Ykee Benda

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    Ykee Benda is a Ugandan musician , song writer and producer, who is signed on to Mpaka Records Music Label. Some of his popular songs include Superman, Munakampala, Singa,Farmer,Obangaina,Nkufeelinga and Malaika. He made his debut on Coke Studio Africa 2017 in the Big Break Segment collaborating with Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) and Mr Bow (Mozambique). The multi-talented Ykee Benda started doing covers before launching his professional career in November 2015. This year, he won Breakthrough Artist and Best Collaboration of the Year in the recently concluded Zzina Awards (Uganda). Besides recording music, Ykee writes songs for himself and other artists as well. He also produces his own tracks. His inspiration comes from listening to African contemporary music and the Afro Beat genre. He has collaborated with Coke Studio Africa 2017 diva from Uganda, Sheebah Karungi on the remix of his song Farmer - a hit song that is credited with putting him on the map. Besides music. Ykee Benda is also a representative of Reach a Hand, an initiative that supports girl education.