Philly Lutaaya

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Philly Bongoley Lutaaya
Philly during a stage performance
Born
Gomba, Uganda
Died15-December-1989
Cause of deathHIV/AIDS
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipSwedish/ Ugandan
Known forHIV/AIDS activism

Philly Bongoley Lutaaya (19 October 1951 – 15 December 1989) was a

Stockholm, Sweden. There he recorded his hit album Born in Africa
, which is still popular in Uganda. Philly could play the guitar, piano (keyboards), and drums. He's music still lives on uptodate

Lutaaya's Christmas Album, produced in 1986,[2] remains his most popular album to date. The album, whose songs were written in native Luganda, remains central to Christmas celebrations in Uganda. It includes classics such as "Merry Christmas, Zuukuka, Tumusinze, Ssekukkulu, Gloria, Anindiridde, and Katujaguze. To date, Philly Lutaaya remains one of the best recording musicians Uganda has ever produced.

Lutaaya's music incorporates western pop music style as observed in songs like "Anifa sembera, Gloria, I have a dream, the voice is crying out, sirimba, sekukkulu to mention."[clarification needed]

Awards

Philly Lutaaya

In 2004, he won Lifetime Achievement Award at the Pearl of Africa Music Awards (PAM Awards)[3]

Later in 2007, various Ugandan artists came together to re-record some of Lutaya's greatest hits. Bebe Cool sang "Born in Africa", Juliana Kanyomozi re-did "Diana". Iryn Namubiru and Nubian Li of Fire Base Crew both re-did "Empisazo".[4]

Legacy

Philly Lutaaya

After his death at age 38, the Philly Lutaaya Initiative Association was created by a group of infected and affected peers at that time to help educate people about the dangers of HIV/AIDS. With assistance from UNICEF, the initiative sponsors lectures in schools and communities across Uganda highlighting personal testimonials of hundreds of people infected with HIV. In Uganda, 17 October is the Philly Bongoley Lutaaya Day observed by the Uganda Aids Commission. 2014 daughter Tezra Lutaaya started a community-based organisation to keep her father's legacy alive. The organisation will help boost the socio-economic lives of AIDS orphans and widows through a Philly Lutaaya Vocational Centre in Kanoni, Gomba. This is the birthplace of Philly Lutaaya.

A biopic about Philly's life is in development by filmmaker Usama Mukwaya.[5]

Discography

Albums

  • Merry Christmas (1987, remastered and re-released 11 December 2015)[6][7]
  • Alone (1988, remastered and re-released 11 December 2015)[6][7]
  • Alone II The legacy (1988, remastered and re-released 11 December 2015)[6][7]
  • Tumusinze (1988, remastered and re-released 11 December 2015)
  • Born in Africa (1986, remastered and re-released 11 December 2015)

See also

References

  1. ISBN 9789970447008
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  2. ^ "Uganda: Philly Lutaaya's Music Suffers Generation Gap". The Observer (Kampala). 22 December 2010 – via allafrica.com.
  3. ^ PAM Awards "2004 Winners". Archived from the original on 4 February 2005. Retrieved 2005-02-04.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ^ "Philly Lutaaya 'resurrects'". New Vision. Retrieved 2023-02-20.
  5. ^ "Untitled 'Philly Lutaaya' Biopic". IMDb.
  6. ^ a b c "Philly Lutaaya Signs – Africori". Africori. Archived from the original on 24 November 2015. Retrieved 23 November 2015.
  7. ^ a b c "A legend never dies: Philly Bongoley Lutaaya". Afripeans News. 2015-11-16. Retrieved 23 November 2015.

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