Added: Sep 08, 2015
Angela Kalule was born on 18th February 1977 in Mengo hospital Kampala and started her singing odyssey like many other musicians, in infancy and only became a commercial/professional musician in 1997.Her experience with belting vocals in nursery school at Aga Khan nursery school in Nairobi as well as in church sunday school set the foundation for her entry into the professional music circles in Uganda.
Angela started school at Aga Khan nursery Nairobi Kenya, from 1979 to 1982, before joining Spire rd primary school in Jinja between 1983 and 1986, then she went to Makonzi boarding primary in Mubende from 1987 to 1989 to attend high school, she went to Christ the King between 1990 and 1992,Nakasero SS from 1992 to 1993 and Mengo SS and Seven Hills schools till 1997.
Her real break through into the music field came through a friend of hers named Sekibala who was a member of the virtuoso group, Diamond Ensemble led by Kato Lubwama.Diamond has produced quite a number of local pop offshoots like Betty Mpologoma (of the Big Daddy fame) and Mesach Semakula who is a staple on our local pop diet. Angela joined Diamond as a back up vocalist and stayed there from 1997 to 1999, in the process transforming to lead vocalist. She released with Diamond, her ballad single ‘Akamuli’ that was a public announcement of her arrival at the helm. She then collaborated with Abby Mukiibi of Afri-Talent, on the ‘bulemezi’ songs.
After Diamond she attended to Light Rays band where her and the band spent more time on singing covers which according to Angela were very popular because that was a time that few people here appreciated their own local music. Her tenure at Light Rays was short before she was wooed back to Diamond where she met Betty Mpologoma who had also joined. At the second term at Diamond she released a six-track album with Diamond male vocalist Dan Kabenje titled ‘Akasisi’ where they both offered three tracks each.
Her ability to comfortably maneuver her way between different genres of music make her exceptional within the Ugandan music industry. She currently heads her own band, the K'angie band which plays at different hotels in and around Kampala. She has associated with many musicians and bands including the famous Afrigo band over the years. Associations that have lead her to being one of the house hold names in the country when it comes to music
Angela as a singer has reached very great heights and may yet have a lot of material to offer through the passage of time.
