Singer Alexander Bagonza aka A Pass has officially released a 40-track music album named BAGONZA.

The album listening party was held at The Villa Bar and Restaurant in Bukoto, Kampala on Tuesday, January 30, 2024.

A Pass claimed that no one has ever produced a music album with 40 songs on it.

"Where was it written that an artiste must release an album of only 12 songs? This is a 40-track music album. I did it intentionally to show people that I joined the music industry to break records," he said during a local television interview on Monday January 29, 2024.

The singer said most people think he is not a serious artiste because he prefers to release audio albums and doesn’t like performing at local concerts.

"I prefer to release albums because I am looking at the future, where music will only be for streaming purposes. I am not looking at short-term gain of performing in Kampala bars cheaply like other artistes do,” he said.

A Pass said releasing music on international streaming platforms will pay him much more money in the long run and will earn him money even when he is not on a stage.

"When I stream my songs on Spotify or Apple Music, I may get an opportunity of a movie producer picking my songs to feature on their movie projects and this may end in paying me large sums of money in the long run,” he stated.

A Pass defended his style of work, saying he will continue releasing music albums as opposed to doing bubble gum music for making money at local music concerts.

“I do albums because I am a songwriter who has many songs. I write songs almost on a daily basis and producers from various parts of Uganda send me tracks to use on my songs,” he said.

A Pass promised to pay royalties to all producers that contributed to the making of the album and urged Ugandan producers to stop charging expensive recording fees.

"Why should a music producer charge me sh500,000 or sh1m to record just one song. Let them just contribute to the making of my albums and I will pay them royalties when the songs begin making money,” A Pass added.

He last released a music album on April 27, 2018 which he named the African Yayo.