Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu born 12 February , also popularly known by his stage name Bobi Wine , is a Ugandan activist, politician, singer, lawyer [ 1 ] and actor. He participated in the election, in which, according to official results, he lost to incumbent Yoweri Museveni , although he claims this result was fraudulent. On 14 December , he was placed under house arrest by the Government of Uganda. He has continued to protest his arrest.
Upon his return to Uganda on 5 October , he was arrested once again. Kyagulanyi was born in Nkozi Hospital , where his mother worked as a midwife. He then attended Makerere University in Kampala , where he studied music, dance, and drama, graduating with a diploma in Following the advice of his constitutional law lecturer, David Lewis Rubongoya, he transferred from IUEA, which was not fully accredited to teach law at the time, to Cavendish University , which was already accredited.
He graduated from Cavendish University in August Kyagulanyi and Mugisha Fadhalmul Toto started their career in the early s, and adopted the stage name BobiRob and pr Toto, akin to his Christian given name, Robert, taking inspiration from Bob Marley who was also named Robert. He later adapted the stage name Bobi Wine. He was the leader of the group Fire Base Crew [ 13 ] until its disbandment, after which he started a new group known as Ghetto Republic of Uganja. In , his song "Kiwani" was featured on the soundtrack for the Disney movie Queen of Katwe.
Bobi Wine's major music genre has always been Afrobeat music. Bobi Wine's music was being sold and promoted by the late Kasiwukira. He acknowledged receiving receipts of 60M from his music sales in just one month from Kasiwukira. He has a fully Monetized YouTube channel with tens of millions of views. He has held various concerts and performances in addition to brand endorsements all that bring income to him.
He owns a commercial production studio in Kamwokya known as FireBase records. Wine developed a humanitarian and politically focused musical genre in , one which entertains while also conveying educational messages, particularly to the underprivileged residents of Kampala's suburbs, including the Ghetto. The messages contained in these music projects were typically aimed at politicians, urging them to take greater care of the underprivileged, as well as encouraging ordinary citizens to be more responsible in their communities.
