Bosmic Otim Explained

William Lucky Bosmic Otim
Native Name Lang:Acholi
Birth Name:William Otim
Birth Place:Kitgum,
Genre:Acholi Music
Occupation:Musician
Occupations:Politician National Resistance Movement, and musician

William Otim also known as Bosmic Otim or Lucky Bosmic Otim is a Ugandan musician and politician, born and raised in Gulu.[1] [2]

He became a peace maker through his music in 2006, when National Resistance Movement was fighting with Lord's Resistance Army.[3] [4] In 2007, he was called by LRA to entertain them and the community.[5] He won the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards.[6] In 2019, he sat for his Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education exams which he failed,[7] and hindered his political contesting ambition in 2021 elections.[8] He was a People Power coordinator and chairperson,[9] but later crossed to NRM after meeting with President Yoweri Museveni.[10] [11] He was also banned from performing in Uganda at a time he was in People Power, for his ill talk against government.[12] Bosmic was under pressure and fire from the Acholi chiefdom for discrediting them on over land matters.[13] He was also among the artists that attended the 2020 NRM party delegates Conference at Namboole stadium.[14]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Holslin. Peter. 1 December 2008. The Biggest Weapon in Northern Uganda. 20 June 2020. The Brooklyn Rail. en-US.
  2. Opiyo. Lindsay McClain. 2015. Music as Education, Voice, Memory, and Healing: Community Views on the Roles of Music in Conflict Transformation in Northern Uganda. African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. 5. 1. 41–65. 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. 142498646. 2156-695X.
  3. Web site: 9 April 2019. "Music exposes thieves": Meet Bosmic Otim, 'northern Uganda's Bobi Wine'. 20 June 2020. African Arguments. en-GB.
  4. Book: Mitchell. Jolyon. Peacebuilding and the Arts. Vincett. Giselle. Hawksley. Theodora. Culbertson. Hal. 1 November 2019. Springer Nature. 978-3-030-17875-8. en.
  5. Web site: LRA invite artistes to entertain them. 20 June 2020. www.newvision.co.ug.
  6. Web site: PAM Awards add life to Lira. 20 June 2020. www.newvision.co.ug.
  7. Web site: 2 February 2020. UACE2019: NRM's Bosmic Otim blames 'Triple F' performance on mafias. 20 June 2020. Watchdog Uganda. en-GB.
  8. Web site: URN. 2 February 2020. Poor UACE results dent musician Bosmic Otim's political. 20 June 2020. Daily Monitor. en.
  9. Web site: Bobi Wine's 150-member team. 20 June 2020. www.newvision.co.ug.
  10. Web site: Kwo. Jimmy. 9 February 2020. Singer Bosmic explains why he met Museveni, quit People Power. 20 June 2020. Daily Monitor. en.
  11. Web site: Independent. The. 2 January 2020. People Power losses trust in Bosmic after Museveni meeting. 20 June 2020. The Independent Uganda. en-US.
  12. Web site: URN. People Power musician Bosmic banned from performing in Uganda. 20 June 2020. The Observer – Uganda. en-gb.
  13. Web site: Singer Under Fire for Discrediting Acholi Officials. 20 June 2020. Uganda Radionetwork. en.
  14. Web site: Witness. Eye. 2 January 2020. Bebe Cool Leads Over 40 Musicians To NRM's National Delegates Conference In Namboole. 20 June 2020. Galaxy FM 100.2. en-US.

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