Kampala has lost as the rest of the world the death of Whitney Houston last week as it did not go so well to all of us as she has been one of the best talented musician of our lives and who has inspired many young musicians globally.
A handful of singers who really do sell you on the emotion of love in Kampala city, and I believe their strength is that they are able to channel whatever they are experiencing in their lives or probably did it up from some wellspring of memory and the inspiration of Whitney Houston's songs. The following gospel song which took Kampala by storm in 2008, I personally I like it because of its lyrics and the meaningful words, The song is called Kanyimbe. meaning " let me sing for the Lord.
She will sing and her voice soars on this song. it is a bit like a celebration of a woman in love. (Dare I mention the purported target of her feelings? )
http://youtu.be/nqvpsbnbcek
Juliana Kanyomozi sings with emotion and a lot of passion, she started more than a decade ago after doing rounds of karaoke stints at Sabrina pub and around the city, Sabrina pub is located right in the heart of Kampala city and the owner is well know family friend who has worked hard to maintain the standards of the pub to world class one.
Juliana Kanyomozi who I can refer to as Kampala Whitney; because the way she sings and her performance on stage compound with her lovely voice which make her stand up among other Kampala musician. Though Uganda has many musician but 95 percent of them are located in Kampala where promoters and target market for their music can be found. Juliana's lyrics has made her to be the darling musician of Kampala city and her music is played in clubs and discos in and around Kampala. Recently about five a month ago she released the following hit called "Sanyu Lyange" "meaning; her lover brings happiness to her and no one could dare touch her even if Ronaldo the fine International soccer player."
http://youtu.be/JQWTQ4i1t8U
Juliana has went through a couple of interesting changes in her life like any other singers, career-wise and personally, which she is fairly candid about, and you can tell this in the way she delivers her songs. The following song is in Swahili; Singing about love.
http://youtu.be/6G2o5x2vgA0
Juliana's first song which made her one of the Kampala stars almost a decade ago, is called "Nabikowa", meaning "she regretted for being with abusive spouse"
http://youtu.be/JpNdvxdyWC0
Juliana like other musician who have taken Kampala like there is no tomorrow, because most of the population is Kampala is between 15 to 45 years who cherish clubbing and go out in drinking joints which are in every corner with no time limit for selling alcohol, many politician have taken up the trend of appealing to the youth including the President who sang a song and it became number one in the Kampala charts during the presidential campaigns 2010. this was a rap song which the Ugandan youth have emulated from the United states. The song is called' you want another rap'.
http://youtu.be/Jah9th9ecyY
Once you happen to visit Kampala city there are many places to start your journey of excitement, before some can build his rounds of touring, Kasumba Square mall should be the first step to the journey of the beauty by nature city of Kampala.
The exchange rate as of today on February 17, 2012 is $1 = 2235 Ugandan Shilling
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