{"id":8590,"date":"2019-01-08T16:27:34","date_gmt":"2019-01-08T16:27:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=8590"},"modified":"2019-01-09T09:27:54","modified_gmt":"2019-01-09T09:27:54","slug":"top-wedding-reception-hits-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mywedding.co.ug\/?p=8590","title":{"rendered":"Top 2018 wedding reception hits that crossed the bridge to 2019 with us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Mercy Geno Apachi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Music is a very important factor at weddings because it sets the mood and pace of the entire day. There are songs that have been overly played at wedding functions since time immemorial and still continue to trend.<\/p>\n<p>Mustapha Kasule famously known as Moustey DJ,\u00a0 an events deejay since 2011 and also winner of the 2017 Ug Mix Maestro Award with major appearances at events like the Kabaka\u2019s coronation(Jubileewo) gives us a list of top wedding songs that rocked our 2018, yet still continue to make us go ahhh&#8230; in the New Year<\/p>\n<p><strong>Local songs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Bankuza by Chosen Becky<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It is the biggest hit at the moment. It is liked by both the old and young couples and currently cannot miss at any introduction or wedding ceremony.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Wankona by Sheebah Karungi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Released late 2018, this is a song that every youthful couple wants to dance to at every event as the elderly look on in with enjoyment.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Matala by Winnie Nwagi<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is a song that saved Nwagi\u2019s silent year. It blends well with all the youth and it easy to dance to. It usually works well for brides who cannot dance vigorously because of its moderate tempo and classy touch at the same time. Below, Uganda&#8217;s Boss Lady, Zari enjoys the song in the confinement of her kitchen.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsN9Bq4HuZJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BsN9Bq4HuZJ\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Back to the normal life, goodbye holidays?. Thanks for the weight holidays, been eating 15times a day&#8230; like the hell?. How could you do this to me. Regardless, i appreciate you, so does my family. We made beautiful memories. Gym in afew? Tag the artist for me?? ?????<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/zarithebosslady\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> zarithebosslady<\/a> (@zarithebosslady) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2019-01-04T15:46:30+00:00\">Jan 4, 2019 at 7:46am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Biri biri by King Saha<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the best song for that kwanjula\/wedding moment when you need a meaningful slow song that is easy to sway to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kwasa by David Lutalo <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kwasa has a blend of Afro zouk and a local touch. This song is perfect for parts of the function played by the more age advanced clients. It is a hyper song that mostly sengas or parents like dancing to.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Banyabo by Rema Namakula.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This is the song for the classy mothers of this world. It is played at all events where people are referring to their mothers. This songs breaks the monotony of \u2018maama\u2019 by Judith Babirye.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kyarenga by Bobiwine<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Making rounds in the social and political world. Kyarenga is the song of the season. Every time the event is dull, this is the perfect song to hype up the crowd. No ifs or buts about it.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Tikula by Rema<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Brides between the ages 23-35 cannot fail to choose a Rema song for their special day. Tikula is an amazing sing along song usually played when the bride and groom are serving cake and gifts are being brought at a wedding or at the end of the <em>kwanjula<\/em> during the<em> kabo kamuwala<\/em> moment.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I do by Mesach Semakula.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>This is an assurance song after putting the ring on her finger.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sembera by Irene Ntale and Zabu by Juliana<\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 540px; min-width: 326px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqP2Q09lrm0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"12\">\n<div style=\"padding: 16px;\">\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; align-items: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 40px; margin-right: 14px; width: 40px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: column; flex-grow: 1; justify-content: center;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; margin-bottom: 6px; width: 100px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 4px; flex-grow: 0; height: 14px; width: 60px;\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 19% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: block; height: 50px; margin: 0 auto 12px; width: 50px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"padding-top: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"color: #3897f0; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: 550; line-height: 18px;\">View this post on Instagram<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"padding: 12.5% 0;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"display: flex; flex-direction: row; margin-bottom: 14px; align-items: center;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(0px) translateY(7px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; height: 12.5px; transform: rotate(-45deg) translateX(3px) translateY(1px); width: 12.5px; flex-grow: 0; margin-right: 14px; margin-left: 2px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; height: 12.5px; width: 12.5px; transform: translateX(9px) translateY(-18px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; border-radius: 50%; flex-grow: 0; height: 20px; width: 20px;\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 2px solid transparent; border-left: 6px solid #f4f4f4; border-bottom: 2px solid transparent; transform: translateX(16px) translateY(-4px) rotate(30deg);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"margin-left: auto;\">\n<div style=\"width: 0px; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-right: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(16px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"background-color: #f4f4f4; flex-grow: 0; height: 12px; width: 16px; transform: translateY(-4px);\"><\/div>\n<div style=\"width: 0; height: 0; border-top: 8px solid #F4F4F4; border-left: 8px solid transparent; transform: translateY(-4px) translateX(8px);\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BqP2Q09lrm0\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Every bride deserves that confidence and it can only come in when there\u2019s guarantee that the person behind the camera is the type that delivers stuff like this @beckynana3 \u2018s kwagula short film. We can\u2019t get enough this day. A memory for a life time. #kwanjula #culture #traditionalwedding #kwanjulathings<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by <a style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/daville_256\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_medium=loading\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"> DAVILLE<\/a> (@daville_256) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2018-11-16T16:21:08+00:00\">Nov 16, 2018 at 8:21am PST<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><strong>International songs<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>African beauty by Diamond ft. Neyo<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This has been one of the most requested songs by young couples on their weddings, mostly the females.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Kwangwaru by Diamond <\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mostly liked by the male clients.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Yo the reason by Calum Scot<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A very romantic song for the first dance at weddings<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Assurance by Davido<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A perfect song for the couple after taking their vows and cake.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Mercy Geno Apachi Music is a very important factor at weddings because it sets the mood and pace of the entire day. There are songs that have been overly played at wedding functions since time immemorial and still continue to trend. 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