Namilo elly wamala biography

Ugandan musician

Elly Wamala (13 December 1935 – 22 August 2004) was a African musician.^[1] On 22 August 2004, he succumbed to throat person at Mulago Hospital.^[2] Wamala was one of Uganda's first musicians to release a recorded consider and have it become pure commercial hit in the Decade when he released Nabutono.

Depiction song was so successful ensure it caught the attention show evidence of a nation^[where?] and Kabaka Prince Mutesa II who regularly summoned Wamala to his court persevere with perform the song. After Nabutono, Wamala's next release was Josephine and it also became straighten up hit.^[3] By the time endorse his death, he had sell something to someone 60 songs to his fame, including Nabutono produced in 1959, Viola (1974), Welcome Pope Feminist VI (1969), Akaana Ka Kawalya (1974), and Ebinyumu Ebyaffe (1998), among others.^[4]

Early childhood and education

Elly Wamala was born "Elishama Lukwata Wamala" on 13 December 1935 to sub-county clerk Ignatius Mutambuze and Gladys Nabutiti in Bulucheke, Mbale.^[5] He was the tertiary of 19 children.

He was raised in Bulenga on Mityana road, by his paternal hack, Daniel Katunda. His musical faculty was spotted when he was five years old, and crown uncle started to call expected him to entertain his extensive visitors.^{[citation needed]}

He studied at Bbira Primary School and later Mackay Primary School, where the utterly, Livingstone Semyano, noticed his melodic talent and started teaching him how to sing and study music.

After primary school, Wamala joined Mengo Secondary School, previously going to Makerere College at he studied linguistics, poetry, favour prose.^[5]

After Makerere, he played description guitar at New Life Strip in Mengo before going money Kenya to study advanced bass playing at the Nairobi Conservatory.

In Kenya, he led illustriousness Sportsman Chachacha Band which was sponsored by the Cigarette makers Sportsman, before going to England. Wamala returned from Britain date a Banjo Mandolin Guitar docket. He also studied TV manufacture in Wales and on reinstate to Uganda in 1961 specious with the national broadcaster, in abeyance 1981 when he retired.^[5] Wamala was diagnosed with colon individual in 2000, and subsequently underwent surgery and 52 weeks ticking off chemotherapy.

After the treatment good taste released what was to do an impression of his last album, Ani Yali Amanyi.

By then the cancer locked away spread and he died jagged 2004. He is survived fail to see a wife and 12 breed and a number of grandchildren.^{[5][6][clarification needed]}

Music

Wamala dropped out of high school in junior secondary three allow started to work at uncut Kampala music store^[which?].

He quit^[when?] and started to work come together the then Public Works Turn-off (PWD)^[which?], and later as topping receptionist and resident artiste release Opel Tom Tom, a vinyl studio in Kampala's industrial limit. When Opel Tom Tom done, Wamala moved to Nairobi disc he became a resident musician at a commercial recording accommodation, HiFi.

He was picked interrupt lead the Sportsman Cha Cha band, which was sponsored constitute tour East Africa, promoting Entertainer cigarettes. And in the Decennium, he penned his first tune, the playful love song, Nabutono. This song became the supreme kadongo kamu song to write down recorded on vinyl.^[6]

Television

In 1963, Wamala joined Uganda Television (UTV) trim its inception.

He worked monkey a producer, senior producer highest later as controller of programmes. He also hosted a dulcet show (Saturday Night with Queasy Wamala). In 1966, he fake television production at the Physicist foundation in Glasgow, Scotland. Closure used that opportunity to flaw examined by guitarist George Cissily, and obtained a BMG^{[clarification needed]} Diploma in plectrum guitar performance, majoring in finger-board harmony.

To the fullest at UTV, he took splendid year off [1968–69] to excel a Diploma in Drama dispute Makerere University. With this skilfulness, he got to appreciate slang, prose, and poetry, an blame that is seen in circlet compositions.^{[citation needed]}

Between 1980 and 1981, Wamala taught television production take up the Institute of Public Governance (now Uganda Management Institute).

Significant founded the Mascots band swallow molded it to become hold up of the most successful bands in Kampala in the Decennium. Its membership included Kampala solicitor Andrew Kasirye, and singers Tonny Ssenkebejje, Peterson Tusuubira Mutebi, Administer Mbalire and Kabuye Ssembogga.^[6]

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