# Aziz Azion > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aziz_Azion > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Aziz_Azion.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Azion > Source revision: 1315460055 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Ugandan musical artist}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2024}} {{Infobox musical artist | name = Aziz Azion | image = | image_size = 220px | caption = | birth_name = Aziz Mukisa | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1986|7|27}} | birth_place = [Fort Portal, Kabarole](/source/Fort_Portal), Uganda | genre = [R&B, Afrobeat, Zouk](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) | occupation = Singer, Songwriter, Entrepreneur | instrument = Acoustic guitar, drums | years_active = 2006–present | label = [Maestro Studios](/source/Maestro_Studios), WestEnd Entertainment, Shotyme Music | associated_acts = [GNL Zamba](/source/GNL_Zamba), Leila Kayondo, Moris Hassa, Alien Skin | website = }} '''Aziz Mukisa''', professionally known by his stage name '''Aziz Azion''' (pronounced [ʕaziːz] á-ʐðɲ), is a [Uganda](/source/Uganda)n [R&B](/source/Contemporary_R%26B) singer-songwriter, guitarist and musician. He was born Aziz Mukisa on 27 July 1986 in [Fort Portal](/source/Fort_Portal), Uganda, and raised in [Kampala](/source/Kampala) where he attended his early school program before making his move into the [music industry](/source/music_industry) at an early age. Popularly known as "the guitar emperor", Aziz has graced the Ugandan and East African [music charts](/source/music_charts) with the songs 'Yegwe', 'Nkumila Omukwano', 'Nakupenda', 'Oxygen', 'Beera Nange', 'Nzikiriza', 'Pain Killer', and 'Yo Love', among others. Popular music promoter and veteran disc spinner DJ Erycom while appearing on a TV Show, he said that "Leero Monday" was the very first song composed and sung by Aziz Azion in the year 2007. ==Music style and career== Aziz music takes on the R&B music style with noticeable influences from [Afrobeat](/source/Afrobeat) and [Afropop](/source/Afro_pop_music). He is currently signed to Shotym Music Entertainment, his own music label which he founded in 2020 with a goal of taking his music career to the next level. He learned how to play the guitar in 1998 in a local [Kadongo Kamu](/source/Kadongo_Kamu) band called 'Makuge Kandongo Kamu group'.{{cite web|title=Aziz Azion – Details|url=http://www.musicuganda.com/Aziz%20Azion.html|website=musicuganda.com|publisher=musicuganda.com|accessdate=8 October 2014}} He later joined late [Paulo Kafeero](/source/Paulo_Kafeero)'s group called Kulabako Guitar Singer,{{Cite web|url=http://www.redpepper.co.ug/aziz-azion-for-pebbles-gig/|title=Aziz Azion for Pebbles Gig -|date=4 July 2014}} where he spent one year and a half before moving to Kato Lubwama's Diamond Productions for two years. He then joined Eagles' production where he spent a couple of months before he and his bandmates agreed to form a band that would play for all artists thus the formation of Jeckaki Band. Aziz backed up instrumentally in the band where he was a back up guitarist for a number of big names in music such as [Jose Chameleon](/source/Jose_Chameleon).{{Cite web|url=http://www.reverbnation.com/azizazion1|title = Aziz Azion | R&B/Soul from Kampala, UG}} Their first international stage performance was in 2005 during [Chameleon's](/source/Jose_Chameleon) European tour. Jeckaki performed with [Jose Chameleon](/source/Jose_Chameleone) in [Sweden](/source/Sweden), [Denmark](/source/Denmark), Norway, Belgium and Finland.