First, I want to send my heartfelt condolences to Young Mulo for having lost his manager in a bizarre road accident in Kitgum. Sad. Hallowing too. May the good Lord grant you strength in these trying times and the fallen soul, Rest In Peace. However, away from the sobbing things, let’s talk music, shall we?
Young Mulo, young as he calls himself, jumped on the music scene with as much energy a bustling young lad can gather. Ducked under the Leone Island umbrella, Mulo has crawled through the woodwork, defied all odds, and become a household name as far as dancehall music is concerned in Uganda.
He comes off with “Gimme Some More”, a typical dancehall track that will render you nodding your head vigorously, back and forth. What Young Mulo has mastered is the art of churning out catchy hits aided by his iconic voice, a voice not for a young lad, and perhaps his producer needs a pat on the shoulder on this. “Gimme Some More” even though it sounds like the latter lot from Young Mulo’s bag of songs, it still will take a place in your heart. The beat, for the most part, carries the song solely. Because it is a dancehall track, you would, obviously, except a darned good beat that will make everyone wobble on the dance floor like penguins; dancing themselves lame.
However, what most Ugandan musicians have failed miserably at, fallen flat on their backs too, is shouting out the lyrics and staying away from the irritable yet pretentious Jamaican riddims. Most of these lads, high on things we are yet to discover, try hard to imitate Jamaicans, spitting out raspy patois which, upon hearing it, Jamaicans can take it to the streets in defiance. And Young Mulo subscribes to this shameful lot and a rotting norm that is slowing sending our music to extinction. I mean, speak out the words in a more genuine way. Let your listens mumble to your lyrics. Don’t jabber vague words and take them to the studio.
In ‘Gimme Some More’, Young Mulo does the same thing; he sings in his baritone voice and the words seem to be swallowed by the beat. Still, the swallowed words go unnoticed, which to me doesn’t do justice to the song. It thus gets all the credit and removes it from the once-promising-good song. But if you’re more pulled to the beat, as many Ugandans seem to be, then look no further than “Gimme Some More”
Typical Young Mulo song. Dance hall. Vague lyrics. Hardly hears them.
Reviewed by Edd