But Who or What is "Ogwela ma Nene"?-Odongo's Hidden Advice to Gurdian Angel on Marrying a "Nyamgondho"
It is not by chance that this blog has written about Odongo Swagg more than anyone else. I have attempted to explain what Odongo Swagg meant my his Chwade gi Nyundo message that caused an uproar. Many people have held that it was meant to be what people took it to be but that is now beyond the artist. In some advanced literary debates and conversations, there is a common view that an artist has no control over the meaning a reader, or an audience, chooses to give to their work. Once the last ink has dropped and it is out there for consumption, a piece of art will have as many meanings as there are people having it on their plates. Odongo's biggest 2021 hit had one meaning in the ears, hearts and minds of those who heard it, a meaning that he has officially disputed in an interview. But it seems Odongo will have many such moments. He is the man of the moment but I fear many people may only come to understand him later, when he is gone and there are other people holding the ...