Apr 29, 2023 1 Min Read
Wycliff Tugume, also known as Ykee Benda, is a multi-award-winning Ugandan singer, producer, and composer. Ykee Benda was born on November 11, 1991, in Kireka, Kampala, to Alex and Ruth Mpakanyi.
Ykee Benda, the seventh child in an eight-child family, began singing in church at a young age, where his passion for music flourished, and he has since pursued his ambition of becoming a successful musician.
He earned a first-class degree in engineering from the University of Annaba in Algeria. While studying composition and voice in Annaba, Algeria, he began making covers of various types of music.
He began his professional career, however, in November 2015, and rose to prominence after appearing on Coke Studio Africa 2017's Big Break Segment, where he collaborated with Jah Prayzah and Mr Bow.
Ykee not only writes songs for himself and other musicians, but he also records them. He also composes music. He is inspired by listening to African contemporary music and the Afro Beat genre.
Benda is currently signed to the Mpaka Records Music Label and represents Reach a Hand, a female education project.
"Umbrella," "Banange," "Radio Man," "Ma Bebe," "Superman," "Munakampala," "Farmer," and "Malaika" are among his best-known songs.
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