A Pass
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Bagonza Alexander[1] |
| Born | 21 December 1989 Mengo, Uganda |
| Genres | Dancehall, Afro, Reggae |
| Years active | 2011 – present |
| Labels | Iamapass Records |
| Website | iamapass |
Alexander Bagonza, better known by his stage name A Pass (and formerly APassKiller), is a Ugandan musician and songwriter. He was born in Uganda on 21 December 1989.[2] A Pass states that his stage name comes from Alexander his last name and Pass from his picky nickname Percy.[3][4]
Early life
[edit]The second born of seven siblings attended Kampala Kindergarten for his nursery school, Nakasero Primary School for his primary, Merryland High Schools, and St Lawrence, Cream land for secondary school.[2][5]
Performing career
[edit]A Pass started music as any normal church goer but he developed his talent more at school. He later went to studio in 2003 for his first studio session but he didn't record the song but only managed to get an instrumental. A Pass later on returned to studio after a few years when he met a friend called eddy who encouraged him to sing more professionally. A Pass formed a strong musical relationship with Dave Dash who by then was known as A Dash and the two did a couple of songs together.
In 2011, he met video director Lukyamuzi Bashir who noticed his talent at South Syde in a studio session. Bashir began taking him to various studios around the country and introducing him to different influential people in the music industry. In 2012, BADI built a recording studio in Makindye called Badi Musik Production. BADI went on to shoot videos for A Pass in 2013, which added a steady kick-off to his career. A Pass is currently signed to and managed by LLolypop Entertainment.
A Pass has worked with a number of producers in the Reggae and Dancehall genre including Alex from Jamaica (A.I.P), Black Spyda from Jamaica, Nessim (Badi Musik), Baru (DustVille), Timo (Badi Musik), Just Jose (Swangz Avenue), Benon Mugumbya, (Swangz Avenue), Nash (Swangz Avenue), The Late Mac Elvis (South Syde), Keyner (K Records), Samurae (Talent 256), Don (DustVille) and several others. A Pass states he gets inspiration from music including dancehall, reggae, Rnb, hip hop and afro pop from artistes like Michael Jackson, Lucky Dube, UB40 among others.
A Pass has collaborated with various musicians including, A.Y. (musician), Goodlyfe from Uganda and Cinderella Sanyu among others.[6] A Pass has written songs for Bebe Cool[7] and co-written 'Love I Feel' with Michael Ross.[8] He has recently released a single Wuuyo the official soundtrack to Uganda movie Bala Bala Sese produced by Usama Mukwaya.[9] A pass is commonly known to work with friend and producer Nessim and video producer Lukyamuzi Bashir under the record label Badi Musik.
Discography
[edit]Music albums
[edit]- Nva Kampala (2016)
- African Yayo (2018)
- Bagonza (2024)
Singles
[edit]Some of A Pass's most popular songs include the following:
- Didadada
- Love Infection
- Am loving
- Am lovin Remix
- Tulikubigere
- KLA
- Mumpulila
- So loud
- Burn OP
- Nyenya Omugongo
- Run Bou Ya
- One Of A Kind
- Bartender
- Tetubatya
- Wuuyo
- Muliwa (we deyah)
- So High
- Wyne on Time
- Yuh Don Know Mi
- Take Time Off
- Abantu
- Sida Mukyalo
Collaborations
[edit]- Nah normal with Radio & Weasel
- Am Loving with Don Mc and Cinderella Sanyu
- My Flair with Patrobas
- Amatu Maggale with Tasha Batabazi
- AIP Cyber with A.I.P
- Take Time off with The Mith
- Trouble Maker with Ekky
- Memories with Lillian Mbabazi
- GAMULULU REMIX Ft Konshens[10]
- Face Me with Azawi[11]
Feud
[edit]There has been unending feud between A Pass and other musicians in Uganda.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "A Pass". HiPipo. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ a b "All You Need To Know About Rising Star A Pass". Chano8 Digital Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ satisfashionug. "A Pass talks music fashion women and being cool". SatisFashion Uganda. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Llolypop Records - Events Organisers, Promoters and Marketing". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Meet A Pass' dad that has supported him in the music industry". Bigeye.ug. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "A Pass to release new video featuring AY and AirporTaxi soon". Bigeye.ug. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Singer A Pass Pockets Shs2M For Bebe Cool's New Hit". Xclusive.co.ug. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "Micheal Ross Opens Up About 'Love I Feel' - Chano8". Chano8 Digital Magazine. Archived from the original on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ "A pass' Wuuyo Soundtrack For The Bala Bala Sese Movie - Chano8". Chano8 Digital Magazine. Retrieved 26 March 2015.
- ^ Staff Writer (11 April 2016). "Facts & Review Of Gamululu Remix Video By A Pass And Konshens". RedPepper. p. 1. Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ^ Josh, Ruby (10 October 2021). "Impressive! Azawi's 'African Music' album already taking huge strides". Mbu. p. 1. Retrieved 10 October 2021.
- ^ Habre Muriisa (11 August 2017). "A Pass Speaks Out On Alleged Beef With Bebe Cool". Chano8 Digital Magazine. Retrieved 29 March 2019.
External links
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