Mesach Semakula Audio Playlist

Mesach Semakula is a Ugandan businessman, farmer, father, husband, Afro-pop singer and songwriter who joined music at a teenage stage way back in 1993.

ducation. He then proceeded to Kampala Secondary and Kololo High schools for his Secondary Level of Education, this is where he chose to proceed with his music career.

Semakula, unlike other band artists who joined music at an early stage, he never involved himself in the business too early because he always saw it as a girlish activity.

The Golden Papa later picked interest in music during his Senior Two after seeing the late Umar Katumba received accolades for a great artist and student from Kololo High School.

Mesach Semakula started the chase for music in 1993 where he had his first trip to Kampala purposely to meet Umar Katumba who was a great artist of the time, Katumba had called for young talented artists for a youngsters’ audition to recruit in a group he was establishing called Emittos.

At the auditions, he met Geoffrey, Fred Seruga, the late Fred Miso and Grace Sekamatte. According to him, he says the judges were not only looking for good vocalists but also dancers and dramatists.

Therefore that was how he was kicked out of the competition though he made it to top 100 out of 1400 contestants. Grace Sekamatte and Geoffrey Lutaaya were selected in the final 30 candidates who were needed.

The judges for that competition were the late Paulo Job Kafeero. Kato Lubwama, Charles James Senkubuge, Andrew Benon Kibuuka, Aloysius Matovu Joy, Abby Mukiibi, late Herman Basudde and Livingstone Kasozi. Unfortunately, Katumba died in an accident that same year leaving the young music aspirants to find their way into professional music.

Mesach became close to Geoffrey Lutaaya during the auditions and after chasing him, they founded their first band called Gibros (Geoffrey Brothers and Sisters). They later changed to Kato Lubwama’s Diamond Productions in 1996 where they also met Mariam Ndagire.

While in Kato Lubwama’s band, it said that the situation could not favour them in the band and so it sacked them abruptly.

They then became penniless and later Geoffrey Lutaaya sold off his omnibus to raise money for the new band equipment. The money raised was however inadequate and so they went off the scene for closely one year.

In 1999, they made a comeback with a new band called Eagles Production which stayed close to already established groups. Mesach then released his debut album Ntomedde produced from Namulondo Studios in Bweyogerere but later it was bought by HK Music Recorders Sounds at Shs700, 000.

The singer continued to earn money when he released Silika Nkulojere and Sembera which were each bought at Shs2.5M and Wampangura at Shs3M.

Through toils, Eagles Production Band made a presence on the airwaves in 2003 and among the songs that established it included his breakthrough song Tukwegomba Bangi. Since the song was adored greatly on the airplay so Lusini Enterprises bought it at Shs13M.

And it’s from that money Mesach Semakula invested in starting up a shop that sold tapes in Old Taxi Park called Kann Records.

Mesach Semakula got married to his wife Sarah Nakayi a mother of his kids on 14 February 2011. Semakula’s song Kulika Baby that he says was dedicated to his wife after going through a lot of complications during pregnancy, it was the only conceivable way he could appreciate her for enduring the pain that nearly led her to death.

Though Mesach wrote Kulika Baby deliberately to thank Sarah, to her, amongst all his great lyrical songs based on life experience, Sarah prefers Abakazi Abaguma.