Biography:
Aziz Azion born Aziz Mukasa, is a Ugandan R&B singer-songwriter and musician. He was born on 27 July 1986 in Fort Portal, Uganda and raised in Kampala where he studied up to his Senior 4 when he made his move into the Ugandan music industry. Popularly known as "the guitar emperor", Aziz has graced the Ugandan and East African music charts with various beautiful melodies like 'Yegwe', 'Nkumila Omukwano', 'Nakupenda', 'Oxygen', 'Beera Nange', 'Nzikiriza', 'Pain Killer', and 'Yo Love', among others.
According to Popular music promoter and veteran Deejay, DJ Erycom while appearing on a TV Show, he said that "Leero Monday" was the very first song composed and sung by Aziz Azion in the year 2007. Aziz is currently signed to Shotym Music Entertainment, his own music label which he founded in 2020 with a goal of taking his music career to the next level.
Aziz learned how to play the guitar in 1998 in a local Kadongo Kamu band called 'Makuge Kandongo Kamu group'. He later joined late Paulo Kafeero's group called Kulabako Guitar Singer, where he spent one year and a half before moving to Kato Lubwama’s Diamond Productions for two years.
He is then recorded to have joined Eagles’ production where he spent a couple of months before he and his bandmates agreed to form a band that would play for all artists. They ended up forming the Jeckaki Band. Aziz backed up instrumentally in the band where he was a back up guitarist for a number of big names in music such as Jose Chameleon. Their first international stage performance was in 2005 during Chameleon's European tour. Jeckaki performed with Jose Chameleon in Sweden, Denmark, Norway, Belgium and Finland.
Aziz's music breakthrough came in 2008 following the release of his hit single, 'Nkumila Omukwano' which was a sweet melody that took the industry by storm and was well received by fans. The singer has collaborated with artists like GNL Zamba on the R&B/Hip hop-driven 'Nakupenda', which was featured on his "Wampisa" album. He has also worked with Juliana, Goodlyfe, Mariam Ndagire, Swangz Avenue, Rabadaba and Pastor Wilson Bugembe.
In 2011, Aziz released his second music album Oxygen at Kati Kati, Calendar Rest Hotel, and KK beach. The album included songs like Oxygen and Baliwa. It was also well received and it got massive airplay in the industry.
As per his achievements , Aziz Azion was able to bag an award for the Best R&B Artist from the PAM Awards in 2011.
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