Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba is the

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for the

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musician David Amon Ssemanda Ssematimba. Born in 1972, he is notable in Uganda for his reggae ballads in

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, lives in

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Early life

Ssematimba was born in

in 1972. He attended Makonzi Boarding Primary School and

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. Before choosing a path in music, Ssematimba worked as a primary school teacher. He relocated to

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in 1991, when he was 21 years old. While performing in night-clubs to pay for his computer studies, he met Kenneth "Mafo" Ssejjemba Magoye, a fellow musician, who introduced him to Aggrey Ssembatya, the proprietor of ''Small Axe Productions''. He moved to

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where he eventually began work on his albums at Small Axe Studios. He wrote, composed, arranged, programmed, performed, co-mixed and produced all the songs on the albums while Aggrey engineered and co-mixed the albums.

Music

Maddox is a reggae musician who sings in

. Released in 2000, Madoxx's first album named ''Tukolagane'' included the singles "Namagembe", "Tukolagane", "Omukwano Gwafe" and "Eddembe" . He followed it up in 2006 with the album ''Abato'', with singles like "Nakatudde", "Leka Nkulage", "Easy" and "Wansonyi". Influenced by

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and

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to name but a few. He continued to perform until 2009 when he returned to Uganda, but had reportedly left the music business a year later. Since 2014 Maddox has been performing locally in Uganda. He has two children.

Discography

*''Tukolagane'', 2001 *''Abato'', 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sematimba, Madoxx Ssemanda 1972 births 21st-century Ugandan male singers Ugandan emigrants to Sweden Swedish reggae musicians Living people Kumusha Musicians from Kampala People educated at Busoga College