Ibangit enjoys recording music
Aug 11, 2005
When God gives you a job, don’t ask why. Some soldiers are saved but they are trained to kill; that’s their job,†says Washington Ibangit, when asked why he works with secular artistes yet he is a born again Christian.
When God gives you a job, don’t ask why. Some soldiers are saved but they are trained to kill; that’s their job,†says Washington Ibangit, when asked why he works with secular artistes yet he is a born again Christian. The 24-year-old dreadlocked young man is a producer with Dream Studios in Kamokya, writes Jude Katende.
Ibangit has produced music for Redsan, Wyre and Nameless from Kenya, along with Nazizi of Tanzania. In Uganda, the list includes Eagles Production Band front man Mesach Ssemakula to prodigy Haruna ‘Kitooke’ Mubiru, Bebe Cool, Bobi Wine and Julianna Kanyomozi. Ibangit has also worked with Buchaman, Cesarman, Master Parrot, Angella Katatumba, First Love, Haggai and Born Again Band. He admires Sweet Kid, Maurice Kirya and Tickietah, among the upcoming artistes. “I never doubt my work, I am confident. I use my knowledge for the glory of God. I like working with other producers because we share knowledge. In Nairobi, I record from Tedd Josiah’s studio,†says Ibangit, who has just completed a six-track album called Africa Unite. The album features East Africa Bashment Crew (Bebe Cool and Necesasary Noize) and has already been snapped up by some German-based firm. Asked why most local artistes go in for between six and eight songs instead of 10 and more like artistes elsewhere, Ibangit says the market dictates so: “A six-track album wouldn’t be as wasteful as a dozen-track album in case it flops.
The money injected wouldn’t be as much,†he says. “Unlike in other countries, artistes here live on music and that is why they record numerous songs within a short time.
Ibangit says Eddie Yawe’s Dream Studios is the only professional recording studio in Uganda.
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Ibangit has produced music for Redsan, Wyre and Nameless from Kenya, along with Nazizi of Tanzania. In Uganda, the list includes Eagles Production Band front man Mesach Ssemakula to prodigy Haruna ‘Kitooke’ Mubiru, Bebe Cool, Bobi Wine and Julianna Kanyomozi. Ibangit has also worked with Buchaman, Cesarman, Master Parrot, Angella Katatumba, First Love, Haggai and Born Again Band. He admires Sweet Kid, Maurice Kirya and Tickietah, among the upcoming artistes. “I never doubt my work, I am confident. I use my knowledge for the glory of God. I like working with other producers because we share knowledge. In Nairobi, I record from Tedd Josiah’s studio,†says Ibangit, who has just completed a six-track album called Africa Unite. The album features East Africa Bashment Crew (Bebe Cool and Necesasary Noize) and has already been snapped up by some German-based firm. Asked why most local artistes go in for between six and eight songs instead of 10 and more like artistes elsewhere, Ibangit says the market dictates so: “A six-track album wouldn’t be as wasteful as a dozen-track album in case it flops.
The money injected wouldn’t be as much,†he says. “Unlike in other countries, artistes here live on music and that is why they record numerous songs within a short time.
Ibangit says Eddie Yawe’s Dream Studios is the only professional recording studio in Uganda.
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