Edited by Azizi Powell
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the now classic 2002 Kenyan Hip Hop track "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji
Part II presents some comments from the discussion threads for three YouTube examples of "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/kenyan-hip-hop-in-sheng-language-gidi.html for Part I presents some information about that song and showcases two YouTube examples of "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji. The lyrics to that song are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Gidi Gidi Maji Maji for their musical, cultural, and political legacies. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
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Thanks also to my good friends Lucas & Judith who are Luos from Kenya. From the late 1990s to 2014 Lucas was the technical mastermind for my cultural website cocojams. Without Lucas, there would not have been a cocojams, pancocojams, or any other internet site that I curate. Thank you so much!
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SHOWCASE TUNE - gidi gidi maji maji - unbwogable
vicangl07, Jun 9, 2009-snip-
This version of this YouTube sound file is given as #3 below.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLES FOR "UNBWOGABLE" BY GIDI GIDI MAJI MAJI
(numbers added for referencing purposes only)
FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLE #1 (given in Part I of this pancocojams series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT5orKxAGwc
Stefan Klopp, Jun 23, 2006
1. Frodo baggins, 2008
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"that hit was a massive one."
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8. maurice odhiambo, 2017
"that hit was a massive one."
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9. hezron hosea, 2018
"these guys revolutionized the industry"
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10. Danny Tosh, 2018
"Still a hit song in 2018 till forever...this duo is unbwogable"
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11. Harold Raila Okoth, 2019
"am a luo and this goes hardddd 😆"
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15. mercy odhiambo, 2020
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcIDTiqzJ0s
GrownNSexyMusic, Aug 29, 2012
1. . Evans Onyango, 2015
"the song simply talks of being not scared by anyone(unbuogable)"
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2. Allante Onyango, 2016
"Massive throwback"
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3. Lunganda Kanguya, 2017
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REPLY
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FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLE #3 (sound file given above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXSZzfR0NY
This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
This is Part II of a two part pancocojams series on the now classic 2002 Kenyan Hip Hop track "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji
Part II presents some comments from the discussion threads for three YouTube examples of "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji.
Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2020/07/kenyan-hip-hop-in-sheng-language-gidi.html for Part I presents some information about that song and showcases two YouTube examples of "Unbwogable" by Gidi Gidi Maji Maji. The lyrics to that song are also included in this post.
The content of this post is presented for cultural, entertainment, and aesthetic purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Gidi Gidi Maji Maji for their musical, cultural, and political legacies. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post and thanks to the publishers of these videos on YouTube.
-snip-
Thanks also to my good friends Lucas & Judith who are Luos from Kenya. From the late 1990s to 2014 Lucas was the technical mastermind for my cultural website cocojams. Without Lucas, there would not have been a cocojams, pancocojams, or any other internet site that I curate. Thank you so much!
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SHOWCASE TUNE - gidi gidi maji maji - unbwogable
vicangl07, Jun 9, 2009-snip-
This version of this YouTube sound file is given as #3 below.
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLES FOR "UNBWOGABLE" BY GIDI GIDI MAJI MAJI
(numbers added for referencing purposes only)
FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLE #1 (given in Part I of this pancocojams series)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kT5orKxAGwc
Stefan Klopp, Jun 23, 2006
1. Frodo baggins, 2008
"this song got me into kenyan hiphop wen i was like 8
wela wela skiza hizo beats"
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2. mstuni, 2008
"Bwogo can mean to either frighten or scare! He is saying no one can scare him,"
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2. mstuni, 2008
"Bwogo can mean to either frighten or scare! He is saying no one can scare him,"
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3. Francis Meyo, 2009
"unbwogable: bwoga is a luo word that means to scare, so this hybrid english/luo word means "can't be scared"
"unbwogable: bwoga is a luo word that means to scare, so this hybrid english/luo word means "can't be scared"
:)
its usage translated to something more along the lines that
you can't defeat me"
[in response to a question about the meaning of "wajaka" in that song:]
4. Imaginary-Lee, 2013
"@erastdapimp, wajaka is a slang reference to wajaluo. In street language, instead of saying wajaluo, we simply say "wajaka."
"@erastdapimp, wajaka is a slang reference to wajaluo. In street language, instead of saying wajaluo, we simply say "wajaka."
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"Wajaluo" in WordSense.eu Online Dictionary (8th July, 2020)
Wajaluo (Swahili)
Noun
Wajaluo
Plural of Mjaluo
Mjaluo (Swahili)
Noun
a member of the Luo people
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5. Tonny, 2016
"This guys ruled East Africa in the early 2000s, everyone in Kampala had an idea what it meant to be unbwogable !"
"This guys ruled East Africa in the early 2000s, everyone in Kampala had an idea what it meant to be unbwogable !"
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6. angie moks, 2016
"I am unbeatable my childhood songs still love it....❤"
"I am unbeatable my childhood songs still love it....❤"
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"that hit was a massive one."
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8. maurice odhiambo, 2017
"that hit was a massive one."
