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Dubioza Kolektiv’s new song 'Yebiga' questions AICEFR A1
26 Apr 2026
Adapted from Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Keagan Henman, Unsplash
Level A1 – BeginnerCEFR A1
2 min
70 words
- Dubioza Kolektiv has released a new song called Yebiga.
- The song's title in Bosnian is Yebiga.
- Subtitles translate the word as "what the hell".
- The band criticises growing trust in machines and algorithms.
- They warn this trend can make a technocracy.
- The music mixes humour, politics and strong rhythms.
- The video shows people accepting machines and losing independent thought.
- The band asks what happens when people stop thinking for themselves.
Difficult words
- subtitle — written text of speech in a videoSubtitles
- translate — change words into another language
- criticise — say that something is wrong or badcriticises
- algorithm — a set of computer rules to solve problemsalgorithms
- technocracy — a system where experts or machines rule
- independent — able to think or act alone
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Discussion questions
- Do you like music with strong rhythms?
- Do you read subtitles when you watch videos?
- Do you sometimes use machines to help make decisions?
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