Bashir Lukonge, more commonly known as Bash Luks, is a Ugandan Singer-songwriter, Music Producer, Actor, Author of the book โRoad To Successโ and Founder of the Record label called Lot Fire Records, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Uganda. We managed to talk to him about life, music and career. Read on
๐๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ณ๐น๐ ๐๐ฒ๐น๐น ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฏ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ๐๐ฒ๐น๐ณ?
Bashir Lukonge, more commonly known as Bash Luks, is a Ugandan Singer-songwriter, Music Producer, Actor, Author of the book 'Road To Success' and Founder of the Record label called Lot Fire Records, where he serves as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) in Uganda. Bash Luks was born to Isima Matovu a Business man and Rosemary Nannyonga - a Nursing Assistant. The last of two siblings grew up in Mubende District and raised in Kampala, Uganda. He has credits for film acting and appears in some Ugandan local Television series.
He attended a class of 2008 at Butega Church of Uganda Primary School Mityana for his primary level of Education, then progressed to St. Joseph's Secondary School Busega class of 2012, following that he attended Forest Peas High School Kikandwa in 2013 and St. Matia Mulumba Secondary School Kassanda class of 2014 for his secondary level of education.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ?
Music has always been a great passion of mine, as I grew up with a family that adored it. We'd watch music videos of great artists, like Michael Jackson, Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba and Lucky Dube, which really inspired me. Seeing other superstars like Bobi Wine, Eddy Kenzo, Chameleone and Bebe Cool break through also gave me hope that my own passion could be pursued and achieved.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐๐ฑ๐ถ๐ผ?
On October 1st, 2022, I was busy working on my very first original song. And finally, it was released both locally and globally on music platforms on October 19th, 2022.
๐๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ผ๐ป?
Nkubwamu (Feat. Jim Siizer).
'Nkubwamuโ is a Luganda/Ganda phrase translated to English, meaning โGetting High.' It is a Club starfire banger produced by BX On Da Beat at Lot Fire Records.
๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ฑ๐ถ๐ฑ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ฟ๐ผ๐บ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ฟ๐๐ ๐๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐น๐ฒ๐ฎ๐๐ฒ๐ฑ?
On online music platforms, I've been able to make more than 5,000,000 Ugandan Shillings (roughly $1344.33 USD) through my song "Nkubwamu (Feat. Jim Siizer)" since October 19th, 2022.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ธ๐ถ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ ๐ด๐ฒ๐ป๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฝ๐ฟ๐ผ๐ฑ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ?
My genre of music is often referred to as 'Afrobeats', 'Popular Music', and 'Dancehall', with some elements of reggae as well. I'm heavily influenced by the music I was raised listening to.
๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป ๐๐ฝ๐ฐ๐ผ๐บ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐๐ถ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ฒ๐ป๐ด๐ฒ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ณ๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ๐ฑ?
As an upcoming artist, the only challenge I face is the promotion aspect; however, this is becoming less of an issue as I take a proactive approach.
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฝ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ ๐๐ผ๐?
Ever since I began, I have been inspired by Madoxx Ssemanda Sematimba, Eddy Kenzo, Pallaso, Bobi Wine and the late, great Mowzey Radio. My list of influencers is quite long!
๐ช๐ต๐ถ๐ฐ๐ต ๐ณ๐ฒ๐บ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต ๐๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ถ๐๐ต?
OMG, I love Ang3lina, I never get tired of listening to her sweet melodies - my friends love them, too. They are incredible with their sound and vibe; I'm simply amazed!
๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐บ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ฒ๐ฑ, ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ต๐ฎ๐๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ป?
I haven't got married yet, but on March 3rd 2018, l was blessed with a gorgeous little baby girl into the world at Wakiso District Health Centre IV. We decided to name her Omaira Lukonge.
๐ช๐ต๐ฒ๐ป ๐๐ผ๐'๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐ณ๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐บ๐ผ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐ผ๐ฝ ๐บ๐ผ๐๐ ๐บ๐๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ถ๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐จ๐ด๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ๐ฎ, ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ฑ๐ผ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐๐ฎ๐ป๐ ๐๐ผ ๐ฏ๐ฒ ๐ธ๐ป๐ผ๐๐ป ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ?
Uganda's most widely known musician, with a big number of fans, skyrocketed to fame with hit songs that goes viral on YouTube and other social media platforms and raked in millions of views. Winning several prestigious awards including a Grammy Award, BET Award, MAMA Award, Billboard Music Award, All African Music Awards, MTV Music Video Award and a host of other accolades.
๐ช๐ต๐ฎ๐ ๐ถ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐ฝ๐น๐ฎ๐ป ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ป๐ฒ๐ ๐ ๐ณ๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฒ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐?
In the next five years, my goal is to be an established artist. I have plenty of new projects in the works, but currently my singles 'Nkubwamu' featuring Jim Siizer and 'Magical', also featuring Jim Siizer, are both available in audio and visual formats. You can find them on my Official Artist YouTube Channel as well as other social media platforms.