Eddy Kenzo

**Edrisah Kenzo Musuuza**, amanyikiddwa nga **Eddy Kenzo**, muyimbi Munnayuganda era eyalondebwa mu mpaka za Grammy era omutandisi, mmemba w'ekibiina ky'abayimbi ekya Big Talent Entertainment. Yafuuka w'atutumu mu nsi yonna oluvanyuma lw'oluyimba lwe lew'eyafulumya mu 2014 "Sitya Loss" n'akatambi akagoberera akalimu abaana b'omu mumigotteko (Ghetto Kids). Omugatte y'akafulumya entambi 4 nga mwe muli Roots mu 2018 ne Made in Africa mu 2021. Kenzo era awangudde Awaadi eziwerako mu Ggwanga n'ebweru w'eGgwanga, omuli ekirabo kya Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award mu 2018, ekirabo kya BET Award mu 2015, n'ebirabo bya All Africa Music Awards.

Mu 2022, Kenzo yasunsulwamu okuwangula engule ya Grammy Award ng'omuyimbi asinze mu nsi yonna, olw'okuyimba Gimme Love, ( Matt B ng'ali ne Kenzo).  Oluyimba luno lwe lwatuuka ku ntikko mu lukalala lwa US Afrobeats ''Billboard'' lwali mu Gwakkuminagumu 2022, lwe lwatuuka ku nnamba 36.  Matt B ne Kenzo baayimba, *Gimme Love* mu bikujjuko bya *Eddy Kenzo Festival* e Kololo Airstrip mu Uganda eri abadigize abasoba mu 20,000 nga kw'otadde ne Ssaabaminisita wa Uganda Robinah Nabbanja .   Kenzo ye muyimbi munnayuganda eyasooka okuwangula engule ya BET Award mu 2015 era ye muyimbi munnayuganda eyasooka okusunsulwamu Awaadi ya Grammy .  

## Obuto bwe n’okusoma kwe
Eddy Kenzo ng'amannya ge amatuufu ye Edrisah Musuuza yazaalibwa  Masaka, Uganda.  Maama we yafa ng’alina emyaka 4  oba 5,  era emyaka 13 egyaddirira yagimala ng’okusinga abeera ku nguudo z’e Masaka ne Kampala .  Mu kusooka, Kenzo yayagala nnyo okubeera omuzannyi w'omupiira ow'ekikugu  era ne yeegatta ku nkambi ya Masaka Local Council FC ku myaka 9. Oluvannyuma yali agenda kufuna bbasale y’ebyemizannyo agende mu Lubiri Secondary School mu Kampala, kyokka nga tamaliriza misomo gye. 

## Omulimu

Kenzo y'atandika okukola emiziki ng’akozesa erinnya lye elikola ensimbi erya Eddy Kenzo mu 2008. Mu mwaka ogwo, yafulumya oluyimba lwe olwasooka lwe yatuuma "Yannimba" ne Mikie Wine.  Mu 2010, yafulumya oluyimba olulala, "Stamina".  Oluyimba luno lwakozesebwa ng'engombo mu bannabyabufuzi bangi mu kulonda kwa bonna okwaliwo mu Uganda mu 2011  Mu mpaka za Pearl of Africa Music Awards mu 2011, Kenzo yaweebwa engule y'omuyimbi omupya asinga.  Kenzo era yatandikawo ekibiina kye ekya Big Talent Entertainment record label nga yakatandika okuyimba.  Akyagenda mu maaso n’okuweereza nga mmemba w’omulimu ogwo. 

Kenzo yagenda mu maaso n'okufulumya emiziki emipya mu 2012.  Mu 2013, yategeka ekivvulu kye ekyasooka mu Kyadondo Rugby Club omwaka ogwo ng'awagira oluyimba, "Kamunguluze".  Kenzo yasoose okumenyawo ennene mu nsi yonna yava mu 2014 "Sitya Loss" n'olutambi olwawerekerako olw'erinnya lye limu. Akatambi ka YouTube akaalimu ekibinja ky’abaana ba Uganda abamanyiddwa nga Ghetto Kids nga bazina oluyimba luno kaasaasaana oluvannyuma lw’okusaasaanyizibwa ku mikutu gya yintaneeti akulira likodi Sean Combs mu September wa 2014. We bwazibidde mu March 2022 akatambi kano kaakuŋŋaanyizza abantu kumpi obukadde 42 ku mukutu gwa YouTube. Kenzo era yatandika okusaba abaana bano okulabikako ku pulogulaamu *[[:en:The_Ellen_DeGeneres_Show|ya The Ellen DeGeneres Show]]* .    Oluvannyuma lw'okufulumya olutambi lwa "Sitya Loss" n'olutambi olw'erinnya lye limu, Kenzo yagenda mu kutalaaga Amerika okumala akaseera katono n'omuyimbi w'ennyimba z'ekidandali, DeMarco . 

