Ykee Benda
Wycliffe Tugume better known by his stage name Ykee Benda, is a Ugandan musician and songwriter and the Uganda Musicians Association, (UMA) President. He is mostly known for his hit song Farmer which was later featured on Sheebah Karungi. He also featured on 2018 FIFA WORLD CUP song by Jason Derulo but never performed on world cup events.
Early life
He was born in Naguru, Uganda before his family shifted to Kireka, Kampala.He is the Seventh child among the eight siblings. He attended Shimon Demonstration School for his primary Education,and went to St Lawrence Secondary School. In his Senior Six vacation, he started writing poems and his songs. He was rejected by his parents to join Makerere University Business School for bachelor's degree in Business computing, where he had just spent only one semester. Ykee Benda got a scholarship to study Chemical Engineering to in Algeria, which he took up to make his parents proud.
Music career
He hasbproduced many songs and featured many artists like Jah Prayzah from Zimbabwe and Mr.Bow from Mozambique in Coke Studio, Africa. He has also featured A Pass. In 2018, he won the African newcomer artist of the year With An AFRIMMA Award held in Dallas, United States.
As of March 2020, he hadrecorded a song to sensitize and empower women AbOUT Gender Based Violence
Discography
His songs include the following;
- Kyenkyebula
- Muna Kampala
- Farmer ft Sheebah Karungi
- Turn up D'Vibe ft A Pass