Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba Explained

Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba
Birth Date:1972
Birth Place:Uganda
Nationality:Ugandan

Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba is the stage name for the Ugandan roots reggae musician David Amon Ssemanda Ssematimba.[1] Born in 1972, he is notable in Uganda for his reggae ballads in Luganda, lives in Kampala, Uganda[2]

Early life

Ssematimba was born in Kampala in 1972. He attended Makonzi Boarding Primary School and Busoga College Mwiri. Before choosing a path in music, Ssematimba worked as a primary school teacher. He relocated to Stockholm, Sweden in 1991, when he was 21 years old. While performing in night-clubs to pay for his computer studies, he met Kenneth "Mafo" Ssejjemba Magoye, a fellow musician, who introduced him to Aggrey Ssembatya, the proprietor of Small Axe Productions. He moved to Gothenburg where he eventually began work on his albums at Small Axe Studios. He wrote, composed, arranged, programmed, performed, co-mixed and produced all the songs on the albums while Aggrey engineered and co-mixed the albums.

Music

Madoxx is a reggae musician who sings in Luganda. Released in 2000, Madoxx's first album named Tukolagane included the singles "Namagembe", "Tukolagane", "Omukwano Gwafe" and "Eddembe" .[3] He followed it up in 2006 with the album Abato, with singles like "Nakatudde", "Leka Nkulage", "Easy" and "Wansonyi".[4] Influenced by Gregory Isaacs and Israel Vibration to name but a few. He continued to perform until 2009 when he returned to Uganda,[5] but had reportedly left the music business a year later.[6] Since 2014 Maddox has been performing locally in Uganda.[7] He has two children.[8]

Discography

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Maddox Sematimba: I love music but miss my family. monitor.co.ug. 15 December 2014.
  2. Web site: Reggae made in Uganda. newvision.co.ug. 15 December 2014.
  3. Web site: Maddox Sematimba Arrested. – Red Pepper Uganda. www.redpepper.co.ug. 2016-10-07.
  4. Web site: What songs made the hit list in 2007?. newvision.co.ug. 15 December 2014.
  5. News: Bayimba festival ready for second round. Daily Monitor. en-UK. 2016-10-07.
  6. Web site: Star Trail: Maddox now chapatti seller. Eupal. Felix. www.observer.ug. 2016-10-07.
  7. News: Maddox Sematimba: I love music but miss my family. Daily Monitor. en-UK. 2016-10-07.
  8. Web site: Ugandan Music Hero: Madoxx Sematimba the Ugandan reggae Master. Ndyabahika. Davidson. 2016-06-09. TheSpyNews. 2016-10-07.