Mowzey Radio

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Born
Kutyabami Abu

09/05/1996
Busoga, Uganda
Died
Kampala, Uganda
Resting placeNamulesa ,Jinja North ,Jinja city Kampala Uganda
Education Makerere University
OccupationAssistant Surveyor
Years active2020 UPDATE

Ssekibogo moses was a young Ugandan professional artist and song writer from Jinja,

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Career

Born and raised in Jinja District of Busoga Sub region, Moses Radio attended Kibuye Primary school in Makindye and later, Holy Cross Lake View Jinja for his O-Levels and Kiira College Butiki for A-Levels. He earned a bachelor's degree in Community Sociology from Makerere University in 2005.

Radio released his first solo song, "Tujja Kuba Wamu", in 2004 while at Makerere University where he completed a degree in psychology, before joining the Leone Island Music Empire in 2005. He started as a backup singer along with Weasel behind Jose Chameleone. [1] He had his first success in the year 2005 by releasing the reggae love song "Jennifer"; the official stage video for the song was filmed by Ugandan music promoter DJ Erycom.

In 2006, Radio released "Sweet Lady", another well-received song that introduced him to a large fan base in Uganda.

In October 2007, Radio, Weasel and Jose Chameleone toured the United States and the Caribbean. Before they returned home, Radio and Weasel had misunderstandings with Chameleone. They quit the group and formed Goodlyfe Crew, which became successful. Their first song was "Nakudata", followed by "Ngamba". [2]

Radio collaborated with Rabadaba on the song "Ability" together with Weasel, [3] produced by Just Jose. He also had collaborations with local and international artists, winning awards and several nominations, including the BET nominations.

Radio and Weasel had many hits, including "Ability", "Akapapula", "Bread and Butter", "Hellenah" ft David Lutalo, "Juice Juicy", "Lwaki Onnumya", "Magnetic", "Mr DJ", "Mukama Talya Mandazi", "Ngenda Maaso", "Nyambula", "Nyumbani", "Obudde", "Potential", "Sitaani", "Zuena", and "(Tukikole) Neera", which played incessantly on most radio and TV stations in Africa in 2014. [4]

BET Award nomination

Mowzey Radio and his musical partner Weasel were nominated in the category of "Best International Act Africa" at the BET Awards in 2013. This nomination was in recognition of their chart-topping single "Magnetic", which had gained significant popularity since its release in 2012. The duo was nominated alongside other notable African artists, including Ice Prince Zamani, Toya Delazy, Donald, and R2Bees. Although they did not win, the nomination marked a significant milestone in their music career, garnering them increased international recognition. [5] [6] [7]

Later life and death

Radio died on 1 February 2018 at Case Hospital in Kampala, Uganda, [8] from a blood clot in his brain [9] from injuries sustained in a bar brawl in Entebbe a few days earlier. He was laid to rest at Kagga-Nakawuka in Wakiso District.

HiPipo Music Awards

Radio was a fifteen-time HiPipo Music Awards Winner. Below are the categories he won.

2018 –6th HiPipo Music Awards winner [10]

2017 –5th HiPipo Music Awards winner

2016 –4th HiPipo Music Awards winner [11]

2015 –3rd HiPipo Music Awards winner [12]

2014 –2nd HiPipo Music Awards winner [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Why Chameleone falls out with his back-up singers". New vision. Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  2. ↑ "goodlyfe-eye-world-s-best-group-award". Archived from the original on 2 May 2014. Retrieved 1 May 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ability by Radio & Weasel ft. Rabadaba". ReverbNation. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
  4. ↑ "Download: Radio Weasel Music". DjErycom.com. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. ↑ "The Evolution of Radio and Weasel". BET. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  6. ↑ KAGGWA, ANDREW. "BET awards: Radio and Weasel stand a chance". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  7. ↑ "Radio and Weasel Make History By Scooping BET Awards 2013 Nomination | HiPipo" . Retrieved 19 March 2023.
  8. ↑ "Ugandan musician Mowzey Radio dies". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 1 February 2018.
  9. ↑ Nanteza, Bridget (2 February 2018). "Weasle Falls Apart, Inspires Tears as He Grieves Radio at Requiem Mass". chimplyf.
  10. ↑ "Goodlyfe crew with new single titled Am So High | HiPipo" . Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  11. ↑ "Bebecool, Radio and Weasel dominate Hipipo awards". Monitor. 4 January 2021. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  12. ↑ Kaggwa, Andrew (11 December 2015). "HiPipo releases 2016 music nomination list". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  13. ↑ Reporter, C. B. (8 February 2015). "Full List of HiPipo Music Awards Winners 2015". Campus Bee. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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