About Martha Mukisa
She is 32 years old and was born on 24th September,1994. She grew up in Kampala and is a Ugandan singer, songwriter and performer known for her Afropop, R&B and dancehall-influenced music.
Education.
Martha attended schools including St Catherine Primary School, St Balikuddembe Secondary School, Mitala Maria, Kitante Hill School and for advanced studies she attended Kyambogo University where she obtained a diploma in Textile designing and Technology. She pursued her music career while studying.
Marriage and Children.
She mentioned she was single in 2022 during an interview but lately in 2025, she gave birth to a baby girl. She, however, kept the identity of her baby daddy a secret saying she will inform the public when the time is right.
How she began her music career.
Singing was part of her childhood as she participated in church and school choirs where she developed her vocal abilities and gained experience in performing before audiences and also as a backing vocalist for other musicians. She also worked in bands such as Magic Horn and Niler’s Band before standing on her own solely. In 2018, she released Ssebo which she later performed at Blankets and Wine introducing her to a wider audience. She later signed with Black Magic Entertainment in early 2020, a record label that helped develop and promote her music. Covid -19 helped her focus and compose more songs.
Martha’s songs and collaborations
Some of her songs and collaborations include Ssebo, Sango, Tebatukyawa, Busy, Ntibula, Bikole, Neteze, Akawoowo, Mr. director, Ex wo and many others.
Best Hit
The song Sango with Eddy Kenzo won Martha the 2021 HiPipo Music award for the Song of the Year and was her biggest hit and career-defining breakthrough.
Support from family
With the immense support from her family from such a young age, she led on with her music career rather than abandoning it. Her father even provided space at home for a recording studio thus helping her learn how music was produced. Her mother helped with clothing and hairstyling and her elder sister, Monica Kigambo also supported her whenever she could playing as a close confidante.
Martha Mukisa Beyond the music career
She is also into textile and together with her supportive family she is able to multitask between the two tasks at hand.
