Ugandan singer Caxah Diet, whose real name is Prossy Mbabazi, has revealed that her unusual stage name traces back to her former job as a bar waitress in Mukono, where customers gave her the nickname she would later carry into music.
The rising songstress shared the story during an interview on NRG Radio UG, explaining that the name began while she was working at Casablanca, a bar in Mukono. What started as a nickname eventually became part of her identity as she pursued a music career.
“I used to work in a bar as a waitress at Casablanca in Mukono. People nicknamed me Caxah, so I decided to use it in my career,” she said.
But the name did not stop there. According to Caxah Diet, her management later suggested adding “Diet” because people frequently misspelled her original nickname.
“My managers named me Diet. They told me people misspelled my name, so I accepted the name Diet,” she explained.
Rather than treating the unusual combination as merely a branding decision, the singer says it has come to represent the range of music she can perform.
“I have all the ingredients, though. I can sing Dancehall, Afro, Rumba, and Afro-Dancehall; I’m versatile,” she added.
That versatility is part of the identity she is building as her music gains attention. Her catalogue includes Ninaana (Come Closer), Be With You, Cheater, Bwekiri and Love Me Louder, among other songs.
Caxah Diet has also attracted attention for her fashion sense, which has become another noticeable part of her public image. However, the meaning behind her stage name has remained a subject of curiosity, making her account of its origins an opportunity to explain how it developed.
Her story offers a glimpse into the personal history behind an artist’s public identity. In Caxah Diet’s case, the name was not simply created in a recording studio or chosen as part of a formal branding exercise. It began with a nickname from customers at her former workplace and evolved through a decision involving her management.
Now, as she pursues music across several genres, the singer says the name reflects the breadth of her sound. The nickname that followed her from Casablanca in Mukono has become the name audiences know her by.