Biography

Aduny Godfrey a.k.a Jag-D Bigname.

Born  : 23rd Feb 1980

Padwot ,Nebbi district, Uganda

Nationality             : Ugandan

Ethnicity:Luo/Alur

 

Education               : Africa Graduate Varsity

 

Occupation             : Customs clearing agent and Recording artist.

 

Years active            : 2005 till present

Known for              :  A recording artist and sole founder of Al-Boiz Entertainment

 

Parents                    : Mr. JJ Aduny (father)

 

                                : Celina Adubu (mother)

 

Email                       : bignamejagd9@gmail.com

Jag-D (Aduny Godfrey) is a Ugandan born recording artist (musician) who holds a bachelors degree in Business Administration. He is the founder of Al-Boiz entertainment, a musical group founded in 2005. His specialty is recording of music of different genres including Afro RnB, Afro beat, and Afro pop among others.

 

Al-Boiz entertainment, a recording artist group is home to other artists like Ladder, Nature Kid,SantyBuay and Black Mamba.

 

Visionary music lists. In 2005, released his first solo song entitled “have Christ” and later in decembera  music album entitled NyarOkoro which contained 12 tracks.The song NyarOkoro played on different radio stations most notably Capital fm 91.3 and earned him his first performance with top Ugandan and Kenyan artists particularly Gidigidi and Majimaji on the same stage in the Ugandan capital city Kampala, a show that was organized by a renown television personality J Kazora dubbed Luo night that was at Steak out Wandegya- Kampala.

 

 From 2006 to 2009, He released several solo tracks including Dwogi, Kuroga, Nyathuwa, NyarAmbaba, God is one, Lembe, showing respect among others. He had several tours especially in the West Nile part of Uganda along side all his group members that turned out successful.

 

In 2008 he organized his first album launch dubbed Nyarokoro on the 28th December at RajjaDelux hall in Nebbi town, Nebbi district that happened to be his home district. The launch was sponsored by Rinsar Motel, Alur kingdom and Nile Breweries Limited. That was his first ever organized concert. During this launch is when He met Nature Kid who was his long time admirer and ultimately teamed up with him under his musical label Al-Boiz Entertainment and are together up to date.

 

In 2011 December, He together with Nature Kid released a ten track album entitled Sawa Oromo literally meaning –time is up for Al-boiz lovers to cheer up because we are back to stay forever. In 2013, he released other solo tracks that include; Apoothi, tikiyawe among others. In the same year, He and Nature the rebranded also decided to go solo but remain under the same group which is working till now.

 

Currently 2016, he is busy recording an album dubbed –“myself” with five different music studios in Kampala the capital city of Uganda including- Budir studio under producer Wani, Champion records with producer Fambo, D king producer, Rinex of Power records among others. Note, five tracks are already out.

 

Life and career

 

Jag-D was born in a humble family. He is the son of Mr. JJ Aduny, a fallen educationalist and athlete and Celina Adubu a housewife. He obtained his primary education from Pakech and Pajobi primary schools respectively, his secondary education from Pakwach and Kololo High school where He obtained both his Ordinary and Advanced certificates of education. After finalizing secondary school, he worke with Securicor Gray for seven years.  Graduated from Africa Graduate varsity in Kampala, Uganda with a bachelor degree in Business Administration majored in Accounting.

 

While growing up Jag-D was a footballer and an athlete. Represented his then company Securicor gray in several Stanbic bank sponsored marathon runs as a ten kilometer distance runner and at one point emerged 2nd and won a silver medal which he owns up to date. That was in 2009 march while already recording music as well.

 

Upon completion of an Advanced level of his education, Jag-D single handedly formed Al-Boiz Entertainment music label in 2005 and along the way recruited other singers like Nature Kid, Ladder, SantyBuay and Black Mamba who are too recording artists.

 

Jag-D recorded several “collabos” with other artists like Tilla, Triple P, Roni wine, Nature Kid,Jay producer, Cuts B, Ladder among others.

 

Jag-D is married with one boy –Lukas Anointed Jalar.

While at high school, Jag-D met Serwadda Carlos a musical entertainer and started entertaining fellow students during functions by doing rap music on studio recorded rhythms that were not theirs and became real pals with each other. Al-Boiz entertainment was then formed later in 2005 when Jag-D eventually rolled out of high school and officially began recording music. The first ever song He recorded was called “have Christ” a gospel rap song recorded at Songdoh by Producer RonieMutumba. He later followed with a fool eight tracks album named –“NyarOkoro” by December 2005. Along the way, Jag-D recruited Nature kid-2009, Black Mamba and Santybuay -2010 and joined by of Ladder 2015 December.

 

Artist Songs

Jag-D Bigname

Angiinye-Jag D Bigname

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