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Ugandan musician
King Saha
Background information
Birth nameSsemanda Manisul
Also known asKing Saha
Born (1989-09-02) 2 September 1989 (age 35)
Entebbe
OriginEntebbe, Uganda
GenresReggae, Afrobeat,R&B
OccupationMusician
Years active2011 – Present
LabelsKings Love Entertainment
Member ofKings Love Entertainment
SpouseRacheal Kente
Musical artist

Ssemanda Manisul, known professionally as King Saha, is a musician from Entebbe in Uganda. King Saha is an Afro-beat / Zouk artiste and the executive director of Kings Love Entertainment.

Career

King Saha, a Ugandan musician
King Saha, a Ugandan musician

King Saha started using his current music name in 2011 with his first release known as Signal. He joined Leone Island owned by Jose Chameleon as a backup singer, before starting his own record label, Kings Love Entertainment. In 2014, he released a single produced by Producer Baur titled "Mulirwana". He had his first concert, called Mulirwana Concert, at Freedom City Mall along Entebbe road.

In 2019 he made his first Coke Studio appearance with fellow Ugandan artiste Weasle and Ethiopian artiste Yared Negu.

On 8 December 2023 King Saha held a concert at Hotel Africana in Kampala which he named Ebiseera Ebyo Concert. Bobi Wine the president of National Unity Platform and as well the Uganda opposition leader cancelled his Europe tour and came back to Uganda to also watch the show live.

Discography

Studio albums

Albums released by King Saha
Title Details
Biri Biri
  • Released: 5 June 2018
  • Label: Kings Love Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
Single
  • Released: 15 September 2013
  • Label: Kings Love Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
On My Way
  • Released: 20 April 2012
  • Label: Kings Love Entertainment
  • Formats: Digital download
King Saha, a Ugandan musician
King Saha, a Ugandan musician

Awards and nominations

Awards King Saha has featured
Year Awards Category Result
2022 AFRIMA Awards Best Male Artiste in East Africa Nominated
2021 Zzina Awards Best Afro Beat song(Ssala Puleesa) Nominated
2019 Zzina Awards Contemporary RnB Artiste Nominated
2019 Zzina Awards Best Collaboration (Mpa Love) Nominated
2016 Uganda Entertainment Awards Best RnB artiste Won
2015 Rising Star Awards Artiste of the year Nominated

Personal life

King Saha owns a house in Nakawuka town council in Wakiso District, Central Region of Uganda.

References

  1. Ruby, Josh (2 September 2020). "Celebrities send love as vocal king Saha turns 31". MBU.
  2. ^ Asingwire, Mzee (24 November 2023). "King Saha: How I joined Jose Chameleone's Leone Island". Pulse Uganda. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  3. ^ "How King Saha became one of Uganda's best artistes?". Nowviba. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  4. King Saha, Yared Negu & Weasel – Light Up U Candle (Original), retrieved 11 December 2023
  5. "King Saha Lands in Nairobi For Coke Studio Africa Debut". ChimpReports. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  6. Ruby, Josh (8 December 2023). "Mammoth crowds flock to Hotel Africana for King Saha's 'Ebiseera Ebyo' concert". MBU. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  7. Waswa, Samson (10 December 2023). "King Saha promises bigger venue after successful 'Ebiseera' concert". Pulse Uganda. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  8. Asingwire, Mzee (9 December 2023). "Spice, Rema share lighthearted moments with Bobi Wine at King Saha's concert". Pulse Uganda. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  9. Post, Entebbe (8 December 2023). "King Saha concert: Bobi Wine cuts his trip to Europe short". Entebbe Post. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  10. Deborah (25 May 2018). "Biri Biri- King Saha". Ghafla!Uganda. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  11. "AFRIMA Outs Full Nomination List, Eddy Kenzo, Spice Diana, King Saha, Bebe Cool, Slick Stuart & Roja, Sheilah Gashumba and Dj Lito Nominated". 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  12. "King Saha, Bebe Cool and Eddy Kenzo nominated for the AFRIMA awards – Nkumba University News". 15 September 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  13. Ruby, Josh (2 April 2021). "Full List: Zzina Awards 2021 Nominees". MBU. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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  15. "List of Winners and Losers At Uganda Entertainment Awards". www.howwe.ug. 5 September 2015. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
  16. "Rising Star Awards (RSA) Nominees Released". www.howwe.ug. 30 July 2014. Retrieved 11 December 2023.
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