Jose Chameleone

Joseph Mayanja better known by the stage name Jose Chameleone, (born 30 April 1979) is a Ugandan AfroBeat artist and musician. Chameleone sings in Luganda, English, and Swahili and has won awards.

Jose Chameleone
Birth nameJoseph Mayanja
Born (1979-04-30) 30 April 1979
Uganda
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician.
LabelsLeone Island Records, Icetratt Entertainment
Associated acts

Sometimes as mononym Chameleone or at times as Dr. Jose Chameleone, he is one of the most popular and most outstanding Ugandan musicians in the 21st century. He started his music career in the early 1990s with the Ogopa Deejays, a Kenyan record label then and managed to gain popularity because of his talent across the entire African continent. Chameleone's music style is a mixture of Ugandan folk music, central African rumba, zouk and reggae. He has won quite a number of awards (about 20 of them) and continues to stand strong as the country's most outstanding musician in the 21st century enjoying strong popularity across the African continent.

Musical career

Chameleone's career began in 1996 as a DJ at the Missouri night club in Kampala. He was later signed to the Kenyan record label Ogopa Deejays, which released his first single, "Bageya" that featured Kenyan artist Redsan.

Throughout years he has recorded record selling albums like Mama Mia, Mambo Bado, Jamila, Kipepeo, Bageya, Shida za Dunia, Bayuda, Njo Karibu among others

Other activities

The speaker of the parliament of Uganda, Rebecca Kadaga, designated Chameleone to be the Ambassador of the Busoga Tourism Initiative.[1]

Chameleone is a member of a coalition of musicians who use their fame and fortune to help reduce poverty and create awareness campaigns for HIV/AIDS. He has performed overseas including in the United States, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Belgium,[2] Malaysia, China, South Africa, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Zambia, Malawi, South Sudan, Germany, and Switzerland, among others.

Personal life

He is married to Danielle Atim. The couple have five children who are all living in the United States. He is also currently pursuing a political career as Kampala (Uganda's capital)'s lord mayor.[3]

His younger brother Pius Mayanja is a well known artist under his stage name Pallaso

Discography

Albums
YearAlbumRecord label
2000BageyaOgopa Deejays
2001Mama Mia
2002Njo Karibu
2003The Golden Voice
2004Mambo Bado
2005Kipepeo
2006Shida za Dunia
2007Sivyo Ndivyo
2007Katupakase
2009Bayuda
2010Vumilia
2012Valu Valu
2013Badilisha
2015Wale Wale
2016Sili Mujawo
2017Sweet Banana, Superstar, Mshamba
2018Champion, Mateeka, Kilabe

Tatizo
2019Tonsuna Feat Papa Cidy, Tondekangawo feat Baliruno K. Hanson
2020Baliwa, Bolingo ya Nzambe

Singles

(Selective)

  • "Wale Wale"
  • "Valu Valu"
  • "Tubonge"
  • "Badilisha"
  • "Milliano"
  • "Bayuda"
  • "Bomboclat"
  • "Jamila"
  • "Dorotia"
  • "Nkoleki"
  • "All Di Girls"
  • "Relaxing"
  • "Going On"
  • "Moto Moto"
  • "Africa Kiboko Yao"
  • "Bei Kali"
  • "Mama Rhoda"
  • "Ndivyo Sivyo"
  • "Only You"
  • "Mama Mia"
  • "Bwerere"
  • "Meeme Katale"
  • "Naumia"
  • "Nekolela Mali"
  • "Shida Za Dunia"

Awards

Won

Nominated

References

  1. RedPepper website: Speaker Kadaga For Tubonge Concert
  2. Sauti za Busara: Jose Chameleone
  3. All Africa.com
  4. PAM Awards: 2004 Winners
  5. PAM Awards: 2005 Winners & Nominees
  6. Tanzania Music Awards: Winners 2004
  7. Tanzania Music Awards: 2005 Winners
  8. PAM Awards 2006 Winners
  9. Kisima Awards Winners 2006 Archived 8 April 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  10. Kisima Awards Winners 2007 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  13. https://www.galaxyfm.co.ug/2019/03/23/full-list-of-zzina-award-winners-2018-2019/
  14. https://bigeye.ug/zzina-awards-2018-heres-the-full-list-of-nominees/
  15. Kora Awards Nominees 2003
  16. Kora Awards Nominees 2004 Archived 6 January 2005 at the Wayback Machine
  17. IPP Media: Jose Chameleon nominated for UK Music Awards In 2006
  18. 2007 MTV Europe Music Awards
  19. Kili awards 2012 Nominees 8 February 2012
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