petit pays is a virus to the society. A man who uses raw language in his music to pass rubbish information. His music titled "Kuna Kuna" are one of those. From where I grew up (Bamenda) to call the word mboom-mboom is a taboo and today an elderly man uses it to make his money by spoiling the youths. What surprises me much are the people he called their names in the music. Ndinga George is a typical Bamenda man and I doubt if one of his kids ask him "papa that man wey yi di always call your name for yi music sing some music call mboom-mboom. Waiti be the meaning for mboom-mboom". I doudt his response. This man needs some basic knowledge of cultural studies. Please let us behave matured.

[zenga]

what is wrong with u? So what if Petit pays says kuna kuna. U need to catch up with freedom of speech. He is an artist and not a preacher. If u don't like kuna kuna, then don't listen to petit pays. I am sure u have never even bought a petit pays cd before have u. I am tired of cameroonians always trying to put down someone when he is on top. Go back to the village n not listen to the song and u better not go after kuna kuna ever again

[Eric Ngoh Tafor]

I'm writing in response to Zenga's comments to Dre concerning Petit Pays'immoral songs. I think Zenga must be mad upstairs or badly brought up. Zenga, what do you mean by "he is an artist and not a preacher"? Is an artist very different in moralizing the society as a preacher is? Petit Pays sings somehow well no doubt but a negative influence to society. For an artist is generally supposed to be a moralist. Why sing obscenities!!. We know those things exist:sex, mboom mboom etc. But do we have to sing them in songs mindful of the negative impacts it has on our youths who are still developing?
Dre is quite right and I think this time around Zenga along side with Petit Pays needed some basic knowledge of cultural studies and of morals.
Eric Ngoh Tafor

[charles kalu]

pls send me petit pays'e-mail address.

Charles.

[Doctor Rolls King]

I think the earlier Cameroonians open their eyes to these things, the better for them. Beer bottles and corruption has made Cameroonians to be completely blind to simple moralities.True Petit Pays is an artist. But i think he has gone too far. No man that is morally up right will do what he is doing or even allow his son or daughter to listen to the trash he says in his music.If you say your name is "Dre" or whatever and you have the guts to insult a fellow Cameroonian for standing for what is morally right, then you shouldn't say "pays strong" coz you are the one, helping to spoil it.Stand for what is right. Do not help to corrupt the youth.They can't be good leaders tomorrow if they listen to belony of that such.

[hostia]

hi ,
i am in china presently .We, the cameroonians in china use petite as a means to feel at home .i play his cds every day . i do dancing in my home and my school .petit pays might be a mad man as you all say .but i tell you ;you need to feel and think the way he does .if not so ,you will be lost .his music tells you what to can't see and image .old schools are usually the best .

[chris]

mr hostia,you better shut up your mouth in that your china and continue cultivating your rice there gently.it will pay you instead of posting stupid comments on this site.
peace

[Apelle]

Hi
I am a fan of Petit Pays and a lover of his music.As some people will say there is no perfect man on eath.Atleast man is bound to rise and fall sometimes.We all know that our elder brother Petit Pays some times sings imoral songs like MBOBO and the rest.I think he focked up there, but rather than blaming him,lets advice him instead not forget of what he has done and still doing.That is to say,he has brougt up so many talented musician like Samy Diko and the rest which no body in Cameroon and might be even in Africa has done not even Koffi who is well known.
IF Rabbi was a gredy man,he woud not have done all that.Things being thesame he is still a Talented [grand fere]and will remain No 1 in Cameroon.Lets advice him rather.I was supriced when i got to a night club in South Korea and i had his music there.

[Timothy Wung Kum]

Petit Pays is no singer.He is a professional beggar; he spends his time citing names of rich individuals in what he calls music.Why? Where is the message?

This guy is only known in Cameroon and by some Cameroonians abroad.I saw him here recently in Chicago, invited by a few Cameroonians. The guy was complaining about the amount of money given him to amuse those who invited him!

More people here appreciate good music from Sergeo Polo, meaningful music from Longue Longue, etc.Petit Pays is just a noise maker.He's got to be humble.I would advise him to sing meaningful music.

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