Dr Hilderman makes impact with bed talk
YOU have probably heard it on your favourite radio station. It has a very catchy hook with a pulsating bass line and an infectious Afrobeat vibe that probably had you tapping your feet in contentment. <br>
By Sebidde Kiryowa
YOU have probably heard it on your favourite radio station. It has a very catchy hook with a pulsating bass line and an infectious Afrobeat vibe that probably had you tapping your feet in contentment.
It has also has an exceptional sing-along-refrain that adds to its popular appeal.
The song is Double Bed or Mazongottto, as it is popularly known, and the singer is a new-kid-on-the-block, Dr. Hilderman.
The song, released in February is currently on the play lists of most of the FM stations and is becoming the most requested for song. The video of the song is also a favourite on local television stations. Mazongottto is slang for something negative in Luganda.
The song is based on the concept that the marital bed is supposed to be where spouses resolve their differences. However, Hilderman (real name Innocent Kiyaga) reasons, if the bed is too big, then the physical distance between the couple will become distractive.
“The physical distance is crucial in resolving issues because many couples use sex as a bargaining chip,†says Dr. Hilderman. “A double bed is a curse not a blessing to a marriage,â€
Hilderman sings: “Many of the problems couples face in homes are aggravated by double beds.
They create room for people to cringe in their own corners. They become aloof and indifferent instead of being in each other’s arms.
That’s not good.â€
The subject, contentious though it may be, seems to have attracted a lot of public attention as some radio station programme directors contacted admitted.
“I believe I pointed out an issue that a lot of people relate to but will not discuss publicly,†says the 25-year-old Dr Hilderman, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts (Dance) from Makerere University.
Hilderman says the song was inspired by a friend’s experience: “He once spent two weeks without breathing a word to his woman despite the fact that they slept in the same bed.
I thought it was ridiculous. But when I read between the lines, the problem was that they both slept on far ends of that bed. It was like they were in different rooms but on the same bed.â€
The singer says the idea was drummed home by a priest who, while preaching to newly weds at a wedding, cautioned them about the role a bed could play in destroying a marriage.
“Those big beds you young people think are so fashionable can precipitate rifts in marriages,†Hilderman quotes the priest as saying.
Two days later, he put pen to paper and with the help of David, a producer at Hope Studio in Kasubi and Ken Lubwama who mixed the song at Fenon Records, Double Bed was born in December last year.
Unlike most songs which are popularised by radio, Double Bed made its entry through television. Intrigued by the song, radio music selectors snapped it up.
The song is the first track off Hilderman’s first album — a music compilation he has been working on since his first year at Makerere University in 2002. His first song was Kika.
However, because of academic pressures, Hilderman did not give it the necessary promotion. It was not until late 2005, after his graduation, that he resumed his passionate pursuit of a music career.
And, if things go as expected, this is a decision he will forever cherish.
YOU have probably heard it on your favourite radio station. It has a very catchy hook with a pulsating bass line and an infectious Afrobeat vibe that probably had you tapping your feet in contentment.
It has also has an exceptional sing-along-refrain that adds to its popular appeal.
The song is Double Bed or Mazongottto, as it is popularly known, and the singer is a new-kid-on-the-block, Dr. Hilderman.
The song, released in February is currently on the play lists of most of the FM stations and is becoming the most requested for song. The video of the song is also a favourite on local television stations. Mazongottto is slang for something negative in Luganda.
The song is based on the concept that the marital bed is supposed to be where spouses resolve their differences. However, Hilderman (real name Innocent Kiyaga) reasons, if the bed is too big, then the physical distance between the couple will become distractive.
“The physical distance is crucial in resolving issues because many couples use sex as a bargaining chip,†says Dr. Hilderman. “A double bed is a curse not a blessing to a marriage,â€
Hilderman sings: “Many of the problems couples face in homes are aggravated by double beds.
They create room for people to cringe in their own corners. They become aloof and indifferent instead of being in each other’s arms.
That’s not good.â€
The subject, contentious though it may be, seems to have attracted a lot of public attention as some radio station programme directors contacted admitted.
“I believe I pointed out an issue that a lot of people relate to but will not discuss publicly,†says the 25-year-old Dr Hilderman, who holds a bachelor’s degree in Performing Arts (Dance) from Makerere University.
Hilderman says the song was inspired by a friend’s experience: “He once spent two weeks without breathing a word to his woman despite the fact that they slept in the same bed.
I thought it was ridiculous. But when I read between the lines, the problem was that they both slept on far ends of that bed. It was like they were in different rooms but on the same bed.â€
The singer says the idea was drummed home by a priest who, while preaching to newly weds at a wedding, cautioned them about the role a bed could play in destroying a marriage.
“Those big beds you young people think are so fashionable can precipitate rifts in marriages,†Hilderman quotes the priest as saying.
Two days later, he put pen to paper and with the help of David, a producer at Hope Studio in Kasubi and Ken Lubwama who mixed the song at Fenon Records, Double Bed was born in December last year.
Unlike most songs which are popularised by radio, Double Bed made its entry through television. Intrigued by the song, radio music selectors snapped it up.
The song is the first track off Hilderman’s first album — a music compilation he has been working on since his first year at Makerere University in 2002. His first song was Kika.
However, because of academic pressures, Hilderman did not give it the necessary promotion. It was not until late 2005, after his graduation, that he resumed his passionate pursuit of a music career.
And, if things go as expected, this is a decision he will forever cherish.