Sh8m for Loketo Lee’s ‘Bigombe’
Remember the hardworking Tae-Kwondo star from Cete, Gulu district, who emerged from obscurity and stormed the local charts with We don’t care, we don’t mind? Today, Loketo Lee has not only captured the northern territory with his music, but has also taken other parts by surprise including Kampal
By Pidson Kareire Remember the hardworking Tae-Kwondo star from Cete, Gulu district, who emerged from obscurity and stormed the local charts with We don’t care, we don’t mind? Today, Loketo Lee has not only captured the northern territory with his music, but has also taken other parts by surprise including Kampala.
Loketo, the man with five gold medals in tae-kwondo, started singing two years ago, but is becoming a darling to many music fans.
His latest album Bigombe, a six-track album, has placed him in a higher position. It won him a Pearl of Africa Music award for best artiste in the northern region this year.
Dickson Banturaki Akiiki, a local music producer at Genesis Studio in Lira town, bought the album at sh8m. It has also won Loketo a trip to the US on invitation by former minister in charge of northern Uganda pacification, Betty Bigombe. He is to perform for Ugandans in the diaspora in Boston and Canada.
Bigombe, is all praise of Betty Bigombe for her efforts in fighting for peace in northern Uganda.
Government officials were also dazzled by his performance when they watched him performing in the north. He has trashed the rest of the local crop who say the stars are the only artistes who win big awards.
Loketo says he loves his new career and is working hard at it.
However, he juggles his singing career with his tae-kwondo.
The lyrics on his title track Bigombe explain the situation in northern Uganda and what measures have been taken to improve the situation.
He sings in Swahili and Luo to capture the attention of the stakeholders in the northern conflict.
Bigombe album is done in dancehall and Afro beat style. It has become a household name in northern Uganda and is picking up in Kampala.
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Loketo, the man with five gold medals in tae-kwondo, started singing two years ago, but is becoming a darling to many music fans.
His latest album Bigombe, a six-track album, has placed him in a higher position. It won him a Pearl of Africa Music award for best artiste in the northern region this year.
Dickson Banturaki Akiiki, a local music producer at Genesis Studio in Lira town, bought the album at sh8m. It has also won Loketo a trip to the US on invitation by former minister in charge of northern Uganda pacification, Betty Bigombe. He is to perform for Ugandans in the diaspora in Boston and Canada.
Bigombe, is all praise of Betty Bigombe for her efforts in fighting for peace in northern Uganda.
Government officials were also dazzled by his performance when they watched him performing in the north. He has trashed the rest of the local crop who say the stars are the only artistes who win big awards.
Loketo says he loves his new career and is working hard at it.
However, he juggles his singing career with his tae-kwondo.
The lyrics on his title track Bigombe explain the situation in northern Uganda and what measures have been taken to improve the situation.
He sings in Swahili and Luo to capture the attention of the stakeholders in the northern conflict.
Bigombe album is done in dancehall and Afro beat style. It has become a household name in northern Uganda and is picking up in Kampala.
Ends