Profiling Germany based Ugandan singer INK
INK (Irene Nabbosa Kroger), is a Muganda Ugandan German based music artist, born Irene Nabbosa to late Captain Michael Kalyesubula and Ms Hadijah Namale.
She grew up with her grandmother who she says went through hell to raise her single handedly and she is the reason she is what she is today. She is married to Mr. Joe Kroger with 5 kids all living in German.
INK started singing way back as a little girl in school but started doing music professionally in 2008 is her single ‘Gwenjagala’.
Since then she has recorded over 20 songs like Jangu anange, Coco party, Babigambo, Jjaja, Webala, Vampire, Driver, Bakwase Katonda and others including her hits that have received massive air play Aliba ani, Winter and now Ettaffali an Afro beat song that encourages all people to work hard and not to let be consumed by poverty. The song has made her more known to the public and many of her fans have considered it as one of her best works.
INK says she is diverse in her music and does any music genre that she feels comfortable with at a particular time though she locally looks up to Madoxx Sematimba Semanda and Alicia Keys internationally.
The singer says she drives music inspiration from what goes on in people’s lives every day. She records her music in Sikia Studios owned by Silver Kyagulanyi and she has worked with different producers including Josh, Silver to mention but a few. She has also worked with different writers for her songs, including Ray Signature, Jami Culture and others. INK has performed in different countries especially in Europe; including Germany, USA, UK, Sweden, Denmark.
The singer also helps Orphans and the needy, she has no specific Organisation yet but takes basic needs like clothes, food and pays fees for the less disadvantaged people deep down in villages in different parts of Uganda and also helps other organisations that help the needy with finances and other material stuff. Ink is also into Movie production.
