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Canaan Gents

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Canaan Gents
OriginUganda
GenresAcapella
Years active2015-present
LabelsCanaan Gents
Members
Past members
  • Charles Sentongo
  • Samuel Baker
Websitehttps://canaangents.com/

Canaan Gents is a Ugandan Acapella Vocal Band composed of Geofrey Elvin Amanyire, Samuel Lubwama, Wasswa Elijah Kissiti and Kato Elisha Kissiti.[1][2]

History

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Canaan Gents began 30 November 2011 with Samuel Lubwama, Victor Tusiimire, Kevin Kiggundu, Aijuka Rodney and Nsereko Derrick while at Uganda Christian University, Mukono.[3]

The Canaan Gents have songs like "Nkwagala" and "Azaaliddwa".[2][4][5]

Themes

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The music of Canaan Gents addresses themes relating to gospel songs.[3][6][7]

Awards

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Canaan Gents has been previously nominated in various awards such as in HiPipo Music Awards.[1][8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Is it sunrise for acapella music? - New Vision Official". newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  2. ^ a b "Focus on Africa - Uganda's a capella singing gents who bring a unique style to gospel - BBC Sounds". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  3. ^ a b "Canaan Gents: aspiring lawyers, IT specialists put mark on music scene". observer.ug. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  4. ^ "7 years of Canaan Gents Acapella Music". Vine Pulse. 5 December 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  5. ^ "New year, new faces for the Canaan Gents – Sqoop – Get Uganda entertainment news, celebrity gossip, videos and photos". sqoop.co.ug. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  6. ^ "Canaan Gents officially welcome identical twins to the group". ugchristiannews.com. 2 January 2018. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  7. ^ "The Journey : Canaan Gents mark 7 years of Acapella Music Gospel Christian news". THEGMP.biz. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
  8. ^ "Canaan Gents revolutionizing the art of acapella". bigeye.ug. 7 March 2015. Retrieved 2022-01-03.
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