UK UGANDA ’S FADA PEST

The growing presence of Ugandan music in the Diaspora is phenomenal. Several artistes in Scandinavia , England and America have carried the pride of the motherland. Swahili Nation seemed to start the wave along with its progeny-or vice versa-Charlie King. From England (or in simpler terms-UK) comes Fada Pest who is set to blaze up the universe.

Born Isaac Musasizi, Fada Pest is championing a youthful sound of hip-hop fused with Swahili genres-Bongo and Boomba. For an artiste relatively new on ours ears scene, he has successfully held sparkling performances across England . Reports reaching us imply he has not only performed in the immensely popular Black Community festival in England but has been chanced to share stage with dancehall luminaries from Jamaica , Sanchez, Vybz Cartel, Sean Paul and Merciless.

Fada Pest meaning fathering and encouraging the stuggler for the ghettos and slums for the sufferers and the struggles, says he started his music career roughly in 1994 which for an artiste is a very long time ago.He is the kind with a full understanding of how the industry works.The rest of his family are also into music and spread all over the world.He has been supported morally by his family. Like many other artises he began in high school, St Joseph's Nagalama in Uganda where he formed a rap and mime club not only living a drama group at greenvill high school in mukono and the ghetto boys in st. balikuddembe mitala maria.
They would perform covers of various popular artistes in Uganda imitations of jamaica’s buju banton, shabba ranks, chaka demus and pliers thou of recent he is combining the refelections of the mighty Sizzla Kalonge, Prophet Capleton and buju banton to make up his horse voice that comes into most of his riddims. Back to history Fada came two years later during his school holiday and started his first recording at kampala in a small studio ‘gattzerro’ managed by mr. ismail balimuttajjo, where he hanged as a studio help as he metup with the likes of eddie yawe a famous producer behind the works of bobie wine of the fire base crew.
‘Omukyala Ruth' was recorded at Gatterzeo studios owned by Ismail BalimutajjoBy this time Fada has joined another school St. Balikuddembe Mitala Maria. Fada Pest cites Shabba Ranks, terror fabilous and Buju Banton as his main inspiration.He was mesmerized by their deep popularity all across the nation even in villages of mitala maria,luzira,kitintale etc.They motivated him to aspire to be as popular. For the time he has spent in music Fada Pest says it has inspired him so much that even through the hard times he has turned to it. It has become his driving force where he can release all the pain he has and produce better results in the end.

He has a dream of helping Africa as a nation, after a number of encountered efforts shown in the UK .
Fada Pest has been appearing annually for a number of events called to appear fo the African heritage and ancesestray where he represented Uganda on behalf of the artists which takes place annually but still he has been chosen to represent us. He appears for every uk Ugandan independence, full priede being a Ugandan fada exposes us with a phenoniminal performance with that sound track ‘ugandanz fada’ so tight and tuff riddim.

Appears for uk Ugandan and all black gospel festivals in UK which has formed an outreach team that goes to all corners of England preaching and educating the youth about anti social behaviours and Christ Jesus the lord. After math Fada who has been also appearing on legal and pirate fm station fathering the struggle for the black uplift meant in Uk has appeared on the Global Africa Peoples radio which exposes the weakenesses of those who are selling out our africarribean cultures costing the black community the custom.
For the struggling continent he believes he can make a difference as an ambassador through music. Whereas many other musicians struggle with the expensive studio recordings, Fada Pest has been able to finance all his recordings at his own studio Nubia Records.Company This is distributed by the label pefada nubia Inc.


After pioneering the sound of hiphop and dancehall in uk Ugandan community Fada says a lot of people critised me saying I had brought the worldly annionting into the church but now I walk head high because I see the blinded batimus seeing now actually everybody now in church they want to see rappers and dancehall vibes but when I started it even people never gave God the glory.
On working in England as a musician, Fada Pest remarks that it is an uphill task and you have to work very hard to break through the market.

