Rich African artists: Ugandan musicians miss out on Forbes list

  • by Dixon Kagurusi
  • May 11, 2017

If you were to rank the top ten rich Ugandan artists, the following would most likely make it to the list in no particular order, none of the names will however appear on the list of top ten Ugandan artist that you would say are rich.

  1. Bebe Cool
  2. Jose Chameleone
  3. Bobi Wine
  4. Ragga Dee
  5. Mesach Semakula
  6. Ronald Mayinja 
  7. Geoffrey Lutaaya
  8. Grace Nakimera
  9. Haruna Mubiru
  10. Goodlyfe crew

Ranked number 1

However, according to a rankings by Forbes Magazine that published authentic articles on finance/riches among other topics, the musicians from the West and Southern parts of the African continent are the richest.

Big Size Bebe Cool’s riches are not felt by Forbes

Despite the lavish lifestyle and concerts they hold every now and then, none of the Ugandan artists’ names could smell the list below.

It is dominated by familiar names like Wizkid, Davido, Akon despite doing no much music in recent years.

 

  1. AKON
  2. BLACK COFFEE, SOUTH AFRICA
  3. HUGH MASEKELA, SOUTH AFRICA
  4. DON JAZZY, NIGERIA
  5. TINASHE, ZIMBABWE-AMERICAN
  6. JIDENNA, NIGERIAN-AMERICAN
  7. WIZKID, NIGERIA
  8. DAVIDO, NIGERIA
  9. SARKODIE, GHANA
  10. OLIVER MTUKUDZI, ZIMBABWE

No.7