Live.ci Télé, May 7,
2015
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The Enflish translation of of the Lyélé word "Yidjindja" - "The hand of God is powerful."
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udMvd6r8FPc&lc=UgwE0mvwmNyIKk5fbIJ4AaABAg.8fP5MVzx1CTAb3Wmt-XDp_
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Most of this video shows men and women wearing traditional West African clothing performing footwork dances outdoors to this up tempo song.
This video provides some scenes of life in Bukina Faso, a nation that isn't well known in the United States and in many other nations outside of West Africa.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases the 2015 YouTube video of the up tempo dance song "Yidjindja" by the musician De Batoro from Bukina Faso.
This post presents information about the nation of Bukina Faso along with five comments from that video's discussion thread. (Full disclosure - I wrote three of those comments.)
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to De Batoro and thanks to all those who are featured in this video. Thanks to all those who were associated with this video and all those who are quoted in this post.
Special thanks to @dabeast6672 who posted a reply YouTube in 2019 to my questions about this song.
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INFORMATION ABOUT BUKINA FASO
From https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso
"Burkina Faso[b] is a landlocked country in West Africa.[3]
It is bordered by Mali to the northwest, Niger to the northeast, Benin to the
southeast, Togo and Ghana to the south, and Ivory Coast to the southwest. It
covers an area of 274,223 km2 (105,878 sq mi). In 2024, the country had an
estimated population of approximately 23,286,000.[13] Its citizens are known as
Burkinabes, and its capital and largest city is Ouagadougou.
The largest ethnic group in Burkina Faso is the Mossi
people, who settled the area in the 11th and 13th centuries. They established
kingdoms such as Ouagadougou, Tenkodogo, and Yatenga. In 1896, it was colonized
by the French as part of French West Africa; in 1958, Upper Volta became a
self-governing colony within the French Community. In 1960, it gained full
independence with Maurice Yaméogo as the president. Since it gained its
independence, the country has dealt with political instability, droughts, famines,
and corruption. There have been various coups d'état, in 1966, 1980, 1982,
1983, 1987, and twice in 2022, in January and September. There were also
unsuccessful coup attempts in 1989, 2015, and 2023.
Burkina Faso remains one of the least developed countries in the world, with a GDP of $16.226 billion in 2022. Approximately 63.8% of its population practices Islam, while 26.3% practices Christianity and 9% animistic religions, especially in the southwest of the country.[14] The country's official languages are all national languages[15][16] while Mooré is spoken by more than half of the population. There are more than 60 indigenous languages, and the constitution provides for other languages to be made official by law. The former government and business language was French until January 2024 when, alongside English, its status was demoted to that of a "working language" by ratification of a constitutional amendment.[17][18]
The country's territory is geographically biodiverse, and includes plentiful reserves of gold, manganese, copper and limestone. Due to its multicultural make-up, Burkinabè art has a rich and long history, and is globally renowned for its orthodox style.[19]
The country is governed as a semi-presidential republic, with executive, legislative and judicial powers. It is a member of the United Nations and the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Since 2025, Burkina Faso has formalised its exit from ECOWAS and La Francophonie, after it helped form the Alliance of Sahel States (AES). It also remains suspended from the African Union.
Etymology
Formerly the Republic of Upper Volta, the country was
renamed "Burkina Faso" on 4 August 1984 by then-President Thomas
Sankara. The words "Burkina" and "Faso" stem from different
languages spoken in the country: "Burkina" comes from Mooré and means
"upright", showing how the people are proud of their integrity.
"Faso" comes from the Dyula language, as written in N'Ko: ߝߊ߬ߛߏ߫ faso, and
means "fatherland", literally, "father's house". The
"-bé" suffix added onto "Burkina" to form the demonym
"Burkinabé" comes from the Fula language and means "women or
men".[20] The US Central Intelligence Agency's World Fact Book gives the
translation as "Land of the Honest (Incorruptible) Men".[21]
The French Colony of Upper Volta was named for its location
on the upper courses of the Volta River, the Black, Red and White Volta.[22]"
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THE DISCUSSION THREAD OF THIS YOUTUBE VIDEO
(Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.)
1. @azizip171, 2018
"I'm an African American who just happened upon this video
while looking for African music and dances. I hope that someone will share (in
English or French which I'll translate through Google translate) what the title
of the song means, what this song is about, what nation the singer is from, and
what language this is.
I'd love to showcase it on my pancocojams cultural blog.
Unfortunately I only understand English, and that's true for a lot of people in the United States. But I think that more people who only understand English would love this song and this type of music if these videos included the type of information that I requested above.
Thank you and One Love!"
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Reply
2. @dabeast6672, 2019
"Azizi Powell The singer is from Burkina Faso and he sings in
Lyélé, one of the country local
languages. The title could be translate as "The hand of God is
powerful" and the song is about perseverance, hope, courage... things like
that...
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Reply
3. @BernadetteBamouni-v5g8s, 2026
"
Reply
4.
"Greeting, @dabeast6672. Thanks for your reply to my comment that you
wrote seven years ago. I'm so sorry that I've just became aware of your reply
as a result of receiving a notification about another reply to my comment that
was just posted today.
Best wishes to you and thanks again for sharing information
about this song!"
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5. @azizip171, 2026
"@BernadetteBamouni-v5g8s thank you for giving hearts to this video. As
a result of your hearts I received a notification that you had added those
hearts and that another commenter had answered my questions about this video
way back in 2019.
Thanks also to the publisher of this video on YouTube.
Here's a link to the post about this video that I just published on my cultural blog. I'd love to add information about De Batoro to that post
[...]
Best wishes!"
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