Is Mayinja‘s Omuddugavu about ‘Federo’?

May 21, 2009

HE fi­­­rst became popular as a suave love crooner whose songs also had deep moral lessons. But Mayinja’s fame surged when fans begun to think that his music carried veiled political messages.<br>His earlier Tulikubunkeenke raised many rumours that

By Titus Serunjogi

HE fi­­­rst became popular as a suave love crooner whose songs also had deep moral lessons. But Mayinja’s fame surged when fans begun to think that his music carried veiled political messages.
His earlier Tulikubunkeenke raised many rumours that police had to interrogate him over its true meaning.

Now rumours are rife that Mayinja’s latest album Omuddugavu embodies Buganda’s quest for federo, and many other sensitive issues. The singer denies all these as false speculations.

What is the real inspiration for the six-song Omuddugavu album?
Most of the songs are done to Afrobeat with reggae and dancehall flavours and they are already enjoying tremendous airplay. The album will be launched at Hotel Africana in July.

The title track advises listeners to stop discriminating against others basing on tribe and religion, but instead love all of the black race.

Landlord, advises Ugandans to also look to God when seeking solutions to their woes
Tube Kya Kulabilako laments that children now have negative role models-from drunken dads and cheating moms to corrupt politicians.

The album also includes a couple of love songs “Ronald Mayinja is the new Elly Wamala and also one of the few musicians who can sing five all with different messages aimed at changing society for the better,” says Andrew Benon Kibuuka, President of the Federation of Performing artistes of Uganda.

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