Baboon Forest’s GNL Zamba in a talent search

By Angela Nyakuni 

Ugandan popular and legendary Hip-Hop artiste GNL Zamba born Ernest Nsimbi has on Tuesday launched the Baboon Forest Project talent search.

He stands out on Uganda’s rap scene for popularizing Lugaflow, or call it Luganda hip hop. With his Baboon Forest label, GNL Zamba groomed many rappers before resettling in the USA and reinventing himself musically and is now back home for a continuation from where he put a full stop. 

With already an album out, the Spear music album, the “Koyi koyi” singer has revealed how he needs man power to feature in his next projects mention music videos and short films!

Dancers, actors, models, painters, graphic designers, poets, copywriters, social media professionals, singers, among others are required to record a 1-2 minute audition/profile video and share the works at the Baboon Forest social media platforms. 

GNL Zamba, born Ernest Nsimbi, is a popular and influential hip hop artist in Uganda, credited with bringing rap and Lugaflow style of music to mainstream radio and other media in Uganda. His stage name, GNL, is short for “Greatness No Limits.”

He is the founder and CEO of the independent hip hop record label Baboon Forest Entertainment, which nurtures new talent in Kampala, Uganda. He is also an actor, filmmaker, and ambassador for Ugandan brands and social initiatives.

He began his professional music career in 2007, after completing a bachelor’s degree in environmental science at Makerere University, Kampala- Uganda. He was originally signed to Platinum Entertainment, and formed his own company Baboon Forest Entertainment in 2008. GNL sings in urban Ugandan hip hop style called Lugaflow . Lugaflow is rap in Luganda ( meaning flowing Luganda), the indigenous language in Uganda’s Central Region. Since the late 2000s, Lugaflow has inspired a new generation of Ugandan rappers to create popular music in their native language.