Prince Paulo Job Kafeero (1969–2007), commonly known as Paulo Kafeero, was a Uganda

Uganda

Uganda , officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. Uganda is also known as the "Pearl of Africa". It is bordered on the east by Kenya, on the north by South Sudan, on the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, on the southwest by Rwanda, and on the south by...

n recording artist, composer

Composer

A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...

, vocalist and entertainer.

Education

He attended St. Alphonse Demonstration School for his primary education. He then attended Ngogwe Senior Secondary SChool in Ngogwe

Ngogwe

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, Buikwe District

Buikwe District

Buikwe District is a district in the Central Region of Uganda. It is named after its 'chief town', Buikwe, where the district headquarters are located.-Location:...

, for his O-Level (S1-S4) education. He started his music career after that.

Music career

Paulo Kafeero began recording professionally in the early 1990s. His earliest great album "Ekijjankunene Part 1" was released in 1992. Over the next fifteen (15) years, he released about two dozen albums. His genre was what is known as "Kadongo Kamu", sung in his native Ganda language. He had a knack for words and could compose and sing an entire song without repeating a phrase. He was accompanied by his band; "Kulabako Band", although the band was not as talented as its lead vocalist.

Personal life

Kafeero led a troubled existence. He was an alcoholic and alcohol consumption was often mentioned in many of his recordings. He attemted to quit but eventually relapsed. Alcohol addiction contributed to his early death. He was also a womaniser

Womaniser

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, with at least eighteen (18) known wives and at least twenty-five (25) children at the time of his death.

External links

• Webpage Announcing The Death of Paulo Kafeero