Veteran singer Mesach Semakula has cautioned fresh breed of Ugandan musicians against releasing bubble music, which carries no meaning.
Mesach mentioned that young artists need to desist from the habit of chasing after hit songs and return to production of informative songs.
The former Golden band singer reasons that if singers focus on releasing hit songs, their fame will be short-lived and may end up not leaving any legacy on the music scene.
"Musicians need to change. Songs that carry good messages also work; they last longer and they pay too. Such songs may not return dividends instantly…I know that people want to get quick profits… but for us over the years, we never chased after hits because hits are easy to make," he said while speaking to Spark Tv.
Mesach is confident that releasing educative music is the best practice any artist should focus on even though it may not pay instantly as most creatives want to earn quick money.
“But the right thing to do is to work hard and come up with a good song which touches people’s lives. It doesn't matter if it becomes a hit or not.”
Mesach Semakula made the remarks as he highlighted why he was recently recognized by the Katikkiro of Buganda Charles Peter Mayiga during a recent Buganda Cabinet sitting at Bulange, Mengo.
It should however be recalled that a few weeks ago, singer Lil Pazo went viral talking about how Ugandans no longer pay attention to educative songs.
He based his reasoning on the factor that many Ugandans are depressed and they want things (songs) that will bring them a sigh of relief.
I have been singing for seven years but people are not listening…Now I brought Enkudi and that’s what they want. That's where our country stands,” Pazo said as he was talking to Spark Tv recently.
He went on to metion that :
“Even at government functions, it is Gravity who is getting invited to sing Okwepicha.
However, Mesach Semakula differs in his thinking.He says every time an artist puts out a song that supports societal transformation, the most important people in leadership will notice.
"In the music I make, I look at society and the things that affect people’s lives and I pick out the messages that I feel people need to hear,” he added.
Meanwhile, let us know what you about Mesach Semakula and Lil Pazo's thoughts about the kind of music that young Ugandan artists need to release.
