Dokta Brain gets seat in music’s main league

Songwriter Dokta Brain’s The Doorkey Experience on Saturday opened with an orchestra performance of songs written by him, including* Beera Nange* by Sheebah Karungi, *Pretty Banks’ Insido, Izulu *(Rickman Manrick), *Tovaayo *(Tracy Melon), Juice Wa Mango (Rema), Tomutagaza (Vinka ft K&K), Kakana (Tracy Melon) and Sheebah’s Nkujjukira.

Mimi Kampala was the first artiste on stage with her hit single Gundi, followed by a couple of bangers written by Dokta Brain. Then Shena Skies came on briefly with her infectious vibe that sent the crowd wild, performing just one song to the partygoers’ chagrin, before host Alpha Tymz came on stage to introduce the man of the night, Dokta Brain.

An emotional Dokta Brain stepped on stage at 22:08 pm with his signature laughter of the happy African boy: “I have been laughing at myself for a while.”

He thanked his fans, then launched into his first song of the night, Ready Gun, which was also a dedication to his brother.

He followed it up with his latest hit songs, Tobuzanga Empeeta, Ndi Muntu Buntu, and Go Go Mama, his feature with Rema Namakula, who did not come on stage; nonetheless, the song swept the audience off their feet.

He continued with his single Tondwisa, before passing the mantle to Pawa Boy, who started on a high note with Yandalula, before unleashing Nalockinga – another hit for the already satisfied fans.

Then came Emma Frost, who was earlier known for his viral classes for other artistes’ songs; however, this time round he came on stage with an original song Wankyusa (Cyane). His amazing vocals got lovebirds singing along, making the rest of us cringe and think about MickeySeems2Funny classes.

The first surprise of the night came through Chozen Blood, whom I never expected to find at the Doorkey Experience; turns out, Dokta Brain treated him to multiple songs in the heyday of his career.

He performed Sharp Shooter, among others. Then the Benti Boys twins came on stage with their Wanawankya, stoking Covid 19 lockdown nostalgia. Their energetic performance was among the most memorable of the night.

Surprise number two: *Fire Baby *Winnie Nwagi came through, performing her song Malaika, before switching to Musawo, one of Dokta Brain’s biggest songwriting projects. Then African Boy John Blaq stepped on stage, dressed in all black with his song Makanika – the live band version was really amazing to listen to.

Now, a Musoga coming through for a fellow Musoga is the kind of bromance I did not anticipate at the show, but anyway, John Blaq, real name John Kasadha, continued his performance with Angela, one of his latest releases, before unleashing* Ebyalagirwa* and concluding his performance with a hint about a future concert.

Alpha Tymz then called Dokta Brain back to the stage. For his last set, the celebrated songwriter opened with How I Met Your Mother in an even stronger performance than the previous set.

He was joined by the orchestra to perform a tribute to the late Moses Matovu of Afrigo band, whose death had shocked the nation just two days earlier, before Dokta Brain performed his breakthrough song, Sijja, on which he featured Fefe Bussi, who dropped a freestyle throwing shade at Arsenal for losing to Brighton.

The Doorkey Experience ended with an emotional performance of Dokta Brain’s latest hit song, Bikyaganye. Dokta Brain joins the league of renowned songwriters who have proved to be prolific on and off stage, including Sylver Kyagulanyi, Nince Henry, Lyto Boss, Mowzey Radio (RIP) and APass.

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