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= Ykee Benda =

Wycliff Tugume (born 11 November 1991), better known by his stage name Ykee Benda, is a Ugandan musician and producer. He is currently signed to his own Independent record label Mpaka Records. His debut studio album Kireka Boy was released on 3 December 2017.

Early life
Ykee Benda was born to Alex and Ruth Mpakanyi and he is the seventh born in a family of eight. He grew up in Kireka, a suburb in the Ugandan capital Kampala. Benda started singing in Sunday school choir in a small church around his home and his passion for music grew tremendously while in campus studying Chemical engineering in Annaba Algeria, where he started by doing covers of different kinds of music while learning song writing and vocal training.

Career
In 2010, he recorded "Do it again", his first single with Alvin Keys. He launched his professional career in November 2015 by releasing a song titled "Munakampla", which received massive air play and positive reviews even clinching him three awards at the Buzz Teeniez Awards Show. It was until 2016 when he released a remix of "Farmer", featuring Sheebah Karungi that his career experienced a major turn around receiving a Best Collaboration of the Year Award at the Zinna Awards.

In 2017, he made his debut on Coke Studio Africa in the Big Break Segment collaborating with Jah Prayzah (Zimbabwe) and Mr Bow (Mozambique).

Kireka Boy
Ykee's debut studio album Kireka boy was released in December 2017. Singles off the album include "Malaika," "Byonkola," "Superman" and "Mr Incredible".