Viboyo

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Viboyo Oweyo
Birth nameMoses Nsubuga
Also known asBoyo, Oweyo, Viboyo
Born (1984-02-14) February 14, 1984 (age 39)
Origin Kampala, Uganda
Genres Afrobeat, Reggae, Ragga, Kidandali
Occupation(s)Singer-songwriter, Rapper,Singer, Writer, Composer, Film Producer, Film Fixer entrepreneur
Instrument(s)Vocals
Years active2002–present
LabelsSwangz Avenue

Viboyo Oweyo, real name Nsubuga Moses, [1] is a Ugandan musician and record producer. [2] He is signed to Swangz Avenue. [3] He's credited for his rap ups every year ( a compilation of events that happened throughout the year.) He has collaborated with music heavy weights like Radio and Weasel "Nyumbani", Cindy Sanyu, "nyumirwa", Irene Ntale, In "Banyilila", "St Nelly Sade in rap up 2018", and Gnl Zamba vocals appeared on his rap up 2019.

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Music

Viboyo Oweyo was born in 1984 to Nsubuga Moses. He started his music career in 1997 with hip-hop. In 2002 he changed to Afro-beat and released songs like "Owino Muwulire". He released his first album, Boyo's Dream, in 2005. [4] [5]

He put his music career on hold to promote and write songs for other musicians. He was an artist manager and producer. He returned to music in 2010 with songs like "Gyembadde", "Muzik"and "Nyumbani" ft. Radio and Weasel. [6] His second album, Kiwundo Afilliationz (The Masterpiece) was released in 2014. His third album, Desire, is scheduled for release in 2015.

Viboyo Oweyo's music is distributed by CDrun International, an international company that distributes music through different channels. His music is also available on YouTube, SoundCloud, and iTunes.

Discography

Songs

Albums

Nominations and awards

Viboyo has been nominated various times for Ugandan music and entertainment awards. He won the following awards:

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References

  1. ↑ "Viboyo's behind-the-scenes Ekitoobero video shoot" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  2. ↑ "Uganda: Viboyo Out of the Shadows" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  3. ↑ "Voboyo Oweyo" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  4. ↑ "Visions Beyond Your own" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  5. ↑ "Take Five: Moses Nsubuga, a.k.a Viboyo" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
  6. ↑ "1 on 1 with Viboyo" . Retrieved 28 December 2014.
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