Daddy Owen’s “Mbona” get’s ghafla rated

Daddy Owen’s video just got dropped and i have the pleasure of reviewing it.

Well, for starters let me say that i am not a big fan of either gospel or ballads but when a song is good, it’s good and this song fits the billing.

The song’s content addresses physical disability (disability is not inability) and the video starts out with various individuals talking about their experiences with disability. I might add for effect that Daddy Owen is blind in one eye which is why i think he poured his soul out on this track. Nay, not in a sing songy manner but in his delivery: his vocals on this one are haunting!

Daddy Owen has enlisted the help of Denno on this track and an interesting piece of information is that Denno is blind. But right back to the topic at hand, the beat is reminiscent of reggea instrumentals which compliment Daddy Owen’s husky voice ergo he’s comfortable singing so right off the bat the track captivates you. But all this is before Denno begins singing the 2nd verse. I dare say he outshone Daddy Owen. Granted, singing isn’t his (Daddy Owen’s) strong suit but my oh my this lad Denno can sing!

The video enlisted the help of a sign language expert to get it’s message across to even those who can’t hear the song. That was a thoughtful touch from the director. The video is well done and the background gives you a wonderful view of a section of Nairobi. All in all the whole team associated with this piece got everything right and that’s why they get the 5 ghafla rating.

Check out the video. What do you think about the track?

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