What
would be your reaction if an acclaimed female artiste registered interest to
remix a song you only released a couple of months back? Grant the request right
away? Ask for payment of sorts? Snub the request? That is the kind of question
only Patoranking can answer best. Read More
She
may not be your obvious household name in Ugandan music. But she has a couple
of songs out –those I am aware of. Not many have even heard of her. A Google
search returned an uncoordinated set of results. Random names from places as
far-flung as India and Indonesia. It was at this point that I realized I was on
a wild goose chase. Read More
Song Review: Ebyama – Desire Luzinda
When my good friend, Med Kimbugwe, asked for my view on
Desire Luzinda’s latest song, I was a bit hesitant to really give it a lot of
attention. I somehow anticipated it would be another average effort. For the
bigger part of the song, she scores pretty well, vocally. Read More
Last month marked 25 years since he went to rest. Born
Francois Luambo Luanzo Makiadi on July 6Th 1938 in the village of
Sona-Bata, in the Bas Zaire region, he would go on to conquer the continent
with his captivating compositions. His father, Joseph Emongo was a railroad
worker while his mother sold homemade bread at the local market. Read More
Kolinga nalingaki yo Nzele, batémoin bazalaki te…
(When I loved u Nzele, there were no witnesses)
Namituni solo tokabwani, mikolo mibale nga nakamwa Read More
They are commonly referred to as the big
three; Bobi Wine, Bebe Cool and Jose Chameleone in no particular order. They
represent a breed of musicians that have revolutionized the face of Ugandan
music over the past 10-15 years. They revitalized the average Ugandan’s
interest in local music. Read More
While almost ALL popular songs mask
themselves this way, this particular song does so in such a shallow way that it
is an almost non-existent veil. She only uses the word, “love” twice at
the beginning of her song and once later. The usage of this word is
placed squarely within the concept of “loving one’s servitude”. Read More
Verse 1
Another one for the ladies, sauti sol
Yeah yeah baby
Touch me baby
Tulipokuwa prymo,ulisema umeninoki
Nikakuseti kwa odijo Read More
Kitoko Etondi Yo Nzoto Maze, Namona Moto Nini Nameka Na
Yo Te
O,
Urembo Umekujaa Maze, Sioni Mtu Ambaye Naweza Linganisha
Nawe,
Motema Na Ngai Ekangami Motambo Na Yo, Bapekisa Batikala
Na Soni O, Read More
Intro;
Oh what a kokodiosis song,
A Rinex production
Fire burn Bebe cool, remember...Read More
Tubonge, Chameleone naomba
(Togetherness, is all Chameleone is asking for)
Tubonge,
(Let's Make up)
Mungu Baba, We long ye'
(God our father, We long for you)
Gospel time now...ooh Lord. Read More
It's Been A Long, Long, Long, Long Time,
(Paddy Producer-Audio One- Come In) Read More
Into (Rema)
Ooh… Ooh… Ooh… sweet music…
Chorus (Rema)
I’ll be missing you when yo gone away (gone away…)
I’ll be holding on till you come again (come again…) Read More
Intro
Yes man! Yung Mulo again!
Producer Exo! Josh Media 2012!
Ume ting ting taya! Read More
(Radio)
Sibidobadobadey… yeah… am crying…
I see yo face in di other side (am crying…) Read More
I got to go- badilisha
And let you go,
Unaniumiza sana ninateseka,
Ndani moyoni mimi naumwa Read More
We ka piripiri kandi kulibe wamene angani pasa cikondi
che’umeni pasa
(My (little) hot pepper [sung in Bemba] there’s no one
who can give me the love you give me [sung in Nyanja])
Angel wanga kulibe wamene anganipasa cikondi che’umani
pasa [sung in Nyanja]
(My angel, there’s no one who can give me the love you
give me) Read More
