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This is a list of Ugandan musicians and musical groups. This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
This has created the synonym "Lugaflow" to further define Ugandan rap music. [22] Hip hop is one of the newer genres to be widely practiced in Uganda. The two music groups, l Klear Kut and Bataka Squad were the first musical acts to do hip hop back in the late 1990s. Mainstream acceptance for the music genre was almost non existent by then.
In 2021, Ray G won an award of the best years act from Western Uganda, an award by New Janzi Awards, [10] an award aimed at awarding Ugandan musicians in the creative art industry. [ 11 ] After the serious outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic, he appeared on the many raised voices that intended to sensitize the community about the deadly virus.
Gutamiza won different awards which helped B2C penetrate to the lists of top artistes on Ugandan music charts. [5] [6] In 2017, B2C released a music collaboration titled Kapande with one of the most popular Ugandan musicians known as Eddy Kenzo. [7] In 2018, the trio produced a song with The Ben a popular singer from Rwanda. [8] [9]
Ugandan world music musicians (5 P) Pages in category "Ugandan musicians" The following 58 pages are in this category, out of 58 total.
Gimme Love" was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance in 2022. [3] Matt B and Kenzo performed "Gimme Love" at the Eddy Kenzo Festival at Kololo Airstrip in Uganda to an audience of over 20,000, including Uganda's Prime Minister Robinah Nabbanja. [4] [5]
The song was used as a theme song [15] bypoliticians during the 2011 Ugandan general election [16] At the Pearl of Africa Music Awards in 2011, Kenzo was given the Best New Artist award. [17] Kenzo also established his Big Talent Entertainment record label in 2011. [ 18 ]
The following list of Ugandan artists (in alphabetical order by last name) includes artists of various genres, who are notable and are either born in Uganda, of Ugandan descent or who produce works that are primarily about Uganda.