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A song that's (very) loosely based on the camel race that used to be an annual event in the Dutch town of Eindhoven. It's a bit of a surreal story.
I had some assistance with backing vocals from singer/song writer and vocal coach Lisa Nobel.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6liw...
Papa Yabo - The Camel Race
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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December 3, 2025 at 9:37 PM
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My new song for this week. Give it a like on Youtube if you can. 🙂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=AE1k...
Papa Yabo - Useless
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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November 19, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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This song started life as a simple mandolin riff. The lyrics, which I wrote some time ago, are kind of poetic, I think. Personally, I think this song deserves more than the handful of views I normally get. 🙂
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ssnA...
Papa Yabo - Between The Crash And The Debris
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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July 19, 2025 at 8:33 AM
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Lees dit artikel op Trouw www.trouw.nl/religie-filo...
Het wordt tijd om met minder achting naar de succesmens te kijken
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July 6, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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If anyone can figure out what this song is about, please let me know... 🙂
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Papa Yabo - Ring Around The Moon
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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May 24, 2025 at 9:42 PM
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This is a little song in honour and loving memory of my internet friend Nicky. In the words of my favourite author, Sir Terry Pratchett: GNU, Nicky.

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Papa Yabo - Elegy
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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May 10, 2025 at 9:35 AM
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A song for the Resistance. Stand up and unite!

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Papa Yabo - The Message
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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May 3, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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Broken hearts and failed relationships. Always a welcome subject for aspiring songwriters. 🙂

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Papa Yabo - Goodbye
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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April 19, 2025 at 11:29 AM
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A song that's self-explanatory, if you have the right kind of ear...
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Papa Yabo - What's Left To Say
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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April 12, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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This little song is from Tom Waits' second album “The Heart of Saturday Night”, released on October 15, 1974.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=MglS...
Papa Yabo - New Coat Of Paint (Tom Waits cover)
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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April 6, 2025 at 10:29 PM
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A song about what it is, really... 🫠

www.youtube.com/watch?v=1j3N...
Papa Yabo - It's What It Is
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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March 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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As happens all too often, I have no idea what this song is really about. Make up your own mind... 😀
www.youtube.com/watch?v=9WU1...
Papa Yabo - Second Hand Wisdom
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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March 23, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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A little song about my childhood, which was a long time ago...

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZKaQ...
Papa Yabo - For Future Generations
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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March 8, 2025 at 2:10 PM
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Not your traditional 12-bar chord progression, but based on an old blues song nonetheless. The outro guitar solo was played on an Eastwood baritone guitar (named “Clint” for obvious reasons) tuned down to A and uses the dominant Phrygian scale.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=6eLF...
Papa Yabo - Change In The Ocean
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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March 1, 2025 at 11:04 AM
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A song about love and friendship. Something the world could use a bit more of today, maybe...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=OskS...
Papa Yabo - A Friend Is Hard To Find
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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February 22, 2025 at 10:21 AM
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My new album is now available on Spotify, iTunes and other streaming services.
open.spotify.com/album/4EBxIG...
My Own Way
Papa Yabo · Album · 2025 · 12 songs
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February 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Today the circus comes to town
Let's all go and see the clowns

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Papa Yabo - Behind A Happy Smile
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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February 15, 2025 at 7:59 AM
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The human race ain't about who comes first"
- Papa Yabo
February 14, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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Ook zwemmen is een linkse hobby waar geen geld aan mag worden uitgegeven: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... "Het openbare zwembad verdwijnt op veel plaatsen – maar niet in Almere"
Het openbare zwembad verdwijnt op veel plaatsen – maar niet in Almere
Zwembaden: Bijna honderd openbare zwembaden verdwenen de laatste tien jaar. In het Limburgse Heuvelland zijn wachtlijsten voor zwemles opgelopen tot anderhalf jaar. „Dit gaat ten koste van de zwemvaar...
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February 14, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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Or, how upside down is the same as downside up. 😀
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Papa Yabo - The Devil's Bell
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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February 12, 2025 at 10:44 PM
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A song with a smidgen of scifi this week. About how love can conquer the universe...

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Papa Yabo - Counting All The Stars
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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February 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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"Politicians are not born, they are excreted"
Marcus Tullius Cicero (106 BCE-43 BCE)
January 27, 2025 at 9:21 AM
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In NRC las ik het volgende interessante artikel: www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2025/... "Amsterdam UMC stelt Plasterk persoonlijk aansprakelijk in rechtszaak voor schade patentenkwestie"
Hoe hebzucht de wortel vormt van alle kwaad...
Amsterdam UMC stelt Plasterk persoonlijk aansprakelijk in rechtszaak voor schade patentenkwestie
Academisch ziekenhuis: Het Amsterdam UMC daagt Ronald Plasterk en het farmaceutisch bedrijf CureVac voor de rechter in de zogeheten ‘patentenkwestie’. Het ziekenhuis wil zijn deel van de uitvindingen ...
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January 26, 2025 at 1:14 PM
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A tune about loss that's mostly in 5/8 time. Which is, in a way, a time signature that's lost a beat...

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Papa Yabo - Coats And Umbrellas
YouTube video by Martijn Hover
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January 25, 2025 at 11:05 AM
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January 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM