Jay K Mulungi’s new single “Onetoloza” deserves hit status

Jay K Mulungi has released his single titled Onetoloza on all streaming and download platforms across the world. It is his second single as a solo act having been part of the musical duo Undercover Brothers Ug since 2014. The single which came out on Youtube almost a month ago was released worldwide on all major streaming and download platforms on July 15th.

Onetoloza is sung to a woman who keeps the singer spinning and on his toes and doesnt make it clear if she loves him back or not. First of all she refuses to answer eight thousand phone calls made by this man. She doesnt reply to the seven thousand five hundred text messages sent to her by this man. The man even sends eight hundred go-betweeners/emissaries and she refuses to give them a reply. He only keeps wondering why she had given him her phone number if she never wanted to talk to him. The most heartbreaking thing is that after the man has given up on her and is trying to forget about her and move on with his life, she calls to tell him she misses him. It's funny and at the same time I feel for this man because I think she just loves making him toil for her love.

The whole song is filled with exaggeration. Making eight thousand phone calls and every time there is no answer is literary impossible unless you're stupidly and crazily in love like Jay K Mulungi. The same goes for the text messages. Having received no answer on around the tenth call, most people would just chill and move on. And in this era, who sends a go-between? Or maybe I am wrong and people still do, but eight hundred of them? Really?

The singer however uses emphasis on the verses where he asks her why she never listens to him and open up her heart to him. Here you can feel the hurt, the pain in Jay K Mulungi's voice but soon afterwards feel the resolve when he tells her that some times he just gives up and is trying to move on and then boom, she throws another bomb. Well, ofcourse I can relate. I have myself gone through the same experience but I am not a good songwriter and couldn't write a song about it. But Jay K Mulungi's Onetoloza reminds me of it very vividly.

Jay K Mulungi doesnt just stop there but goes on to add more funny parts to the song where he asks the woman to be clear with him or he would take the matters to witchdoctor. This is some kind of ultimatum that someone would think was unnecessary but I find it very funny. Also because he clearly describes this witchdoctor and where he dwells. Is he the best in the witchcraft business? That question comes to my head.

That's enough about the lyrical content and tone. The song's arrangement is also another element to enjoy about the song. Ofcourse the song's intro on the guitar is sweat and memorable, just like the chorus. Each verse is different from another and the outro is another catchy tune that may not get out of your head for a while after listening to it. The song that would have otherwise been a sad song builds in comic elements to make the mood a little bit calmer. Its danceable too.

I think it's a song that everyone should get a chance to hear and enjoy. It shows Jay K Mulungi's writing and singing maturity and clearly shows that he can make it big in the music industry in Uganda and beyond as a solo artist.