Abdel was incarcerated inside the Central Prison of Douala for a few months back in 2018 before being acquitted of theft. When he was released he found he had lost everything: his store, his room, his friends. It took him a few months before being able to leave the streets and re-start his life. This video was shot one afternoon in Nyala, on the outskirts of Douala in February 2020; all the children of the neighbourhood came out to follow Abdel and dance when they heard the music.. Soungoula is sung in Foulbé, Abdel's native language and the main language that is spoken in the extreme north of Cameroon, Abel's region.