Pallaso
Afro Pop Artist
Pallaso: Biography, Age, Family and Songs of Pius Mayanja
Pallaso is a singer, songwriter, producer, and videographer from Uganda. He plays different kinds of music, such as afro pop, afrobeat hip hop, dancehall, and R&B. He sings in Luganda and English and Swahili, which gives his lyrics more flavor. His musical career began in 2000, when he was still with Leone Island, a band run by his brother Jose Chameleon. Pallaso moved to the United States in 2005. He lived there for 10 years before moving back to Uganda in 2014. He joined TNS of Jeff Kiwa and stayed there for a few months before starting his own group, Team Good Music.
How I grew up and went to school
Pallaso, whose real name is Pius Mayanja, was born at Mulago hospital on September 5, 1987, to Mr. Gerald Mayanja and Mrs. Prossy Mayanja. Pallaso is one of this family's seven children.
This family has three musicians as children. Their names are Chameleon, Weasel Manizo, and the late AK 47. Since 2000, this family has been in charge of the music business. Pallaso's first school was Happy Hours Nursery and Primary School.
After elementary school, he went to Mengo senior school and Kasawo secondary school for his O level. For his A level, he went to St. Augustine College, Wakiso. He moved to Pennsylvania, where he went to high school and got a diploma from the college of direct studies.
Music career
Pallaso Pius Mayanja started making music in 2000 with a group called Leone Island, which was run by his brother Jose Chameleon. At the time, he was known as Lizard on stage. In 2003, he put out his first single, Mudigidde. It was produced by his brother Chameleon, and Radio Simba played it a lot. It was played more often by Omulangira Ndauisi and Bobo King.
In 2005, Pallaso moved to the United States. He started working there and kept up his music career. He put out a few songs, and while he was in the U.S., he changed his name from Lizard to Pallaso. He worked with a Lewiston, Maine, rapper named The Mess, and the two of them made an album called "change" in 2013.
In 2014, the self-proclaimed king of the East joined forces with Shaggy and DJ Hidrro to make the song "Remain in our hearts," which was dedicated to heroes who had died, like Michael Jackson and Notorious BIG. After he got back from the U.S., he worked with Radio and Weasel as part of the Goodlyf crew to make a hit song called "Amaaso." The song was a big success and gave his music career a new lease on life. It topped most of Uganda's music charts.
Pallaso went ahead and made solo albums like Weekoledewo kaki, omugongo, and many others.
The Goodlyf crew broke up with their manager, Jeff Kiwa, and he joined forces with Pallaso to start a new group called Team No Sleep. Artists like Pallaso, Sheeba Kalungi, AK 47, and King Saha were part of the group. Pallaso and Sheeba worked together to make a song called "Mundongo." It was followed by "Go down low," which won the best afro song award at the Hipipo music awards in 2015.
Later, Pallaso joined forces with King Saha and put out a song called "Tamale Mirundi," as well as other singles like "kilabe embaliga" and "Sanyu lyange," which were originally done by "Sweet kid." In November 2014, Pallaso began working with a Nigerian musician named Davido on a single called Twatoba. The song came out in 2015, and Nash wonder was in charge of making it.
In the same year, he put out singles like "ffe tuliko," "Tiwa savage," "tebakusoboola," and many more. Pallaso left TNS in May 2015 because Jeff Kiwa was accused of killing his brother, AK 47, and he officially started his own group, Team Good Music.
Later, he gave his first concert at Freedom City, but it didn't go well.
Music Prizes
Hipipo Awards, for the best artist in the Diaspora, Flyest music video, 2014 Buzz tenniez awards, 2014 Buzz tenniez awards, hottest riddim, 2014 Buzz Tenniez Awards, hottest collaboration, 2014 Rising Star Awards, hottest collaboration, 2014 Zzina Awards: Best Collaboration, Most Inspirational Song, 2016 \sNomination
Artist of the Year, ZZNA Awards, Best Collaboration at the 2015 Zzina Awards, 2015 Pallaso Songs
Move around, 2013 \sChange, 2013 Not at all, 2013 It's chilly. 2013 Do as I say, 2013 \sAmaaso, 2013 \sHome, 2013 \sMundongo, 2014 Wekoledewo kaki, 2014 Go down low, 2014 Please pray for me, 2014 \sTamale, 2014 \sNtwala, 2014 Sanyu lyange, 2015 My apologies, 2015 Twatoba, 2015 Koona, 2015 Mudigiddde
Muggongo \sNyoola \sMubambazzanga
Akolo Tiwa savage
Ffe tuliko Nze ani
Sweet love
Siipiyoo \sOnfitinya
Kirabe embaliga
We can, yes.
My gurly
African tears: move your body
No answers
Birthday Ready for you Never came clean
My girl Omusawo
Life at home
Pallaso is the father of two mixed-race children, Maisha Mayanja and Danari Mayanja, whose mother lives in the United States.
Controversy
Because of the attacks on foreigners, a group of angry people in South Africa attacked Pallaso. It happened in Johannesburg, which is the largest city in South Africa. He was reportedly hit with stones and cut with pangas. He went to make a new music video for one of the songs.
After all of that, he attacked Kato Lubwama, who had said that Pallaso was trying to be important. This didn't sit well with Pallaso, who told Kato to mind his own business and stay out of his personal life.
Pallaso also got into a fight with the police, and when they tried to arrest him for not following the covid SOPS, he ran away with their handcuffs on. This happened in Makindye, where he lived with his family.
Pallaso got into a fight with the Goodlyf crew when he came back from the States in 2014. Later, he got into a fight with the head of TNS, Jeff Kiwa, over the death of his younger brother, AK 47.
