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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Rodney Muhumuza and Patrick Onen

Kenzo, first Ugandan nominated for Grammy, had humble start

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Eddy Kenzo doesn’t know precisely when he was born, a quirk of personal history that goes to the heart of how the Ugandan singer sees himself: a humble man who's sometimes anxious about what happens next.

And yet Kenzo, who became the first Uganda-based singer to earn a Grammy nomination, keeps scaling heights that defy his expectations and those of his fans and rivals in this east African country where his work is sometimes questioned.

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