Victor Kachaka performs very much in an African tradition, although his songs
are modern. Using exaggerations and jokes to communicate a general message is
part of African tradition. His musical language is maybe more influenced by the
style of Bob Dylan than that of rappers. Talking about Dylan he says:
In Africa we believe in storytelling so I was attracted by that style of
telling a story, although I tell the story in my funny English. But my songs
actually are based on social issues.
The main focus of his popular song It
is true (Click on It is true to listen to the song) (.wav format 790 kB, KUC MC102)
It focuses on speeding on the road and on
accidents caused by mini busses. The message is that people should drive
carefully and about things that can happen when you are in a vehicle. It also contains bribery
and robbery issues. As you can hear in the sound sample they are stopped by the
police and have to pay some money, and the vehicle is stolen at a gun point.
There is an accident in the end and that is when people start saying "It is
true".
Before he gives the caution to be careful what you do on the road he tells a
story about somebody who was on the road and what happened. People have to refer
to something that happened before they are ready to listen to his caution. The
rhythmical flow of the song is very African.