Rachel is a very talented singer, songwriter and dancer from Uganda. For over 10 years Rachel taught music in the prominent Kaliro Primary Teacher’s College and her contribution to the curriculum, festivals and other music-based evnts was immeasurable.
At the same time, developing her own singing career was also very important for Rachel, and she joined Afrigo, Uganda’s best-known band. Afrigo’s songs are frequently heard on Ugandan radio pop charts. The band benefitted from Rachel’s knowledge of traditional songs and dances from all over Uganda, so those years were a time of mutual enrichment. She arranged a lot of Afrigo’s music as well as choreography.
Some of her songs carry special health messages like; ‘Take Me As I Am’ for the Sickle Cell Association of Uganda. Her song ‘ I Am Not a Toy’ emphasises how important it is for girls to receive education. Her compositions contain elements of languages and traditional rhythms from all regions of Uganda, as well as reggae and zouk, a talent for which she is highly respected.
