Ugandan girls are graceful and warm
Jun 12, 2009
At 28, Dennis Mugagga of Da Twinz, a Ugandan UK-based music duo, lead singer, says he is happy with his life goals. An accountant, Dennis pursued his life passion, music. Together with his tween brother, James Kinobe, Denis left Uganda for UK 10 years ago
At 28, Dennis Mugagga of Da Twinz, a Ugandan UK-based music duo, lead singer, says he is happy with his life goals. An accountant, Dennis pursued his life passion, music. Together with his tween brother, James Kinobe, Denis left Uganda for UK 10 years ago for further studies. And by the end of it all, they had realised that they belonged to music. Recently, Dennis was in Uganda with a team of BBC reporters and visited Kawolo Hospital, where he donated an ambulance. Miles Rwamiti talked to him about life away from home.
Q: In Uganda, we consider you very successful. What’s your worth?
In dollars, pounds, shillings or intellectually?
Dennis….
I do not value myself like that. I have worked hard and I am very happy. I can feed every day for the next many years.
Who is your Total Man?
- Jesus
Are you married?
- I am single. But I love to mingle
In your videos (music) you insinuate sex with white girls. Is this what you do in real life?
- Oh my God! No…. We always have people we work with as our directors who get these girls. We actually don’t know them. We have several things we work on, not dancing. It’s the crew that get these girls we work with and it ends there.
Are you planning to marry a white woman?
- Nooooo!!! She must be Uganda.
Why?
- It’s rare to find a Ugandan girl who has not been counselled by Sengas on how to behave in marriage. You can not find whites with good morals and beauty tips. Ugandans are natural, unlike whites who are so synthetic. Being an African man, I like fat women yet most of the women abroad are skinny.
How would you compare white women to Ugandans?
- Ugandan girls are graceful, humble, warm and very soft.
How did you make it to UK?
- I went to UK for studies but ended up working to support myself.
So you went for studies and ended up on kyeyo.
- You cannot study without kyeyo. Unless you are mu kintu (privileged) like it is said in Ugandan lingua these days. Most of us don’t have lots of money at home.
Any challenges....
- Self-indulgence among the Ugandans I have worked with and trying to represent Uganda in the world of music. The way music is done in Uganda is very difficult to sell internationally. Yet when you play international standard you cannot sell in Uganda. This is a big challenge to us musicians based abroad.
Any advice to young men?
- We have a great nation and a very rich culture. We should hold on to our identity and not get blown away by the different cultures. Much as the academics are vital in life, your talents are equally important. Develop your different talents and don’t be deceived by the little ability you may have to pursue careers that are not meant for you.
Q: In Uganda, we consider you very successful. What’s your worth?
In dollars, pounds, shillings or intellectually?
Dennis….
I do not value myself like that. I have worked hard and I am very happy. I can feed every day for the next many years.
Who is your Total Man?
- Jesus
Are you married?
- I am single. But I love to mingle
In your videos (music) you insinuate sex with white girls. Is this what you do in real life?
- Oh my God! No…. We always have people we work with as our directors who get these girls. We actually don’t know them. We have several things we work on, not dancing. It’s the crew that get these girls we work with and it ends there.
Are you planning to marry a white woman?
- Nooooo!!! She must be Uganda.
Why?
- It’s rare to find a Ugandan girl who has not been counselled by Sengas on how to behave in marriage. You can not find whites with good morals and beauty tips. Ugandans are natural, unlike whites who are so synthetic. Being an African man, I like fat women yet most of the women abroad are skinny.
How would you compare white women to Ugandans?
- Ugandan girls are graceful, humble, warm and very soft.
How did you make it to UK?
- I went to UK for studies but ended up working to support myself.
So you went for studies and ended up on kyeyo.
- You cannot study without kyeyo. Unless you are mu kintu (privileged) like it is said in Ugandan lingua these days. Most of us don’t have lots of money at home.
Any challenges....
- Self-indulgence among the Ugandans I have worked with and trying to represent Uganda in the world of music. The way music is done in Uganda is very difficult to sell internationally. Yet when you play international standard you cannot sell in Uganda. This is a big challenge to us musicians based abroad.
Any advice to young men?
- We have a great nation and a very rich culture. We should hold on to our identity and not get blown away by the different cultures. Much as the academics are vital in life, your talents are equally important. Develop your different talents and don’t be deceived by the little ability you may have to pursue careers that are not meant for you.