WHO
IS TSHILA?
In
the year 2007, The BBC World Service had a talent search called
“The Next Big Thing” in which they named Tshila as one of the
20 best unsigned artists in the world. Her music was analysed
by one of the judges as being “a perfect soundtrack to nice summer
day. Delightful!” and another said “The mix of traditional African
sounds with poetry and hip-hop works perfectly for Tshila, Overall
a conscious, upbeat vibe and the most original ...[ ]...
in this competition”.
Tshila was born
on the 10th June 1983 in Kampala Uganda . She never grew up surrounded
by musicians, and neither did she ever have music on the curriculum
at any of the schools she attended growing up. However, she ended
up being one of the most noteworthy talents to come out of the
East African market for a very long time.
Interestingly, she never had the chance to truly develop her musical
talent until she finished her education in the United States,
with a bachelor’s degree in Software Engineering in May, 2005.
As a student, she always spoke for the African cause, and wanted
to be a force of change in Africa, not through any government,
but through the subtle and indirect influence of music.
In August 2007,
she recorded her first album, called Sipping From The Nile, and
it has received so much acclaim from critics in East Africa. In
2007 she was featured on the BBC World Service on 10th July 2007
and is currently getting airplay on stations like East Africa.
Tshila was also featured in World Pulse Magazine for being an
influential lady in terms of contributing to society not just
through music but through community influence.
She is currently, trying to promote her music in Europe as well as record her second album, yet to be announced.
NOTABLE
PERFORMANCES(so far):
>> Zanzibar film festival 2006
>> Zanzibar film festival 2007
>> World music day Kampala 2006
>> World music day Kampala 2007
>> The Kampala Street Art festival 2007
>> Amakula film festival Kampala 2006
>> Amakula film festival Kampala 2007
AWARDS:
2007- BBC Top 20 Unsigned Artist Worldwide (Among TOP 20)
DISCOGRAPHY:
ALBUM: Sipping From The Nile 2007
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