Bruno K. Omuwandiisi w’ebitabo

Bruno Kiggundu (yazaalibwa 21 mu gw'omusanvu 1992), mu by'ekikugu amanyiddwa nga Bruno K, muyimbi, muyimbi wa gitaala, munnakatemba era omulwanirizi w'embeera z'abantu mu Uganda.

Yasituka n’afuna ettutumu oluvannyuma lw’okumalira mu kyokubiri mu mpaka za Airtel Trace Music Stars era oluvannyuma n’afuna ettutumu n’ennyimba ze ez’amaanyi nga Faridah, One for the Road, ne Omuwala. Bruno amanyiddwa olw'amaloboozi ge amaseeneekerevu, obukugu mu kukuba gitaala, n'okunyumya emboozi mu ngeri ey'oluyimba, ng'emirundi mingi aluŋŋamizibwa by'ayitamu k bubwe.

Ebyafaayo n'obuyigirize bwe

Bruno K yazaalibwa mu gw'omusanvu 21, 1992, bazadde ba Mwami Donovan Kiggundu ne Mukyala Cissy Kasozi e Namulonge mu Disitulikiti y’e Wakiso mu Uganda. Ye mwana owookubiri mu baana basatu era ye mulenzi yekka. Yasomera Kitante Primary School ne Kazinga Parents School okusoma pulayimale nga tannayingira Seroma Christian High School n’oluvannyuma Naggalama SS okusoma O-level ne A-level. Oluvannyuma yasoma diguli eyookubiri mu by’amawulire n’empuliziganya mu Ndejje University, olugendo lwe olw’okuyimba gye lwatandikira.

Obukugu bwe

Ennyimba

Mu myaka gye gyonna egy’okusoma, Bruno yali yeenyigira nnyo mu kuyimba, amazina, ne katemba. Omulimu gwe ogw’okuyimba ogw’ekikugu yagutandikira mu yunivasite oluvannyuma lw’okukola bbandi ya Pearl Music ne mikwano gye bana. Oluvannyuma yazuuliddwa MC Kats bwe yali ayimba ku Centenary Park, eyamukubiriza okwegatta ku mpaka za Airtel Trace Music Stars. Bruno yamalidde mu kyakubiri mu mpaka za Uganda, nga luno lwe lwatandika olugendo lwe olw’ekikugu.

Mu 2015, Bruno yafulumya oluyimba lwe olwasooka olukulu olwa "Where You Been At," n'addirira ennyimba eziwerako omuli "One for the Road," "Faridah," "Omuwala," ne "Leero Mbaga."Obukugu bwe mu kukuba gitaala n'okutuusa enneewulira byamufuula ow'enjawulo mu nsiike y'okuyimba mu Uganda. Mu 2020, yakola endagaano ne kkampuni ya Black Market Records, kyokka omukago ne gukaawa olw’enkaayana z’endagaano ekyavaako olutalo lw’amateeka.

Mu 2025, kkooti enkulu mu Uganda yamuwa obukadde bwa UGX 130 ez’okuliyirira ebyonooneddwa oluvannyuma lw’okusalawo nti label eno yali etyoboola eddembe lye ery’okuwandiika n’okumuggyako ssente z’obusuulu.

Okuva olwo yeegatta ku Source Management ng’abuulirirwa Maneja Roger, ng’aluubirira okuzzaawo n’okwongera ku mulimu gwe ogw’okuyimba. Akyagenda mu maaso n’okufulumya emiziki era alangiridde enteekateeka z’okukola EP ya Reggae n’okukolagana okupya.

Okuzannya katemba

Mu 2023, Bruno yagaziwa mu kuzannya katemba n'akola mu muzannyo gwa ttivvi ogwa Uganda ogwa Junior Drama Club ogwakolebwa Allan Manzi ne Nisha Kalema. Yalaze essuubi nti alina okutumbula abawagizi be n’okukyusakyusa ssente z’afuna ng’ayita mu kuzannya katemba.

Omusono gw’ennyimba n’ebikwata ku bantu

Omuziki gwa Bruno K gugatta Afrobeat, R&B, ne soul, ng’emirundi mingi guwerekerwako acoustic guitar. Ebigambo bye bikwata ku kwagala, okumenya omutima, okunnyonnyola mu bantu, n’ebyo by’ayitamu ku bubwe. Agamba nti enzikiriza ye ey’Ekikristaayo n’okulwanagana kwe ku bubwe bye bikulu ebimuleetera okuyimba.

Obulamu bw’omuntu ku bubwe

Bruno K Mukristaayo eyazaalibwa omulundi ogw’okubiri. Yakkiriza Obukristaayo mu kiseera ekizibu mu bulamu bwe, ekyamanyisibwa okunyigirizibwa mu nneewulira oluvannyuma lw’omukwano ogwalemererwa. Bulijjo agenda mu Phaneroo Fellowship era okuwona kwe okw’omwoyo agamba nti kwava ku Mutume Grace Lubega.

Taata w’abaana basatu. Muwala we Briella yazaalibwa munne Racheal Nasasira eyafa kookolo w'olususu mu 2021. Bruno yayolekedde okutunulwamu mu lujjudde olw’okufa kwe kyokka n’asambajja ebigambibwa nti yalagajjalirwa, n’atangaaza nti famire ye yali nnungi era nga yawadde obujjanjabi obumala.

Bruno abadde mulambulukufu ku ntalo ze yamala, omuli okuwona ekirwadde kya COVID-19, okukola ku mukwano ogw’okutulugunyizibwa, n’okuvvuunuka ebizibu by’emirimu. Akozesezza omukutu gwe okwogera ku ddembe ly’abasajja, okutulugunyizibwa mu nneewulira, n’obulamu bw’obwongo.

Obuzirakisa

Mu 2021, Bruno K yafuna okufaayo olw’okuwagira abalenzi abato babiri abaali baswaziddwa mu lujjudde ku ttivvi y’eggwanga olw’okuwunya omubiri mu kiseera ky’okulaga ebitone. Yabalondoola, n’abawa obuwagizi, era ne yeeyama okubeera omubuulirizi mu bulamu bwabwe.

Enkaayana eziriwo

Bruno yabadde mu nkaayana mu lujjudde n’omusuubuzi Jalia Nassolo ow’omu Amerika olw’okusubwa vidiyo y’omuziki. Yagambye nti empuliziganya embi n’okulwawo okutambuza ebintu, ate ye n’alumiriza nti yeeyisa mu ngeri etali ya kikugu. Ensonga eno yaleese okukubaganya ebirowoozo ku nkolagana y’abayimbi ne bakasitoma.

Era yayolekagana n’okusika omuguwa ne Black Market Records ku ndagaano ezitali za bwenkanya, okumenya amateeka g’obuyinza bw’okuwandiika, n’okuggyawo YouTube. Yawangula ensala za kkooti eziwera ng’akakasa eddembe lye ery’obwannannyini ku muziki gwe.

Discography

Ekimu kya Luguudo

Faridah

Omuwala

Leero Mbaga

Ntaawa

Nkooye Okulowoza

Ffena

Ebiro Bya Omukwano

Akaboozi

Wanokiriza.

Engule

HiPipo Music Awards (Omuyimbi Asunsuddwa & Omuyimbi Amanyiddwa).

Ensala ya kkooti y’obuyinza bw’okuwandiika – Yaweebwa obukadde bwa UGX 130 olw’okumenya amateeka g’obuyinza bw’okuwandiika (2025).

Ebikolwa ebikwatagana nabyo

Kabuye SSemboga

Nina Roz

John Blaq

A Pass

Don MC

Eddy Kenzo

Spice Diana