Moses Opobo It’s one of those editions of Loose Talk in which we hover around like vultures for words with deep meaning and resonance, and dissect them in the interest of full disclosure. Song chorus: Precise and to the point is what this particular section of a song should be. After just one listen to a really good song chorus, one must find no further need to hear the rest of the song. In fact, one must switch off their player at this point in time. Do you now get what constitutes a catchy hook to a song?Let us be like a soldierAnd defend our area That is my own amateur-ish sample, just so I don’t drag myself into complicated legal battles arising from copyright issues. Ask the radio people about a no-nonsense singer named Kayirebwa. A good chorus cuts right into the meat of the matter using the fewest words possible: Oh what a rat raceThis is the rat raceAfter such a fuss-free chorus, we all would know what next is to come from the singer’s mouth.A chorus can also be as simple as a single catchy word repeated a dozen times such that even if you were tone deaf, you’d still stop to recognize and acknowledge the song. A good case in point:Tayaali, tayaali, ni tayaaali …etc etc. Lil Wayne: A beast. A dog. A goon. A certified menace to society. An addiction and inspiration to not-so-well-behaved urbanite teens across teeming African cities. That is Weezy at his very worst. At his very best, however, his fans say Lil Wayne is crazy and awesome. That said, it’s a pity that in this day and age, some people still believe Lil Wayne and Wayne Rooney to be some rare and exclusive wine brands. Davido: A singer who hails from Nigeria and has pockets of fans in Kigali. Ecole Belge Kigali: The posh-est sounding Belgian colonial administration relic that still soldiers on in the Rwanda of today. Whenever parents whose tots go to Ecole Belge roll out that name in its truest spirit and form, I have felt a sudden violent urge to remove my own son from Ecole Secondaire de Kanyinya, on the drive to Musanze. Apparently, some of the school’s old glory has since been nipped by a few newer posh schools, but what the heck? The name Ecole Belge Kigali still sounds more posh than Riviera and Greenhills. Or rather, the people whose tots attend school at Ecole Belge take more pride in articulating that name. Kimihurura: The undisputed capital of stone roads in the entire Great Lakes region. As you can see, we are venturing into Geo-politics, and what better place to do it from than in Kimi? Kimihurura is good because not only does it host the Defense ministry headquarters, but also the best facility from which to hold large political discussions –the Convention Center. Kimihurura is also home to The New Times, so obviously this would ease the news gathering process.
