Bob wine comes of age
Bobi Wine has come of age. From the days of his ground-breaking Kagoma hit in 2001 to Taata Wabaana, duet with Julianna Kanyomozi last year, Wine is now a star. Wine has released Wendi, a 10-track CD distributed by AKM Music Centre.
By Sebidde Kiryowa
Bobi Wine has come of age. From the days of his ground-breaking Kagoma hit in 2001 to Taata Wabaana, duet with Julianna Kanyomozi last year, Wine is now a star. Wine has released Wendi, a 10-track CD distributed by AKM Music Centre.
The album has spawned two major radio hits, Maama Mbire and the title track. Mama Mbire is also duet with the Kanyomozi. The song is in praise of Teresa Mbire, the self–made female capitalist. “We did that song for MTN director Charles Mbire as a birthday present for his mother. We did not even first release it to radio. But when Mbire heard it, he was like ‘come on guys. This is bigger. Take it to radio.â€â€™
Wendi represents a fundamental change in Wine’s lifestyle as is reflected in the themes the artiste dwells on. The song is about the singer’s coming of age, while another preachy dancehall offering Abayimbi reviles the never-ending feuds among artistes, urging them to work together.
“It is specifically about the misunderstandings between Jose Chameleone and Bebe Cool,†says the 24-year-old dread-locked singer. Regarding himself, Wine shades off his rough-neck image for a gentler outlook. “Originally, I was a ruffian, known for smoking bang.
Now it’s a different. It’s been a slow but sure transition as my music reflects. I have come a long way from the violent days of Funtula to the more constructive Taata Wabaana,†Wine adds. Yet critics accuse Wine of riding on the successes of other artistes with whom he pairs to create hit duets.
From the hit song Funtula (with Bebe Cool), Mwekume (with the late Weatherman), through to Sunda (with Ziggy Dee), Taata W’abaana (with Julianna) and now Maama Mbire (with Julianna), duets have been at the centre of Wine’s musical success.
But the singer dismisses his detractors. “When I choose to work with other people, it’s not about them being big. It’s about me appreciating their style and they mine. This happens with a lot of other artistes.†For now though, Wine’s greatest challenge remains to take his new work to the same heights his previous works, duets inclusive, have reached.
Bobi Wine has come of age. From the days of his ground-breaking Kagoma hit in 2001 to Taata Wabaana, duet with Julianna Kanyomozi last year, Wine is now a star. Wine has released Wendi, a 10-track CD distributed by AKM Music Centre.
The album has spawned two major radio hits, Maama Mbire and the title track. Mama Mbire is also duet with the Kanyomozi. The song is in praise of Teresa Mbire, the self–made female capitalist. “We did that song for MTN director Charles Mbire as a birthday present for his mother. We did not even first release it to radio. But when Mbire heard it, he was like ‘come on guys. This is bigger. Take it to radio.â€â€™
Wendi represents a fundamental change in Wine’s lifestyle as is reflected in the themes the artiste dwells on. The song is about the singer’s coming of age, while another preachy dancehall offering Abayimbi reviles the never-ending feuds among artistes, urging them to work together.
“It is specifically about the misunderstandings between Jose Chameleone and Bebe Cool,†says the 24-year-old dread-locked singer. Regarding himself, Wine shades off his rough-neck image for a gentler outlook. “Originally, I was a ruffian, known for smoking bang.
Now it’s a different. It’s been a slow but sure transition as my music reflects. I have come a long way from the violent days of Funtula to the more constructive Taata Wabaana,†Wine adds. Yet critics accuse Wine of riding on the successes of other artistes with whom he pairs to create hit duets.
From the hit song Funtula (with Bebe Cool), Mwekume (with the late Weatherman), through to Sunda (with Ziggy Dee), Taata W’abaana (with Julianna) and now Maama Mbire (with Julianna), duets have been at the centre of Wine’s musical success.
But the singer dismisses his detractors. “When I choose to work with other people, it’s not about them being big. It’s about me appreciating their style and they mine. This happens with a lot of other artistes.†For now though, Wine’s greatest challenge remains to take his new work to the same heights his previous works, duets inclusive, have reached.