John Magiriba Lwanga
John M. Lwanga (* 1982 in Berlin ) is a German singer who became known as a member of the group Culcha Candela . He is also known by his stage name Johnny Strange .
Life
John Lwanga grew up as the son of a German and a Ugandan in Kreuzberg. There he came into contact with other musicians , especially through the youth center Kreuzberger Musikalische Aktion eV (KMA) and the reggae club YAAM . So he founded his first band B-Town Busted while still a schoolboy. He graduated from the Hermann-Hesse-Gymnasium in Kreuzberg.
In 2002 he founded, together with Mateo Jasik and Lafrotino the Reggae - / Dancehall - / Hip-hop - band Culcha Candela . In 2004 the first Culcha Candela album Union Verdadera was released , which entered the German charts at number 52 . In the meantime, Culcha Candela has released seven studio albums, played over 900 concerts and received various platinum and gold awards.
In addition to his work at Culcha Candela, John Lwanga founded the Afrika Rise eV association in 2008 , which supports a vocational school in Uganda, the EDI Buwere Vocational College . Through his socio-political engagement in the competition Energiesparmeister, the travel portal Welcome to Uganda and Airmail for Africa , he was featured by various musicians, including Itchyban , the Berlin band Ohrbooten , Cross Beatbox and the Swiss rapper Ay Dee.
Discography
Publications with Culcha Candela
Albums
date | publication | Musician | medium | Label |
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May 23, 2008 | Rhymes 4 Creation | Johnny Strange et al. a. | CD | Al Dente Recordz (Alive) |
December 21, 2011 | Say something | B-Town Busted | CD |
Singles
date | publication | Musician | medium | Label |
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November 4, 2005 | Highway | Ohrbooten feat. Johnny Strange | Album: play instinct | Jkp (Warner) |
July 28, 2006 | Purple punches | Capones feat. Johnny Strange | Album: "Mistico Capital" | Soulfire Artists (Rough Trade / Edel / Music Distribution) |
June 1, 2010 | Please DJ (Remix) | Clubcrushers present Yeyo feat Lafrotino & Johnny Strange | Download eSingle | Nutibara Records / Touch the Sky / Art of Sound Group |
22nd of November 2013 | Dance With Me | Ay Dee feat. Johnny Strange | Download eSingle | |
May 30, 2014 | 200 pulse | Mateo feat. Johnny Strange | Album: "Imperfect" | Warner Music International (Warner) |
July 21, 2017 | Crazy world | Tuklan & Solion feat. Johnny Strange | Download eSingle | Cleantone Records / Kontor New Media |
Individual evidence
- ↑ Artists' biographies: Odara Sol & Johnny Strange @ Bela sound , BERLINDA.ORG, 2013
- ↑ Strange about the YAAM , Eva Apraku, tip Berlin, October 12, 2012
- ^ Johnny Strange Facebook profile description John M. Lwanga, Facebook, 2014
- ↑ Life Mateo Jaschik , Wikipedia.de, 2014
- ↑ Afrika Rise eV , 2014
- ↑ Strange: In Africa I am white , Peter Zimmermann, tip Berlin, July 18, 2013
Web links
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lwanga, John Magiriba |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Lwanga, John M .; Strange, Johnny |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German singer |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1982 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Berlin |