Love Ssega is a British-Ugandan musician, performing artist and songwriter. He has built a varied career collaborating across art forms, while also speaking up for social, educational and environmental issues.
His music and compositions, blending a vibrant mix of New Wave, 80s Hip-Hop, African polyrhythms and NYC Disco into smart modern Pop, have been played internationally from South London to LA and the Sydney Opera House. His work has received radio support across BBC Radio 1, BBC Radio 3 and BBC 6Music’s flagship new music programmes. Love Ssega has collaborated internationally, working in Berlin, Paris, New York, Seoul and China.
Love Ssega is also known as a founding member of Clean Bandit – co-producing “Mozart’s House” for the future Grammy winners – all whilst studying at Cambridge University doing a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Alongside his music practice, he holds ambassadorial and trustee positions with a focus on youth opportunities in music and educational outreach. Most recently he was invited by Brian Eno to join the founding committee of his environmental charity EarthPercent.
Love Ssega’s overall music and artistic vision continues to evolve, more recently turning his attention to public-focussed art with a strong emphasis on climate justice and environmental activism. His last commission for Season For Change, “Airs of the South Circular”, used music to highlight how air pollution afflicts the Black community in South London and reached over 100,000 residents in Lewisham. Love Ssega also features in Music Declares Emergency’s campaigns “No Music On A Dead Planet” and “Turn Up The Volume.”