Lydia Nabawanuka (born 1991), better known as Lydia Jazmine, is a
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
n recording artist.
Background and education
She was born in
Masaka
Masaka is a city in the Central Region, Uganda, Buganda Region in Uganda, west of Lake Victoria. The city is the headquarters of Masaka District.
Location
Masaka is approximately to the south-west of Kampala on the highway to Mbarara. The ...
in 1991.
She attended Victoria Nile School for her elementary school. She then transferred to Saint Mary's School Namaliga, in Kimenyedde sub-county, Mukono District.
She completed high school at Cityland College Matugga, in
Matugga
Matugga is an urban centre in the Central Region of Uganda. The town is a rapidly developing residential neighborhood in Gombe division of Nansana municipality in Wakiso District.
Location
The town located in Matugga sub-county, Kyaddondo ...
,
Wakiso District
Wakiso District is a Districts of Uganda, district in the Central Region, Uganda, Central Region of Uganda that partly encircles Kampala, Uganda's capital city. The town of Wakiso is the site of the district headquarters. Kira Town, Kira, the count ...
.
In February 2016, she graduated from
Multitech Business School in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the Capital city, capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,875,834 (2024) and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kampala, Kawempe Division, Kawempe, Makindy ...
, Uganda's capital and largest city, with a
Bachelor of Business Administration and Management degree.
Career
Jazmine started singing in high school, after she joined the school choir. Later she joined the church choir at the Passover Harvest Centre and at
Watoto Church. When she graduated from high school, she joined a band called Gertnum, where she sang background vocals.
Later, the music group
Radio and Weasel
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signed Jazmine to a contract as a back-up singer. She is the back-up vocalist on the songs "Ntunga" and "Breath Away". She later performed background vocal lyrics for
Bebe Cool
Bebe Cool (formerly Bebe Bunton, real name Moses Ssali; born 1 September 1977) is a Ugandan reggae and ragga musician. He started his career around 1997 in Nairobi, Kenya, but later moved back to Uganda. Cool was one of the first artists affili ...
and
Sheebah Karungi.
Her first single was a duet with Rabadaba called "You Know", released circa 2014.
Partial discography
* You Know
* Nkubanja
* Cherie
* Tukumbe
* Guno Omukwano
* Meu Marido
* Same Way: duet with ''Geosteady''
* Omuntu: duet with ''Sheebah Karungi''
* Control: duet with ''Spilla''
* Silent Night: duet with
Kiss Daniel
Oluwatobiloba Daniel Anidugbe (born 1 May 1994), who is better known as Kizz Daniel (formerly Kiss Daniel), is a Nigerian singer and songwriter. He rose to fame in 2014 with his debut single, " Woju". He signed a record deal with G-Worldwide Ent ...
* Ndaga
* Mwagala Biriyo
* Waiting for Your Love: with Liloca at Coke Studio Africa 2017
* Drum
*You and Me
*Mega
*This must be love
*Kampala kyekyo
*Sing for me
*Binji binji
*Oja kunzita
*Tonkozesa
*Ebintu byange
*Wankolera
*Nkubanja
*Masuuka
*Kapeesa
*I love you bae
*Olindaki
*Omalawo
Other work
In 2017, Jazmine was selected to participate in "Coke Studio Africa 2017", to represent Uganda, for the second consecutive year. This time she was paired with
Mozambican singer Liloca, and assigned to
South Africa
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n music producer
Sketchy Bongo
Yuvir Pillay (born 15 July 1989), better known by his stage name Sketchy Bongo, is a South African record producer, DJ and songwriter from Durban. Bongo has worked with artists such as AKA, Da Les, Shekhinah and Aewon Wolf. His signature is th ...
. This annual event, sponsored by
Coca-Cola
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, is a non-competitive music show that brings together diverse musicians on the Continent, to work collaboratively with experienced local and intentional musicians and music producers.
References
External links
Lydia Jazmine videos at Youtube.com
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1991 births
Ganda people
Living people
Ugandan songwriters
21st-century Ugandan women singers
People from Mukono District
Ganda women