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'''''Katonda Alinawe''''' ( | '''''Katonda Alinawe''''' (also known by its placeholder name '''''"Kenya Dance")''''' is a song that was played for three seconds on a Filthy Frank video from 2013. When asked about it, the YouTuber claimed that he didn't remember anything about the track: that prompted a '''decade-long search for its title and full version.''' | ||
==Background== | ==Background== | ||
On January 14, 2013, | On January 14, 2013, YouTuber Filthy Frank (now known as Joji) posted a now-removed video called “How To Pick Up Girls In 30 Different Cultures!”.<ref name=Lostwaves>[https://lostwaves-finest.fandom.com/wiki/Kenya_Dance Lostwave's Finest wiki artcle on "Kenya Dance".]</ref><ref name=Forums>[https://forums.lostmediawiki.com/thread/5946/filthy-frank-kenya-song Lost Media Wiki Forum post on "Kenya Dance".]</ref> About 38 seconds in, a three-second snippet of the song is played, while Joji dances as a stereotypical Kenyan man, before the next scene abruptly begins.<ref name=Forums/> Fans started to immediately wonder what the song was called, and asked Joji about it. He then decided to answer using the video's captions:<ref name=Lostwaves/><ref name=Forums/> | ||
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Don't know the name, stop asking! | |||
</blockquote> | |||
==Lyrics | ==Origins, Language and Lyrics== | ||
Unlike what the video suggests, the song itself was confirmed not to be from Kenya, but from Uganda: for that reason, it is widely believed that the song is sung in the Lugandan language. | |||
The song is a gospel: it can be deducted by translating the lyrics of the original, short snippet, which are the following:<ref name=Lostwaves/> | |||
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Ono omwana atuzaalidwa, | Ono omwana atuzaalidwa, | ||
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omulenzi atuweleddwa | omulenzi atuweleddwa | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
That translates to a verse from the Bible (Isaiah 9:6): | |||
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For unto us a child is born | For unto us a child is born | ||
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</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
== | ==The Search== | ||
On December 21, 2015, the video "NEW African Cristiano Ronaldo - AMAZING Long Shot HD", that shows a kid kicking a ball, was posted by a channel named TM2: it used the exact same snippet of the song found on Joji's video from 2 years prior.<ref name=Lostwaves/><ref name=Reddit>[https://reddit.com/r/FilthyFrank/s/hhdp8c0DHW r/FilthyFrank post about the TM2 hoax lead.]</ref> When asked how exactly he got it, TMS said that he found it on the deep web for 10 dollars, spreading the rumour that Joji had bought the snippet there as well.<ref name=Reddit/> It's unclear whether TM2 said that as a joke or not.<ref name=Reddit/> | |||
==Availability== | ==Availability== | ||
Despite the search's length, for many years no significant progress was made. Up until the full version was found, the three-second snippet of the song from Joji's video was its only known clip. | |||
On December 3rd, 2023, | On December 3rd, 2023, discord user “damn peggy” contacted nbduckman, a YouTuber who, only 7 hours prior, published a video talking about the song, promising $300 to anyone who could find it. He sent him a link to a then-obscure YouTube video with just a few hundred views from 2011, called “Katonda alinawe, Ugandan gospel Music,2011, Africa”, stating: | ||
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“33 second mark | “33 second mark | ||
I’m literally shaking right now” | I’m literally shaking right now” | ||
</blockquote> | </blockquote> | ||
About 33 seconds in, the snipped used in the Filthy Frank video could be heard: the title and the full song had both been finally found. | |||
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Revision as of 19:11, 5 December 2023
A screenshot from Filthy Frank’s now-deleted video “How To Pick Up Girls In 30 Different Cultures!”, which includes a snippet of the song.
Status: Found
Date found: 03 Dec 2023
Found by: damn peggy
Katonda Alinawe (also known by its placeholder name "Kenya Dance") is a song that was played for three seconds on a Filthy Frank video from 2013. When asked about it, the YouTuber claimed that he didn't remember anything about the track: that prompted a decade-long search for its title and full version.
Background
On January 14, 2013, YouTuber Filthy Frank (now known as Joji) posted a now-removed video called “How To Pick Up Girls In 30 Different Cultures!”.[1][2] About 38 seconds in, a three-second snippet of the song is played, while Joji dances as a stereotypical Kenyan man, before the next scene abruptly begins.[2] Fans started to immediately wonder what the song was called, and asked Joji about it. He then decided to answer using the video's captions:[1][2]
Don't know the name, stop asking!
Origins, Language and Lyrics
Unlike what the video suggests, the song itself was confirmed not to be from Kenya, but from Uganda: for that reason, it is widely believed that the song is sung in the Lugandan language. The song is a gospel: it can be deducted by translating the lyrics of the original, short snippet, which are the following:[1]
Ono omwana atuzaalidwa,
omulenzi atuweleddwa
That translates to a verse from the Bible (Isaiah 9:6):
For unto us a child is born
Unto us a son is given
The Search
On December 21, 2015, the video "NEW African Cristiano Ronaldo - AMAZING Long Shot HD", that shows a kid kicking a ball, was posted by a channel named TM2: it used the exact same snippet of the song found on Joji's video from 2 years prior.[1][3] When asked how exactly he got it, TMS said that he found it on the deep web for 10 dollars, spreading the rumour that Joji had bought the snippet there as well.[3] It's unclear whether TM2 said that as a joke or not.[3]
Availability
Despite the search's length, for many years no significant progress was made. Up until the full version was found, the three-second snippet of the song from Joji's video was its only known clip.
On December 3rd, 2023, discord user “damn peggy” contacted nbduckman, a YouTuber who, only 7 hours prior, published a video talking about the song, promising $300 to anyone who could find it. He sent him a link to a then-obscure YouTube video with just a few hundred views from 2011, called “Katonda alinawe, Ugandan gospel Music,2011, Africa”, stating:
“33 second mark I’m literally shaking right now”
About 33 seconds in, the snipped used in the Filthy Frank video could be heard: the title and the full song had both been finally found.