Undercover Brothers Ug
| Undercover Brothers Ug | |
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| Origin | Kampala-Uganda |
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| Years active | 2013 - Present |
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| Website | Undercover Brothers Ug (IMDB) |
| Members |
Jay K. Mulungi Timothy Kirya |
Undercover Brothers Ug also simply known as The Undercover Brothers are a Ugandan music duo composed of guitarist and vocalist Jay K. Mulungi and vocalist Timothy Kirya,[1] whose music career sparked off when they won the auditions and represented Uganda in the sixth season of East Africa's biggest singing competition Tusker Project Fame.[2][3] The duo released their first album titled At Dawn in December 2014.[4]
The duo has shared stage with some of Uganda's biggest stars such as Jackie Chandiru, Kaz Kasozi, Maurice Kirya, Jemimah Sanyu and many more.
Career
Undercover Brothers Ug landed on the East African music stage when they represented Uganda in East Africa's biggest singing competition Tusker Project Fame season six, though they did not win.[5] Since then, the duo, however, did not look back but instead continued entertaining people with their best guitar tunes and sweet melodies and suddenly they released their first album, At Dawn.
Undercover Brothers Ug held their first ever concerts dubbed Unveiling Undercover Brothers Ug[6] on the 13 and 20 December 2014 in Kampala. These concerts acted as their official release dates for their first album, At Dawn which sold physical copies at the concerts. The first concert was blessed by a performance by Uganda's king of Mwooyo Maurice Kirya. The third single, Nsikatila marketed the album which increased album sales[4] in December 2014. The duo released their first music video for the song Diamond, a collabo with Uganda's young rapper Young Zee[7] in May 2014. The duo was one of the few artists and bands chosen to entertain people on World Music Day 2014[8] and 2015[9] organised by Alliance Francaise in Kampala, Uganda. The duo has also performed at different music festivals including Pearl Rhythm Festival alongside Jackie Chandiru in October 2014[10] after winning the Pearl Rhythm Stage Coach Auditions,[11] Bayimba International Music Festival, Laba Street Art Festival[12] as well as the Milege World Music Festival organized by Milege in November 2014,[13] and 2015,[14] Nyege Nyege 2015 and 2016 where they slayed the festival with a great heavy performance,[15] Kampala Capital City Authority (KCCA) Festival and many more.
Members
Timothy Kirya
| Timothy Kirya | |
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| Born | Jinja, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Occupation | Singer-songwriter |
Timothy Kirya is a singer-songwriter, vocal coach and guitar instructor. Timothy is a lead singer for the Undercover Brothers Ug and sometimes plays the acoustic guitar. He has co-written all songs on Undercover Brothers Ug's At Dawn album including a number of unreleased songs
Jay K. Mulungi
| Jay K. Mulungi | |
|---|---|
| Born | Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Occupation | Musician, Actor |
| Website | IMDB Profile |
| Known for | Balikoowa in the City |
Jay K. Mulungi is singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, model and owner of Fashion Clinik Ug,[16] a clothing line in Kampala. He plays the lead guitar and sometimes the bass guitar for Undercover Brothers Ug. He has also co-written all songs on Undercover Brothers Ug's At Dawn album including a number of unreleased songs. Jay K. Mulungi debuted his acting career as Henry in a Ugandan television series, Balikoowa in the City.
Discography
- Released: 13 December 2014
- Format: CD
- Label: Little Penny Studios, Grayce Records
- Writer: Timothy Kirya, Jay K. Mulungi
- Producer: Producer Jude Mugerwa, Producer Joseph Mayanja, Producer Andy Music, Producer Nase Pro
- Tracks: Nsikatila, Like a Diamond, Kilalu, Munyenye, Mama
- Bonus tracks: 2
- Singles: Nsikatila, Like a Diamond (feat. Youngzee)
Hitlist[17]
Music videos
| Year | Title | Producer | Editor | Director |
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| 2016 | Nsikatila | TBA | TBA | TBA |
| 2014 | Like a Diamond (with Young Zee) | Andy Muzic | Diana Mbondo | Kayode Gbenga |
See also
References
- ↑ "Undercover Brothers: A persistent duo". monitor.co.ug. monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 25 October 2014.
- ↑ "The Undercover Brothers on eviction, wearing caps and faking accents". Satisfaction Ug. Satisfaction Ug. Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- ↑ "news: Undercover brothers return from TPF, remain upbeat". Retrieved 29 October 2013.
- 1 2 "updates: Undercover Brothers Ug release first Album". Retrieved 21 December 2014.
- ↑ "Welcome party for evicted 'Undercover Brothers' excites fans in Kampala". Retrieved 4 November 2013.
- ↑ "UNVEILING UNDERCOVER BROTHERS UG : Unveiling Undercover Brothers Ug". Retrieved 31 October 2014.
- ↑ "music: Undercover Brothers unveil new video". Retrieved 16 May 2014.
- ↑ "music: When streets turned into dancing halls". Retrieved 28 June 2014.
- ↑ "music: When the world spoke musically". Retrieved 27 June 2015.
- ↑ "Article: The pearl rhythm: Has Uganda finally found its music identity?". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Entertainment: Undercover brothers shine at pearl rhythm auditions". Retrieved 27 October 2014.
- ↑ "Eventsguideug:Undercover Brothers warm". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "Entertainment: Milege festival turns chilly Entebbe warm". Retrieved 29 November 2014.
- ↑ "World music gets botanical platform". The Observer. The Observer. Retrieved 26 November 2015.
- ↑ "Photos: Undercover Brothers Slaying At The Nyege Nyege International Music Festival". Big Eye. Big Eye Ug. Retrieved 6 September 2016.
- ↑ "UNDERCOVER BROTHERS". voguenswag. Retrieved 2 September 2016.
- ↑ "Undercover Brothers determined to take on the big boys". The Observer Ug. Andrew Kaggwa. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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