Lutaayas dedicate award to war against AIDS
The family of the late legendary Ugandan musician Philly Bongoley Lutaaya has dedicated the recent PAM Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to all the people in Uganda involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
By Vision Reporter
The family of the late legendary Ugandan musician Philly Bongoley Lutaaya has dedicated the recent PAM Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to all the people in Uganda involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The family expressed gratitude to the Pearl of Africa Music Awards organisation for recognising Lutaaya’s rich musical legacy and his contribution to putting face to HIV/AIDS during a massive personal campaign he spearheaded before he died in 1989.
The late musician’s communications manager, Mike Daugherty, of MCL Uganda Limited, said the Lifetime Achievement Award is proof that music has a role to play in society’s challenges.
“We dedicated this Award to the Ministry of Health and all the people in Uganda engaged in the war against AIDS,†he said. “Fifteen years ago Philly Bongoley Lutaaya took a stand as a musician and became the catalyst of Uganda’s war against AIDS.â€
In the early 1990’s Uganda saw a decline in HIV infection rates attributed to the Ministry’s massive awareness levels among the population. “Philly’s timeless hit Alone and Frightened that gave a poignant plea to give PWAs love and understanding was not only adopted in Uganda but quickly grew into a global movement,†Daugherty said at the PAM Awards.
Lutaaya was among the first Ugandans to declare he had AIDS and embarked on a six-month awareness campaign that featured public lectures to secondary and tertiary institutions, a music album Alone and a 90-minute documentary entitled Born in Africa which was viewed by more than 120 million people worldwide.
The International Public Relations Association and the United Nations as the best community service campaign in the world singled out the campaign in 1991.
Daugherty received the IPRA Golden World Award and the UN Grand Award at the IPRA World Congress in Toronto, Canada in 1991.
He challenged the new generation of artists and musicians to emulate Lutaaya and to join the war of AIDS saying music has an important role to play in society.
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The family of the late legendary Ugandan musician Philly Bongoley Lutaaya has dedicated the recent PAM Awards Lifetime Achievement Award to all the people in Uganda involved in the fight against HIV/AIDS.
The family expressed gratitude to the Pearl of Africa Music Awards organisation for recognising Lutaaya’s rich musical legacy and his contribution to putting face to HIV/AIDS during a massive personal campaign he spearheaded before he died in 1989.
The late musician’s communications manager, Mike Daugherty, of MCL Uganda Limited, said the Lifetime Achievement Award is proof that music has a role to play in society’s challenges.
“We dedicated this Award to the Ministry of Health and all the people in Uganda engaged in the war against AIDS,†he said. “Fifteen years ago Philly Bongoley Lutaaya took a stand as a musician and became the catalyst of Uganda’s war against AIDS.â€
In the early 1990’s Uganda saw a decline in HIV infection rates attributed to the Ministry’s massive awareness levels among the population. “Philly’s timeless hit Alone and Frightened that gave a poignant plea to give PWAs love and understanding was not only adopted in Uganda but quickly grew into a global movement,†Daugherty said at the PAM Awards.
Lutaaya was among the first Ugandans to declare he had AIDS and embarked on a six-month awareness campaign that featured public lectures to secondary and tertiary institutions, a music album Alone and a 90-minute documentary entitled Born in Africa which was viewed by more than 120 million people worldwide.
The International Public Relations Association and the United Nations as the best community service campaign in the world singled out the campaign in 1991.
Daugherty received the IPRA Golden World Award and the UN Grand Award at the IPRA World Congress in Toronto, Canada in 1991.
He challenged the new generation of artists and musicians to emulate Lutaaya and to join the war of AIDS saying music has an important role to play in society.
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