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Uganda is becoming a fast-growing cultural hub in East Africa. Artists derive influence from their distinctive and rapidly developing culture.

Africanent.se got to sit down with the rising star that spend most of his time flying between Uganda and Sweden.

Hanson Baliruno is a 29 year-old Ugandan musician, born in Nsambya but raised in Kasubi, Kampala, Uganda. He is a songwriter, performing and a recording artist. His present successes are all based on two main factors, him being born in a Ugandan musical family and formed by the Christian church. Already in his teens years, he was enrolled in the church gospel choir where he was a lead singer. His singing talent and experiences helped him to be respected among his primary school classmates that gave him the nickname – “Hanson The Musician”.

At 12 years of age his first song with gospel influences was recorded. The prominent Ugandan gospel singer Judith Babirye. spotted Hanson’s singing and performing talent and took him under her wing.

From November 2009 to 2013 Hanson became a member of her band. Judith Babirye’s gospel band helped to form, nourish and boost Hanson’s music career. His involvement made him discover the inside and outside principles of success in the world music industry. After massive success with Babirye’s gospel musical band and his gospel solo acts and other projects, he started working towards an international music career.

In 2013, Hanson took on his dream of being an international music artist, he immigrated to Europe and settled in Sweden. During the same year, he wrote a hit song called “Love letter ” and performed the song New Year’s of 2014.

In 2015, Hanson came up with another new hit song called ” Follow follow “. In that new song he featured “The gettho kids” of Uganda to dance in his music video. The video reached 2 millions views on Youtube. His songs are gaining massive attention on the entire web, meanwhile Hanson is pushing his music career towards the international scene as a new Afropop / Afrobeats artist.

Hanson has so far performed in different countries including Uganda, Kenya Tanzania, Rwanda, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Norway, Nepal and Sweden. Hanson has released two full music albums and 10 music singles. The artist has been nominated for several gospel music awards, as was named “Artist of the year 2013” by African Crown International Music Award in Sweden.

Hanson has so far worked with: 100 songs record company, Sweden, Extensive Music Sweden AB, Selim Mouhoubi Productions (France), A&R Mathias Wachtmeister (Warner Music Sweden), Thomas Gylling (Mosquito Events, Sweden), Nigerian – Dominic Emene African music promoter (Afrodance Sweden Silverbird AB).

Music is part of Hanson Baliruno’s life, he feels that music is what he was born to do.

We can all look forward to hear more music from this rising star!

Check out his latest release “Okay”

Okay – Hanson Baliruno

Kikunta – Hanson Baliruno

GHETTO KIDS ( THE TRIPLETS) OF THE SITYA LOSS FAME DANCING FOLLOW FOLLOW BY HANSON BALIRUNO

HANSON BALIRUNO “Loveletter”

/Africanent.se

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