Canadian- based Ugandan Born Rapper Lanie Banks on way to stardom

Micheal Osings better known by his stage name Lanie Banks is a Canadian-Ugandan rapper, song writer and music video director who is enjoying a meteoric rise.

Born in Mbale, he first got his taste of stardom when he shared the stage with Pallaso at Club Venom on a night to commemorate the National Association of Nigerian Students in Uganda (NANSU) Awards. That was in 2015. He was just 19.

He reveals that right from his childhood, he has always involved himself in music related fields and activities like Karaoke, dancing scripts and song writing.

He was also a member of the Sunday school choir headed by Pastor Bill Binaster from the Toronto Christian Outreach Programme.

Lanie Banks wants to reach levels few Ugandan rappers have dared reach.

In December 2015, Lanie Banks decided to venture into the music recording world and successfully recorded his singles that include; Tondopa, My Moment and My Girl. These records were aimed at supporting his forth coming EP album Chain of Emotion.

Under the tutelage of friends like Andre (now Daddy Andre), Shanks, Atlas the African and Mighty son and any more back in the day, Lanie Banks used to perform in numerous bars and clubs. However, at the time, talent scouts overlooked him much to his chagrin. Owing to his young age, he retained the optimism.

Lanie Banks later on met Kaz Kasozi a Jazz and Classic music artist who was working at the Uganda Cultural Centre (National Theater) and Bayimba Uganda.

Kaz Kasozi invited Banks for music classes where he learnt how to write professional songs and scripts, his other teacher at the same project was a guest from Switzerland named Maloui Klassien.

Banks recalls Majoue Klassien telling him that if he put effort in his art it could take him to places and from that day forward he has never looked back.

He strongly believes that on the road to stardom it’s either you go hard or you go home. Basing on this slogan, it is clearly evident that Banks will never take the road back to his home and is striving for excellence in his musical career day by day in the far and deep horizons of Canada.
Currently he is kicking it to reach horizons where only a few Ugandan rappers have.

He says most Ugandan music is not professional and is usually overrated by the local masses and is looking forward to address this issue in the near future.

He had meetings and dealings with other international acts like Tory Lanes’ (Canada), Davido (Nigeria).