| Bash Luks | |||
| Birth Name: | Bashir Lukonge | ||
| Birth Date: | 11 May 1993 | ||
| Birth Place: | Mubende (post 1993) | ||
| Nationality: | Ugandan | ||
| Other Names: | Shiru | ||
| Occupation: | Music executive | ||
| Education: | St. Matia Mulumba Secondary School, Kassanda | ||
| Years Active: | 2015–present | ||
| Known For: | Music executive | ||
| Height: | 1.65 m | ||
| Children: | 2 | ||
| Mother: | Rosemary Nannyonga | ||
| Father: | Isima Matovu | ||
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Bashir Lukonge, known professionally as Bash Luks,[1] [2] is a Ugandan music executive.[3] He founded Lot Fire Records,[4] an East African, Uganda based independent music recording company on May 11, 2020, where he currently holds a position of Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Under his management, the company has signed talented artists including Off Ryine[5] and Jim Siizer.[6] Before this venture, he was a co-founder of Big Size Entertainment in 2015.
Bash Luks was born on May 11, 1993 at Mulago Hospital to Isima Matovu, a businessperson, and Rosemary Nannyonga, a nursing assistant. Growing up in Mubende and later living in Kampala, he is the youngest of two siblings.[7]
He is the youngest sibling of Hanifah Nalubega and Isa Sempaya, an enrolled comprehensive nurse. Bash Luks is a father to two daughters, Amaal Lukonge and Omaira Lukonge.
Regarding his tattoos, "I currently have three tattoos: an eagle, a mantra, and a scorpion located on my back. Eagles are known for flying alone in the clouds, while mantras symbolize knowledge, and the scorpion represents resilience or a fighting spirit. These tattoos really inspire me to tackle any challenges that come my way."
He attended Butega Church of Uganda Primary School, which is in Mityana. He was admitted to St. Joseph's Secondary School Busega for his ordinary level of education and later completed high school at St. Matia Mulumba Secondary School, located in Kassanda.[8] [9]
His journey into music began during his elementary school years, where he served as the choir leader. His professional music career started in 2022 with the release of his first song, "Nkubwamu" (feat. Jim Siizer), loosely translated as 'getting high,' [10] [11] which was recorded at Lot Fire Records. Bash Luks is known for singing inspirational and advocacy songs.[12]
Bash Luks provides his lyrics in both Luganda and English. He sings in urban popular music style well known as afrobeat. Afrobeat is Kidandali in Luganda, the indigenous language in Uganda's central region. Since the late 2000s, Kidandali has inspired a new generation of Ugandan musicians to create urban popular music in their native language.
His musical style was influenced by a wide range of influential figures in the music industry, including Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba, Michael Jackson and the late Lucky Dube, Afrocentric musical artists like Eddy Grant and Fela Kuti.
The Last Born (Instrumental album)
| 2020 | The Girl in the Yellow Jumper | Pump Attendant 2 | A film directed by Loukman Ali | |
| 2019 | November Tear | Henry | A film directed by Richard Nondo | |
| 2018 | Kyenvu | Passenger | A Ugandan short film written, produced and directed by Kemiyondo Coutinho | |
| 2013 | The Route | Doorman | A Ugandan film directed by Jayant Maru, based on a screenplay he wrote. It is about human trafficking in Uganda. |