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William Otim also known as Bosmic Otim or Lucky Bosmic Otim is a Ugandan musician and politician, born and raised in Gulu.[1][2]
William Lucky Bosmic Otim | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | William Otim |
| Born | Kitgum, |
| Genres | Acholi Music |
| Occupations | Politician National Resistance Movement, and musician |
He became a peace maker through his music in 2006, when National Resistance Movement was fighting with Lord's Resistance Army.[3][4] In 2007, he was called by LRA to entertain them and the community.[5] He won the 2007 Pearl of Africa Music Awards.[6] In 2019, he sat for his Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education exams which he failed,[7] and hindered his political contesting ambition in 2021 elections.[8] He was a People Power coordinator and chairperson,[9] but later crossed to NRM after meeting with President Yoweri Museveni.[10][11] He was also banned from performing in Uganda at a time he was in People Power, for his ill talk against government.[12] Bosmic was under pressure and fire from the Acholi chiefdom for discrediting them on over land matters.[13] He was also among the artists that attended the 2020 NRM party delegates Conference at Namboole stadium.[14]
References edit
- ^ Holslin, Peter (1 December 2008). "The Biggest Weapon in Northern Uganda". The Brooklyn Rail. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Opiyo, Lindsay McClain (2015). "Music as Education, Voice, Memory, and Healing: Community Views on the Roles of Music in Conflict Transformation in Northern Uganda". African Conflict and Peacebuilding Review. 5 (1): 41–65. doi:10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. ISSN 2156-695X. JSTOR 10.2979/africonfpeacrevi.5.1.41. S2CID 142498646.
- ^ ""Music exposes thieves": Meet Bosmic Otim, 'northern Uganda's Bobi Wine'". African Arguments. 9 April 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Jolyon; Vincett, Giselle; Hawksley, Theodora; Culbertson, Hal (1 November 2019). Peacebuilding and the Arts. Springer Nature. ISBN 978-3-030-17875-8.
- ^ "LRA invite artistes to entertain them". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "PAM Awards add life to Lira". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "UACE2019: NRM's Bosmic Otim blames 'Triple F' performance on mafias". Watchdog Uganda. 2 February 2020. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ URN (2 February 2020). "Poor UACE results dent musician Bosmic Otim's political". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Bobi Wine's 150-member team". www.newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Kwo, Jimmy (9 February 2020). "Singer Bosmic explains why he met Museveni, quit People Power". Daily Monitor. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Independent, The (2 January 2020). "People Power losses trust in Bosmic after Museveni meeting". The Independent Uganda. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ URN. "People Power musician Bosmic banned from performing in Uganda". The Observer – Uganda. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ "Singer Under Fire for Discrediting Acholi Officials". Uganda Radionetwork. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
- ^ Witness, Eye (2 January 2020). "Bebe Cool Leads Over 40 Musicians To NRM's National Delegates Conference In Namboole". Galaxy FM 100.2. Retrieved 20 June 2020.