Ever since Big Talent Entertainment boss Edriisah Musuuza alias Eddy Kenzo shared the official visuals for his remake of Philly Bongole Lutaaya’s ”Born In Africa” single, he has been on the bashing side from music critics.
Recently, his old friend Big Eye StarBoss also crucified him for poorly re-doing the song as he claimed that if he is availed the opportunity, he could even produce a better version than what Eddy Kenzo did.
All the negative comments were made as Eddy Kenzo had traveled to the USA for the Grammy Awards 2023 event.
Yesterday, Eddy Kenzo returned to the country to a heroic welcome from his fans.
During the press conference, Eddy Kenzo bragged he redid Philly Lutaaya’s ‘Born In Africa’ with an aim of making it known in different parts of the country.
He went on to state that the late Lutaaya has no song as big as any of his.
He stated that numbers don’t lie as he backed his argument by saying he has songs with hundreds of millions of views.
“I made a remake of Philly Lutaaya’s ‘Born In Africa’ not because that I wanted it to elevate me to another level. Personally I reached and achieved my goals in music. I have songs that have 100s of millions of views.
His song has just a million veiws after so many years. That means Philly has no song that is bigger than any of mine. Numbers don’t lie. And I respect him so much and that is why I made a re-do of his song. I re-did the song to push it further to nations that don’t know it.” Eddy Kenzo.
Big Talent boss Eddy Kenzo has urged critics that are not impressed by his Born in Africa rendition to listen to Philly Bongole Lutaaya’s original version.
Earlier today, Eddy Kenzo was given a heroic welcome into the country after taking part in the concluded Grammys Awards.
While addressing the media, Eddy Kenzo got into several topics, including the critics who suggested that his rendition of the late Philly Bongole Lutaaya’s “Born in Africa” song, was half-baked and didn’t meet their expectations.
Kenzo revealed that he redid the song to push it beyond borders, rather than gain fame because he is already famous, and he has songs that have amassed millions of views, in contrast to Philly Lutaaya’s song, which has received one million views over the years.
He emphasized further that because they were two different performers, he couldn’t sing the song to Philly Lutaaya’s level of excellence.
The self-described young Mandella continued by saying that he changed the song’s several elements, to better meet the desires of the younger generation.
He advised those who were not impressed by his rendition, to make use of Philly Lutaaya’s version because it still exists on several streaming platforms.
In the same interview, Eddy Kenzo said that rather of receiving criticism, he would be praised for elevating the late Philly’s legacy, his family, and Uganda to greater heights.
