Jemimah Sanyu
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| caption = Jemimah Sanyu at Qwela Junction (Divas' Edition) in November 2015{{cite web |title=Jemimah Sanyu Thrills fans At Serena Hotel |url=http://chano8.com/jemimah-sanyu-thrills-fans-at-serena-hotel/ |website=Chano8 |accessdate=17 June 2018}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|03|25}}
| birth_place = Budondo, Jinja District, Uganda
| spouse = Legend P
| children = Katumba Ivy Nagawa{{cite news|title=Photo: Singer Jemimah Sanyu welcomes bouncing baby girl|url=http://bigeye.ug/singer-jemimah-sanyu-welcomes-bouncing-baby-girl/|accessdate=22 March 2017|agency=Big Eye}}
| occupation = Musician, singer
| years_active =2007–present
| website = {{URL|www.jemimahsanyu.com}}
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| label = Lab 446
| associated_acts = Jackie Akello, Janzi Band, Juliana Kanyomozi, Undercover Brothers Ug, Navio
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Jemimah Sanyu, also known as the Stage Gladiator, is a Ugandan musician, performer, producer, and voice coach. She has a commanding stage presence with a very strong voice.{{cite web | title=JEMIMA SANYU, AN ADORABLE THIEF | url=https://confessions256.wordpress.com/2014/09/22/jemima-sanyu-an-adorable-thief | website=Wordpress | date=22 September 2014 | publisher=Confessions256 | accessdate=22 September 2014}} Sanyu has met people like President Yoweri Museveni while singing at the I am a Ugandan album premier. She has shared a stage with top African stars like Habib Koite, Navio, Joanita Kawalya of Afrigo Band, and Juliana Kanyomozi.{{cite news | title=Friends of Peter Nawe in Webale Video | url=http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/2147/Friends-Of-Peter-Nawe-In-Webale-Video | accessdate=15 July 2013 | agency=Hipipo | publisher=Hipipo | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304220432/http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/2147/Friends-Of-Peter-Nawe-In-Webale-Video | url-status=dead }} and many other African stars.{{cite news | title=Jemimah Sanyu (Uganda) | url=http://selam.se/eng/artists/jemimah-sanyu-uganda | agency=Selam Ethiopia | publisher=Selam}}
Sanyu peaked at #4 on the HiPipo charts with her hit single Ziba Amaaso in the fifth week of 2012. Her other charting hits included I am a Ugandan peaking at #8 and Kankusute at #17, both on the HiPipo charts in 2011. All of her charting songs gained good radio air play.
Music
Sanyu, a two-time Diva Awards nominee, started doing music professionally in 2007 when she joined Grayce Records. Sanyu experienced a meteoric rise as a music star of Afro pop melodies and dance music mostly because of her strong and wild live performances and her voice.{{cite web | title=Uganda's top Female voices | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/648828-uganda-s-top-female-voices.html | website=New Vision | accessdate=26 October 2013}} She hosts a music night dubbed Sanyu Talks at Jazzville Bugolobi every Thursday accompanied by her band UNIT 446.{{cite web|title=Sanyu Talks At Jazz Ville|url=https://proggie.ug/sanyu-talks-at-jazz-ville/|website=Proggie Ug|accessdate=29 July 2013}}
Sanyu was one of the divas chosen to perform at the Serena Hotel the Qwela Junction, dubbed the "Divas' Junction", alongside veteran singer and one of Afrigo Band’s lead vocalists Rachael Magoola, Solome, Rita Sabiiti, Naava Grey, Maureen Rutabingwa, and Sandra Suubi. She mesmerized the audience by dancing atop tables, a stunt known as a Bebe after Bebe Cool did it at a Miss Uganda beauty pageant event.{{cite news | title=Star trail: Jemimah does a Bebe | url=http://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/41373-star-trail-jemimah-does-a-bebe | accessdate=2 December 2015 | agency=Observer Media Ltd. | publisher=Observer Media Ltd | archive-date=8 December 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151208172849/http://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/41373-star-trail-jemimah-does-a-bebe | url-status=dead }}
Jemimah Sanyu was a member of Janzi Band from 2010 to 2012 as their lead vocalist after leaving Zawee Band as a backup singer.{{cite web|title=A vocally gifted songstress|url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/Magazines/Life/A-vocally-gifted-songstress/689856-2965494-t7qjtaz/index.html|website=Daily Monitor|accessdate=22 November 2015}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/magazine/5-female-artists-redefining-ugandan-music-scene|title = 5 female artists redefining the Ugandan music scene|date = 17 May 2016}}
Discography
Sanyu has performed live all across Africa, including festivals{{cite news | title=Local artistes shine at Bayimba arts festival | url=http://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=33967:-local-artistes-shine-at-bayimba-arts-festival | accessdate=22 September 2014 | agency=The Observer | publisher=Andrew Kaggwa | archive-date=12 December 2022 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221212204334/https://www.observer.ug/component/content/article?id=33967:-local-artistes-shine-at-bayimba-arts-festival | url-status=dead }} and corporate events.{{cite news | title=I Am A Ugandan Album Launched | url=http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/529/I-Am-A-Ugandan-Album-Launched | accessdate=12 October 2010 | agency=Hipipo | archive-date=4 March 2016 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304222517/http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/529/I-Am-A-Ugandan-Album-Launched | url-status=dead }} She has also recorded an eight track studio album Amaaso go googera, which immediately ensured her status as a star on East Africa’s music scene.{{Cite web|title=Jemimah Sanyu|url=https://www.musicinafrica.net/directory/jemimah-sanyu|date=2015-06-17|website=Music In Africa|language=en|access-date=2020-05-27}}
=Albums=
=Songs=
The songs include;{{cite web|title=Uganda: A Vocally Gifted Songstress|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201511231467.html|website=All Africa|accessdate=12 November 2015}}{{cite web|title=Jemimah Sanyu - The Stage Gladiator|url=https://soundcloud.com/user-994524907|website=Soundcloud}}
- Ziba amaaso
- Sitya
- I am a Ugandan
- This Love
- Yakubedha
- Amaaso go googera
=Live performances=
Sanyu has performed on many stages to entertain people. She has performed all across Africa, including but not limited to Uganda, Rwanda, Ethiopia, Kenya, and Tanzania.