Mu Gusooka 2015, Kenzo yayimba ku mikolo egy’okuggulawo emipiira gy'omaka ogwo eza Africa Cup of  Nation mu Equatorial Guinea ng’ali wamu ne Akon .  Yayimbye ne ku fayinolo y'empaka zino .  Mu kiseera ekyo, yakola remix y'oluyimba lwe olwa 2014, "Jambole", nga yalabika ng'omugenyi okuva eri omuyimbi Omunigeria, Kcee .  Mu June wa 2015, Kenzo yasiimibwa n'engule ya BET Award olw'okuyimba "Viewer's Choice Best New International Artist".  Ye muyimbi mu East Africa eyasooka okuwangula engule ya BET Award ey’engeri yonna.  Mu Gwomusanvu wa 2015, yayimba mu kivvulu kya KigaliUp Music Festival mu kibuga ekikulu ekya Rwanda .  Mu Gwekkumi omwaka ogwo, yafulumya oluyimba lwe olwa remixed, "Mbilo Mbilo", nga lulimu omuyimbi Omunigeria, Niniola .  Oluvannyuma oluyimba olwo olusooka lwakozesebwa mu maloboozi ga firimu eyafulumizibwa mu 2016, *[[:en:Queen_of_Katwe|Queen of Katwe]]* . 

Mu Gwekkuminebiri 2015, Kenzo yafulumya oluyimba olukulu, "Soraye", okuva ku lutambi lwe olwokubiri, *Zero to Hero* .  Mu Gwokusatu 2016, yagenda okulambula Afrika, n’ayimirira e Kenya, Ivory Coast, Mali, n’endala.   Ku nkomerero y’omwezi ogwo, yafulumya *Zero to Hero* .  Mu mwaka gwa 2016 gwonna ogwasigalawo, Kenzo yafuna ekitiibwa ky'okuwandiika ku luyimba lwa Jidenna olwa "Little Bit More",  yafulumira ku luyimba lwa Mi Casa olwa "Movie Star",  era n'awangula engule ya All Africa Music Award olw'oluyimba lwe olwa "Mbilo Mbilo" remix.  Era yagenda mu kutalaaga Amerika okulala ku nkomerero y’omwaka.  Mu Gwokutaano 2017, Kenzo yalondebwa okuba omubaka w’ekitongole ky’ebyobulambuzi mu Kenya  era n’alondebwa okukola omulimu ogufaananako bwe gumu mu Uganda omwaka ogwaddako. 

Mu Gwomusanvu 2017, Kenzo yagenda okutalaaga Bulaaya nga beetegekera okufulumya olutambi lwe olw’okusatu mu situdiyo, *Biology*, oluvannyuma lw’omwezi gumu. Olutambi luno lwabaddemu abagenyi okuva mu bayimbi nga Mani Martin, Werrason, ne Mi Casa, n’abalala.  Era yalimu oluyimba lwa "Jubilation", olwalina vidiyo y'omuziki eyawerekerako eyawangudde engule ya Best African Music Video Award mu kivvulu kya Zanzibar International Film Festival .  Yandigenda mu maaso n’awangula engule bbiri mu mpaka za All Africa Music Awards ez’omwaka ogwo, omuli n’omuyimbi asinga obulungi mu East African Male Artist.  Oluvannyuma engule eyo yandigiwaddeyo wamu n’ekirabo kya BET Award ekya 2015 mu Uganda Museum mu Kampala. 

Mu Gwokusatu 2018, Kenzo yawangula engule ya Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Award nga "Favorite African Star."  Mu July 2018, yayimba ne Triplets Ghetto Kids mu bivvulu by’ennyimba za Afrika ebiwerako mu Canada, omuli ne Afrofest e Toronto . Era yayimba mu kivvulu kya One Africa Music Festival e Dubai ku nkomerero y’omwaka.  Mu October wa 2018, yafulumya olutambi lwe olw'okuna mu situdiyo, *Roots*, nga lulimu oluyimba "Body Language".  Kenzo era yalangiridde ekivvulu ky’okuweza emyaka 10 ng’ajaguza ekiseera kye ng’omuyimbi.  Ekivvulu kino kyabaddewo nga 4 January 2019 mu kisenge kya Victoria ballroom ekya Serena Hotel mu Kampala.  Ng’akulembera ekivvulu kino, Kenzo yafulumya vidiyo empya ey’oluyimba okuva mu *Roots* buli wiiki okumala emyezi ebiri. 

