Reagan Muhairwe (born 12 June 1992), commonly known as Ray G Rhiganz, is a

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singer and songwriter. He mainly sings heritage music in

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. He started singing in 2009 while at school until 2014 when he broke through with his hit song "Amarari". Ray has shared big stages with international artists like

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, Meddy and

Jose Chameleone Joseph Mayanja (born 30 April 1979), better known by the stage name Jose Chameleone, is a Ugandan AfroBeat artist and musician. Chameleone sings in Luganda, English and Swahili. He started his music career in the early 1990s in Kenya with th ...

on the

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tour in

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, He is among Allan Toniks,

Sister Charity Sister Charity (''Real name'' Kobutungi Charity) is a western Ugandan musical artist and TV personality. She presents the morning show (Sisimuka) on TV West in Mbarara, Uganda. She is popularly known for her 2001 hit song Grade. She sings mostly in ...

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who come from Western Uganda. He has also collaborated with music heavy weights like

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, Voltage music,

Spice Diana Namukwaya Hajara Diana, also known as Spice Diana, is a Ugandan musician. She started her music career early and studied at Makerere University. Her first manager was Dr Fizol of Avie Records, and she was later managed by Twinkle Star under a f ...

, Serena Bata, Levixone, Truth 256. He attended Ishaka Adventist Collage, for his both

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and

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which he completed in 2012 before breaking through to the music scene. He never joined

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due to his parents’ failure to afford paying university tuition since he had a lot of siblings to attend school. He broke through to

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n recognition after collaborating with Spice Diana on ''Omusheshe'' Song. At his celebration for 10 years in the music industry, he broke a record of staging a highly attended concert in Western Uganda after it was successfully held on 14 September 2019 in

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. This pulled a lot of popular companies, like

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, Africell Uganda, 91.2 Crooze Fm and

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. In 2021, Ray G won an award of the best years act from Western Uganda, an award by New Janzi Awards, an award aimed at awarding Ugandan musicians in the creative art industry. After the serious outbreak of

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pandemic, he appeared on the many raised voices that intended to sensitize the community about the deadly virus. This was done through the song he featured on Bebe Cool, Catherine Kusasira, titled Corana Distance. In 2021, he was allegedly accused and dragged to court on account of breach of the performing contract, where Ray and his then manager Clifford had received USh 2 million to perform at a wedding party in

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and later had refused to repay. In October 2022, He staged his first ever music concert at Imperial Royale Hotel in

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, the capital of

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Marriage Life

Ray G and Liz started dating in 2016 when Liz was working in Dubai. During that period, she allegedly started funding some of his music, rented their house and bought some house hold items after Ray G had convinced her mum that he would marry Liz. She started sending him money to buy a plot of land, farm, banana plantation and cows. In 2019, Ray G told Liz that after his concert, he would wed her though she had suffered two miscarriages. Since Annabell was a friend to Liz as she used to visit them numerous times at their home, It was that period when Ray g and Annabell came closer secretly and suddenly got pregnant, which forced Ray G to introduce and wed her since she had refused to abort. Liz was shocked, embarrassed, suffered mental breakdown and started drinking heavily. Later she went back to Dubai; however, she claims never to forgive Ray G. In 2021 he officially wedded TV Presenter Annabelle Twinomugisha. Towards the end of year, both tied a knot which was attended by his longtime friend and gospel artist

Levixone Levixone is a Ugandan gospel musician. See also *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 ...

who worked as a best man, and ceremony led by Bishop Sheldon Mwesigwa. He and his wife lost their newly second born and a daughter Kim. A moment that saw Ray G's ex-girlfriend Namara excited insisting that Ray would continue paying for her wasted time and money, but heavily publicly condemned by music lovers.

Awards

* Best Western Act - Weeshe, Hipipo Music Awards. *Best written of the year- Omusheshe, Hipipo Music Awards 2020. *Outstanding Western Region artist - Janzi Music Awards.

Discography

#Nobanza #Yoya ft Levixone #All I can give #Rukundo ft Serena Bata - 2021 #Make a Way - 2021 #Yele ft Geosteady - 2019 #Omusheshe - 2019 #Eizooba - 2020 #Winner ft Mc Kacheche - 2020 #Weeshe - 2019 #Owangye Omwigarire - 2016 #Nuunu - 2017 #Mureebe - 2014 #Enshazi - 2012 #Nokigambahoki - 2015 #Ninkukunda - 2018 #Nkaronda Lovely Nancy - 2018 #Tibyempaka - 2018 #Ringaaniza - 2020 #Humuura - 2020 #Naaba Nkwine - 2017 #Amarari - 2012 #Tayari - 2018 #Weena - 2019 #Ebindikwenda- 2013 #Weekend - 2013 #Hiihi my Love - 2018 #Runkondo Nenyiga - 2014 #Yaabare #Amarari - 2012

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Ray G 21st-century Ugandan male singers Living people 1992 births People from Mbarara People from Bushenyi District