“Mujje” (“The Invitation”)
Omega Bugembe Okello
From the CD Kiwomera Emmeeme
Comin Atcha Distribution Group 2008
www.omegaworldmusic.com
An African Children’s Choir alumna who has since earned her masters degree at Sarah Lawrence College and started her own record label, AlexOm Productions LLC, Ugandan singer Omega Bugembe Okello has produced Kiwomera Emmeeme (trans. “It is Sweet to the Soul”), a world music album that pulses with polyrhythmic energy and muscular harmonies. Her voice reminds me of Angelique Kidjo and Natalie Merchant. The album is underpinned by a swirl of African and Western instrumentation.
An outstanding track on the album is “Mujje,” which is “an invitation to celebrate true life and satisfaction in God.” Omega sings the song in her native Luganda language, so unless you know Luganda, you might rethink singing along and let Omega do the honors.
Even if you can’t understand the lyrics of “Mujje,” you get the point in the song’s bright melody, lively arrangement and Omega’s joyful reading.
Written by : Bob Marovich
Bob Marovich is a gospel music historian, author, and radio host. Founder of Journal of Gospel Music blog (formally The Black Gospel Blog) and producer of the Gospel Memories Radio Show.
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