Haruna ‘Kitooke’ back with a thrill
Feb 19, 2009
EVER since he released his breakthrough hit Ekitooke Kifa Nsalira in 2005, Haruna Mubiru has blown hot and cold. <br>The shy but jolly former barber was on the brink of being dubbed a one hit wonder when he released another hit, Yeggwe, in 2007, which ea
By Alex Balimwikungu
EVER since he released his breakthrough hit Ekitooke Kifa Nsalira in 2005, Haruna Mubiru has blown hot and cold.
The shy but jolly former barber was on the brink of being dubbed a one hit wonder when he released another hit, Yeggwe, in 2007, which earned him a PAM awards nomination last year.
Mubiru has a way of catapulting himself in the limelight when you begin to think he is headed for the limbo.
He will today launch his new album dubbed Ticket at Hotel Africana with a follow up show slated for Sunday at Gaba beach.
For all the silence, Mubiru commonly known as Kitooke says he was taking time off to come up with creative and mature lyrics for his new album. The airplay on local fm stations is proof. Bills Mboijana of Bukedde fm says the song is typical of Mubiru.
“It has all the ingredients of a hit and the word play blows you away.†he says.
Like it is with previous albums,
Ticket (the album) is an exploration into the world of love.
The lead song off the album is aptly called Ticket. Mubiru, who has since become the Luganda version of Enrique Iglessias in music circles, immortalises the woman and puts her on a pedestal.
The song is about a girl who plays hard to get, giving him (Haruna Mubiru) sleepless nights. Desperate and dejected, he rhetorically asks where he can purchase tickets so to get to see her!
Mubiru admits people go through such situations in love, though this time he admits the lyrics are of different ages and sex.
“I am focused and sing societal conscious songs. I am the mirror of society.†He says.
EVER since he released his breakthrough hit Ekitooke Kifa Nsalira in 2005, Haruna Mubiru has blown hot and cold.
The shy but jolly former barber was on the brink of being dubbed a one hit wonder when he released another hit, Yeggwe, in 2007, which earned him a PAM awards nomination last year.
Mubiru has a way of catapulting himself in the limelight when you begin to think he is headed for the limbo.
He will today launch his new album dubbed Ticket at Hotel Africana with a follow up show slated for Sunday at Gaba beach.
For all the silence, Mubiru commonly known as Kitooke says he was taking time off to come up with creative and mature lyrics for his new album. The airplay on local fm stations is proof. Bills Mboijana of Bukedde fm says the song is typical of Mubiru.
“It has all the ingredients of a hit and the word play blows you away.†he says.
Like it is with previous albums,
Ticket (the album) is an exploration into the world of love.
The lead song off the album is aptly called Ticket. Mubiru, who has since become the Luganda version of Enrique Iglessias in music circles, immortalises the woman and puts her on a pedestal.
The song is about a girl who plays hard to get, giving him (Haruna Mubiru) sleepless nights. Desperate and dejected, he rhetorically asks where he can purchase tickets so to get to see her!
Mubiru admits people go through such situations in love, though this time he admits the lyrics are of different ages and sex.
“I am focused and sing societal conscious songs. I am the mirror of society.†He says.