Smart East African Afro-pop crossing from the Kalimba/Akogo rhythms and melodies to funky dance grooves and slices of Latin. Party love songs from Uganda. Release date: Sept 2007
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Smart East African Afro-pop crossing from the Kalimba/Akogo rhythms and melodies to funky dance grooves and slices of Latin. Party love songs from Uganda. Released Sept 2007
Ugandan born, Essence Kasozi is a natural entertainer with a strong theatre background. She first got into the entertainment business as an actress on the Ugandan scene. She performed with the Kayaayu Film Players, which was one of the leading theatre groups in Uganda in the 80s. She also periodically appeared in several Ugandan TV soaps by the Ebonies group. These included Uganda's then leading soap "That's Life Mwattu" in which she played the memorable character of "Anita".
She Later ventured into music with the release of her debut album 'Obukodo' (this album is presently deleted but is soon to be reissued by Madhead Kitchen). In 2001 she followed it up with album Ekiseera mu Biseera which blends pop styles with East African beats. The album was well received at Global Fusion World Music where it was showcased in autumn 2001. It has been the top seller in the East African section of CD baby for over 6 months and number 3 in the Afropop top 10. It is available to buy from
CDBABY.COM.
Her follow up album Ansudde Ddalu is NOW OUT on the MHK lable and also available at CDBABY.COM and as a download at
Mzungu Kichaa is currently working on his forthcoming album which will be released in East Africa early next year. If anyone is interested in collaborating send a message
Otherwise feel free to pass by and check out the project and stay tuned. KICHAA AND WAWESH KICHAA AND YOUSSOU NDOUR KICHAA AND FID Q
