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Nov 05 2009: On tour in Europe with band in 2010
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Oct 10 2009: Tshila wows fans at Ugandan independence day celebrations in Berlin, Cologne, Germany
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Sep 10 2009: Tshila: The enigmatic world musician, by E African Business Week
Aug 04 2009: The East African- Hip-hop returns to its roots in the Nile
Tshila releases 'Kaggua' with Viennese producer Stefan Moerth
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July 07 2009: Tshila performs again in Zanzibar
Jun 30 2009: Kampala celebrates World Music Day
For My Homeland: My Musical Journey: Tshila featured in World Pulse Magazine
Aug 13 2007: Tshila set to be the next best musician out of Africa
July 10 2007: Tshila named one of the 20 best unsigned artists world wide by BBC Next Big Thing talent search
PROFILE
Move over hip-hop. Step aside rhythm n blues. The music thats ruling the Pearl of Africa is a mix of everything instrumental, electronic, hip-hop and even traditional African.And it has a sensational new queen on the throne: Sarah Tshila.Sipping from the Nile was released in August 2007 on the T-Pole Records label to critical acclaim. Tshila was not well known at home then despite being among the best in blending African music with hip-hop. Tshilas acoustic-driven songs have strong traditional music undertones, which she blends beautifully with her hip-hop background, says World Pulse Magazine.The lyrics and melodies in Sipping from the Nile are strong, beautiful and intelligent. The arrangement is dazzling yet conventional, with the songs seemingly independent yet integrated, says The New Vision newspaper of Uganda.The attention to detail that Tshila pays each of the 19 songs in three languages Lugisu, Kiswahili and English is amazing. There are no computer generated beats; the entire album was recorded in live studio sessions, observed the Daily Monitor.Tshila set out to be the next best musician out of Africa, wrote Phoebe Mutetsi in the Daily Monitor two years ago. Listening to her speak of her music and poetry, you would imagine this is all she has lived and breathed... In 2007, the BBC World Service conducted a talent search dubbed The Next Big Thing. Tshila was named one of the 20 best unsigned artistes in the world. She was chosen from 2,000 entries from 88 countries. Her music was adjudged: The perfect soundtrack to a nice summer day. Delightful! Tshila is a spokesperson and contributor to youth movements in Uganda. Tshila specialises in the guitar, which she considers a versatile instrument. It is portable and flexible. You can play both traditional and modern rhythms on it.Currently, Tshila is promoting her music in Europe, especially her second album, which is yet to be announced. I am recording it in Vienna, Austria. Its a fusion of hip-hop, African traditional tunes and electronic music. I have so far recorded four songs. One of them titled Kaggua, and was released in November 2008 on the Pep Sounds label in Austria. Its a mix of folklore rhythm and electronic dance. I will release the second album next year and promote it afterwards on a tour of Europe and America.Tshila plans on creating a platform to promote foreign professional musicians in East Africa and to assist untapped talent in the region. Born on the June 10, 1983, in Kampala, Uganda, Tshila did not grow up among musicians, neither was she taught music in school or while growing up. Indeed, she never had a chance to develop her musical talent until she completed a bachelors degree in software engineering in the US, in May 2005. After graduating from college in Valdosta, Georgia, I came back to Uganda to find something more purposeful to do than just an 8-5 desk job. One day I met Krazy Native and Babaluku and they asked if I could rap, because of the way I was dressed, perhaps. I had written songs and I had always been a poet but I had never done music professionally. We went into a recording studio in Naguru and we went crazy... recording an entire album. Tshila has been featured in World Pulse magazine for contributing to society through music.Her notable performances have been at the Zanzibar film festival (2007), World Music Day, Kampala (2006 and 2007), Kampala Street Art Festival (2007), and Amakula Film Festival, Kampala (2006 and 2007).In July 2006, she played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival where she was first recognised as a contributor to the diversity of Ugandan music abroad. She was also featured in a documentary for Current TV on the struggles of a young African in modern times, called Raw Truth. By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI For "The East African Newspaper"East Africa's Weekly
Move over hip-hop. Step aside rhythm n blues. The music thats ruling the Pearl of Africa is a mix of everything instrumental, electronic, hip-hop and even traditional African.And it has a sensational new queen on the throne: Sarah Tshila.
Sipping from the Nile was released in August 2007 on the T-Pole Records label to critical acclaim. Tshila was not well known at home then despite being among the best in blending African music with hip-hop.
Tshilas acoustic-driven songs have strong traditional music undertones, which she blends beautifully with her hip-hop background, says World Pulse Magazine.The lyrics and melodies in Sipping from the Nile are strong, beautiful and intelligent. The arrangement is dazzling yet conventional, with the songs seemingly independent yet integrated, says The New Vision newspaper of Uganda.
The attention to detail that Tshila pays each of the 19 songs in three languages Lugisu, Kiswahili and English is amazing. There are no computer generated beats; the entire album was recorded in live studio sessions, observed the Daily Monitor.
Tshila set out to be the next best musician out of Africa, wrote Phoebe Mutetsi in the Daily Monitor two years ago. Listening to her speak of her music and poetry, you would imagine this is all she has lived and breathed...
In 2007, the BBC World Service conducted a talent search dubbed The Next Big Thing.
Tshila was named one of the 20 best unsigned artistes in the world. She was chosen from 2,000 entries from 88 countries. Her music was adjudged: The perfect soundtrack to a nice summer day. Delightful!
Tshila is a spokesperson and contributor to youth movements in Uganda.
Tshila specialises in the guitar, which she considers a versatile instrument. It is portable and flexible. You can play both traditional and modern rhythms on it.
Currently, Tshila is promoting her music in Europe, especially her second album, which is yet to be announced.
I am recording it in Vienna, Austria. Its a fusion of hip-hop, African traditional tunes and electronic music. I have so far recorded four songs. One of them titled Kaggua, and was released in November 2008 on the Pep Sounds label in Austria. Its a mix of folklore rhythm and electronic dance. I will release the second album next year and promote it afterwards on a tour of Europe and America.
Tshila plans on creating a platform to promote foreign professional musicians in East Africa and to assist untapped talent in the region.
Born on the June 10, 1983, in Kampala, Uganda, Tshila did not grow up among musicians, neither was she taught music in school or while growing up. Indeed, she never had a chance to develop her musical talent until she completed a bachelors degree in software engineering in the US, in May 2005.
After graduating from college in Valdosta, Georgia, I came back to Uganda to find something more purposeful to do than just an 8-5 desk job.
One day I met Krazy Native and Babaluku and they asked if I could rap, because of the way I was dressed, perhaps.
I had written songs and I had always been a poet but I had never done music professionally. We went into a recording studio in Naguru and we went crazy... recording an entire album.
Tshila has been featured in World Pulse magazine for contributing to society through music.
Her notable performances have been at the Zanzibar film festival (2007), World Music Day, Kampala (2006 and 2007), Kampala Street Art Festival (2007), and Amakula Film Festival, Kampala (2006 and 2007).
In July 2006, she played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival where she was first recognised as a contributor to the diversity of Ugandan music abroad.
She was also featured in a documentary for Current TV on the struggles of a young African in modern times, called Raw Truth.
By BAMUTURAKI MUSINGUZI
For "The East African Newspaper"
East Africa's Weekly
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