UP Music: Kamlesh Kagaba’s Breaking News
Patrick Kagaba who goes by the pseudonym “Kamlesh Kagaba” is a multi-talented and respected artiste in Kenya and beyond with rare skills in rap, song writing and poetry.
When we first heard him on the mic, we thought that with such energy and flow, Christian urban rap is on a new revolution. This artist is slowly winning the hearts of many more Gospel music lovers.
Most hip-hop stars claim to have a hotline to God, but Kamlesh Kagaba is something new: a credible Christian rapper. Rocking the Verse5Ve mic, he commands the mic like an army general. “Jeshi, wapi nduru ya Jesus!” he urges the crowd to make a loud shout for Jesus. Kamlesh is now ready to release his much awaited sophomore album, Breaking News.
Many pundits alike have termed his flow on the stage as Juliani-like but with a more succinct taste. When you listen to his music, you will be reassured that he is not an act who gives lip service to scripture, but delves deep into matters that many tend to avoid.
His unique gift has made him straddle the music industry like a colossus for a long time, approaching 10 years now. Kamlesh Kagaba has been part of great projects over the years such as the “Mad Love Mixtape”, a collaborative project that involved the best and gifted artistes across the country. He released his first album in 2011 titled “Independence” The album got a highly rated review from top music industry players and served to push him to the rest of East Africa with successful tours in Uganda and Tanzania. He has been nominated in the renowned Mwafaka awards and even performed alongside great international artistes such as Da Truth, Lecrae, Andy Miner and Trip Lee.
An ‘Einstein’ in his craft, Kagaba uses his platform to proclaim the hope that is contained in the gospel of Jesus Christ and help the youth of this generation towards a path of transformation and empowerment. Losing his mother in 2014 was one of the most painful moments in his life, an experience which sharply reminded him of the frailty and temporal nature of this life and thus led to the birth of the project “Breaking News” which is all about prioritizing the important things in every area of life.
Kamlesh Kagaba is also a dedicated husband and father who believes in the family institution and also serves in his local church. His music has these elements a lot—family, church and service.
He is slowly but surely winning the secular world and he is not doing it with a ‘holy than thou’ Bible thumping message of hell and heaven salvation but starting from a position of faith, he crafts lyrical complexities that address wider global realities.
The album from UrbanLight Recordings is a sure wholesome chronicle of heavy-bass message wholesomely set to win over souls.
Breaking News promises to tackle heavyweight topics absent from mainstream radio, meditating with wit and verve on issues that really need to break news and get prime time news spot.
Follow Kamlesh Kagaba music on Soundcloud here and also keep up to date with UrbanLight Recordings here.