He added that you must know what commercial music is working there and capture the wave. Ten years from now Fada Pest sees himself continuing his music career as an ambassador to the world from Africa . Fada Pest as an artiste from Uganda picks keen interest in the music scene around here. He says it is growing and in future it will be a large section of our exports and a boost to our economy. However he does not intend to perform in Uganda very soon. His calendar is filled up for the next two years. He will be conducting tours and other projects. Lastly I was curious as to why he focuses more on Swahili Music.
His explanation is it is the only language that is purely African and as a music messenger he wants something people can easily understand. Lastly he has now released the abaana ba Uganda as anew single that is helping out the Red Cross and UN agency to raise funds for the relief aid in honour of Africa as a continent.

Fadapest

Real names and artiste names
Isaac Musaasizi aka Fada Pest

Why did you choose such a name for the stage?
My name carries alot of meaning,though beginining with my school days students chanted before I started singing on stage, so far so far da best. I used to start laughing at myself and shying off. I used the rhyme into my name simply means for Fada in jamaican means father, so I father the strugglers and sufferers for the slums and ghetto. Pest means people encourage the struggle today.

When did you first get into music and why?
Since I was young in nursery and Mwiri primary boarding school, we used to sing in the school choir. We went for district level competitions and won honours aunnally at Jinja district but still then I feel so privilaged have been parted of the school choir. I love music its just in our family bloodline one of my Uncle Sekyanzi of Afrigo band so music being part of me.

What kind of music are you doing?
I am doing gospel and educative secular music which falls in to the styles rnb, dancehall and hiphop combination giving me a an pefada mellinium fussion.

How long have you been in the music industry?
Its 14years of struggling and believing my dreams still have to come to pass till that day of triumph unless I reach where my fans will push me too and day of my death Amen.

Why do you bother with music yet you seem to be doing well in your other kyeyo business?
Music ka neya me blood meaning music is in my blood, we are married to eachother I fell in love with music, so why then divorce it. Besides that is a gift I have to use to pentrate for the strugglers and suffers whenever i get access to the public.

What do you do for a living and where exactly are you based?
I am sound technicial engineer, I work with sound and music industry down in the Borough of Kent, Partens of my fadapest school of sound in Woolwich at the headquarters of my Nubia Records company.


Your most precious musical achievement?
African artist single of the year 2006 gospel track, gwe wekka at the black awards in uk black community,I felt so loved it was like I was going to heaven to sit by the almighty after fleeing and surviving satan

Where can your music be got from?
My music is in circulation now in town you can get singles of me on all small stores and downloads on ecomedia.co.ug and coming soon the www.fadapest.com for album orders and my latest video thou i will aunch this site in one months time.

Who are your musical influences?
My God plays abig role in my heart. There is also R Kelly who inspires my vocals, for my dancehall horse voice its a combination the jamaican idols of Buju Banton, Prophet Capleton and Sizzla these guys are great influences in our black history.

Your most precious musical memory?
When Ii come out to perform on the Bounty Killers 2006 and Afro-carribbean Heritage and Culture 2005. I got a big boost that made me loose myself into another being.

Are ever going to come back and settle in Uganda ?
why not? I am born in Africa as the late Philly Lutaay (R.I.P), even for whatever I have learnt here that benefits ugandans when I come.

When are you releasing your latest music and could briefly tell us what it is about?
I am releasing offically when I come to uganda soon its unfortunately I will be giving a suprise visit it confidential lets say I hope you bump into me buying street groundnuts.

What would you most like to share with your Ugandan fans?
For my ugandan fans I would like to share heart to heart feelings and ideas because they push me each level I go on, without them I can not be a father for the strugglers and suffersers from the slums and ghettos Not the palaces and luxuries not considering the God who has given you.Iits important to know how people survive and their ambitions because am their voice of access like one of my new coming single called abaana ba uganda which calls for our unity to drive out poverty, tribalism jobs for all individuals especially the graduates from all campuses.

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The re-birth of Fadapest (kibeyibe hit) by Isaac Ssejjombwe.

Having taken relief from the music industry for two years now, Fada Pest has yet again proved he's still a force to reckon with in the music game by releasing another splendid hit called Kibeyibe.

The conscious dreadlocked singer whose razor sharp lyrics and entrancing performances have attracted a bigger fan base is propelled to the frontlines of reggae music in this generation and with Ekibeyibe meaning (that baby); this is the rebirth of Fadaioloy who's floating on top of charts all over Europe.