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Elly Wamala
Ugandan musician
Elly wamala | |
|---|---|
| Born | Elishama Lukwata Wamala (1935-12-13)13 December 1935 Uganda |
| Died | 22 August 2004(2004-08-22) (aged 68) |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Known for | Musician Legend |
| Notable work | The father of Uganda's Music recording Industry |
| Style | world Music |
| Partner | Rebecca Wamala(10 January 1970-present) |
| Children | 12 |
Elly Wamala (13 December 1935 – 22 August 2004) was a Ugandan musician.[1] On 22 August 2004, he succumbed to throat cancer at Mulago Hospital.[2] Wamala was one of Uganda's first musicians to release a recorded song and have it become a commercial hit in the 1950s when he released Nabutono.
The song was so successful that it caught the attention of a nation[where?] and Kabaka Edward Mutesa II who regularly summoned Wamala to his court to perform the song. After Nabutono, Wamala's next release was Josephine and it also became a hit.