Goodlyfe Crew
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Goodlyfe crew is a Uganda
n music group. It comprises Moses Radio (born Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo) and Weasel (born Douglas Mayanja) as the group's outstanding duo. Starting off as backup vocalists for Ugandan musician Jose Chameleone
, Moses Radio and Weasel decided to break off from Chameleone's Leone Island Crew in 2008 to form the goodlyfe. Since then, the duo's songs have received much success on the Ugandan airwaves. Starting off with Nakudata in 2008, the duo went on to release Lwaki Onumya, Zuena, Nyambura and Bread And Butter, among others. In mid 2008, the duo also ventured in a number of collaborations with other artists like Rachel Kay, Blu*3, OS, Toniks, GNL and Zambia's General Ozzy. More recently the have performed live and collaborated with fellow Ugandan superstar Keko
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vocals to the songs while Weasel provides a fusion of reggae, ragga and dancehall vibes.
Uganda
Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...
n music group. It comprises Moses Radio (born Moses Nakintije Ssekibogo) and Weasel (born Douglas Mayanja) as the group's outstanding duo. Starting off as backup vocalists for Ugandan musician Jose Chameleone
Chameleone
Joseph Mayanja known for his stage name Jose Chameleon, Joe Chameleon, Jose Chameleone, or just Chameleone is a ragga musician from Uganda. He mainly sings in Luganda, English and Swahili...
, Moses Radio and Weasel decided to break off from Chameleone's Leone Island Crew in 2008 to form the goodlyfe. Since then, the duo's songs have received much success on the Ugandan airwaves. Starting off with Nakudata in 2008, the duo went on to release Lwaki Onumya, Zuena, Nyambura and Bread And Butter, among others. In mid 2008, the duo also ventured in a number of collaborations with other artists like Rachel Kay, Blu*3, OS, Toniks, GNL and Zambia's General Ozzy. More recently the have performed live and collaborated with fellow Ugandan superstar Keko
Keko
Keko is a Ugandan rapper who has taken over the music scene in Africa during 2011. Her rise to fame began in 2010 with the release of 'fallen heroes' which she appeared alongside other established Ugandan artists like Don MC,SP,DAVIS and also the mwanba children choir...
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History
Moses Radio's musical career began way back in Junior Secondary at Holy Cross Lake View Secondary School in Jinja, Uganda where he was the 'President' of the "Youth Alive Club". He composed various musical projects for the club that were a great success in most inter-school Youth Alive Club competitions. In 2002, Moses Radio joined Kiira College Butiki in Jinja, Uganda, where he gave his musical career a two year break as he concentrated on accomplishing his High School studies. He then later joined Chameleone's Leone Island Crew in 2004 http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Entertainment.asp?about=Radio+and+Weasel%3A+Living+the+Good+Life&ID=1104. While he backed Chameleone's vocals, Radio also released his own solos under leone island records. Some of these include Jennifer, Dagala, Wololo and Sweet lady The latter received success though the artist still remained a blur at the time. Weasel on the other hand also released solo projects under his elder brother's records but it's his collaboration with Chameleone on a song called bomboclat that caught the audience's attention.Musical style
Moses Radio provides the smooth RnBRNB
RNB is a three-letter abbreviation with multiple meanings, as described below:* Nankai Broadcasting – , a broadcasting station in Ehime Prefecture, Japan* Rhythm and blues* Contemporary R&B* Russian National Library...
vocals to the songs while Weasel provides a fusion of reggae, ragga and dancehall vibes.
Other Group Members
Other goodlyfe crew members include Gift of Kaddo MCs, Diamond Oscar, Mr.X, Buaman, Allan Kiwanuka and Jeff Kiwanuka who is also the group's manager All the members have released solo projects.Awards
- 2008 Pearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music Awards are annual national music awards in Uganda. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East African countries ....
-Song of the year(Nakudata) - 2008 Pearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music Awards are annual national music awards in Uganda. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East African countries ....
- Best AfroBeat Single(Zuena) - 2008 Pearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music AwardsPearl of Africa Music Awards are annual national music awards in Uganda. The awards were first held in 2003. Since 2006 there has also been categories for musicians from other East African countries ....
- Best New Artiste