| Background Information | |
|---|---|
| Born: | June 10, 1983 |
| Origin: | Uganda |
| Genre(s): | Afro-fusion, Hip-Hop, World |
| Associated with: | Bataka Squad |
| Label(s): | Unsigned |
| Website: | http://www.tshila.com |
Sarah Tshila, a.k.a Tshila is a world-fusion musician from Uganda who first got onto the music scene in 2005 as a member of the pioneering Ugandan hip-hop group, Bataka Squad. She started out as the female MC in the group then later began to explore a solo career as an Afro-Fusion artist.
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Tshila was born on the 10th June 1983 in Kampala, Uganda. She went to university in Valdosta, Georgia and received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science in May 2005.
She began making music in August, 2005, after she met Ugandan hip-hop group, Bataka Squad and was introduced to their rap style that combined rhymes from Luganda, the local language, with Western rhythm. She later branched out as a solo artist, with a different style of music that combined afro-fusion, hip-hop and African traditional rhythms.
In July, 2006, she played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival where she was first recognized as a contributor to the diversity of Ugandan music abroad.[1][2] [3] She was also featured in a documentary for Current TV about the struggles that a young African goes through in modern times, called "Raw Truth".[4]
In 2007, Tshila was named one of the 20 best unsigned artists in the world by the BBC World Service in their talent search called "The Next Big Thing"[5][6].
In August 2007, she recorded her first album, called "Sipping From The Nile", which combined spoken word poetry, African traditional music and hip-hop. It has not yet been officially released, but has received acclaim from music critics in East Africa[7][8].
She has also been recognized as a spokesperson and contributor to youth movements for social reform in Uganda.[9]
[MyWeku Magazine 2009]