By Our Reporter
Uganda’s entertainment industry has a new entrant called “Delacosta Kingdom”, a music label and talent management company. The company which has its roots in the UK opened its Ugandan offices about a month ago at the University Plaza building in Wandegeya.
Unlike other players already in the market, Delacosta Kingdom seems to have done its home-work and willing not only be concentrating on existing talents, but also dig deeper into corridors of the industry in search of new and fresh talent. In order to realize this, Delacosta kingdom has embarked on a project dubbed “Delacosta entertainment Next superstar search”, where there will be changing lives of younger talented musicians who will emerge as eventual winners at the end of a vigorous three months campaign.
“We want to open doors of opportunity for Ugandan youths, and that’s why winners will be flown to the UK where they will not only visit the company headquarters including a tour of London, but also have the opportunity to record their first album with award winning British Producers,” said Jose Delacosta, the company CEO in a telephone interview.
In a bid to further make an impression on the local industry, Delacosta Kingdom is set to sign and manage several talented local singers, among which is singer Dan Flavor. “We will release an official statement with a full list of artists associated with the label in due course”, affirmed the company’s public relations officer Godfrey Newsmaker.
Delacosta Kingdom was founded by a Ugandan born British entertainment Mogul Joseph Matove commonly known as Jose Delacosta who left Uganda at an early age of 4 years to live with his parents in Netherland before settling in the UK. When Jose visited Uganda as an adult, he couldn’t help it but sulk at the daily realities of the struggles the youths have to endure, and this inspired him to extend his company activities to include the Ugandan market with a goal empowering the youth through talent.
The Delacosta Kingdom outfit plan to also set up permanent studios in Uganda, roll out a mega ultra-modern entertainment unit and the first ever complete mastering studio.