Tshila

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title = Tshila


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header1 = Background Information
label1 = Birth Name:
data1 = Sarah Tshila
label2 = Born:
data2 = June 10, 1983
label3 = Origin:
data3 = Uganda
label4 = Genre(s):
data4 = Afro-fusion, Hip-Hop, World
label5 = Associated with:
data5 = Bataka Squad
label6 = Label(s):
data6 = Unsigned
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Sarah Tshila, a.k.a Tshila is a world-fusion musician from Uganda who first got onto the music scene in 2005 as a member of the pioneering Ugandan hip-hop group, Bataka Squad. She started out as the female mc in the group then later began to explore a solo career as an Afro-Fusion artist.

Biography

Tshila was born on the 10th June 1983 in Kampala, Uganda. She went to university in Valdosta, Georgia and received a bachelor's degree in Computer Science in May 2005.

She began making music in August, 2005, after she met Ugandan hip-hop group, Bataka Squad and was introduced to their rap style that combined rhymes from Luganda , the local language, with Western rythm. She later branched out as a solo artist, with a different style of music that combined afro-fusion, hip-hop and african traditional rythms.

In July, 2006, she played at the Zanzibar International Film Festival where she was first recognized as a contributor to the diversity of Ugandan music abroad. [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/38/517049] [http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Entertainment.asp?ID=470] [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zP70xY2TUmg] She was also featured in a documentary for Current TV about the struggles that a young African goes through in mordern times, called "Raw Truth". [http://current.com/items/76455462_raw_truth]

In 2007, Tshila was named one of the 20 best unsigned artists in the world by the BBC World Service in their talent search called "The Next Big Thing" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/thenextbigthing/] [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/129_nbt07_rules/page3.shtml] . Her music was analysed by one of the judges as being

"...a perfect soundtrack to nice summer day, Delightful!" [http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/129_nbt07_rules/page2.shtml]

and another said

"The mix of traditional African sounds with poetry and hip-hop works perfectly for Tshila, Overall a conscious, upbeat vibe and the most original ... [ ] ... in this competition."

[http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/specials/129_nbt07_rules/page2.shtml]

In August 2007, she recorded her first album, called "Sipping From The Nile", which combined spoken word poetry, African traditional music and hip-hop. It has not yet been officially released, but has received acclaim from music critics in East Africa [http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/507/585292] [http://www.gbmnews.com/articles/1170/1/Tshila-set-to-be-the-next-best-musician-out-of-Africa/Page1.html] .

She has also been recognized as a spokesperson and contributor to youth movements for social reform in Uganda. [http://www.worldpulse.com/voyages/200704/journey.html]

Discography

* Sipping From The Nile 2007

* Track Listing:
**1 Intro
**2 Kampala
**3 Interlude
**4 Namboozo
**5 Nkole Sente (earn My Living)
**6 Sipping From the Nile
**7 Interlude8 Urumi Moyoni (Pain in My Heart)
**9 Omubbi Waakuno (Village Thief)
**10 Interlude11 Ca Suffit (Had Enough)
**12 Scientific Love
**13 Beera Nange(stay With Me)
**14 Buli Shesi Nghola (Whatever I Do)
**15 Interlude
**16 Naabone (I Get It)
**17 The Night Is Mine
**18 Interlude
**19 Outro

* Singles:
** Buli Shesi Nghola
** Namboozo
** Scientific Love

External links

* [http://www.tshila.com Official Website]
* [http://www.myspace.com/tshila1 Myspace]
* [http://www.batakasquad.com Bataka Squad]

Press

* [http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/homepage.asp?ID=348 Ugpulse Interview 2006]
* [http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/homepage.asp?ID=470 Ugpulse Interview 2007]
* [http://www.worldpulse.com/voyages/200704/journey.html World Pulse Magazine 2007]
* [http://ugandaninsomniac.wordpress.com/2007/11/28/ Word Press]
* [http://afripopmag.com AfriPop Magazine]