DID YOU KNOW THAT COCO FINGER WAS BORN IN ENTEBBE?
Who is Coco Finger?
My name is Okori Moses. I was born 1n 1982 to Mr. Otuke Augustine and Mrs. Maimuna Asunge in Grade B Hospital in Entebbe. My parents are residents of Kigungu in Entebbe. My dad is retired man, he used to work with Civil Aviation Authority in the fire Brigade Department. I’m currently looking after mum, I bought her a vehicle that operates as an Airport Taxi. I have three brothers and one sister.
I went to Kigungu Primary School, I then joined Aduku Secondary School in Apac for my O-level Education and Premier High School in Ntinda for my A-level Education. In 2002 I enrolled for a diploma in social work from Nsamizi institute of social development which I completed in 2003. I then left for Dar es Salaam Tanzania in 2004 to concentrate on my music career. While there I used to work as an Emcee, I also did Karaoke and miming. After three years I returned to Uganda and started recording with fenon studios. I was also in touch with other Ugandan Artists.
At School I would hide in a bush to sing and on Sunday I would entertain my colleagues. I would sing live music and that’s when I realized that I wanted to become a musician. At home I would hide my music talent so that my parents wouldn’t know.
How did you come up with the stage name coco finger?
I acquired the name Coco Finger while in Tanzania. There are so many coconuts in Tanzania. I loved them and people started calling me Mr. Coconut, I added finger print and for some time people knew me as Coco fingerprint. I later removed print and settled for Coco Finger as my official stage name.
Tell me about some of the songs you have released so far?
I released my first song Kopolo pee it was a mixture of Luo, Luganda and Runyakole. I can’t recall the year but I was still studying the music industry in Uganda at the time. Then in 2009 I released my hit song Mikono Wagulu produced by Didi.
I have since released My Miss produced by Didi, I did a remix of My Miss produced by senior B. Party animal and Ekimuli Kya Rosa (remix) followed. Since then I have released non-stop hits Ladies Nite, private number (produced by Al fizo a Kenyan), Never Never produced by Boogie Empire and Washington, Leo Ni Leo produced by Monster, stallion and Bufumbo were released last year.
Are you married?
I am not yet married though I have one kid.
Do you have any other hobbies other than Music?
Yes I do. I enjoy basket ball, swimming, table tennis and sport fishing. Last year I donated ten bags of cement to Buganda Kingdom’s Ettoffalli fundraising drive.
What is your best dish?
Fresh Fish and sweet potatoes.
