Jowy Landa on the hustle after leaving home to go and do music

Climate • 12 October, 2023 • 670 views
Jowy Landa on the hustle after leaving home to go and do music

In a recent TV interview, Jowy Landa disclosed that she had lately abandoned the home where she was staying with her mother. She left school after senior six because she wanted to pursue a career in music, but she didn't let her mother know where she was going.


The singer recalled the period when she was just beginning out in the music industry and didn't have a home; nevertheless, by that time, her manager had pledged to provide her a place to stay as they paved their way through the music industry. She initially worked as a backup vocalist while residing at the house of a friend.

 “I went to my friends place with no clothes apart from the ones I was wearing and after a month she chased me’’ Jowy Landa says. She adds that the reason for chasing her was because she used to wear her friends clothes and also bringing many people at her home.

It was the time she then got a boyfriend and started staying at his home and during that time, she was a backup artistes for many artistes during studio sessions and used to work till late at night. One day, she returned home and the boyfriend slapped her during an argument.


It was until she finally joined Team Good Music but she never went back home although kept on telling dodging to pick up her mother’s calls.

Born Joan Namugerwa, Jowy Landa joined the music industry at 18 years as a backup artistes and later joined Pallaso’s Team Good Music label and did music. After one year, she left to join Sure Entertainment and De Texas Management and currently, she is signed to DJ Roger’s 7 Star Management.

Jowy Landa has a list of songs that include African Girl, Badder Than, Rolex, Nyumirwa, Buyaka, Wire Wire and Nawe among others.

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