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Chameleone’s advice that changed the trajectory of Benon and Vamposs

While hanging out with Chameleone at DV8, he advised Benon and Vamposs to start singing in Luganda
Chameleone, Vamposs and Benon
Chameleone, Vamposs and Benon

According to Benon Mugumba, they wanted to sing cool, RnB songs with English lyrics.

"We wanted to do Cool music, RnB, sing in English," he said in an interview.

One day while hanging out with Chameleone at DV8, then a popular hangout that used to attract musicians, he advised them to start singing in Luganda 

He told them if they don't sing in Luganda, no one will play their songs, said Mugumbya.

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A year later they got an opportunity to record two songs with Steve Jean, who was the biggest producer at the time

They recorded from AV1 Studios.

One of the songs, titled Nsazewo, became popular in Tanzania and they got to perform there.

The late Kato Lubwama once said they gave the same advice to Juliana Kanyomozi when she had just started singing, and it’s not a surprise that she revealed that she regards Tata W’abaana, her duet with Bobi Wine as her breakthrough song.

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