The Ben

Benjamin Mugisha, popularly known by his stage name The Ben (born January 9, 1987 in Kampala, Uganda to Jean Mbonimpa and Esther Mbabazi) is a Rwandan singer-songwriter. In 2008, he was awarded as the "Best Afro R&B Singer of the Year" by Salax Music awards.

Career
Ben was invited to perform at the 2010 World Cup in Johannesburg, South Africa. In 2010, he moved to the United States where he collaborated with Detroit based hip-hop artist Mike-E Ellison. Later, he was invited to perform at the UN headquarters. Ben's song "I'm in Love", released in October 2012, led to the creation of a new music category at the 2012 Salax Music Award Presentations in Rwanda making him the first ever recipient of Award for Best Music Artist in the Diaspora.

Singles

 * Amahirwe yanyuma
 * Incuti nyancuti
 * Wigenda
 * Amaso Ku Maso
 * I'm in Love (2012).
 * I can See.
 * Habibi.
 * Fine girl.
 * Naremeye.
 * Ndaje
 * Vazi (2019)
 * Suko (2019)
 * Ngufite kumutima (2020)

Collabos

 * Binkolera ft Sheebah Karungi of Uganda.
 * No you no life ft B2C of Uganda.
 * Ngufite Kumutima ft ZIZOU AL PACINO

Awards
Ben was recognized as Best Afro R&B Singer of the Year at the Salas Music Awards in 2008-2009. In 2009-2010 he again received the award for Best Afro R&B Singer of the Year as well as the country's top music prize, Best Male Artist. Ben received a Salas Award song of the year in 2010-2011.