Jack P is a music star from West Nile. He is based in Arua where he records and performs most of the time. He is planning to do a show in Kampala soon where he wants everyone to come and see how good he is at his job.
We caught up with him and he told us what makes him a special musician.
Monday Times: Why do you call yourself Jack P?
Jack P:It is the short form of my real names. My Jachan Edwin
Monday Times: What kind of music do you sing?
Jack P: I sing zouk style and afro. My best style is zouk and I pass messages through my songs
Monday Times: When did you start singing?
Jack P: I started singing in 2008
Monday Times: What was your first song?
Jack P: My first song was called Mummy. It was talking about orphans and where you lose your parents and no one is there to help you?
Monday Times: How did you come up with that song?
Jack P: It was my real life story. When my father passed away, I was in school and no one could help me in my ‘A’Level. I started singing to get money.The first song brought for me 200,000 shillings and I used it to pay school fees then I stopped in senior six.
Monday Times: Which schools did you go to Jack P?
Jack P: In primary I was in Arua Hill. In secondary I went to St.Charles Lwanga in Koboko for ‘O’ Level then ‘A’ Level in Arua Public
Monday Times: Who inspired you?
Jack P: At first I enjoyed Chameleone’s ‘Mama Mia’ song. It inspired me. The second person who inspired me was my Aunty G-Tall who used to sing. She stopped music and is now a prison warder.
Monday Times: What message do you sing about?
Jack P: I sing about problems happening in life, in families, with students, with youths, with adults, domestic violence.
Monday Times: What language do you sing in?
Jack P: I sing in English, Alur and Lugbara
Monday Times: How many songs have you produced?
Jack P: I have produced like five albums.
Monday Times: Who writes your songs?
Jack P: I write themselves
Monday Times: What challenges have you faced in music?
Jack P: I have been facing problems of someone to promote my music. In West Nile people do not take music as a serious thing, so we suffer financially. People enjoy the music but you see the music. Our video quality in Arua is not all that good for other media houses nationally to play for other people to us.
Monday Times: What message do you have for your fans?
Jack P: Let them support us not only by hearing our songs, but let them help us by paying for our music. When you benefit someone, you can benefit from the person who is singing. They should support us financially.
Monday Times: Where do you see yourself in five years?
Jack P: Right now I have a studio. But in five years time, I hope to have a good recording studio with a live band.
Monday Times: What do we expect at your concert?
Jack P: The concert will be in Kikoni.I just want to show the people of Kampala that we have talent but there is no one is there to uplift us. Anyone who comes for the show should know that he or she has enjoyed for the money they paid for.
Monday Times: When people want to contact you what should they do?
Jack P: They can use this number 0771301881 and also I am on Facebook where I am called Jack P Boy
