Roy Kapale

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Back in 2003, at the World AIDS Day celebrations at the National Theatre, a new artiste stepped on stage and started doing a song that was as funny as it was x- rated. Well, it sounded X-rated; something to do with how nice meat is. Then he went on to display some really energetic dancing strokes. The crowd went wild with ecstasy and this was also due to the fact that the guy on stage was a little too smart. This was Roy Kapale in black and white.

Meeting Roy Kapale in person is an experience one will not forget in a short time. The guy vibrates with confidence and there is no way you will forget him. Or get away without being affected in some way. When we sit down for the long awaited interview (long awaited because we kept on changing plans), he is straight from some other engagement and whatever he scored there is still fresh on his mind.
He is the son of Sheldrick Kayizzi and Teopista Lunkuse. He says they are such great influences in his life and he believes they are

The singer who has become a household name in Kampala is smart even off screen, if you have watched his videos. He is not the dandy he comes across as, though. This time around, he was in a brown loose fitting shirt and an army green cap.

Roy Kapale was born 26 years ago and his singing career started early. He was strongly influenced by his parents and the company he kept as a child. Plus the fact that he is fiercely competitive, if he saw something that he believed was good, then he wanted it. So he went out and got it.

His first opportunity came when he was given the rap in 2001’s Ebisaanyi by Kabuye Ssembogga. This immensely popular song catapulted him into the limelight and he was not about to walk out on his winning streak. He quickly followed up on this success with Rukiya and a couple of others.

In 2003, he teamed up with princess Sheila Nvannungi to make Nakwesonisa, an up tempo collabo. Unfortunately, it was not well marketed and it fell on its face. That is when the two decided to do their thing separately. The immediate result of this decision was the hit Doctor for Nvannungi and Mukyala Neighbour for Kapale. Since then, we have been given such songs as Ebitaala Bintadde with videos to accompany them.
Roy does not do anything else apart from music. He believes this is the only way he can achieve his dream to be the best in his field. And that is his dream.

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Profile added by Stanley Gazemba on 16 Jun 2015
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