Despite the adverse effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the entertainment industry, the closure of night clubs and banning live events, Ugandan musicians have not taken anything for granted.
That said, major music battles have now shifted to online platform YouTube where ex power couple Rema and Eddy Kenzo have for some time been the most dominant.
Our team of experts decided to attack YouTube to see whether the usual suspects are still topping the charts.
Here are the top 5 most watched Ugandan music videos in the past 6 months
5. MUYAAYU – MUDRA (870,059 VIEWS) Nov 6, 2020.
For quite some time Mudra has been mainly known for his writing skills but 5 months ago, he stepped out of that shadow with an instant banger Muyaayu which has fast become a top Kampala street anthem.
4. BULIGITA – FIK FAMEICA (1,347,000 VIEWS) Dec 2, 2020
Fik has maintained his stand as one of the finest of his generation releasing a string of top jams since his 2015 debut track Pistol.
He kicked off 2021 with Buligita, which garnered over a million views making him the most viewed Ugandan rapper so far this year.
3. TUMBIIZA SOUND – EeZzy (1,834,991 VIEWS) Sep 15, 2020 (6 months ago)
The very talented Acholi boy has been Uganda´s flavor of the pandemic with his monster jam Tumbiiza Sound becoming the nation´s top dance song.
It became so popular it attracted the attention of the ministry of health, which demanded for a change in lyrics to suit the fight against COVID-19. We are still waiting for it.
2. THIS IS LOVE – Rema & The Ben (2,167,781 VIEWS) Dec 30, 2020
Looking at these numbers, we can authoritatively state that Rema is officially Uganda´s biggest female music diva. We do not remember a year when this honey voiced singer went without a hit since her breakthrough a while ago.
Her latest collabo with Rwanda´s The Ben puts her at number 2 on this list of Uganda´s most viewed on YouTube.
1. MALAMU – PALLASO (2,191,413 VIEWS) Nov 5, 2020
Pallaso has finally stepped out of his elder brothers’ shadow this year. After years of watching Weasel and Chameleone shine brighter than him, Pallaso is currently the one holding the Mayanja family torch high up with the nation´s most viewed video on YouTube.