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List Of Ugandan Musicians
This is a list of Ugandan musicians and musical groups. A * Allan Toniks * A Pass * Afrigo Band * Angella Katatumba * Angela Kalule * Aziz Azion B * Babaluku * Bataka Squad * Bebe Cool * Benon Mugumbya Benjamin Spartos* Bobi Wine * Bosmic Otim C * Chris Evans * Cinderella Sanyu * Chosen Becky D * David Lutalo * Desire Luzinda * DJ Shiru E * Eddy Kenzo * Elly Wamala F * Fik Fameica * Fille Mutoni * Frank Mbalire * Fred Masagazi * Fresh Kid Uganda G * Gabriel K * Giovanni Kiyingi * Geoffrey Oryema * Gravity Omutujju * Goodlyfe Crew * Grace Nakimera H * Halima Namakula * Henry Tigan I * Irene Ntale * Iryn Namubiru * Isaiah Katumwa J * Jackie Akello * Jackie Chandiru * Janzi Band * Jemimah Sanyu * Jimmy Katumba * Joanita Kawalya * Jose Chameleone * John Blaq * Judith Babirye * Julie Mutesasira * Juliana Kanyomozi K * Klear Kut L * Levixone * Leila Kayondo * Lilian Mbabazi * Lydia Jazmine * Lumix Da Don M * Mad Ice * Mariam Ndagire * Mado ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ugandan
}), 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] |
Desire Luzinda
Desire Luzinda is a Ugandan US California-based recording, performing artiste, philanthropist, and founder of Desire Luzinda Foundation International (DLFI) established on June 5, 2021. With influences from songbirds Mariah Carey and Whitney Houston, Desire Luzinda is an inspiring icon in society today. Luzinda sings in Luganda, English, and Swahili. Early life Born Racheal Desire Luzinda on 15 August 1980 at Mulago Referral Hospital, Desire Luzinda was raised in Uganda by her parents Mr. and Mrs. Luzinda. Desire Luzinda's father pursued education and was a Cabinet Minister during Amin's regime and a Member of the Legislature in the mid-90s. Education Desire Luzinda went to Buganda Road for Primary one to seven. She then joined Omega College and Makerere High School for A-level education. Desire Luzinda enrolled for a bachelor's degree in Development Economics at Makerere University and stopped in year two. In 2020, Desire Luzinda graduated as a Medical Assistant at San Lean ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Goodlyfe Crew
Radio & Weasel is a Ugandan dynamic Duo under Goodlyfe Crew a Ugandan music group with lead performers being singers Moses Radio (born Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo) and easel Manizo(born Douglas Mayanja). Moses Radio provided smooth RnB vocals while Weasel's contribution is a fusion of reggae, ragga and dancehall vibes. Because of their prominence, Moses Radio and Weasel have formed their own duo known as Radio and Weasel. The Lead singer Moses and Vocalist Radio died on 1 February 2018 from brain injuries after an assault by a bouncer at a club in Entebbe. Radio's attacker threw him down about onto a concrete pavement which resulted in massive intracranial hemorrhage. Radio and Weasel also formed The Goodlyfe Crew. The crew saw many changes in its set-up but at various times included Chagga, Lenin Briton, and Lawrence (Goodlyfe Crew). Many of its members had their own solo projects and collaborations. Radio and Weasel Moses Radio (birth name Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo) had a pro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gravity Omutujju
Gereson Wabuyi, known professionally as Gravity Omutujju, is a Ugandan rapper. He has collaborated with numerous other Ugandan musicians, including Eddy Kenzo Early life and education Gereson Wabuyi was born in 1993 in Nakulabye. Career Wabuyi started singing as a student at Old Kampala Secondary school, where he picked up Gravity Omutujju as a stage name. At the age of 17, he signed with Redemption Studios, where he recorded his first song, "Joanita". He later joined producer Didi in Born Fire, a Makindye Makindye is a hill in Kampala, Uganda's largest city and capital. The name also refers to the neighborhood that sits on that hill. Makindye is also the seat of Makindye Division, one of the five administrative zones of the city of Kampala. Loca ...-based group, where he connected with other artists with whom he has collaborated. He has received media attention for his criticisms of other musicians. Discography ** Walumbe zaya, 2011 ** Omwooto, 2015 ** Broken English ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geoffrey Oryema
Geoffrey Oryema (16 April 1953 – 22 June 2018) was a Ugandan musician. In 1977 after the murder of his father, Erinayo Wilson Oryema, who was a cabinet minister in the government of Idi Amin, he began his life in exile. At the age of 24, and at the height of Amin's power, Oryema was smuggled out of the country in the trunk of a car. He sang in the languages of his youth, Swahili and Acholi, the languages of his lost country, the "clear green land" of Uganda, and he also sang in English and French. Oryema earned his international reputation on the release of his second album, ''Beat the Border''. He had collaborated with Peter Gabriel, Brian Eno and others, and was backed by French musicians including Jean-Pierre Alarcen (guitar) and Patrick Buchmann (drums, percussion, backing vocals), touring with WOMAD in Australia, the USA, Japan, Brazil and Europe. In 1994 the band performed at Woodstock 94 celebrating the 25th anniversary of the legendary festival. Gabriel's record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Kiyingi
