Babaluku

Babaluku
Born
Silas Babaluku Balabyekkubo

1979 (age 44–45)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipCanada
EducationBachelors Degree in Sound Engineering
Alma materBritish Columbia academy Vancouver
Occupations
  • Rapper
  • musician
  • producer
  • activist
  • entrepreneur
Known forLuga flow Revolution, Founder of the Bavubuka Foundation ,Son of Pastor Deogratious Balabyekkubo
MovementMember of the Bataka squad
Parents
  • Pastor Deogratious Balabyekkubo (father)
  • Christine Balabyekkubo (mother)
Awards2007 Pearl of Africa Award for Best Hip Hop Single.

2007 Buzz Teen Awards for Best Hip Hop Artist. Best audience Choice Award at Dances With Films Festival for the documentary "Diamonds in the Rough" Best Feature Documentary at Peace on Earth Film Festival for the documentary "Diamonds in the Rough". Honoured in 2010 Babaluku by the Uganda Canadian Cultural Association for his Excellence.

Pioneer of the Year by the Words Beats & Life Remix Teach-In Awards
Websitewww.bavubukacommunity.blogspot.com

Babaluku, born Silas Babaluku Balabyekkubo, is a Ugandan rapper, musician, producer, community youth activist and social entrepreneur who raps in Luganda. He is a member of the Bataka Squad.[1][2] He is the founder of "the Bavubuka Foundation which equips the youth with leadership skills". He is one of the pioneers of "Lugaflow" which is rap music in Luganda.[3] He was featured in a 2008 documentary "Diamonds in the Rough: A Ugandan Hip-hop Revolution" that covered his journey from his crew’s early days of performing in Uganda to performing in at festivals in the United States of America.[4]

  1. ^ "BABALUKU DISCUSSES B-GLOBAL GATHERINGS & UG HIP HOP". thetribeug.blogspot.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Babaluku Discusses B-Global Indigenous Hip-Hop Gathering, Hip-Hop Ethics & State of Ugandan Hip-Hop". urbanhype.net. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ^ "Ugandan-born musician, Silas Balabyekkubo Babaluku, returns home to give back to Ugandan youth". africanimmigrant.ca. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Uganda's Luga Flow Legend Babaluku". Retrieved 1 January 2015.