One Final Decade: Iryn Namubiru and Juliana Kanyomozi

On November 27, 1980, the songstress Juliana Kanyomozi was born into a family of Toro Kingdom royals of Gerald and Catherine Manyindo. Gerald Manyindo was the son of Omukama Kamurasi Rukidi the third who reigned between 1928 and 1965. On December 13, 1981, Irene Gladys Namubiru aka Iryn was born to Mubiru Kitaka and Justine Nyanzi Namawejje. It was at Namasagali College that the life paths of Juliana and Iryn would meet under the tutelage of Father Grimes. Initially starting out with solo careers, the two would meet in 1999 to form a girl-group, I-Jay, initializing their names and ushering in a millennium of love ballads. Prior to the group formation, Iryn Namubiru had released ‘learn to say goodbye’ The two would later have a bitter-break-up choosing to go separate ways with just one album codenamed ‘WAIT’ to their name. The album featured songs such as ‘Vivi La Vie’ and ‘Not Good Enough’. And perhaps it hadn’t yet been good enough, Iryn Namubiru would hitch the plane to France forming an Afro-soul group with Nujeli. On the other hand, Juliana Kanyomozi stayed in Uganda to tussle out a solo career once again. With Iryn Namubiru out of the country, all...