By Stuart G-Khast
Musician Hanson Baliruno is one of the fresh and promising talents on the local music scene. He has so far released songs like Follow follow, Yes Yes, Okay, Kikute among others that have hit charts.
Who is Hanson Baliruno?
Hanson Baliruno is a 29 year-old Ugandan musician. He was born in Nsambya but was raised up at Kasubi, Kampala, Uganda. He is a Songwriter, a performing and a recording artiste. Hanson’s present success is all based on two main factor, being born in a Ugandan musical family and formed by the Christian church.
At 12 years of age Hanson’s first song was recorded. His first song paved his gospel musical path. He got in connections to a top prominent Ugandan gospel singer called Judith Babirye. He spotted Hanson’s singing and performing talent and she wanted him under her wings. She at last signed Hanson in her band from November 2009 to 2013. Judith Babirye’s gospel band helped to form, nourish and boost Hanson’s music artist career. He got the eyes to be involved and to discover the inside and outside success principles of world music industry. After massive success with Babirye’s gospel musical band and with his gospel solo acts and projects. He visioned a larger vision of working towards an international music career.
In 2013, Hanson took on his dream of being an international music artiste, he immigrated to Europe and settled in Sweden. During the same year, he wrote a hit song called “Love letter “. In 2015, Hanson came up with another new hit song called “Follow Follow”. In that new song he featured The ghetto kids of Uganda to dance in his music video. Hanson’s Follow Follow song has got over 2 million views on YouTube and has turned this small music chap from Uganda a new Youtube music star. His songs are gaining massive attention on the entire web.
Meanwhile, Hanson is loading up his music career towards the international scene as a new Afro pop / Afro Beat music star. Hanson has so far performed on big and small stages and in different countries including Uganda, Kenya Tanzania, Rwanda, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands, Austria, Finland, Norway, Nepal and Sweden. Hanson has so far released two full music albums and 10 music singles.
Hanson has been nominated for several gospel music awards in the Scandinavian thus 2014 as artist of the year by African Crown International Music Award.