KUNDI LA HB TOXIC VIPANDEVIPANDE

There is a traditional adage that girls cannot stand each other; and HB Toxic’s break up goes ahead to confirm that!  Brenda Nambi has gone ahead to validate a prophecy that I have had at heart for quite some time, when she said that she is going to focus on a solo career in music and fashion. The breakup of HB Toxic follows in the footsteps of Dream Girls, Obsessions, Blu 3, Chilli Girls and Cyclone (to mention but a few) in as far as the break up trend is concerned.                                          Helen Lukoma and Brenda Nambi HB TOXIC seceded from Obsessions to form their own duo outfit and together, they did songs like Nkufeelinga, Going Out Tonight and Mwagalannyo that saw them win Diva awards best girl group in 2010. Helen Lukoma seems to be putting emphasis on her role as Patra in the local TV series The Hostel (God Knows why she thinks she can act better than she sings). Whereas Brenda chooses to go on and concentrate on her fashion house, Bambi as well as a solo music career (and still only God knows how far she can go with music). All in all, allow me pause the million dollar question; why do girl groups lack the chemistry to stay intact? Why can’t girls stand each other? A friend of mine claims that they reach a point where they have out grown each other and as such, some feel that the others are only thriving on their talents and becoming parasites. The other theory is that since most girl groups are not so talented and do mediocre music, it does not bring in enough money to sustain all of them. But if that were true, Blu 3 would still be together because they were very talented and making business sense as a group. Iryn, Juliana, Jackie, Cindy and to a small extent Lillian; are some of the very few female musicians that have successfully moved on beyond their split groups! The rest usually end up struggling like Leila, Mya, Renah and the entire Chilli Galz and Cyclone pack. I am not trying to be a prophet of doom, but I do not see Brenda going any far with music. She has already done a song called GO, featuring Mr. Mosh & Big Trill. The onus is on her to prove me wrong and I will apologize! Listen to Go song by Brenda Nambi. But until she does so, I will continue to hold firmly onto my pessimistic feeling that only a miracle can keep Brenda Nambi above water in this tight music industry of ours. Otherwise, best of luck Brenda. I wish you well and wish you could do well; it’s just that I think you can’t. But that’s just my opinion, after all who am I to make such a damning prophecy about your career. Just stay focused! Stay logged on to East Africa’s leading Social Entertainment website for the latest from Uganda’s music industry. Also