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Ernest Tulye Nsimbi Lupiazitta Zamba is a Ugandan American Rap Icon, Best known as GNL Zamba. With a career spanning over 10 years at the top of his game and a decade since his landmark debut album, Riddles of Life "KOYIKOYI" - One of African Music's biggest and best Indigenous language Hip-hop albums; GNL Zamba has embarked on an exciting new chapter in his career since becoming a member of the Grammy recording academy, with his renowned Impactful Storytelling art amplified and holistically blended in his live performance  Music, Cross-cultural Films and behavioral change Communications content as seen in his latest projects 'THE SPEAR', ‘NSIMBI’, ‘INFINITY’& HOMECOMING.

GNL's eclectic style was Influenced by Afrocentric Icons like Eddy grant & Fela Kuti as well as International Rap-stars  Nas, Jay Z, International Poets like Gil Scot Heron and Mbuli who filled the airwaves in his hometown of Kawempe, Uganda. 

Over 50 awards to his name in his native Uganda, Millions of album sales, Regional tours, and Concerts. GNL Zamba's sound is an East African experience with a global VIBE, a Catchy blend of Lugaflow, Hip-hop, and Afrobeats. GNL has held sold-out stadium shows in Africa, as well as Arenas like Stars on Brand LA, and intimate venues like The Smithsonian museum of African art in Washington DC, the Fowler at UCLA California and the SXSW Festivals all with an impressive array of international names. 

As Co-Founder of the Storytellers Academy & Baboon Forest Media, GNL Zamba shares his artistic gifts beyond the stage by Creating global Platforms and opportunities to Empower local Communities, He is an advocate for the environment, and is a Social entrepreneur whose language is Universal egalitarian hip-hop.

Ensi Yaffe!