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Angela Kalule is a Ugandan musician and radio presenter. [1] [2] She won 'Song of the year' and 'Best Live Band Single' in the 2011 Pearl of Africa Music Awards. [3]
Angela Kalule | |
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| Born | 18 February 1977 |
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Angela Kalule is a Ugandan musician and radio presenter. [1] [2] She won 'Song of the year' and 'Best Live Band Single' in the 2011 Pearl of Africa Music Awards. [3]
Angela Kalule was born on 18 February 1977 in Kampala, Uganda. She went to Aga Khan nursery in Nairobi, Nakasero SS from 1992 to 1993 and Mengo Senior School. [4] She holds a bachelor's degree in information management. [5]
She started singing in school and joined the music industry in 1997 as a backup vocalist for Kato Lubwama's Diamonds Ensemble group. It is there that she released Akamuli. In 2006, she released a six-track solo album, with two songs in English and four in Luganda. She sings in her own band called K’angie. [6]
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