Giovanni Kiyingi, is a Ugandan folk singer-songwriter and world music artist. He is known for his skills as a multi-instrumentalist who plays the local Ugandan fiddle (endingidi), akogo, adungu, guitar, harmonica, flute, djembe, calabash, congas, drums, and maracas, among others. He was one of the Ugandan artists chosen to welcome Pope Francis to Uganda at Kololo on 27 November 2015. His skill as a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist and performer have won him invitations to perform at major music festivals and co-operative events in Uganda and the rest of the world. He won an invitation to perform at a landmark yoga event in India dubbed "The unveiling of a 112 foot tall face of the Adiyogi Shiva– the source of yoga'". Personal life Giovanni, during his interview with ''Chimpreports'', Kiyingi confirmed that he quit school for a year to concentrate on music. Discography Albums Live performances Kiyingi has performed at music festivals around the world alongside perform ... [...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] |
Fresh Kid Uganda
''This is an article about a young Ugandan Musician.'' Patrick Sennyonjo (born July 1, 2012), popularly known as Fresh Kid UG, is a Ugandan musician and artist. He is majorly a rapper Music career Manager Francis claims to have found Fresh Kid in a rural areas of Uganda miming some songs of Fik Famaica. He came with him to the Ugandan Capital, Kampala and started to nurture his music career and to study too. Manager Francis as the Manager was paying Fresh Kid's school fees until he got a bursary from Rajiv Ruparelia to study at Kampala Parents School l, Manager Francis signed Fresh Kid under De Texas Entertainment. Fresh Kid's parents fell out with Manager Francis over alleged failure to respect the contractual duties which made Fresh Kid to move from De Texas Entertainment to MC Events. Songs * Victim * Good Citizen * Kyogereko * Tip Tap * Sibilimu * Bambi * Bamuzeeyi Mukulu * Banteeka Controversies The Ugandan Minister of State for Youth and Children Affairs Flore ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fred Masagazi
Fred Masagazi (1937–2009) was a Ugandan " Afrojazz" musician. He was the first Ugandan artist to have his song played on the BBC, with his song "Kolazizo", in 1963. Music Masagazi started his music career in 1955 as a singer in a Congolese band, "Tinapa", where he sang both Congolese and Luganda. His first song was "Atanawa Musolo", which he released a year before Uganda's independence in 1961. He later released "Osaana Okole" in 1962 and "Lucy Tuula" in 1963. Masagazi was an accomplished composer who sang for more than fifty years. He was among the few Kadongo Kamu musicians who could sing, play the guitar and dramatise his music on stage. He founded his own band, "UK Jazz Band" in 1963. His band disintegrated, forcing him to perform in various bands like "King Jazz Band", "Kampala City 6 Band" and "BKG Band". His song "Atanawa Musolo" was ranked by ''Daily Monitor The ''Daily Monitor'' is a Ugandan independent daily newspaper. Its name is shared by the ''Saturday Monitor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Mbalire
Frank Mbalire is a Ugandan musician and guitarist. He was one of the members of Afrigo Band. Early life and education Mbalire was born in Natete Kampala to Joseph Yawe and Dorotia Nambi. Music Mbalire joined Afrigo Band in the late 70s as a rhythm guitarist but later moved to "Thames band", from where he composed "Bamuleete" and "Sirikusuula". He relocated to Sweden for sometime before returning to Afrigo band. In 2009, Mbalire left Afrigo to form "Misty Jazz band", which also has Moses Matovu and had made Kampala Casino their home. He was a member of "Blazing beats" with Philly Lutaaya and Fred Kigozi. His song "Ndikwambalanga Ekkooti" was voted by Bukedde ''Bukedde'', is a daily Ugandan newspaper published in Kampala, Uganda. It is the leading daily newspaper in the country for both English and Luganda papers with an estimated daily circulation of about 33,290 copies daily. Overview The newspaper ... as one of the most influential songs in Uganda in the last fifty years. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fille Mutoni
Fille Mutoni (born 25 July 1991), is a Ugandan recording artist. She has collaborated with Radio and Weasel and Bruce Melodie from Rwanda, among others. She had her first music concert in March 2018 at Golf course Hotel which was very successful. She went on a Europe tour for her "Alter Ego" album launch and visited Paris, Sweden, Germany, Denmark and Netherlands. Early life and education Fille Mutoni was born on 25 July 1991, in the Western Region of Uganda, to Peter and Odette Rwibasira. Both her parents are of Rwandese ancestry. She attended Nakasero Primary School and then transferred Lubiri Secondary School. She completed her A-Level studies and graduated with a High School Diploma from Standard High School, in Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. She was admitted to St. Lawrence University (Uganda) St. Lawrence University is a private university in Kampala, Uganda. Location The University campus is located in Mengo, Uganda, Mengo, Lubaga Division, Rubaga Division ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fik Fameica
Walukagga Shafik (born 10 January 1996), is a Ugandan rapper better known by his stage name Fik Fameica a.k.a. Fresh Bwoy. His debut came in 2015 with "Pistol" under the Black Man Town music label, led by a Ugandan music icon Geosteady. His later songs, "Salawo" and "Mbega Wa Bbaala" gained him a recording contract with Kama Ivien Management. His club hit "Batuwulira" followed by "Byenyenya" followed. The song made him the most booked Ugandan artist in 2017. Fik Fameica won awards in Uganda and East Africa and went on to win Uganda's most popular artist in 2017. In 2018, he was crowned Breakthrough Artist, Best in Hip-Hop and Best Rap Song for his track "Kutama" at the annual HiPipo Awards. He continued with club hits, including "Mafia", "Property", "Sconto" and "Tonsukuma". In 2019, he paired up with Nigerian superstar Patoranking for hit song "Omu Bwati"'. started a recording label called Fresh Gang Records in 2019 where they signed various artists like Mozelo Kidz, local manag ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |