# Jaqee

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**Jaqueline Nakiri Nalubale** (born 1977),[1] also known as **Jaqee**, is a musician born in [Kampala](/source/Kampala), Uganda. In 1990, she immigrated to Sweden, where she began her musical career.[2][3] She describes herself as a "musical chameleon", having no single musical style.[4]

Jaqee speaks [Luganda](/source/Luganda), [Nkore](/source/Nkore_language), English, and [Swedish](/source/Swedish_language), as well as "a little bit" of Spanish; she is learning German.[5]

## Albums

In May 2005, she released her self-financed debut album *Blaqalixious*, which won the best Soul/Hip-Hop prize at ManifestGalan 2006 and included songs like "The Way You Make Me Feel", "Karma", and "Headfall".[4] The album was nominated for a [Grammis](/source/Grammis) Award.[1] The nomination surprised her, since the album was self-released; she had approached several record companies before recording the album, but none signed her.[5] She says the album was inspired by "life, love, war, injustice and prejudice."[4] "[It] was my direct contact to the music that a rural community in the diaspora plays", she said of the album.[6] She has a tattoo of the album's name, which she says was a knockoff of [Beyoncé](/source/Beyonc%C3%A9)'s expression "bootilicious".[4]

Jaqee's follow up album, *Nouvelle d'amour*, was released in October 2007. The album showed [blues](/source/Blues) and rock influences.[6] It included the songs "Sugar" and "Castara Blues". It was also nominated for a Grammis Award.[1]

Her next release, in 2008, was not a solo project but a [jazz](/source/Jazz) [tribute album](/source/Tribute_album) to [Billie Holiday](/source/Billie_Holiday) entitled *A Letter to Billie*.[6] It was presented together with one of Sweden's most active [big bands](/source/Big_band), [Bohuslän Big Band](/source/Bohusl%C3%A4n_Big_Band). She went on tour with the band to Japan and [Egypt](/source/Egypt).

Jaqee's most recent album is *Kokoo Girl*, a return to [roots reggae](/source/Roots_reggae) and [ska](/source/Ska).[6] Released in June 2009, *Kokoo Girl* saw her joining forces with German-based [Rootdown Records](/source/Rootdown_Records), who released "Kokoo Girl", "Take It Or Leave It", and "Land of the Free". As word spread, French record label [Makasound](/source/Makasound) added her to their artist roster, re-releasing her record in France as *Land of the Free* on [International Women's Day](/source/International_Women's_Day), 8 March 2010. The French release was voted 2010 Reggae Album of the Year by iTunes France.[5] "I grew up with African Gospel, in a sad and turbulent environment, so for me, this means I grasp and totally understand reggae and its never-ending struggle for the common man," Jaqee said.[6]

## References

1. ["Jaqee: Nomad & Vagabond"](http://issuu.com/aimminnesota/docs/dec09aimagazine). *AIM Magazine*. December 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

1. ["Svensk Soulvåg"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110612081355/http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=58360&a=194479&printerfriendly=true) [Swedish Soulvåg] (in Swedish). *svt.se*. Archived from [the original](http://svt.se/svt/jsp/Crosslink.jsp?d=58360&a=194479&printerfriendly=true) on 12 June 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

1. ["Jaqee låter kraften ta över"](https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/jaqee-later-kraften-ta-over/) [Jaqee allows the force to take over] (in Swedish). *Dagens Nyheter*. Stockholm, Sweden: Gunilla Herlitz. 18 June 2005. [Archived](https://archive.today/20120525154605/http://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/jaqee-later-kraften-ta-over-1.732545) 25 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

1. Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane (11 April 2006). ["Ugandan Musicians: Meet Jaqee"](http://www.ugpulse.com/articles/daily/Entertainment.asp?about=Ugandan+Musicians%3A+Meet+Jaqee&ID=369). *UGPulse: The Pulse of Uganda*. UgaTechUSA. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

1. Gausi, Tamara (14 February 2011). ["Get to Know Ugandan reggae singer Jaqee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20111004233614/http://afripopmag.com/afripop-profiles/get-to-know/5-minutes-with-ugandan-reggae-singer-jaqee-2/). *AfriPOP!*. Archived from [the original](http://afripopmag.com/afripop-profiles/get-to-know/5-minutes-with-ugandan-reggae-singer-jaqee-2/) on 4 October 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

1. ["Jaqee"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110111153644/http://jaqee.mondomix.com/en/artiste.htm). Mondomix. Archived from [the original](http://jaqee.mondomix.com/en/artiste.htm) on 11 January 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2011.

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.jaqee.com)

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