Bella comes of age

Thanks to her latest effort titled "Fassi" (meaning give way, Bella seems to be representing the ladies with thunderous dance hall rythm that's tearing nightclub dance floors apart. The impressive dancehall bass is baptised by bella's efoortless lyrical delivery giving the listener an ear friendly display all the way through.

It's been sampled at Club Silk ,Angenoir and Volts discotheques so far and if the manner in which the crowd is receiving it is to be used as a yardstick then you can as well call it a hit soon to storm radio countdown charts. That' s if programmers are searching for the songs anyway.

Hundreds of revellers last Friday stopped referring to bella Ndagire as the former Shadows' Angel and begun considering her as the new kid on the local pop music block. That was at the G-Power concert at Steak Out, where bella launched her maiden album, Bwooba Oli Nange. Her dance strokes and vocal prowess sent the audience wild.

Performing Faasi, the hottest dancehall track off the album, bella pranced and leaped across the stage, while belting out to the hard-hitting beats! Faasi definitely has the hooks that all party animals seek. That said, the true allure of Faasi is the singer herself. Her voice, tacked high on top of the percussive beats, sounds impressive. More so her rapid-fire delivery.

Bella is not new in the music business. She has hit it big time on the radio charts before. Her Annekutte, a duet with Yvette Seguya had everyone all over town buzzing in 2003. She has frequented late-night jams all over the city and awed crowds at several street bashes. But last Friday, was definitely a highpoint of her music career.

Unlike the extremely popular Faasi, the title track to Bella's new album flows along a much softer pulse. Bwoba Oli Nange is so smooth it almost slips away! In the song, Bella layers an earthy seductive voice and immediately hummable tunes to produce an R'n'B hit.

But while Faasi is raging in all discotheques, Bwoba Oli Nange is doing the same on the radio charts. Bella's new nine-track album is guaranteed to absorb any listener from start to finish. It brings a variety of music traditions in the mix. Come on Galz, featuring Trishla, is typical Afro-Caribbean dancehall that could easily be mistaken for a hit by Patra.

My Lover, featuring Bobi Wine is a feel-good blend of Afro beat and reggae. It is such a spontaneous record that will have listeners nodding their heads and tapping their feet.

The beats for Don't Leave seem as if they just came out of South Africa, by way of the Dream Studios. The man's tones give the song more gusto. Again, the song will leave one wondering at Bella's musical versatility.

She grew up with Juliana Kanyomozi, who is an established entertainer, and together they used to sing songs of famous musicians like Madonna and Black Box as children.

“Bella” is currently a member of the Dreams Come True (DCT) Productions together with Cyrus the Virus and Viboyo, which she joined earlier this year, 3rd January. She met the members of the DCT Productions during a “No Nedda” project which was sponsored by former “Shadow” now Roger Mugisha. At that time, DCT was looking for a female member and she was the perfect candidate. This marked the beginning of her singing career.

Before the beginning of her singing career, she used to be a dancer with the former Shadow’s Angels, which she quit and joined the DCT.

“Bella” has has participated in many projects. She has featured in songs like Bobby Wine’s “Lady’s wine”, DCT’s latest track “Owino”, Yvette’s “Anekutte” and she is currently doing another one with Trishla, who is also former “Shadow’s Angel”. Those who attended the Park Yard Bash at The pot After in Ntinda must have seen her on stage with Viboyo and Cyrus who are her mentors. She is planning on releasing a new album with DCT later this year.

The multi-skilled “Bella” is was signed up as a Paparazzi model which makes her one of Uganda’s most promising females in show business.

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