Sanyu was selected to perform on World Music Day 2015 in Uganda alongside Undercover Brothers Ug, Sandy Soul, and Ruyonga.{{cite news | title=When the world spoke musically | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/world-spoke-musically/-/812796/2765900/-/7n62qxz/-/index.html | accessdate=27 June 2015 | agency=Daily Monitor Uganda | publisher=Douglas D. Sebamala}}
Sanyu has performed at:
- DoaDoa{{cite news | title=Jinja fans enjoy an artful week | url=http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/Jinja-fans-enjoy-artful-week/-/812796/2717668/-/13yrq48/-/index.html | accessdate=16 May 2015 | agency=Daily Monitor | publisher=Lawrence Ogwal}}{{cite news | title=DOADOA, developing, connecting and exporting East African talent | url=http://www.eagle.co.ug/2015/04/30/doadoa-developing-connecting-and-exporting-east-african-talent.html | accessdate=30 April 2015 | agency=Eagle Uganda | publisher=JANE JUSTINE MIREMBE}}{{cite web | title=Doadoa East African Arts Market, Day One | url=http://proggie.ug/doadoa-east-african-arts-market-day1 | website=Proggie.ug | publisher=Joshua Agaba | accessdate=7 May 2015}}
- Selam Festival Ethiopia{{cite web|title=Selam unveils artists for the fourth Selam Festival Addis (SFA)|url=http://addisstandard.com/selam-unveils-artists-for-the-forth-selam-festival-addis-sfa/|website=Addis Standard|date=11 December 2014|accessdate=11 December 2014}}{{cite web|title=Jemimah Sanyu (Uganda) Singer|url=http://selam.se/eng/artists/jemimah-sanyu-uganda|website=Selam}}
- Bayimba Festival Uganda 2014{{cite journal | title=Bayimba Comes of Age | journal=Start Journal of Arts and Culture| date=11 October 2014| url=http://startjournal.org/2014/10/bayimba-comes-of-age | accessdate=11 October 2014}}{{cite web | title=2014 Bayimba Festival Guide | url=http://bayimbafestival.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/FestivalpaperSunday2014.pdf | website=Bayimba Festival | publisher=Bayimba }}{{Dead link|date=October 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- World Music Day Uganda 2015
- Sondeka (Kenya){{cite web|title=Weekend of live music from Sondeka Festival|url=http://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Weekend-of-live-music-from-Sondeka-Festival-/-/1248928/2865644/-/item/1/-/6ritd9/-/index.html|website=Business Daily Africa|accessdate=10 September 2015|archive-date=23 March 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323191338/https://www.businessdailyafrica.com/Weekend-of-live-music-from-Sondeka-Festival-/-/1248928/2865644/-/item/1/-/6ritd9/-/index.html|url-status=dead}}
- Visa for Music{{cite news | title=Visa For Music kicks off in Morocco | url=http://musicinafrica.net/visa-music-kicks-morocco | accessdate=11 November 2015 | agency=musicinafrica.net | publisher=musicinafrica.net}}
Personal life
Jemimah has been dating her producer Legend P{{Cite web|url=https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/45722-jemimah-sanyu-dating-her-producer-legend-p|title=Jemimah Sanyu dating her producer Legend P|last=Ltd|first=Observer Media|website=The Observer - Uganda|language=en-gb|access-date=2019-05-25}} and the two welcomed a baby girl in March 2017. Jemimah had been performing at her weekly shows at Sheraton Hotel and Serena Kyigo and other stages while heavily pregnant until she got into labour.
Nominations and awards
See also
References
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External links
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- [http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/Doadoa--spreads-wings---Jinja/-/812796/2703266/-/lb4jquz/-/index.html "Doadoa spreads wings to Jinja"]
- [http://musicinafrica.net/all-female-line-uganda%E2%80%99s-qwela-junction-november-concert All-female line-up for Uganda’s Qwela Junction November concert]
- [http://lavieeco.com/news/culture/visa-for-music-une-plateforme-inedite-pour-booster-la-creation-musicale-de-lafrique-et-du-moyen-orient.html Visa For Music, une plateforme inédite pour booster la création musicale de l’Afrique et du Moyen-Orient] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304103308/http://lavieeco.com/news/culture/visa-for-music-une-plateforme-inedite-pour-booster-la-creation-musicale-de-lafrique-et-du-moyen-orient.html |date=2016-03-04 }}
- [http://musicinafrica.net/interview-ugandas-jemimah-sanyu-ready-take-world Interview: Uganda's Jemimah Sanyu ready to take on the world]
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Category:Makerere University alumni