Joseph Mayanja (born 1979) known for his stage name Jose Chameleon , Joe Chameleon, Jose Chameleone , or just Chameleone (sometimes Chameleon) is a hip hopragga musician from Uganda. He mainly sings in Swahili language and english.
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Chameleone started his career in the late 1990's affiliated to Ogopa DJs record label from Kenya. One of his first songs was "Bageya", featuring Redsan, a Kenyan artist. He also collaborated with fellow Ugandan Bebe Cool, but later the two are known to have a tense rivalry.
Chameleone’s musical style is a combination of Ugandan folk music, central African rumba, zouk and ragga. His first album was released in Kenya in 1999. He has since released several albums including “Bageya” in 2000, “Mama Mia” in 2001, “Njo Karibu” in 2002, “The Golden Voice” in 2003, “Mambo Bado”, in 2004 and “Kipepo” in 2005.
He is a member of the Musician’s Community, a coalition of musicians who use their fame and fortune to help eradicate poverty and create awareness campaigns for HIV/AIDS.
He has toured number of overseas countries, the United States, United Kingdom and Sweden among others [1]
His younger brother, using stage name Weasel, is also a musician [2].
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