Who is DJ Lola? Flash Uganda Media looks at her biography, age, family, DJ career, father, UG Mix Maestro, early life and education of Marion Abitegeka Rutabisa Akiiki.
DJ Lola is among the famous female Djs that have taken the music industry by surprise and is currently among the best female DJs in the music industry.
Lola is the official DJ of Alex Muhangi’s Comedy Files show that airs on Alex’s YouTube channel.
She first appeared on the scene three years back but one can say her breakthrough came last year, she is also the top Djs under the DJ association and she headlined the UG Mix Maestro campaign in northern Uganda.
Lola has played on various Kampala clubs such as; Amnesia, Nexus bar, happy boys, rumour bar, Nyondo bar, plan b among others.
Early life and education
DJ Lola birth name Marion Abitegeka Rutabisa Akiiki, is the firstborn of the two children and she hails from a Christian family. She has a degree in International Business from Makerere university business school.
Her parents were ok with her joining the music industry as a DJ because her father was also a DJ who went by the name Ruta B.
DJ career
Lola has a deejaying background since his father was a DJ who went by the name Ruta B this inspired her to join the music industry as a DJ.
According to Lola, she could play with her father’s machines whenever he was not around and after university, she decided to take on deejaying as a career.
She first established a network with those who matter in the music industry who helped her in growing her career. They include DJ Mercy, DJ Roja, Douglas Lwanga, MC Kats and many more.
As an upcoming DJ, she started with small clubs such as happy boys which are based in Namasuba and in a way these clubs gave her exposure and experience to grow her career.
Her audience grew and she started playing for big clubs such as Amnesia, Nexus bar, rock bar, pan b and many more. It’s through these nights that Alex saw her and he recruited her as the official DJ of his comedy night shows.
Lola headlined the UG Mix Maestro campaign in 2019 and while there she coached the finalists and prepared them to find their foot with the turntables.
Currently, Lola competes with the male DJs in the music industry and she once features on the big music TV shows as NBS after 5, NBS Katch Up and her playlists stand out when playing. She leads a group that has female DJs and emcees who hype her when she is playing.
Asked about the challenges female DJs face, she says that female DJs are not yet respected in society since the audience is only used to male DJs which makes it hard for them to break through the industry.
She also adds that female DJs are looked at as unserious people who joined the industry to just waste time and it’s very hard for them to get gigs from promoters.
Relationship
Lola is not married and has no children currently
Controversies
She keeps a low profile without controversies.
