His stage name is Kirk Fredo and his real names are Fred mutyaba, born from Luweero District. The 24 years old youth of the Lugave clan is a performing artiste a son to Mr and Mrs Sserunjoji Francis residents of Kayunga township. Fred grew up with his grandmother in Butuntumula sub-county of Luweero district.
Fred Mutyaba attended Buzirandulu Primary School and stopped in Senior Five at Luwere Secondary School and he continued with playing a guitar at Luwero Chapel Choir. In the year 2007, Fred Mutyaba also known as Kirk Fred, found his way to Kampala and he got a hand from afew friends who later introduced him Pr. Irene Manjeri. In 2008, he joined Pastor Bugembe who has always encouraged him to be a believer and at times taught him how to go about with music.
Fred has always dreamt of recording a song but all in vain since he could not afford the studios fee in Kampala, but early 2009, the ever smiling son of God, tried his luck in of the city studios but the the song did not come out well and he had to drop it before wasting any other single penny on it. Later after almost a year, Fred composed and recorded his second track code named “Katonda Designer”, well; the song was so good that a few circular Ugandan artistes asked him to shoot a video for it for they wanted to be part of this gospel video. Later after almost a year, Fred composed and recorded his second track code named “Katonda Designer”, well; the song was so good that a few circular Ugandan artistes asked him to shoot a video for it for they wanted to be part of this gospel video. Fred did not have the money again for video shooting and so artistes decided to lend him a hand. The video was the shot in the ghettos of Nakulabye a suburb in Kampala where stays.
In 2011 after the elections, Kirk again went to studio and recorded a single called Kusika Muguwa amd this paved way for his career. He was invited in Europe to perform on stage for the youths in Denmark and Amsterdam. He came back to Uganda and started up the FRED MUTYABA CHARITY HOME that caters for the homeless and needy street kids. According to our reporter, the Charity now has over 17 children all under this uprising gospel artiste. Early this year, Kirk geared up his music career and as you read now, he has just released his new song called Natural Love and he says that the video is coming soon. According to Fred, he narrates that his love for music is inspired by American superstar Kirk Franklin. Ladies and gents, lets all support Fred Mutyaba.
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Who is Rain Commando ?
Rain Commando originally known as Ssentongo Mathias was born 25 years back to the late Sentongo Micheal and Mrs Nambatya Winfred who is a resident of Najjembe parish off the Lugazi – Jinja highway road. Rain Commando attended a couple of primary schools before joining Lugazi Secondary School where he finished his advanced level.
After trying out number jobs here and there without any achievement, Commando moved to Kampala to start a new life in the year 2005 and he ended up in Kazo (a suburb in Kampala) where he joined village-mates from Najjembe in search for a better existence.
In 2007, Rain Commando had saved some little dime that enabled him set up a stall and in a few months, he became a successful hawker vending second hand cloths in Kampala’s biggest Market Owino. Just like any other talented musician, the passion and love for music always made him a lazy man and at one time he was forced to quit the hawking business so that he concentrates on his music career.
In March 2008, Rain Commando composed a song he code named Balungi that he sung with one Budaman and the truth is, the song did not thrust him any where. Critics who listened to his first song commented that the whole project was fake ranging from the artiste himself, the producer and also the composition was appalling.
Commando never gave up with music and towards the end of 2008, Rain Commando managed to record a track titled “Kankuwaane” which introduced him to a smaller audience and he started doing performances as a curtain raiser on big concerts in Kampala.
In February 2009, Rain Commando went to studio to record a song that he had named “Ozungazunga”. After doing the track for Azungazunga with Producer Kays, Commando decided to go and do the voicing of the same track with D-Records. It’s therefore from D-Records where he met 32 year old Kalanda Moses also known as Eighton who had also gone to record a song. At that moment, Eighton was impressed with Commando’s track and this forced him to ask Commando if they could release it as a collabo. Commando accepted the idea the next day, the two guys came up with a nice composition of a song they later named “Kiwoko” and not Ozungazunga as before. Have you now discovered that two heads are better than one?
Kiwoko later became a national hit and this strengthened the relationship between Rain and Eighton. Actually Ugandans who loved the song started referring to them as “Bakiwoko”. After the Kiwoko hit, Rain Commando composed new songs like Matta, Sondera and Ngattozo. His mate also composed Papaali, Mr DJ and also more hits that made these Rain and Eighton big house-hold names in Uganda’s music industry.
Late 2012, me and Eighton got miss understandings and today as you read my discography, am a solo artiste signed with the Money Makers Entertainment and ever since my separation with Eighton, I have managed to come up with songs like: Ndisa Butti, Byanfuna, Hello Hello, Gunyamuka, Bar Attendant, Abebigambo and lots more coming soon. Ladies and gents especially those who love and listen to my music, I will always appreciate your support, may the Almighty creator bless you all for me.
The New Vision
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