Sylver Kyagulanyi

Sylver Kyagulanyi is a Ugandan musician,[1] music producer and songwriter.[2] He is the director of Sikia Media Services. He has been one of the most successful songwriters in Uganda in the last ten years. He is married and has two sons.[3]

Sylver Kyagulanyi
BornSeptember 1979
Uganda
NationalityUgandan

Early life and education

Kyagulanyi attended Nswanjere Junior Seminary for his primary education. He went to Kisubi Seminary and St Charles Lwangwa Secondary School, for his secondary education. He was admitted to Makerere University’s Mass Communication programme but left it and instead did a degree in Music, Dance and Drama, specializing in music.[4]

Music

He started singing when he was part of the soprano in Christ the King church choir in the early 1990s. Whilst in senior three, his song won the Youth Alive National Music Festival in 1995. Having won, Kyagulanyi continued developing his talent. During his senior six vacation in 1999, he released "Ekyasa Kyabakyala", a song about female emancipation, which pushed him further up the music ladder. While at Makerere University, Kyagulanyi recorded and released "Omuzadde Katonda", the album that completely changed his fortunes. His Christian grounding is evident from some of his songs, such as Katonda Gwe nsinza, Olunaku luno and Tondeka Mukama, that strike a spiritual chord in his fans’ hearts.[3]

Discography
  • Ekisa kyabakyala
  • Omuzadde Katonda
  • Abaana bo
  • Congratulations
  • Tebalemwa maka
  • Olunaku luno
  • Nkuuma

References
  1. "A Look at Sylver Kyagulanyi; Uganda's Most Prolific Song Writer". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  2. "Books they read: Sylver Kyagulanyi". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  3. "Kyagulanyi won't blow his own trumpet". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
  4. "PROFILE: MUSICIAN SILVER KYAGULANYI (part I)". 16 May 2013. Retrieved 21 December 2014.
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