Who is KEMO?
Kampala native Kemo does not remember a time when music and entertaining was not part of his life. In fact, he’s been at it for ages. From a young child staging impromptu performances for family and friends in the family living room, with either his 4 elder sisters or friends, to later wing dancing and rapping competition in school, Kemo’s dream of musical stardom is slowly but surely being.
Growing up in an African family, Kemo expressed his desire to be on stage from an early age. He credits his determination to pursue this to the full support of his family. While his parents never pushed him they have always been there, while his sisters, who all love music too, are a source of constant inspiration musically.
Kemo’s musical tastes are vast, loving classic rock legends like Queen & Elton John, Pop Legends like George Michael, Madonna. & Michael Jackson, R&B maestros like R. Kelly and The Isley Brothers to hip-hop impresarios like Timbaland, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg. All these have inspired him to be a musician capable of composing music from any genre. But he found his niche mainly in rap. A thing he says he was introduced to by his high school buddy Sadjiwa Odallah
Kemo always had been considered a little entertainer as his desire for dancing began garnering attention. His penchant for dancing & rhyme was evident and he gave his first public performance in sixth grade, at International School of Tanganyika, Lower School, kicking Vanilla Ice rhymes for class mates during at his class teaches request. Later on, his rhyme skill came to the fore in his high school years, as he hang with Sadjiwa (who he credits as his mentor) and members for a school rap group named “No Name”. During this time he was influenced by the gangster rap era of Ice T, N.W.A, the late TuPac and the Dogg Pound Gangstaz and Snoop Dogg. Kemo later won his first rap competition, aged 16 at St Mary’s College, Kisubi, in Uganda, being crowned “Prince of Soul for his free style performance on the classic RUN DMC track “Down with the King”. He was soon was performing at pubs and clubs. Mainly, just for fun, till he met his God Father to be Reverand Leland Merz, of Nova Scotia Canada, who introduced him to the art of making his own beats.
As Kemo’s practiced his beat making skills, via listening to such producers as Quincy Jones, Timbaland, Dr Dre and even pop acts like The artful Dodger. Kemo in this time also developed his song writing skills. Gaining inspiration from prolific song writers like MJ, Alanis Morissete George Michael & Baby Face.
This all culminated in a determination to try and make it as a music artist and producer. . This led him to enlist the help of good friend Mrs. Esther Jjemba to put together the Track “Imagine”. Which Kemo wrote and composed under his 2PHAT Entertainment label,. co producing the track with Producer Dennis of Debate Records, Uganda. This was in 2007.
Kemo is an approachable, shy but talented individual. With a never say die attitude and optimistic outlook on life. He says he wants to make music that can touch people, mainly make them feel good then possibly inspire them. He is currently in the process of making some tracks with his good friend and fellow up coming artist Alecks of RX records Uganda. Tracks they hope will be their ticket to international fame.
he is currently in the process of promoting his first music video and laying the ground work for his first official CD. While oversee i the establishment of his own rap crew. U.F.O (Uganda's Funky-fly Ones)
WELL BLESSED KING BE GLORIOUS HEIGHTS OF BLESSINGS IF YOU STAY CONSCIOUS KEEP AWAY FROM BABYLON LIVITY DO'NT TAKE THAT BUS THEY ARE JUST............. JUST TOO CARNIVOROUS
REMEMBER THE ELDERS SET THE FOUNDATION TOOLS OF WISDOM FOR YOUR TRADITION TO KNOW WHERE YOU GOING YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE YOU COMING FROM STAY STRONG
I'M TELLING YOU OH BLESSED ONE TO HOLD ON THIGHT THE ROAD IS SO ROCKY ROCKY STAY ON THE RIGHT UP AHEAD MIGHT BE DARK BUT THERE SHALL BE LIGHT REMEMBER YOUR PLACE IS UP THERE ON THE HIGHEST HEIGHTS
thank You for letting three danes into Your living room we will try not to spill on the carpet
a song to fall asleep with?
from 'later', lyrics by De Mente
vocabulary is like world familiar places scattered in chaos hitching a ride gives me pleasure sometimes later taking the train is the same as it ever was was it me is it you? how do you do ?