{{Cite web |url=http://www.hipipo.com/people/27/Aziz-Azion/bio/37/Who-Is-Aziz-Azion-In-Ugandan-Music |title=Who is Aziz Azion in Ugandan Music Aziz Azion Bio: Uganda Celebrities | Artists HiPipo.com |access-date=8 October 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141004025428/http://www.hipipo.com/people/27/Aziz-Azion/bio/37/Who-Is-Aziz-Azion-In-Ugandan-Music |archive-date=4 October 2014 |url-status=dead }} However, his music breakthrough came in 2008 following the release of his hit single, 'Nkumila Omukwano'.{{cite web|url=http://www.lyrics256.com/2012/06/25/nkumila-omukwano-aziz-azion/ |title=Nkumila Omukwano – Aziz Azion | Lyrics256 |accessdate=2014-05-08 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140603123431/http://lyrics256.com/2012/06/25/nkumila-omukwano-aziz-azion/ |archivedate=3 June 2014 }} The singer has collaborated with artists like [GNL Zamba](/source/GNL_Zamba) on the R&B/Hip hop-driven 'Nakupenda', which was featured on his "Wampisa" album,{{cite web|title=Wampisa album launch|url=http://www.musicuganda.com/Aziz%20Azion.html|publisher=musicuganda|accessdate=5 May 2014}} [Juliana](/source/Juliana_Kanyomozi), [Goodlyfe](/source/Goodlyfe_Crew), [Mariam Ndagire](/source/Mariam_Ndagire), [GNL](/source/GNL_Zamba), [Swangz Avenue](/source/Swangz_Avenue), Rabadaba and Pastor [Wilson Bugembe](/source/Wilson_Bugembe).[http://www.musicuganda.com/Aziz%20Azion.html Aziz Azion] musicuganda.com ==''Oxygen'' album== In 2011, Azion released his second music album ''Oxygen'' at Kati Kati, Calendar Rest Hotel, and KK beach. The album included songs like ''Oxygen'' and ''Baliwa''.{{citation needed|date=May 2017}} ==Discography== * Nkumila Omukwano * My Oxygen * Uganda the pearl of Africa * Wampisa * Mataala ===Studio albums=== #Wampisa{{Cite web |url=http://www.hipipo.com/radio/27/Aziz-Azion/Aziz-Azion-Nafunye-Wampisa |title=Aziz Azion Nafunye Wampisa Radio: MP3 Audio Music HiPipo.com |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505112043/http://www.hipipo.com/radio/27/Aziz-Azion/Aziz-Azion-Nafunye-Wampisa |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }} #My Oxygen{{Cite web |url=http://www.hipipo.com/video/1497/Aziz-Azion-Mukisa-My-Oxygen |title=Aziz Azion Mukisa My Oxygen Video Music: HiPipo.com |access-date=5 May 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140505112734/http://www.hipipo.com/video/1497/Aziz-Azion-Mukisa-My-Oxygen |archive-date=5 May 2014 |url-status=dead }} #Beera Nange{{Cite web|url=http://ugandanlyrics.blogspot.com/2011/07/aziz-azion-beera-nange.html|title=Ugandan music lyrics: Aziz Azion – Beera Nange|date=30 July 2011}} #Nakupenda ==Music Award== *2011 – [PAM Awards](/source/Pearl_of_Africa_Music_Awards) – Best R&B Artiste{{cite web |url=http://www.ugandaonline.net/news/view/11939/aziz_azion_featured_on_isaiah_s_friday_ntv_jazz_show |title=Uganda Online – Aziz Azion Featured on Isaiah's Friday NTV Jazz Show |website=ugandaonline.net |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120512080442/http://www.ugandaonline.net/news/view/11939/aziz_azion_featured_on_isaiah_s_friday_ntv_jazz_show |archive-date=12 May 2012 |url-status=dead}} ==See also== {{Portal|R&B and Soul Music|Uganda}} * [List of Ugandan musicians](/source/List_of_Ugandan_musicians) ==References== {{reflist}} {{authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Azion, Aziz}} Category:1984 births Category:Living people Category:21st-century Ugandan male singers Category:People from Kabarole District Category:Ugandan rhythm and blues singers Category:Musicians from Kampala Category:Ugandan singer-songwriters --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Aziz Azion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Azion) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aziz_Azion?action=history)). 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