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Esther Nabaasa
Esther (or Estar) Nabaasa Mugizi, commonly known as Esther Nabaasa, is a Ugandan songwriter and record producer. She was the winner of the second season of the East Africa's Tusker Project Fame (TPF) singing competition in 2008. Career At the age of 21, Esther Nabaasa auditioned for the east African singing competition Tusker Project Fame in Kampala and won and then represented Uganda in the Tusker Project Fame Academy in Nairobi Kenya. She survived weekly evictions during the live stage performances until she emerged winner, becoming the first Ugandan to win on the Tusker Project Fame stage and any singing competition outside Uganda. She was awarded a recording deal with South African based Galo records and a five million Kenyan shillings prize. She released her debut 11 track album called ''Rock in the Country Soul'' in 2009. The album was recorded at Master Mixx Studio, a subsidiary of the Galo Records in Johannesburg South Africa under the Tusker Project Fame deal she had w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mbarara
Mbarara City is a city in the Western Region of Uganda and the second largest city in Uganda after Kampala. The city is divided into 6 boroughs of Kakoba Division, Kamukuzi Division, Nyamitanga Division, Biharwe Division, Kakiika Division, Nyakayojo Division. It is the main commercial centre of most of south western districts of Uganda and the site of the district headquarters. In May 2019, the Uganda's cabinet granted Mbarara a city status, which started on 1 July 2020. Location Mbarara is an important transport hub, lying west of Masaka on the road to Kabale, near Lake Mburo National Park. This is about , by road, southwest of Kampala, Uganda's capital and oldest city. The coordinates of the Mbarara central business district are 00 36 48S, 30 39 30E (Latitude:-0.6132; Longitude:30.6582). The city lies at an average elevation at about above sea level. City Wards The city has a total of 23 wards spread across 6 divisions and 2 constituencies Population In 2002, the national ce ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bebe Cool
Bebe Cool (real name Moses Ssali; born 1 September 1977) is an African reggae and ragga musician from Uganda. He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but moved back to his native country a few years later. Bebe Cool was one of the first artists affiliated with Ogopa DJs, a production house and record label in Kenya. Early life Bebe Cool attended Aga Khan Primary School, in Kampala, Kitante Hill School, and Makerere College School, where he attended school studies, but dropped out of school one year prior to completion. At high school, he studied Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Mathematics (PCB/M). Bebe Cool (formerly Bebe Bunton) started his music career right from high school when he was acting as an entertainment prefect. Music career Bebe Cool is a three-time winner of the Artist of The Year Award at the Prestigious HiPipo Music Awards and won several accolades at Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards). He was nominated for the Kora All-African Aw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
21st-century Ugandan Women Singers
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Ugandan Record Producers
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan Songwriters
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, including the capital Kampala and whose language Luganda is widely spoken throughout the country. From 1894, the area was ruled as a protectorate by the United Kingdom, which established administrative law across the territory. Uganda gained independence from the UK on 9 October ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
27 Guns
''27 Guns'' is an action, adventure biopic film about Yoweri Museveni and his military colleagues during the Ugandan Bush War. It was directed by Natasha Museveni Karugire, Yoweri Museveni's daughter, and premiered in Kampala on September 8, 2018 and was later screened in Johannesburg South Africa on September 19. Casting The lead role of Yoweri Kaguta Museveni was given to Arnold Mubangizi as his debut role. Diana Museveni Kamuntu played her mother Janet Kataha Museni * Arnold Mubangizi - Yoweri Kaguta Museveni * Diana Museveni Kamuntu - Janet Kataha Museni * Sezi Jedediah Nuwewenka - Salim Saleh * Godwin Ahimbisibwe - Akanga Byaruhanga * Precious Kamwine Amanya - Joy Mirembe * Daphne Ampire - Joviah Saleh * Einstein Ayebare - Sam Katabarwa * T. Steve Ayeny - Julius Oketta * Geofrey Bukenya - Sam Magara * Patrick Kabayo - Fred Nkuranga Rubereza * Diana Kahunde - Berna Karugaba * Daniel Kandiho - Fred Mugisha * Bint Kasede - Kizza Besigye * Allan Katongole - Moses ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gabriel K
Gabriel Kakuru, professionally known as Gabriel K, is a Ugandan R&B/ Soul singer-songwriter and businessman. His debut studio album ''Done Waiting'' was released in May 2019 and his second album ''Love Ocean'' in February 2020. Career Gabriel K joined the music industry as a curtain raiser for other musicians in the 2000s. He then gave music a break and joined radio and television, where he worked as a radio presenter on Monitor FM (now KFM) and also as television host on the defunct WBS Television and CCTV. He retired from radio and television and invested in billboard advertising in the East African region. He returned into music with his debut studio album titled ''Done Waiting'' in 2018. His second album titled ''Love Ocean'' was released in February 2020. His March and April scheduled concert tours to promote both albums were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic and lockdown. He then held an online concert called We Just Want Love concert and performed all songs fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juliana Kanyomozi
