Birth name Halima Namakula Role Musician Origin Kampala, Uganda | Instruments Vocalist Albums Kibuga, Abasajja Name Halima Namakula Movies The Ugandan | |
Also known as the mother of all artists in Uganda Born January 1, 1960 (age 64) ( 1960-01-01 ) Genres Afro beat/Reggae/World Beat Occupation(s) Musician, actress, entrepreneur, humanitarian Similar People Rema Namakula, Bebe Cool, Elly Wamala, Juliana Kanyomozi, Bobi Wine | ||
Music director Life Changing Moments | ||
Halima Namakula 'Sambagala" 2004
Halima Namakula (born January 1, 1960) is a Ugandan musician, actress, entrepreneur and humanitarian who in 2009 was nominated to represent Uganda in the Mrs. World beauty pageant.
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- Halima Namakula Sambagala 2004
- Acting
- Humanitarian efforts
- Discography
- Albums
- Singles
- Controversy
- Nominations and recognitions
- References
Acting
Halima Namakula started her career as a stage actress when she was young and in school with the group called "The Black Pearls". Namakula's acting partner, husband, and the father of her children died in 1994. Though her stage name is Halima Namakula, she sometimes referred to as "the mother of all artists". In the 1990s after the death of her husband, Namakula relocated back to her home country and continued on with her acting, joining a TV soap opera, “That’s Life Mwattu”, as Michelle.
Humanitarian efforts
Halima Namakula is the founding member of Women At Work International, a non-government organization that helps to take commercial sex workers off the streets by creating job opportunities for them.
Discography
Since 1999 Halima Namakula has released five studio albums: and they were all done under her own record label, No-End Entertainment.
Albums
Singles
Music videos:
In 2008 Namakula celebrated her 10th year anniversary in the music industry right after she had what the media called "a flopped show" at Kati Kati with K-Ci & Jojo. In April 2012 Namakula released a song call "Digida" meaning dance, but this time she stayed away from the nursery rhymes she's known for.
Controversy
In 2003 Halima Namakula's Radio station Beat FM was shot down by the broadcasting Council for operating without a license. In 2007 Halima Namakula was sued for sh57million Uganda shillings (about $25,000 USD) for running over a three-year-old child. In 2012 Halima was arrested for littering the city of Kampala with posters of her Ndimuzadde concert at Club Obligatto.