Staff Writer
Top comedian, Salvador Idringi has shared his story about the raise and raise of rapper Fik Fameica.
The comedian who has travelled the word cracking ribs has told a great story of how he met Fik Fameica for the first time, saw potential in him and helped him take on the world. He was almost beaten for believing in the young rapper that has taken on the big guns and had them on their knees a few years after the first meeting with Salvado.
According to the man from Ombokolo, he met Fik at Laftaz lounge in Centenary Park, got and got him on stage to test the waters.
‘I remember sometime back in 2016… I’m hosting the Jazz Comedy at Laftaz at the end of the show I like teasing artists to a freestyle, I as DJ Jamal (may his soul RIP) to play me an instrumental, boom I see Gravity omutujju passing, I’m like come thru and he looks at me like I’m crazy… a young boy comes back stage and tells me I’m a rapper, he’s look alone was of a Star but his confidence was lacking, I asked him what rap do you do, he says Lugaflow, I’m like okay come and show these big boys what you are made of, this guy comes and throws one of the sickest freestyles I’ve ever heard and his swag, I knew I was looking at the next big thing, I was like what?’ narrates Salvado.
He then went on to tell us that it is at this point that he decided to help him and get him gigs.
‘So I promised to get him gigs coz I hosted a lot of shows … my busy schedule didn’t allow us to meet much but when the opportunity came I said I know a guy that can turn heads .. One of those many gig I got him and the most notable one was at The Kampala Sheraton Gardens, Club MegaFest feat Sauti Sol 2016, I call my Boy and tell him I got you an opportunity of a lifetime, you better jump on that Boda and make your way here now, and he humbly obliges and makes it to Sheraton, I get him in, he is nervous as hell coz all the big boys are performing and I haven’t called him yet but my assurances of I GOT YOU keep him at peace. Just a few minutes before the main acts Maddox and Sauti Sol go on, I call a boy hardly known to the stage,’ Salvado continues.
It is at this point that he was almost eaten alive by the organizers of the show who didn’t want to see any raw talent on their stage but Salvado was not shaken.
‘The organizers and promoter of the show almost eat me alive who the Hell is that guy you’ve called on stage, we have no time blah blah, they lamented. I stood my ground and said just listen I’m the host of this show, I know what I’m doing,’ he shook them off.
‘Scared, the boy almost fails to make it on stage. I tell him again don’t worry I got you he goes on stage and just so you know I felt like a father whose son had graduated in first class. I cried (They say the rich also cry) the crowd went WILLLLLDDDDDD,’ Salvado went on to narrate.
‘Fast forward 2018 he’s won awards, released dope videos, travelled the world, done amazing collabos yet still remains shy and Humble. I’m proud to have known him before and will always support him in his after. He is super talented yet humble I pray you stay this way and his name is FIK FAMEIKA. Respect to his management team for a Job well done.’
Well done Salvado, well done Fik. This is what we need in our entertainment industry.
