As you may have seen, heard, known or even read, trailblazing continental star Vinka is set to hold her maiden concert this year. As we part of Vinka week, here’s an A-Z list of everything you need to know about the award winning, multi-talented singer, song writer, performing artist and entrepreneur, ahead of her show.
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Amaaso.
2nd September 2, 2019 is a first time we see the two Swangz Avenue divas Vinka and Winnie Nwagi before our eyes in their show stopping collaboration “Amaaso”. The captivating video as well as audio captivated fans continent wide, and remains a favorite. It later got an urban remix featuring Feffe Bussi, The Mith, and DJ Harold.
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Bebe
“Bebe” is Vinka’s most streamed song, with over 4.1M Spotify streams and 31.7 million views on YouTube.
Bien
Vinka has expressed strong interest in a cross-border collaboration with Kenyan star Bien. She revealed so while in an interview with Okay Africa.
Bailando
One of the biggest hits in Vinka’s career. Beyond dominating charts, Bailando cemented Vinka as a certified hit machine.
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Cars
Vinka is a car enthusiast, so much that her elder brother and her begun a car trading business. She also ran a YouTube show tagged “Vin Cars” where she served creative detour on automobiles/ cars.
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DJ Crim
In the official music video for Vinka’s 2017 hit single, “Malaika”, DJ Crim starred in it and plays the lead male character and love interest of Vinka.
E
Entertainment Prefect
All through Vinka’s school years, she served as an entertainment prefect during her school years at Kibibi Secondary School and Rubaga Girls’ Secondary School.
F
Five
Vinka was ranked among the top five (5) most streamed artists on Spotify in Uganda. She has achieved this milestone annually. She in 2026 ranked alongside Elijah Kitaka, Joshua Baraka, Azawi, and King Saha
G
Gunkwase
The Vinka song that currently has me in a chokehold.
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HiPipo awards
In the 2018 nominations, Vinka had the most nods (4) including: Artist of the Year, Best Female Artist, Collaboration of the Year (Tubikole [Ft. Fik Fameica], Video of the year (Chips and Ketchup).
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Irene Ntale.
Before going solo, Vinka worked as Ntale’s artist manager at Swangz Avenue. The pair also collaborated on “Stylo” which was among Vinka’s very first releases.
J
June
June happens to be Vinka’s birth month. Her birthday is explicitly on June 26th.
Jackie Chandiru. One of the established Ugandan artists Vinka danced for early on, in her days as a dancer. Vinka credits her a lot for the artist she is today and for the platform she gave her. The pair recently collaborated on a track “Wire Man”.
K
Kuku Roll
Vinka is the official brand ambassador and face of the Chicken Tonight Kuku Roll;a flavor-packed, convenient chicken wrap made with chicken, a signature yummy sauce, and savory ingredients wrapped together.
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Lugogo
The singer’s maiden concert is scheduled to take place at Lugogo Cricket Oval later this year.
Related: Quiz: How Aquainted Are You About Vinka?
Level Her debut single, released in February 2017, which officially launched her solo recording career.
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Middle
Vinka’s most recent release.
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Nakiyingi Veronica Luggya
Vinka’s birth name is Nakiyingi Veronica Luggya. Vinka is the stage name built from it.
Nam Blazers. Vinka is an ardent passionate fan and supporter of Uganda’s National Basketball League (NBL) team Namuwongo Blazers (popularly known as the Nam Blazers).
O
Blood Group “O”
You could probably crucify me for this for my guess but my guess is that Vinka is of Blood Group O. Individuals with this group are outgoing, extroverts with buoyant personalities and Vina embodies this exactly. Also statistically speaking, at least 49% of Ugandans are blood group O as it is the predominantly common blood group as reported by Uganda Blood Transfusion Services (UBTS).
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Performer
Among the many reasons fans and lovers of Ugandan music are very psyched for the Vinka Live and Loud concert is because the singer, song writer and performing artist is synonymous with exciting and invigorating stage performances.
Patrick.
The name she calls me by. 😊😚
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Queen of stages.
Vinka ranks among the Top 5, if not top 2 Queens of stages when it comes to performances in Uganda. She has bodied every stage she steps on, leaving fans craving and wanting more. Fortunately, their longing is coming to fruition on a much larger stage at the Vinka Live and Loud concert.
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Red Card.
In 2018, Vinka became the face of Uganda Breweries’ “Red Card” road-safety campaign, later releasing a 2020 single of the same name carrying a “don’t drink and drive” message.
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Swangz Avenue The Kampala-based record label where Vinka started as an intern, rose to artist manager, and was eventually signed as a recording artist herself. It has also served as her home for over nine years; shaping her sound, branding, and evolution into a mainstream pop star.
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Tidal.
While Tidal was launching in Uganda in August 2019, “My Baibe” Vinka’s new track at the time was the very first song to be played on the platform as MTN and Tidal entered an exclusive partnership.
Ten
The number of times Vinka had to redo her audio recordingon the song “Bebe” before INNA’s European management could finally gave it the green light to be released. Ten is also the number of years Vinka has been active musically.
U
Uganda
When counting Uganda’s exports and wanders, the generational entertainer that is Vinka features twice; first as an all round entertainer and as a performing artist.
V
Vinka. From dancer, to Artist Manager, and now an artist of her own. Vinka stands out as one of the most exciting voices in Afropop in East Africa.
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Wanika Bendera.
Coming in as track number 9th track on the collaborative studio album, Swangz Avenue Presents: Swangz All Star, Vol. 1, Vinka appears alongside Elijah Kitaka, and John Blaq on the song. The Daddy Andre produced song was the Ugandan theme for the African Nations Championship tournament in the 3rd play offs.
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X-Factor.
Vinka’s trademark: high-octane choreography paired with flawless live vocals, frequently cited as what makes her one of the region’s most sought-after performers.
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Youth. Vinka’s music and image are strongly anchored in Uganda’s young, urban, nightlife-driven audience. The young people make up majority of her audience, and this is mainly secondary school students and university goers, hence why I refer to her as a generational entertainer, for her music and performances are enjoyed by not just the youth but also the millennials.
YouTube.
Vinka has been reigning on the YouTube Weekly Artists Chart of Uganda, cracking the Top 20, thanks to her trending massive collaborative track with Spice Diana “Nzigulawo II (Remix)”. Her channel altogether has a whopping 50Million views as of the time of writing this.
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Zawi
While the onboarding of Azawi was being worked on at the time of the “My Year” hit maker joining the premium record label, Vinka had suggested that Zawedde Priscilla goes by the stage name Zawi, though Top Management later modified it to Azawi hence the stage name Azawi.