Before you whine that it is an old song, take a seat, it is a good song, not so? Well-crafted and smartly executed. It has been leapfrogging on the airwaves for quite some time now. I stumbled across it the other day and I was like, hold a micro-blogging second. Ladies, gentlemen and kids (and neighbors, of course) Daniel Kaweesa can sing. The Coca-Cola Rated Next product, much as he sunk in oblivion thereafter, has a couple of hits in his backpack. And Nebwofunyafunya is one of them. Leave alone the corny name that needs you to first enroll in Luganda lessons, Richard is a rare gem. He has a rich voice, a commanding voice and he runs away with it on the song.
It is a lovey-dovey kind of ballad and you would expect feelings and emotions peppered on it. Actually, Daniel never disappointed on this. He opens the can of feelings and sings, in his melodic voice, with profuse emotions which is popular with love songs. Daniel Kaweesa shows crisp creativity on the track and, furthermore, the song mirrors his flexibility. The young lad from the north sings in eloquent Luganda and doesn’t come off as a mockery. This ballad is one heck of song you would listen to when your love life is pretty much in trances and, I can assure you, you would feel illuminated, like a bulb has been lit in your life.
I was in a taxi and it was on the stereo. Rattling. Choking loudly and the whole taxi, even the conductor, held their breath as it came on the radio. They nodded their heads silently, me inclusive. I dug the song, rushed to the interwebz and listened to it countless times as though it would cure my social problems. However, it is an alright song and it shows that, well, Uganda has talent, doesn’t it? Something that we need to be proud of. Daniel, however much you have this undoubted talent, you gotta come out of the hiding, mate. Kick the proverbial fanny. Good song, this one. Very good song!
Reviewed by Nimusiima