He didn’t only write for her her breakthrough song ‘Yaka’, he also introduced the phrase “maximum to the world”, which started with the hit jam ‘Balance’ and later featured in some of her other songs.
The time Mudra Viral spent working with Karole Kasita will always be etched on her mind.
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She would also use the tagline in her social media posts and ad flyers.
"I got it from Mudra,” said Kasita in an interview when she was asked where she got the phrase from. “He wrote it for me in my song titled Balance.”
Karole Kasita said she met Mudra, real name Alfa Sebunya, after releasing her song titled ‘Gyal A Bubble’.
Mudra was recommended to Kasita by her acquaintance.
Kasita said when they recorded Yaka, which would be released in 2018, she didn’t see it becoming a hit, but she was shocked by the reception.
“In fact,” she said, “it was my breakthrough song."
At the time of meeting Mudra, Kasita had been writing for herself.
Kasita later introduced Mudra to Cindy and he wrote for them Mwoto. Mudra also sang Boss with Cindy.
With an undergrad degree (international business) from Makerere University Business School, Viral left a sales job at a manufacturing company that makes Com Foam mattresses for the ghetto to nurture his music skills.
An Old Boy from Kawempe Muslim School, Mudra Viral eventually got frustrated with songwriting because of disrespect and poor pay and launched a singing career with his first single titled Muyayu. It became a hit.
He was written songs for top musicians in the country, including Sheebah Karungi, Daddy Andre, Vinka and Fik Fameica.