Mu Gwokusatu 2019, kyalangirirwa nti Kenzo agenda kubeera ne Triplets Ghetto Kids mu vidiyo y'omuyimbi Omumerika Chris Brown eya "Back to Love" egenda okufuluma.  Mu April wa 2019, Kenzo yafulumya oluyimba luno, "Signal" nga luwerekera vidiyo. 

Ku mugendo ogw'amaanyi Eddy Kenzo yagoberera n'olutambi lwa situdiyo olwa 2021 "Made in Africa" nga lulimu abamu ku bapulodyusa abasinga okucamula omuli Hunter Nation  okuva e Tanzania olw'oluyimba lw'omukwano olwakwatayo ennyo "SoulMate". Alubaamu eno yagenda mu maaso n’okukola ennamba ezeewuunyisa ng’abawagizi n’abawagizi beebaza omuziki omupya. 

Mu 2022, Kenzo yakolagana n’omuyimbi wa Amerika Matt B ku pulogulaamu ya Gimme Love. Oluyimba luno lwayingira mu Billboard US Afrobeats Songs ku #49 mu October ate Peaked ku #36 mu November omwaka ogwo.   Ye ne Matt B baafunye okusunsulwamu okuvuganya ku luyimba luno olwa Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance mu mpaka za Grammy Awards ez'omulundi ogwa 65 ezitegekebwa buli mwaka . Okusunsulwa kuno kwafuula Kenzo omuyimbi Munnayuganda asoose okukola n’okubeera mu Uganda okufuna okusunsulwamu okusooka mu mpaka za Grammy. 

## Obuzirakisa
Mu 2015, Kenzo yatongoza ekibiina ky’abazirakisa ekyatuumibwa Eddy Kenzo Foundation.  Mu Gusooka 2016, yawandiisa abazannyi b’omupiira mu Uganda, Tony Mawejje ne Vincent Kayizzi, okuyambako mu kutona ebyetaago eri bannakazadde  n'abakozi b'eddwaliro ly’e Masaka mu kitundu. Mu Gwomusanvu 2017, yategeka emipiira ebiri egy’abazirakisa mu Masaka ne Kampala egyalimu Victor Wanyama . Omukolo guno gwasonda ssente z’abaana ba Uganda abawangaala n'akawuka ka siriimu.  Mu Gwokusatu 2019, yaggulawo ettendekero ly’omupiira erya Big Talent Soccer Academy mu Kampala.  Ettendekero lino livumbula ebitone by’abavubuka n'okubawa eny'enjigiriza okukuza ebitone byabwe. 

## Ebivvulu
Nga Gwekkuminogumu 12, 2022, Eddy Kenzo yategeka ekivvulu kye ekyasinze obunene okutuusa kati, ekyatuumiddwa "Eddy Kenzo Festival," ku kisaawe ky'ennyonyi e Kololo mu Kampala. Omukolo guno gwakuŋŋaanya abantu bangi era nga gwalimu abagenyi abawerako okuva mu Ggwanga n’ensi yonna.  

Mu Gusooka 4, 2019, Eddy Kenzo yajjaguza emyaka 10 gyeyali amaze mu nsiike y'okuyimba mu Uganda n'akuba ekivvulu ekyatuumiddwa "Emyaka 10 egya Eddy Kenzo." Ekikulu, omukolo guno gwagenderera okutumbula obumu wakati w’abayimbi babiri abamanyifu mu Uganda n’abantu b’ebyobufuzi, Bobi Wine ne Bebe Cool, abaludde nga balina obutakkaanya.  

## Obulamu bw’omuntu ku bubwe
Kenzo yatandika omukwano n'omuyimbi Rema Namakula munnayuganda akuba ennyimba .  Nga 26 December 2014, Rema Namakula ne Eddy Kenzo baazaala omwana omuwala mu ddwaaliro lya Paragon Hospital, mu kitundu kya Kampala e Bugoloobi . Kenzo, alina omwana omuwala omulala (Maya Musuuza) okuva mu mukwano gwe yalina emabega,  yakkirizza nti ye taata era n’amutuuma erinnya lye Amaal Musuuza.  Kenzo ne Rema baawukana mu makkati ga 2019 era amangu ago Rema n’afumbirwa eyali omusawo we Dr.Hamza Ssebunya.   

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