Nakalema requests for her own man
Dec 04, 2004
YOU could have heard the song. Its chorus goes something like <i>Mukama nsaba ontondere omuntu nga wange bwomu</i> — (God, please, create a special person for me.) A casual roll call of the latest local hits would include gigs like <i>Nsaba ontondere omuntu</i>.
By Elvis Basudde
YOU could have heard the song. Its chorus goes something like Mukama nsaba ontondere omuntu nga wange bwomu — (God, please, create a special person for me.) A casual roll call of the latest local hits would include gigs like Nsaba ontondere omuntu.
If you go to Dembe FM offices in Nakasero, you will see a fairly short lady busy at the reception desk guiding visitors to various offices, or answering phone calls for the company.
Was she not the same young lady I saw dressed in a micro-mini almost stripping naked at Sabrina’s pub? “It was me,†her brown face lit up and her smile widened while confessing. She adds, “I have different roles. I am a receptionist. And there I have another role.â€
It is not Grace Nakalema’s roles in two different places that make news as much as the lyrics in her gig. She wants God to create a man for her, and only for her.
Nakalema, 24, says there is a true story behind her lyrics. The first man she got involved with when she was just 18 years proved untrustworthy and it was this that prompted her to compose the song.
She says she composed the song to save so many people who suffer in relationships because of unfaithful partners. They come in many colours with soothing words but later prove untrustworthy. “Hence, my prayer request to God to give me a sincere man.â€
Nakalema was little known until recently when she released her debut solo album, which is currently enjoying good air play on a number of FM radios.
Although only Nsaba ontondere omuntu is the most played, there are other good tracks on the album. They are Gwe choice yange, kindimutaano, Mwgala, Mubulamu and Mutuwalana, which is a duet with Mr U.
Nakalema is undoubtedly a promising upcoming vocal talent, but her earlier merger with Kato Lubwama’s Diamond Production band where she was a back-up singer for over a year proved most fortunate to nurture her talent.
“I got tired of being in the background backing other musicians. So I quit and decided to go it alone,†she says.
But Nakalema is today contemplating quitting music because of frustration. She says her rewards have not been commensurate with her effort.
“Can you believe I have not got a single cent for my album! the buyers tell me the album is a flop yet I hear it being played everywhere. It is really hurting me,†she says.
Nakalema started singing from childhood. She used to lead fellow youngsters in music, dance and drama in primary school. In Nkumba Secondary school she formed an MDD group and she also composed the school’s anthem, ‘Nkumba Avenue to prosperity.’
YOU could have heard the song. Its chorus goes something like Mukama nsaba ontondere omuntu nga wange bwomu — (God, please, create a special person for me.) A casual roll call of the latest local hits would include gigs like Nsaba ontondere omuntu.
If you go to Dembe FM offices in Nakasero, you will see a fairly short lady busy at the reception desk guiding visitors to various offices, or answering phone calls for the company.
Was she not the same young lady I saw dressed in a micro-mini almost stripping naked at Sabrina’s pub? “It was me,†her brown face lit up and her smile widened while confessing. She adds, “I have different roles. I am a receptionist. And there I have another role.â€
It is not Grace Nakalema’s roles in two different places that make news as much as the lyrics in her gig. She wants God to create a man for her, and only for her.
Nakalema, 24, says there is a true story behind her lyrics. The first man she got involved with when she was just 18 years proved untrustworthy and it was this that prompted her to compose the song.
She says she composed the song to save so many people who suffer in relationships because of unfaithful partners. They come in many colours with soothing words but later prove untrustworthy. “Hence, my prayer request to God to give me a sincere man.â€
Nakalema was little known until recently when she released her debut solo album, which is currently enjoying good air play on a number of FM radios.
Although only Nsaba ontondere omuntu is the most played, there are other good tracks on the album. They are Gwe choice yange, kindimutaano, Mwgala, Mubulamu and Mutuwalana, which is a duet with Mr U.
Nakalema is undoubtedly a promising upcoming vocal talent, but her earlier merger with Kato Lubwama’s Diamond Production band where she was a back-up singer for over a year proved most fortunate to nurture her talent.
“I got tired of being in the background backing other musicians. So I quit and decided to go it alone,†she says.
But Nakalema is today contemplating quitting music because of frustration. She says her rewards have not been commensurate with her effort.
“Can you believe I have not got a single cent for my album! the buyers tell me the album is a flop yet I hear it being played everywhere. It is really hurting me,†she says.
Nakalema started singing from childhood. She used to lead fellow youngsters in music, dance and drama in primary school. In Nkumba Secondary school she formed an MDD group and she also composed the school’s anthem, ‘Nkumba Avenue to prosperity.’