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, "Imani" by BSMG, among others.

Music career

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in 2012. He later released "Genda Ewamwe" which was one of his major hit songs in 2013 winning him a chance at his first concert that took place Freedom City in September 2013. In the same year he was nominated in the Buzz Teenies Awards and right after the successful concert, he won the award for Best collaboration of the year in the next weeks "Why" featuring Ugandan hip hop star "Gravity Omutujju at the first ever Club Music Video Awards held on the 20th September 2013. He released a single "Rising star" in celebration of his success, speaking about his journey, embedding clips of the awards ceremony and the major concert tours he had by then. He has collaborated with hip hop stars like Navio, GNL ZAMBA, Feffe Bussi,

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etc

Studio albums

Early life and educational background

Maro was born in Buwolero village, Kagoma subcounty in Jinja to James Magada and Janet Babuleka. His father serves in the Uganda Police Force. He is the eldest of 13 children. Maro attended Nsambya Barracks Nursery School, joined St. Peter Nsambya Primary school, did his PLE at Bupadengo Primary School in Kamuli District, White Land College (currently known as Seroma College) for one year and later joined Light College Mukono doing his

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. Buloba High School where he sat for his

2006. In 2015, Maro graduated from Makerere University with a bachelor's degree in Development Studies.

Honors

Community works

He is an active member of VIVA CONAGUA (an international NGO based in Germany) providing clean water, promoting sanitation and proper hygiene through art and sport. He has worked with Uganda Hands For Hope Namuwongo, Uganda Women Cancer Support Organisation, Inter Aid on Refugees and PLAN International (Uganda) with emphasis on empowerment of girls.

References

External links

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