Top 3 Rhumba songs of 2023

Rhumba, also known as ballroom rumba, is a genre of ballroom music and dance that appeared on the East Coast of the United States during the 1930s.

Two of the songs mentioned below are off albums and the third is by a budding singer who has been catapulted into the limelight by artificial intelligence.

Using AI, TikTokers added the voice of Alien Skin to AaronX's song and it went viral on social media.

1. Njalwala by AaronX

Aaron Mukwaya, alias AaronX, hit Jacob Beats' studio to record Njalwala, the most viral song on TikTok currently.

Ever since the AI version of the song was done using Alien Skin's voice, the ballad has gone viral, earning AaronX, who only has two songs on YouTube, the attention of heavy hitters in the industry, including music promoter Abitex who has tapped him for his prestigious Enkuuka show.

Enkuuka is an annual one-day fiesta organized every December 31 at the Kabaka’s Palace in Lubiri, Mengo by Buganda Kingdom together with CBS radio to wrap up the previous year and open up the new one, under the watchful eye of the Kabaka.

AaronX, 24, says he has been studying on music scholarships since primary school. The singer, who hails from Najjanankumbi along Entebbe Road, went to White Angels Primary School and Kennedy S.S., Entebbe. His music inspirations are Maurice Kirya, Naava Grey, Kenneth Mugabi, Aziz Azion, Azawi, Elijah Kitaka, Maro and Cindy Sanyu.

2. Yenze by Iryn Namubiru

Yenze is undoubtedly one of the best ballads that have come out of Ugandan studios this year.

The song is off Iryn Namubiru's latest collection of songs titled 'All Time Classics Volume III'. The Rhumba jam was produced by Josh Wonder and written by Theo Sharma.

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3. Omwenge by Azawi

Omwenge, which was produced by Bangar Boi, is among the jams on Azawi's Sankofa album. Its beautiful video, which was filmed by Marvin Musoke, currently has over 200k views on YouTube.

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Most of the songs on the Sankofa album were produced by Swangz Avenue's in-house beatmaker Bangar Boi.

He made the beats for Worship, Money, My God, Elevated (collabo with Elijah Kitaka, Mike Kayihura and Bensoul), Harder (a collabo with Elijah Kitaka), Infinity, Lucky Day, Brand New and 10 over 10.