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Rachael Magoola

Ugandan politician

Rachael Magoola is a Ugandan singer,[1] songwriter, dancer,[2] and politician. She is one of the members of Afrigo Band.[3][4][5][6] In the 2021 general election she was elected to Parliament, as the women's representative in Bugweri District, for the National Resistance Movement.[7]

Early life and education

Magoola’s musical journey started at home where her father, the late Nicholas Magoola, was a music teacher at several colleges in eastern Uganda. As a young girl she sang in the church choir and played musical instruments at home. In Senior Two she was expelled from Tororo Girls School for performing in a band while on a school break. In 1983 Magoola joined Namasagali College and later "Kaliro Teacher Training College" where she trained as a secondary school teacher, specialising in music and languages. She taught at Namasagali College until 1993 when she left for Kyambogo University where she studied a degree course in education, majoring in Music. Although

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Biography

Rachel Magoola was born to two music teacher parents and started singing at an early age. She was involved in
music throughout her youth at school and within her local church. She later trained as a music teacher and on
qualifying, taught for eleven years at Namasagali College, a secondary school and Kaliro Primary teacher
training college. Her college choir represented the region several times at the national level music competitions.

From 1989 to 2001 Rachel performed professionally with Uganda’s top group, The Afrigo Band, before moving on to
a solo career. She is now a successful artiste in her own right, having produced four solo albums, Inhaife in 1997,
Tyenda Wundi in 1998, Tonyiiga in 2000 and Atwibembe 2001. These albums earned her much respect from her fellow
artists and amongst the Ugandan public. “Obangaina”, one of the tracks on her debut album Inhaife, was a smash
hit countrywide and arguably the biggest hit in the history of Ugandan popular music. For example, it was Number
One on Capital Radio’s Coca-Cola Hot 7 at 7 for 30 consecutive days, a record. Th

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