Kampala — She is one of a kind. Grace Nakimera is an artiste whose claim to fame could be tagged to songs like Ani Akumanyi, Welagaki, Ayi Ayi and more recently Anfukula- her latest release which has enjoyed ample airplay, including hitting the countdowns on the FM stations.

Let alone putting the innocent face to the 'dissing' lyrics, she is not one of the artistes you would easily meet at the usual concerts. Getting up-close and personal reveals another side to her.

She describes herself as a very good person trying to tell of a typical daily experience. Ani Akumanyi her breakthrough single for instance is not far from the usual tales of guys who brag about what they possess and just how far they could get, all in the name of trying to impress a girl.

However, for Grace, Paragon and Gatimo the two guys she did the song with, this isn't reason enough to warrant a yes from the lady as most of these turn out to be no more than hot air.

Welagaki, on the other hand, punctures the egos of the showy guys who are soon smoked out of their hot-air talk and putting up appearances, all for nothing.

"With my music I want to explore, communicate and be understood," Nakimera who is currently working on her maiden album, says. She explains where she draws her experience. "These are experiences I have witnessed or gone through."

Anfukula, for instance, was an idea born on a night out with friends at one of the popular clubs. "There was this couple who were all over each other. You could tell they had a spark. It reminded me of those fantasy-driven moments when a couple has just met.

It reminded me of my own...of how I felt and what I expected from my partner." Thus the experience formed basis for the song she penned with Peter Ntegge. Anfukula, produced by Henry Kiwuwa at No End studios, literary translated to explain an experience of a couple crazy in love has got good positioning on most of the top FM stations charts. She has just released the video.

However, there is pressure that comes with juggling music and the responsibility of raising her daughter. She believes family is very important and is grateful for a loving man, Andre, the father to her child. At the time, she brought her daughter to the world, it meant giving herself a musical break.

"I had promised myself I was going to give my child the best so when I gave birth, I made sure I put my music career on hold till she could finally stand on her twos. I believe we can juggle anything but family will always come first if we had choices to make," she adds. The considers giving birth the defining moment of her life, which she also admits transformed her into a more responsible person.

And it is not only music that Nakimera does, she is also a hairdresser and she runs a saloon at Black Lines House where she's worked on among others Jose Chameleone, Bobi Wine, Iryn Namubiru, Obsession girls and a cross-section of other clients.

Born 23 years ago, Nakimera began her musical journey as a child at Nsambya Youth Sharing Centre where, with a group of mates, did mimes to hip-hop songs of hitting artistes at the time like Naughty by Nature and Niggers with Attitude (NWA) among others. That was before she broke out with her Ayi Ayi and Katika, two Swahili songs that introduced her on the scene.

Along the way, she met and made friends with Gatimo Paragon at the Alleygators karaoke sessions where the idea for Ani Akumanyi was born. What began as a joke between the trio, turned out to be their introductory claim to fame and like they say, the rest is history.

Currently working on a solo project, Nakimera expects to do collaborations on her forthcoming album that could favour her in markets beyond the Ugandan borders.