Many had no idea who this guy was when he walked to 1st floor NIC building one morning. Lemmy Cool is a kind, soft-spoken honest and down to earth 'Contemporary Ugandan' crooner. I initially knew him as a DJ and didn't know he could sing like he does.

His face is very common in DJ circles and many for his 'Tool-Spinning' skills know him. He is a Deejay for Heart Entertainment Mobile Disco. The first time we actually saw him sing was at The Spot After in Ntinda during the Michael Ross launch. I had heard his music before though but didn't know it was by him.

Well well well. So this is the guy whose song 'Nakupenda sana mama' is causing traffic jam on our airwaves. Believe me, not many artists feel their music the way this guy does. You can just know by listening to him sing and watching the extremely emotional expressions on his face (as seen in the pictures). That's why we have dubbed him 'The Crooner'.

"Talent," he states flatly. No drama, no superstar air. Just plain and simple. I like this guy. Talent and experience since he began singing at the age of nine years in primary school, all the way through to secondary school. However, he kept his musical activities from his parents who did not want anything to interfere with his education.

After his school years that gave him a good backbone in music, Lemmy started trying out and exploring his skills. He soon found himself with a full time job of manning the consoles of a mobile disco known as Heart Sounds as well as singing in karaoke joints around Kampala. It wasn't long before a prominent artist in Uganda spotted him in late 2000.

"Joe Tabula (of Onsuza mu ngato fame) came over and congratulated me after I sang in DV8 in Kampala. We later spoke at length and we became have been good friends since then. Both he (Tabula) and Tendo Kaggwa (Heart Entertainment) have really done a lot in backing me up and encouraging me in this business."

With support from both artists, Lemmy managed to record a song Binsobedde released in 2001 which became a hit shortly after. As a result, he found himself with a job offer that landed him at Globetech Entertainment as a DJ as well as a singer. With better remuneration, Lemmy started releasing hit after hit.

Going back to BK Studios that birthed his debut hit, Lemmy returned with a second successful song, Embidde a song about alcohol. Then Julie the widely popular zouk love song followed shortly. And now currently ruling the airwaves is Nakupenda sana mama released a few months back.

Lemmy Cool is soon going to become one of the most popular artists from Uganda and he is more than ready to represent us worldwide. And close behind him, monitoring his progress will be musicuganda.com to let you know what's up with this talented dude.

Speaking of names, how did he get to be called Lemmy Cool any way?

"I was quite stubborn during my school days to the point that my friends got irritated and started asking me to cool down. So I started responding by saying 'OK, lemme cool, lemme cool man' which instead amused them, causing them to christen me 'Lemmy Cool'. Otherwise my real name is Ronnie Kiyaga."

Well, all I can say is kudos to this should I say, upcoming star? And like we always say at MU, keep watching this space for more info on Lemmy. As for me? Lemme cool down man, lemme cool…