King Saha Explained

Native Name Lang:Luganda
Birth Name:Ssemanda Manisul
Alias:King Saha
Birth Date:2 September 1989[1]
Birth Place:Entebbe
Origin:Entebbe, Uganda
Genre:Afrobeat
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:2011 - Present
Label:Kings Love Entertainment
Current Member Of:Kings Love Entertainment
Spouse:Racheal Kente

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 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,[2] 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.[3]

In 2019, he made his first Coke Studio appearance with fellow Ugandan artiste Weasle and Ethiopian artiste Yared Negu.[4]

On 8 December 2023, King Saha held a concert at Hotel Africana in Kampala which he named Ebiseera Ebyo Concert.[5] [6] [7] 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.[8]

Discography

Studio albums

Albums released by King Saha!Title!Details
Biri Biri[9]
  • 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

Awards and nominations

Awards King Saha has featured!Year!Awards!Category!Result
2022AFRIMA AwardsBest Male Artiste in East AfricaNominated[10] [11]
2021Zzina AwardsBest Afro Beat song(Ssala Puleesa)Nominated[12]
2019Zzina AwardsContemporary RnB ArtisteNominated[13]
2019Zzina AwardsBest Collaboration (Mpa Love)Nominated
2016Uganda Entertainment AwardsBest RnB artisteWon[14]
2015Rising Star AwardsArtiste of the yearNominated[15]

Personal life

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Celebrities send love as vocal king Saha turns 31. Josh. Ruby. September 2, 2020. MBU.
  2. Web site: Asingwire . Mzee . 2023-11-24 . King Saha: How I joined Jose Chameleone's Leone Island . 2023-12-11 . Pulse Uganda . en.
  3. Web site: How King Saha became one of Uganda's best artistes? . 2023-12-11 . Nowviba.
  4. Web site: 2018-12-03 . King Saha Lands in Nairobi For Coke Studio Africa Debut . 2023-12-11 . ChimpReports . en-US.
  5. Web site: Ruby . Josh . 2023-12-08 . Mammoth crowds flock to Hotel Africana for King Saha's 'Ebiseera Ebyo' concert . 2023-12-11 . MBU . en-US.
  6. Web site: Waswa . Samson . 2023-12-10 . King Saha promises bigger venue after successful 'Ebiseera' concert . 2023-12-11 . Pulse Uganda . en.
  7. Web site: Asingwire . Mzee . 2023-12-09 . Spice, Rema share lighthearted moments with Bobi Wine at King Saha's concert . 2023-12-11 . Pulse Uganda . en.
  8. Web site: Post . Entebbe . 2023-12-08 . King Saha concert: Bobi Wine cuts his trip to Europe short . 2023-12-11 . Entebbe Post . en-US.
  9. Web site: Deborah . 2018-05-25 . Biri Biri- King Saha . 2023-12-11 . Ghafla!Uganda . en-US.
  10. Web site: 2022-09-15 . AFRIMA Outs Full Nomination List, Eddy Kenzo, Spice Diana, King Saha, Bebe Cool, Slick Stuart & Roja, Sheilah Gashumba and Dj Lito Nominated . 2023-12-11 . en-US.
  11. Web site: 2022-09-15 . King Saha, Bebe Cool and Eddy Kenzo nominated for the AFRIMA awards - Nkumba University News . 2023-12-11 . en-US.
  12. Web site: Ruby . Josh . 2021-04-02 . Full List: Zzina Awards 2021 Nominees . 2023-12-11 . MBU . en-US.
  13. Web site: Reporter . NELSON MANDELA PML Daily . 2019-03-08 . Full list: Zzina Awards 2019 nominees, voting in progress . 2023-12-11 . PML Daily . en-US.
  14. Web site: 2015-09-05 . List of Winners and Losers At Uganda Entertainment Awards . 2023-12-11 . www.howwe.ug . en.
  15. Web site: 2014-07-30 . Rising Star Awards (RSA) Nominees Released . 2023-12-11 . www.howwe.ug . en.

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