Juliana Kanyomozi is a musician actress and entertainer by occupation. Juliana Kanyomozi is a multiple award-winning Ugandan pop musician, an R&B and Afro Beat Singer well known among Western Uganda's decent musicians. Juliana was born November 27, 1980, from Toro Fort Portal in Western Uganda, Mutooro by tribe. A Ugandan musician, actress and entertainer. She is one of Western Uganda's descent and musicians including Angella Katatumba, Allan Toniks and Ray G Background and education Kanyomozi is a first cousin to King Rukidi IV of Toro. Her father `was a drummer and her grandmother was a vocalist. Juliana attended City Primary School currently Arya Primary School for her primary education. She then joined Bugema Secondary School for her O-Level education and then Namasagali College in Kamuli District for her high school education. Career Kanyomozi was the first female musician to win the ''Pearl of Africa Music Awards'' 'Artist of the Year' accolade. In 2008, she made her fil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
I'm Still Here (Juliana Kanyomozi Song)
"I'm Still Here" is an R&B-reggae single by Ugandan singer and actress Juliana Kanyomozi. It was released on March 30, 2017. It is her second song to be released since the passing of her son Keron Raphael Kabugo in 2014. All production of the song, audio and video was done in South Africa. Background "I'm Still Here" was written by Esther Nabaasa and produced by Michael Fingerz. Produced at Masters Music. The song was released on Juliana’s official Youtube channel on March 30, 2017. The song basically celebrates a strong woman, who however much and longer they are weighed down by hardships, they still get up and move on. "I'm Still Here" is a song inspired by not only Juliana’s life, but by a multitude of experiences and challenges in general as well as the human power to overcome and conquer the insurmountable! …” The lyrics portray someone who has gone through a lot of hardships but still stands strong which is a reflection to the singer’s own life after losing her o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nile Breweries Limited
Nile Breweries Limited (NBL) is the leading beer manufacturer in Uganda. Location The NBL's headquarters and main brewery are in the town of Njeru in Buikwe District, approximately north-east of the central business district of Jinja, Uganda. This is approximately , by road, east of Kampala, the capital and largest city of Uganda. The coordinates of the company headquarters are 0°26'19.0"N, 33°10'47.0"E (Latitude:0.438620; Longitude:33.179720). Overview NBL had an estimated 52 percent share of the Ugandan beer market in 2013. This has since grown to 57 per cent. Eagle Lager was launched to promote the use of locally grown sorghum to make lager beers and to reduce reliance on imported raw materials. Brand extensions now include an Eagle Extra, Eagle Poa and Eagle Dark. History NBL started in 1951 as a single brewery in Jinja. The brewery was nationalised in 1972 by President Idi Amin. In 1997, South African Breweries bought a 40 percent share in the brewery, raising this to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of the African continent. In the United Nations Statistics Division scheme of geographic regions, 10-11-(16*) territories make up Eastern Africa: Due to the historical .... The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The southern part of the country includes a substantial portion of Lake Victoria, shared with Kenya and Tanzania. Uganda is in the African Great Lakes region. Uganda also lies within the Nile, Nile basin and has a varied but generally a modified equatorial climate. It has a population of around 49 million, of which 8.5 million live in the Capital city, capital and largest city of Kampala. Uganda is named after the Buganda kingdom, which encompasses a large portion of the south of the country, includi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ruyonga
Ruyonga is a Ugandan musical artist of the hip hop and spoken word genres. He was one of the pioneering hip hop acts in Uganda, with his first group winning a nationwide music competition in 2000. He was picked by Rawkus Records as one of the top 50 artists on the internet, and Rawkus helped release his second solo album, AFRiCAN, in 2007. He is married and has a daughter. He was on DSTV's list in 2013 of African MC’s: In a League of their own. He has collaborated with his fellow Ugandan rappers like The mith, Bigtril, etc. He's also credited for delivering the finest verses in Ugandan cyphers notably Vuqa cypher. Music Ruyonga is a gospel rapper who has been based in the United States The United States of America (U.S.A. or USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S. or US) or America, is a country primarily located in North America. It consists of 50 states, a federal district, five major unincorporated territori ... since 2002. He has worked with artists like ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
