Bobi Wine
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Bobi Wine
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| Born |
12 February 1982 Uganda |
| Residence | Kampala, Uganda |
| Nationality | Ugandan |
| Citizenship | Uganda |
| Education |
General Education Makerere University, Kampala, Uganda |
| Occupation | Musician, entrepreneur, entertainer, philanthropist |
| Years active | 2000 – present |
| Known for | Music |
| Home town | Kanoni |
| Relatives | Mikie Wine (Brother) |
Bobi Wine (born Robert Ssentamu Kyagulanyi; 12 February 1982) is a Ugandan musician.
He was born in Mpigi District, southwest of Kampala District. He was baptised Robert Kyagulanyi in the Roman Catholic Church. He went to Makerere University in Kampala.
He started making music in the early 2000s. His first singles were Akagoma, Funtula, and Sunda (featuring Ziggy D), which brought Wine into the limelight. He was previously part of the group Fire Base Crew. Later he formed a new group, Ghetto Republic of Uganja, which he leads.
The Uganda Professional Boxing Commission (UPBC) has given him a professional boxing license. He has had quite a number of conflicts with Bebe Cool and Chameleone. He is associated with other musicians like Buchaman and Nubian Li who have sung alongside him in various productions. Wine is also a movie actor, mainly starring in a few local movies commonly known as Binayugandda. Wine is also associated with a famous TV show that is filmed at his plush lake-view mansion. He has recently released a new song entitled "Dilemma" starring Mr.G, Cindy, and Wine himself.
Wine's lyrics often advocate for ghetto-residents in Uganda. He has supported several practical projects to improve conditions for the poor.
In July 2012, he started a campaign to promote more regular cleaning in hospitals, and more attention to sanitization, garbage management, and hand washing to prevent disease. A YouTube video from September 2012 shows Bobi joining Kampala mayor Elias Lukwago in cleaning up Kamwokya, the slum neighbourhood where he grew up. Also in 2012, Bobi donated funds to build pit latrines and construct a drainage channel in Kisenyi II, a Kampala slum that New Vision, a major local newspaper, described as being "characterized by filth, crowded shanty structures, poor sanitation and lack of basic social facilities." The newspaper quoted Wine as explaining "I am doing this because these are my people, and no matter where I go, this will always be home."
He has also campaigned for malaria prevention, with donations to the Nakasongola Health Centre, and reference to the disease in his songs. "Malaria is more dangerous than Al-Shabab" became a popular refrain in one of his 2010 songs.
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