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9. hezron hosea, 2018
"these guys revolutionized the industry"
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10. Danny Tosh, 2018
"Still a hit song in 2018 till forever...this duo is unbwogable"
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11. Harold Raila Okoth, 2019
"am a luo and this goes hardddd 😆"
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12. The Guide Kenya, 2020
"2002 NARC Kibaki Tosha anthem!
"2002 NARC Kibaki Tosha anthem!
How they swept votes, a landslide! Respect for Gidi Gidi and
Maji Maji"
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13. Bracca Noavo, 2020
"No one can bwogo me in 2020"
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13. Bracca Noavo, 2020
"No one can bwogo me in 2020"
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14. Edu kartel, 2020
"my heart is crying when kenya used to produce quality songs and i miss MOI..2002 update 2020 Corona can't bwogo us we are unbwogeble.."
"my heart is crying when kenya used to produce quality songs and i miss MOI..2002 update 2020 Corona can't bwogo us we are unbwogeble.."
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15. mercy odhiambo, 2020
"Who can bwogo me💪💪💪 I am
unbwogable am still in lov wid dat song 2020"
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FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLE #2 (given in Part I of this pancocojams series)https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcIDTiqzJ0s
GrownNSexyMusic, Aug 29, 2012
1. . Evans Onyango, 2015
"the song simply talks of being not scared by anyone(unbuogable)"
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2. Allante Onyango, 2016
"Massive throwback"
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3. Lunganda Kanguya, 2017
"We use to dance to this song back in my Junior high school
days( 2002) in zambia. Good memories now all grown up and migrated to the UK
but still love it to this day."
REPLY
4. ONYAMBU ONYANCHA, 2020
"You mean this song made it all the way from kenya to
Zambia!!"
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REPLY
REPLY
5. doremi miredo, 2020
"@ONYAMBU ONYANCHA of course it did. Only learning now that it's Kenyan"
"@ONYAMBU ONYANCHA of course it did. Only learning now that it's Kenyan"
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6. Midas Touch, 2019
"This was a hit in Zambia in early 2000s. 2019 Still hanging
the speakers."
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REPLY
7. GrownNSexyMusic, 2019
"You're right, I lived in Zambia for afew years and used to hear this at Vegas Annex and Lounge all the time
"You're right, I lived in Zambia for afew years and used to hear this at Vegas Annex and Lounge all the time
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8. Derrick Zalo, 2020
"April 2020, even Corona Virus cannot bwoga me!😂"
"April 2020, even Corona Virus cannot bwoga me!😂"
FROM YOUTUBE EXAMPLE #3 (sound file given above)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7AXSZzfR0NY
1. Duse Martins, 2010
"I AM UNBWOGABLE!!!!
jaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaal represent all the luo,I Love
Gidi Gidi"
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REPLY
2. Nikos Tourikis, 2011
"@lifeforce109 i believe this song appeals to all kenyan ehtnic groups... for one im kikuyu but i lovvvve this song.... it empowers me.... whenever i think times are hard... this my jam.... in as much as you may show it to bring down one political candidate you should use i to promote integration and unity"
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3. Schymbros, 2012
"Great song - reflecting the true Kenyan spirit - thumbs up!"
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4. OmsakhuruKamachu, 2012
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REPLY
2. Nikos Tourikis, 2011
"@lifeforce109 i believe this song appeals to all kenyan ehtnic groups... for one im kikuyu but i lovvvve this song.... it empowers me.... whenever i think times are hard... this my jam.... in as much as you may show it to bring down one political candidate you should use i to promote integration and unity"
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3. Schymbros, 2012
"Great song - reflecting the true Kenyan spirit - thumbs up!"
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4. OmsakhuruKamachu, 2012
"General elecetions 2002 when Kenya was united and became a
tribeless country connected by the bond of change. We were UNBWOGABLE then.
.....Yes Sir an owadgi ng'a, nyakwar Adego jakobondo ng'a
matugo koda, Listen nobody can bwogo me, neither nobody can bwogo this...."
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5. Asha Oud, 2012
"is this in kiswahili??"
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REPLY
"is this in kiswahili??"
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REPLY
6. [no name given] , 2012
"@somaliqueenable Swahili, English and Luo"
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7. Samuel Mwangi, 2019
"The year is 2002. NARC's Mwai Kibaki is running against KANU's Uhuru Kenyatta. Unbwogable features all through the NARC campaign trail, till the famous triumph. Good old days!!"
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8. Vocanilla Bokere, 2019
"luo land has heroes,big up Gidi gidi maji😘😘😘😘"
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9. Don Elion, 2019
"For a moment we were unbeatable as a nation . We had great dreams of great things , we still can do it ."
"@somaliqueenable Swahili, English and Luo"
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7. Samuel Mwangi, 2019
"The year is 2002. NARC's Mwai Kibaki is running against KANU's Uhuru Kenyatta. Unbwogable features all through the NARC campaign trail, till the famous triumph. Good old days!!"
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8. Vocanilla Bokere, 2019
"luo land has heroes,big up Gidi gidi maji😘😘😘😘"
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9. Don Elion, 2019
"For a moment we were unbeatable as a nation . We had great dreams of great things , we still can do it ."
This concludes Part II of this two part pancocojams series.
Thanks for visiting pancocojams.
Visitor comments are welcome.
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