Top 5 Best Musicians From Western Uganda. Western Uganda is one of the biggest regions that contributes a lot to the nation in terms of culture, economic and political ways. The area has over the years produced some iconic musicians that have given us eternal hits.
Being a regional artist and breaking into a national artist especially when one doesn’t sing in Luganda or English is one of the hardest things in the country. However, this doesn’t mean that these regions don’t have good musicians. So below are the top 5 Best Musicians from the land of milk and honey currently.
- Megaton
Starting off the list is none other than dancehall singer, Megaton. He’s undoubtedly the best dancehall artist from the region with songs such as Orahi, Rihanna, Risky among others.
Currently, he has a mega hit song titled Forever featuring Ray G. Apparently, this is one of the biggest songs in the country. It has been trending on different Internet platforms especially TikTok.
- Truth 256
Talk about Runyakitara Hip-hop or Runya-Flow and nobody comes close to Truth 256. The singer is undoubtedly the best rapper from the region.
He’s got a couple of hits to his name. They include, Hard Guy, Oije Ondarire, Nooha, Yeiwe, Nikwondi. Everyone in Western Uganda knows who he is. Part of his music has even crossed past the region to the rest of the country.
- T-Paul
Talk of the sweet serenading voices and T-Paul’s name will without a doubt surface. The singer has over the past couple of years established himself as one of Mbarara‘s finest.
Besides, he’s got several hit songs. These include Ekirabi, Ekimuli Rose, Malaika, Ekireebwaomwe, Sweet sensation.
T-Paul has a very sweet voice and his talent speaks for itself. In fact some opinions point out that he’s got the best voice from the mainstream musicians from Western Uganda.
- Omega 256
It’s definitely her time and she’s going to go places. Real names Shamim Murerwa, the singer is often referred to as the Queen of the West and it’s not refutable.
Omega has released several hits but last year was an absolute breakthrough for her especially with her This Year song.
It was an absolute banger and it broke barriers becoming one of the best for the year. Big Size Bebe Cool even included her in his annual list drawing plaudits from many music fans.
However, this is not her only song. She has several hit songs such as Deep In Love, Keeza, No Money, Omuzaire, Weekend among others.
In a region, starved of female musicians, Omega is a gem and has all the space to further break into one of the best national musicians. Hopefully, the future will just get brighter for her.
- Ray G
Pretty sure you all guessed who was going to slot in the number one spot. Regan Muhairwe aka Ray G is without a doubt Mr Western Uganda. You can’t talk about Western Uganda music and his name doesn’t make the first sentence. He has helped to revolutionize music in the area.
With over a decade’s experience in the industry, Ray G has cemented his place as a legend. He’s got several popular songs to his name such as Nunu, Ringaniza, Omusheshe, Forever, Make A Way, Murebe among others.
Furthermore, he has even crossed the regional borders and can now be considered a national artist. He’s worked with the likes of Spice Diana, Ziza Bafana among others.
Top 5 Best Musicians From Western Uganda
