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Cooper & G-WAy
About Cooper
Cooper Ssali is a leading artiste and mentor to many in Uganda's gospel music industry, an icon in his own rite, a father of 3 and husband to Carol Ssali.
Born the first of 6 children Cooper is a Software engineer and designer with a BA in Urban Planning who chose to follow his life's passion-Music.
Cooper's Musical journey started way back in 1996 when he joined "Anointed in Worship" one of the choirs at his home church Rubaga Miracle Center Cathedral. His big break came in 1998 when he was appointed the new choir director of the church’s youth choir; the Youth Worship Team (YWT). In the years following this, the youth choir grew rapidly from just 6 members to over 30 members. They later started composing and recording their own music.
About Cooper & G-WAy
By 2008, YWT was famous nationally for pioneering fresh and great, gospel music for radio and setting new fashion trends among the few city choirs in Uganda's budding gospel industry.
That same year YWT changed its name to Cooper & G-WAy (God's WAy) standing for the lifestyle they represent i.e. a Godly way of living as Cooper prepared the Group to make its official debut on the Ugandan Gospel music scene. In 2009 their first single ‘Makondere’ went viral all over East Africa dominating the number 1 slot on Christian Radio for many months at a time.
The video for this same song garnered the same level of attention and replays on TV stations in Uganda, Kenya and Rwanda. And was later awarded Best Video Of The Year 2011 at the Olive Awards in Uganda.
Cooper & G-WAy released their debut album also titled ‘Makondere’ in 2009.
The success of this album across East Africa propelled Cooper & G-WAy to regional fame opening up the doors to performances around East Africa and they have not looked back since then. They have done opening performances for internationally renowned artistes like Donnie McClurkin, Ron Kenoly, Papa San, Shawn Gardner and Don Moen. They have not only done 5 fully sold out shows of their own but Cooper is venturing into organizing gospel events in Uganda; his latest project being 3 shows for internationally renown gospel artiste Don Moen.
In addition to he's work with G-WAy Cooper has done a solo project featuring some of Uganda's leading artistes like Naava Grey and others; plus international recording artist, Anthony Faulkner.
Current Projects
Cooper inspired by the plight of suffering children whose pictures he discovered on Facebook, is currently an active partner with EDYAC an NGO that assists children with disabilities.
Every first month of the year, Cooper & G-WAy stage a charity concert where a percentage of the proceeds go to supporting the activities of EDYAC and DR. Isaac Osiire as they continue to rescue and provide medical assistance to children from poor families in the remote areas of Tororo district. The first of these Charity Concert's was staged in January of 2014 and was a great success.
Awino Emoit: was born with a condition referred to as saccrococcy.
Her parents were so poor to afford surgery this prompted EDYAC to take on the tusk of helping the little girl. Cooper & G-WAy came in as good will Ambassadors drawing attention to this noble cause and through charity concerts and media publicity we are now commited to mobilizing the necessary funds to save many other children like Awino.
Above is Dr Isaac .O (C.E.O EDYAC) sharing Awino’s story at a charity concert organized by Cooper & G-WAy to raise funds for children with disabilities early
2014
Awino Emoit asleep on her mothers shoulder as Dr. Isaac (C.E.O EDYAC) shares her testimony.
