After months of anticipation, Ugandan acclaimed musician and philanthropist, Moses Ssali alias Bebe Cool, has released his album- Break The Chains.
He hosted an album listening party at Nonie Vie with top industry players that including music stars, industry stakeholders in attendance.
By Midnight, the album dropped and is currently available on streaming platforms, including Amazon, Spotify, Apple Music and YouTube Music.
Celebrated Nigerian media personality- Adesope Olajide aka Shopsydoo/ Energy Gawd, did an amazing job co-hosting the event with NBS TV’s Viana Indi, while Slick Stuart took charge of the decks, all the through the album listening session.
Adesope hosted the celebrant- Bebe Cool, through an engaging session as they spoke through the making and conceptualisation of every song that off the album.
With Break The Chains, Bebe Cool is adapting Afrocentric genres and sounds, which have been globally embraced as the new African sound.
As a musical innovator, it’s clear that he set out to provide a new and fresh perspective on an already impressive body of work, that aims to move the boundaries of music forward in an unexpected direction.
The album features sixteen tracks, rich in lush arrangements and emotionally expressive melodies, bridging a variety of genres- from Afrobeats to Afrotech, a new electronic dance music, a sub-genre of house music and afro house, which originates and is predominantly made in South Africa. Unifying it all is Bebe Cool’s own performance, his signature hoarse voice that most people have known.
“This is the beginning of a new journey for both African music and Ugandan music at large,” states Bebe Cool.
Fans were happy to discover that Bebe Cool pushed the envelope in unexpected ways, with collaborations with Uganda’s new kid on the block- Joshua Baraka, as well as Nigerian legend- Yemi Alade.
“With Break The Chains, I’m more focused on driving numbers towards streaming platforms than to concert stadiums and music pirate platforms, as has been the norm over the years,” Bebe Cool added.
Other top artistes, who included Juliana Kanyomozi, Azawi, Cindy, Apass, as well as legendary producer- Swangz Avenue’s Benon Mugumbya, all lauded Bebe’s work.
