Jenneth Prischa Biography.
Birth Name : Amony Jenneth
AKA : Jenneth Prischa
Date of Birth : 13 March 1989
Spouse : Pat Roberts (Engagement)
Occupation : Fashion Designer I Events Photographer I
Education : High School Graduate
Prischa went to Padibe Boys for Primary education, then moved on to Padibe Secondary School and completed her education at YY Okot Memorial College in Kitgum in 2009 before she joined Northern Youth Development Centre for a two year certificate course in Garment Making and Cutting. Now pursuing a course in Digital photography and video production.
Bookings : RockStar Music Management
Website : Under Construction
Contact Person : Pat Robert, Manager RockStar Music
Telephone : +256 752 745292
Facebook : www.Facebook.com//Jenneth.Prischa.com
Who is Jenneth Prischa?
Amony Jenneth popularly Known by her stage name, Jenneth Prischa, a name she got from her grandmother is a self-made musical star raised and based in Gulu, who rose to fame in 2012, in the Domestic Violence Musical Competition organized by the top charity, Save the Children International.
Popular among her songs is Afro-beat singles: “Atimango”, “Pa Pore” and “Super Glue”. This has made it to over 20 songs to her name since 2012.
Her 2017 latest releases include; “My Mother is My Hero” and “Lapeny Pi Labal” featuring Lady Sharia. According to Jenneth Prischa her focus is to transform Northern Uganda musical appeal, with not only the message of love, but hard work in the language that people in the north understand best.
Prischa was inspired to become a musician by her father known locally as one of the greatest Acholi traditional (Otole) dancer. With her first song recorded in 2012, Prischa crafted most of her songs to help heal wounds in the post conflict recovery process of Northern Uganda.
Her musical tunes on the negative impact of domestic violence scoped her award and cash prize that instigated her to record more debuted hits. It made her rise to be recognized as the best Northern female artiste for the years 2013 and 2015, respectively. She is passionate about family relation, community and love life as manifested in most of her songs making her a big household name and a voice for the voiceless women across Northern Uganda, representing them through her music as an advocate for change.
Prischa, a second child born in a family of seven kids was born on 13 March 1989 to Mr. Darius Kalokwera and Mrs. Rose Adyero Kalokwera of Paluga in Lamwo District, Northern Uganda. Basically “I am a village girl and I am proud to be, my parents are farmers and so I stand to be a typical village girl,” Prischa said.
Prischa went to Padibe Boys for Primary education, then moved on to Padibe Secondary School and completed her education at YY Okot Memorial College in Kitgum in 2009 before she joined Northern Youth Development Centre for a two year certificate course in Garment Making and Cutting.
As a fashionista, I spend most of my time working on my sewing machine designing clothes from my house and that’s how I was able to survive before joining the music industry. However, I am currently pursuing a short training in digital photography as well as video production to boost my work skills, I am excited about all this because I love hard work.
Signed under RockStar, a local music label in Northern Uganda, Prischa’s musical journey from 2012 to date signifies that when the two-decade war in Northern Uganda ended, social development took over with music taking centre stage in a land where it had completely gone quiet with exception of few vocal artist who sang from the return for peace.
Music has always spoken the same language and with its resurrection in the North, many envisaged it as the most direct way to link the region to other areas of Uganda, especially Central Uganda where music has taken a serious root. It is quite evident that with the entertainment industry steadily growing in Uganda, Northern Uganda has always been left out but not to Jenneth Prischa, who has beaten all odds to become a musical star.
Her humble beginning as tailor helped her to rise out of the poverty stricken society to a multitalented music star who has moved to places and transformed lives. The best of Jenneth Prischa was one of her maiden albums showcase in September 2016 in which she unveiled all her songs following her musical breakthrough in 2012. On her maiden concert night in Gulu, she raised her fans with several popular Acholi-love ballads setting the ground for 2017 and beyond while preaching the ideology of love for children, denouncing domestic violence and other vices eating up the society.
What her fans had this to say….
“Her songs are original and on real issues daily life situations, they touch our lives and sometimes I wonder if she sings about her own life experience or a situation she has witnessed? But they are true songs that nourishes the soul, body and mind let her keep it there always” Aber Cissy.
“You will never miss a day without callers requesting for her songs, time in and out all over the region people are asking for Jenneth Prischas music most especially when we are in educative forums with particular class of people or NGOs” said Jolly Kamarasmi of Speak Fm.
“There are several people who storm the studio that they want to sing but with no lyrics or any meaningful composition, Prischa only comes to the studio when she is prepared and ready to split the nutt” Said Doctar Kaunda, producer at Complex studio
“Her songs are very educated, the storyline very direct and easy for any ordinary person to understand” Jumma Jammie, Northern Uganda’s biggest music promoter and presenter at Mega Fm.