Two of his popular singles are “Fitina” and “Mambo Mingi”. He also collaborated with Halima Namakula, a Ugandan veteran woman musician, on their crossover track “Sambagala”. He has released two solo albums, Maisha and Senta. His lyrics are in Luganda, Swahili, and English. Bebe Cool has won several prizes at the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards). He was nominated for the Kora All-African Awards in 2003 and 2005. He has toured in the UK and the US. Together with Kenyan duo Necessary Noize, Bebe Cool has formed a reggae group known as the East African Bashment Crew. They have released one album, Fire, and two hit singles, “Africa Unite” and “Fire”. The group is nominated at the inaugural (2008) MTV Africa Music Awards. Bebe Kool is husband to model and former Miss Uganda contestant Zuena Kirema and is now a father of two. |
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