Ugandan singer Quex Music, best known for his hit song Kachumbali, has recalled one of the strangest experiences of his music career, revealing that someone once advised him to turn to witchcraft to achieve greater success in the industry.
Speaking during a sit-down interview, the musician said he received advice encouraging him to visit a traditional healer and practise witchcraft as a way of making his music more popular and accelerating his journey to stardom.
The unusual suggestion reportedly did not end there. Quex said a man claiming to be a traditional healer later contacted him directly, offering to help transform him into a star.
The singer referred to the individual as “Jajja” while recounting how the unexpected message left him surprised.
“There is a guy who sent things advising me to go and practise witchcraft so that my music could propel. Then Jajja sent me a message saying he could make it happen for me. That was the craziest thing I had ever seen,” Quex recalled.
According to the musician, the incident remains one of the most bizarre moments he has encountered while navigating Uganda’s music industry.
Rather than describing it as a serious turning point, Quex said he now looks back at the experience with amusement, finding it difficult to believe that someone would genuinely suggest such an approach to achieving musical success.
His account also highlights the unusual advice and offers that artists may encounter while trying to build their careers in a competitive entertainment industry.
For Quex, however, the unsolicited proposal was memorable for an entirely different reason: it was simply too strange to forget.
The singer has not identified the person who initially advised him to pursue witchcraft or provided further details about the alleged healer’s offer.