Girwa Ni: Why Prince Indah May Not (Now) Please the Whole World He Once Successfully Pleased
The young Prince Indah This post is not about Prince Indah or Odongo Swagg. I hope so. But I have noticed with a lot of scholarly interest, that as the "economics" of an (Ohangla) artist changes, so does the "style". Or there is always an attempt to transform the whole thing, different from its original elements, such that it communicates the evident (socioeconomic) changes in the artist. It proceeds from the humility that is a real reflection of the life of the artist as they begin-and the people tend to love it there- to a whole different thing. I will be accused of standing in the way of change, of experiments that have birthed nwe genres. Far be it away from me. But the reality this side of the town is that at that early stage, an artist's (and I have a strong case for Ohangla) message gets the attention of many because majority of people relate with that (poor) life. And then as the efforts begin to bear the fruits and resources at disposal become more sop...