Sandra Suubi (born 1990) is a Ugandan gospel musician and visual artist.[1][2][3][4][5]

Early years and education

Suubi was born in Kampala, Uganda in 1990. She had her primary education at Greenhill Academy and her secondary education Gayaza High School, both in Kampala.[6] She attended the Makerere University where she acquired a bachelor's degree in Fine Arts from the Margaret Trowell School of Industrial and Fine Art. In January 2018, she graduated from the same University with a master's degree in Fine Arts.[7][8][1][2]

Career

While in secondary school, Suubi was part of the school's chapel choir. She began her career as a musician in 2011 when she joined a girl group called Xabu under the direction of First Love. With the group, she started to perform at different events while at the university. In 2015, the group split, so she joined the Airtel Trace Music competition and won. She went ahead to represent Uganda in the East African category at the International level of the competition.[9] She released her debut album in 2016 which features two singles, Togwamu Suubi and Nsiimye.[4][10] Her song, Togwamu Subi was featured as the sound track for the award winning film Veronica’s Wish in 2018. She released her second album in 2018 and this album features songs like Onjagande nyo, Kingdom come, Heaven and Jangu Tuzine.[9][11]

Aside music, Suubi works as an eco-artist. She recycles plastic waste to create installations, stage back drops, jewelry and home decorations. Her art work has featured in different Kampala art festivals like the Bayimba 2013 back drop, the laba 2014 Headphones, Bodaboda Helmet and the concept of the bird during the Kampala art.[4][11]

Discography

  • Anthems of Life (2016)
  • Anthems of Life, Ep (2018)
  • Faya

Awards

  • She won the Best New Artiste of the year 2015 - Victoria Gospel Academy (VIGA) awards[5]
  • She won the Upcoming Female Artist of the year 2016 - VIGA Awards[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "MORNING AT NTV: Christmas Carols with Sandra Suubi - Features | NTV". www.ntv.co.ug. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  2. 1 2 "Award Winning Artiste, Sandra Suubi Graduates With a Masters Degree". Campus Bee. 2018-01-23. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  3. ↑ "Sandra Suubi – African Crossroads". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  4. 1 2 3 "Sandra Suubi | A featured Artist and Performer at the Diaspora 2015 Gala | Welcome to the Ugandan Diaspora". Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  5. 1 2 Kaggwa, Andrew. "Sandra Suubi on balancing art and music". The Observer - Uganda. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  6. ↑ Nantaba, Agnes E. (2018-05-03). "Uganda: Sandra Suubi Mixes Music and Art". allAfrica.com. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  7. ↑ "Sandra Suubi". AtWork. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  8. 1 2 "Sandra Suubi accorded a master's degrees from Makerere". UG Christian News. 2018-01-19. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  9. 1 2 "Sandra Suubi". Bayimba International Festival. 2019-07-22. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  10. ↑ "Sandra Suubi finally releases a debut song". New Vision. 2016-11-01. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
  11. 1 2 "Sandra Suubi". Music In Africa. 2019-05-03. Retrieved 2019-12-30.
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