Sister Charity

Sister Charity
Born Kyobutungi Charity
(1980-06-07) 7 June 1980
Kyangyengyi Sheema, Uganda
Residence Mbarara, Uganda
Occupation
  • Singer/Songwriter
  • TV Presenter
Spouse(s) Rasta Charz
(m. 2003; Separated 2014)
Children
  • Tibo-Ruhanga Morris (Son)
  • Ayebazibwe Innocent (Son)
Parent(s)
  • Enoth Buriita (Father)
  • Kobuzaare Evaster Buriita (Mother)

Musical career

Genres
Years active 2000–present
Labels Uganda Performing Right (AFROBEATS) Society
Associated acts Lady Mariam, Agatha Kafooko, Rasta Charz

Sister Charity (Real name Kobutungi Charity) is a Ugandan musician and TV personality. She hosts the morning show (Sisimuka) on TV West in Mbarara, Uganda. She is populary known for her 2001 hit song Grade.[1] She sings mostly in her native language Runyankole and then Luganda and English.[2] She was listed among the best artists from Western Uganda alongside Juliana Kanyomozi, Angella Katatumba and Toniks on Hi Pipo.[3]

Career

She started singing with a group called TYE (Train the youth effort) band in 2000.[4] Charity joined Rays Band owned by Rasta Charz, with which she performs. She has also contributed to the AM A UGANDAN project by bringing its message in a song titled” NDI OMUNYA UGANDA” a song that she collaborated with Santana her co-presenter on TV West and also a musician.

Sister Charity has nine albums and these include Grade, Omufumbo, Pound, Choice, Nkyalimbooko, Jambuura and many others. Most of these songs are in her local language (Runyankole) minus some few which are in Luganda and English.

She has shared stage with Uganda's biggest musicians like Dr. Jose Chameleone, Prossy Kankunda, Gravity Omutujju and many others[5]

in 2011, Sister Charity was announced as a presenter for the morning show (Sisimuka) on Vision Group's TV West in Mbarara where she works until now.[6]

Personal life

She was born 7 June 1980 to Mr. and Mrs. Enoth Buriita in a family of 6 children and she is the second last born. She studied from Rweibaare Primary school, Rweibaare Secondary school, went to Train The youth Effort (TYE) for higher level and later joined Mbarara Business School (MBI) where she attained a UNEB Dip in Accountancy.[7] She married her mentor Rasta Charz but divorced in 2013 citing disrespect in their relationship.[8][9]

Discography

Awards[12]

References

  1. ↑ "He is not my first cut but my first love". New Vision. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sister Charity's musical journey". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 10 August 2013.
  3. ↑ "A look at some of The Best Musicians from Western Uganda". Hi Pipo. Retrieved 16 April 2013.
  4. ↑ "Sister Charity". How We Biz.
  5. ↑ "Dr Jose Chameleoene in Tubonge Extra Mbarara Live Concert.". Big Eye. Retrieved 11 March 2014.
  6. ↑ "Sister Charity joins TV West". New Vision Uganda. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
  7. ↑ "Sister Charity". Hi Pipo. Retrieved 19 November 2011.
  8. ↑ "Sister Charity To 'Divorce' Hubby". The Insider. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
  9. ↑ "Rasta Charz, Sister Charity split". The Insider. Reporter. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "IN BRIEF - Sr. Charity hot". New Vision. Retrieved 20 May 2004.
  11. ↑ "Uganda: Sister Charity Back With Pound". All Africa. Retrieved 5 July 2007.
  12. ↑ "Sister Charity bio". Hi Pipo.
  13. ↑ "Uganda: Sister Charity Back With Pound". Pidson Kareire. All Africa.
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