"Balikoowa" is an ethno folk song by Ugandan music duo Undercover Brothers Ug. It was released on 20 February 2017 as the Original Sound Track and Theme Song for the Ugandan Situation Comedy Balikoowa in the City.[2]
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| Single by Undercover Brothers Ug | ||||
| Released | February 20, 2017 | |||
| Recorded | January 2017 | |||
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| Length | 3:32 | |||
| Label | Slo-Motion Projects | |||
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| Producer(s) | Wilfred 'Slo-Motion' Mujuzi | |||
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Background
editBalikoowa was written by Jay K Mulungi and Timothy Kirya as the title theme song for Balikoowa in the City, a Ugandan drama series in which Jay K Mulungi makes a cameo appearance. The song tells a story of a man named Balikoowa. The lyrics of the song portray Balikoowa's first time in the city, how he could not fit in. He sees many vehicles and he was almost knocked by a speeding motor bike. Balikoowa is so primitive and he has to face the city.[citation needed]
Reception
editBalikoowa received favourable reception mostly around the Buganda area because of its traditional kiganda sound. It has been played at parties and clubs with audiences getting to their feet to dance the traditional kiganda dance. This song has always closed the duos repertoires since its release. The fans even created their own videos of the song[3] while The Undercover Brothers haven't released a video for it.
Track listing and formats
edit- Digital download
- Balikoowa – 3:24
References
edit- ^ "Balikoowa". Afrocharts.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Undercover Brothers Ug, Soundtracks". IMDB.
- ^ "Balikoowa Dance act". Youtube. Retrieved 10 May 2017.