2014 will go down in history as the year of good videos. It has rained videos this year and, as it seems, the storms haven’t stopped. They are pouring incessantly. The videos are still raining, thunderously, a lightning bolt shyly searing through like a jolt of current. On a positive side, the videos are worth the efforts and the finances the owners claim to be pumping in them. The videos are well-executed. And now, Uganda, we are armed with the right arsenals ready to creep onto the global musical market.
Bebe Cool, initially, seemed to have opened doors for these folks. And Chameleone has followed suit. He halted the release of his much-awaited Wale Wale video. I want to think he wanted to bring forth and serve something that will vanish off his bitter nemesis’ work of art. And now, Wale Wale video is upon us. It is worth the wait, to put it mildly and genuinely; something you would expect from the godfather of Ugandan music.
It opens with an eye-candy panorama of a village. Huts are seen scattered about the precincts. What a scenery! It is spectacular. The greenery and pasture and jutting plains are seen winking up the sky in the backyard. And people with sunken faces and tattered clothing are seen bumming, roaming and jumping about the vicinity. The scenery, to me, looks like Kenya, but I won’t jump into conclusions. However, it lends something rich to the retina. Wale Wale’s instrumentation is catchy with a high tempo. You would expect souls dancing themselves lame. And it never disappointed. There are girls clad in traditional attire wiggling their waists with Chameleone in their midst. Drums are smacked loudly. Godforsaken kids with ashen knees are gawked at, in the video. The lad behind the camera seemed to have a working brain and an eye for detail. Ah, Wale Wale, when fronted very well, might kick off the ‘other’ video off the throne. Good video, this one. Chameleone must be a delighted chap.
Reviewed by Nimusiima
