Added: May 06, 2014
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Ks Alpha the resonant, rolling tongued dancehall sensation who is on a mission to take Ugandan Ragga Dancehall music to the heights of international popularity. “This is Ragga/Dancehall we’re talking about here and the music is not as big as it’s supposed to be. Can you think of a Ragga artist they would put in Madison Square Garden or Wembley Stadium? I want to be the one they put there and I know I’ve achieved what I want when I’m on stage and 200,000 people come to see me!”
Born Kamulegeya Sulaiman Alpha (which he simply now abbreviates as KS Alpha) and raised in Kampala City in Uganda, East Africa, Ks Alpha has been performing, as he says “since the day I was born”. Ks Alpha is an accomplished Print graphic designer,web designer & programmer who has worked on lots of projects for both corporate companies and SME’s since 2001 and now running his own company; Alpha Effects- www.alphaeffectsug.com.
Ks Alpha first displayed his singing skills in 1998 at the popular Sharing Youth center in Nsambya; a Kampala suburb, where he impressed some of the musicians who had come for a performance there and eventually formed a group called ‘Da Boyz with Attitude’ that included Mark Rebel, now a Deejay in Ange Noir, one of the biggest night clubs in Uganda and Sheila, now working with a promotional company in Kampala.
Subsequent single releases including “Next 2 You” and “Binsobedde” a collaboration with Bella a hit female dancehall phenomenon yielded little fanfare for the aspiring musician but he persevered and in 2004 his efforts were rewarded with a hit single, “Am in Love” recorde at No-End Studios by ace producer Henry Kiwuwa.
Ks Alpha also received several concert bookings in many high schools, night clubs and stadiums around the country.
In 2006, Ks Alpha returned with another chart buster, 'Ugandan gal'. This hit went ahead to rock the entire East African region and its video made its way into the charts of the Pan African channels, MTV base and Channel O. This hit spawned its influence all the way to clubs in Jo'burg, Nairobi, Dar es Salam to Harare.
The aftermath of this hit single was massive performance bookings around the East African region including, Dar es Salam, Arusha, Nairobi, Mombasa and lots of venues in Uganda.
Ks Alpha has performed at a number of huge live concerts alongside a couple of international acts including Redrat and Goofy, Chaka Demus and Pliers,T.O.K, Shaggy, Shaba Ranks, Kevin Little a, Brick & lacy and elephant man in Kampala.
Ks Alpha's music has a dose of inspiration from his idols; Bouty Killa, Shaba Ranks and Buju Banton,
His current single “Selector” which is a dancehall electrifying party starter; is going place too is now playing on MTV Base all over the East African Region, the track was produced by ace producer Henry Kiwuwa at No End Studios . Other Ks Alpha tunes dominating radio air play in Uganda and around East Africa include “Konna Dance”, and the imaginative “Danda”. He is in studio working on a number of tunes (Dis gal & Doctor) that will come out late this year illustrating his devout belief in The Almighty, KS Alpha commonly uses the word “bless”
Collie Budz & KS Alpha
KS Alpha collabo with Collie Budz
Ugandan born but regionally (East Africa) revered, Ks. Alpha is one of the country’s finest Ragga Dancehall artists yet to become Uganda’s biggest music export. His fame has earned him international recognition. Recently Ks. Alpha met renowned international ragga artist Collie Buddz of Mamacita and Come around fame at a concert in Kampala and the two are yet to storm the studios for two collaborations (Mercy Jah & Senci) Ks. Alpha‘s music draws inspiration from his love for the pearl of Africa (Uganda).
