Edrisa Musuuza, known professionally by his stage name
Eddy Kenzo, is an award winning
Ugandan dancehall musician. He is best known for his 2014 song "
Sitya Loss".
Biography
Kenzo was born in
Masaka, a town in the central region of Uganda. He lost his mother at age 5 and would go on to live a street life for 13 years. After high school, he adopted the stage name Eddy Kenzo and began writing music. In 2008, he was featured in the popular song "Yanimba" by Mikie Wine.
[1] His breakthrough 2010 song, "Stamina", was met with critical acclaim and was used as a theme song for
Yoweri Museveni's presidential campaign.
[3] He released the album
Ogenda Kunzisa in 2012. In 2013, he released
Kamunguluze and toured the United States. The song "Sitya Loss" became his most popular song to date, and a video of Ugandan boys dancing to the song went viral. Its success led to the launching of a petition to have the dancing children appear on
The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
[4][5] Kenzo released the album
Sitya Loss in May 2014.
Discography
Albums
- 2012: Ogenda Kunzisa
- 2013: Kamunguluze
- 2014: Sitya Loss
Singles
- 2010: "Stamina"
- 2014: "Sitya Loss"
- Featured in
- 2008: "Yanimba" (Mikie Wine & Eddy Kenzo)
Awards and nominations
Afro-Australia Music and Movie Awards
HiPipo Music Awards
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