Tag: ASFA2017

East or West, home is best. Rachel K could not hide her excitement in her previous Facebook posts about coming back to her people. She kept counting down the days when she will he in her motherland. Finally, she is here and has stepped our soils, and was welcomed like a Boss.

Rachel K welcomed by Abryanz Team

The exciting news that this package of talent will be the official host for ASFA2017 edition has spread far and wide. We cannot wait to hear her voice up there on stage, once again. The ASFA crew are also proud of their selection, and like we know Abryanz, everyone is treated with the honor they deserve.

The Abryanz Style and Fashion Awards team headed to the airport to welcome their special guest. There were beautiful ladies, and other members of the team, together with Rachel, making her feel how much she had been  missed in the country. Together with them, was Rachel K’s mother, Halima Namakula, who is also one of the people who gave a strong foundation to music in this country.

Indeed the ASFA 2017 team is blessed to have her host their show. She is a very talented young woman, who has traveled wide, won various awards for her efforts, and made music for her fans. She is good with the music, the media, and also a powerful fashion blogger. I guess we will have a little of all of this showcased on stage during the awards.

It is just hours away to the event, and I have already picked up my dress. Meet you there!

We knew Rachel K was up to something when she posted on her Facebook that she could not wait to come back to the country. Now, great news coming in from ASFA is that she is the official host for the 2017 edition.

ASFA2017 took the news to Facebook to share with their fans. They posted;

Official Host Alert
Stop whatever you’re doing and listen. Yes. It is no longer a rumor. It is official. And we won’t hide our excitement. We are proud and excited to announce that @iamrachelk will be the official host of the Abryanz style and fashion awards 2017!
Rachel Kiwanuka alias Rachel K is a singer, media personality powerhouse and fashion blogger. But beyond that, she has carved a reputation off of her musical stints. She has to her name, numerous songs, a vast experience in live performances and has traversed the world because of her musical dexterity.

BRIEF ABOUT RACHEL K FROM ASFA2017

Her local musical endeavours, though punctuated by collaborations with Ugandan and other regional artists, have been celebrated across the world.
She has also worked as a comedian and television presenter, making appearances on mainstream broadcasts such as Jam Agenda and Tusker Project Fame. Rachel K also has credits under Multi Choice South Africa as she hosted the stand up comedy ‘Stand Up Uganda’ in 2009. She is Also known as a radio host from her work as an on air personality, starting out at Hot 100 and later on XFM before travelling back to the diaspora. Her time in Uganda before finishing her studies in the USA gave her a household name and landed her numerous awards and nominations such as:
2010 Diva Awards – Rachel K won Diva Awards International Female Artist of the year for the collaboration song with Akon and Keri Hilson “Oh Africa”.
2010 Diva Awards – Video of The year
2007 Buzz Teeniez Awards – Teeniez fresh/breakout Artist of the year
2007 Buzz Teeniez Awards – Teeniez Best TV Personality Of the year
2008 Buzz Teeniez Awards – Teeniez Best TV Personality of the year
Nominated:

2011 Museke Online Africa Music Awards (MOAMA) – Voters Choice for ‘Feel Me’
2012 EWorld Music Awards – R&B “Feel Me’
2016 ASFAS best dressed female Ugandan in the diaspora
And as surely as night follows day, Rachel K is coming back to Uganda. She is lending her vocal prowess and energy to the ASFA’s 2017 stage. She is bringing oomph to the mighty ASFA runway.

We can’t wait for the Event!!