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Toniks makes most of his musical evolution

Allan Toniks during his performance at the event.

 

Allan Toniks, real name Allan Ampaire, is among the few artistes from his generation still standing strong over 15 years since his debut.

The “Locomotives”—as the group of artists from his breakthrough period around 2008 came to be known in Ugandan music circles—ushered in a wave of fresh, energetic, and talented musicians who ignited a revolution. This revolution ruled the Ugandan airwaves nonstop for five years. The arrival of the self-proclaimed Africa’s dynamic duo, Radio and Weasel, is largely credited with spearheading this “generation turned revolution.”

At their peak, they successfully challenged the industry’s reigning “Big Three” dominance of—Bobi Wine, Bebe Cool and Jose Chameleone— who had long defined the who’s who of the urban Ugandan music scene. Urban R&B singer Toniks firmly belonged to this era, breaking out with his hit song Beera Nange, featuring Lilly Ahabwe. Released during his Senior Six vacation in 2007, the song broke through in 2008, placing him squarely in the heart of this new era……..CONTINUE READING………

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