I Wrote My Biggest Song 'Manzi Wanani' While in Prison – Clever J
21 May 2020
By Gloria
Former Leone Island member Gerald Muwonge commonly known as Clever J was one of the biggest household names in the music industry way back in 2007, thanks to his hit song ‘Manzi Wanani’.
The song was one of the eight tracks on his studio album which was released in December 2006, by City Music Suppliers.
Clever J has revealed that he wrote this fire song behind bars while serving his time for confiscating his boss' computer.
He narrated that he took the ccomputer because he had not been paid after working for three years at GMO Records.
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In an interview, Clever J reveals that he was tracked and found in Kampala, where he had fled to, but police dragged him back to Lira prison where he was jailed. This where he got the inspiration to pen down the lyrics that fired up music fans.
"I composed ‘Manzi Wanani’ while locked up in jail in Lira. This came about when a gentleman who had hired me to work in his studio went several months without paying me. I also decided to confiscate his reception computer and returned with it to Kampala. The guy traced for my whereabouts until he got me and dragged me back to Lira and put me behind bars in demand that I bring back his computer. He vowed to jail until I get grey hair or else I pay his computer," Clever J revealed.
A part from ‘Manzi Wanaini’, he is known for other songs like ‘Nsi Yaleta’, ‘Yegwe Mukyala’, ‘Leka Muwane’, ‘Empalana’ among others that were deeply loved by fans in the 2000's.
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