Zawedde back in spotlight with ‘Lwaki Onnondoola’ 

Mar 12, 2009

ON a campaign to disprove her detractors, Sarah Zawedde has released her second album, Lwaki Onnondoola.

By Titus Serunjogi

ON a campaign to disprove her detractors, Sarah Zawedde has released her second album, Lwaki Onnondoola.

The eight-track project has spawned a series of number one hits, once again putting her in line for mass concerts. The singer is already planning a massive launch for the new album.

A former contestant in the Coca Cola Real Stars talent search, Zawedde first caught the public eye with her 2006 hit Kambeere Naawe. The song earned her a PAM Award nomination for Best Female Artiste of the Year.

But when she failed to fan the flame of her fame with new hits, many people branded her a wannabe.

But she says: “I do not believe in releasing new music every year, while your old music is still popular. I have not burned out but I want to feed my fans with something new.”

That is exactly what she has done. The title track of Lwaki Onnondoola is a groovy and fun way of telling someone to mind his or her own business. She lashes out at rumour mongers and critics.

The song flows along catchy danceable Afro-beat from award-winning producer Alan Okia. Add the cool suave overlapping choruses and you have a real chart-busting mix.

Little wonder that the song recently hit the number one spot on CBS and Simba FM charts.

“I think the winning formula behind Zawedde’s music is that she uses simple catchy lyrics and danceable beats. But she should follow up her first hit Kambeere Naawe with equally popular songs.

Otherwise people will use it as a yardstick to criticise her,” says Moses Matovu, the president of the Musician’s Union of Uganda.

Simplicity is key in Zawedde’s new album. In Oli Mulungi she tells a lover that he is the best. A similar sentiment is expressed in Nasiima Ggwe, another love song.

Owange Bwanadda will awe anyone considering the way Zawedde’s voice weaves in and out of the live sax and guitar. The song is reminiscent of the style of the defunct KADS band.

Lwaki Wansubiza, on the other hand encompasses a more forlorn love, in which a woman reminisces unfulfilled promises by her man.

Overall, Zawedde’s new album oozes more musical maturity than Kambeere Naawe.

Having tasted the waters of pop stardom, Zawedde combines top-of-the-range vocals with pop beats to create an enthusiastic come-back project.







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