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Uganda’s Joshua Baraka scores streaming success with Wrong Places

The Ugandan artist’s new single "Wrong Places" has quickly become his biggest hit yet, amassing millions of streams across platforms.

Bwetunge Ivan
Last updated: 12th June 2025 8:27 pm
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Ugandan singer-songwriter Joshua Baraka is soaking in the moment. His latest single, Wrong Places, has amassed over five million streams across major platforms in just under a month. The numbers — 1 million on Spotify, 1.9 million on YouTube Music, and a growing tally on Apple Music, Audiomack, SoundCloud, and Tidal — are more than digits. For Baraka, they’re evidence of something deeper.

“5 MILLION STREAMS in less than a month!” Baraka wrote on his social media. “I’m beyond grateful for every listen, every share, and every message.”

The song dropped on May 16, 2025, with little fanfare but quickly gained traction. It’s now available on Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube, and TikTok — and it’s finding listeners far beyond Uganda’s borders.

“Wrong Places came from a real place,” Baraka told fans. “And seeing it connect with so many of you means everything. Thank you for this milestone. Let’s keep going!”

The track blends intimate lyricism with radio-ready production, tackling themes of love, vulnerability, and emotional disarray — the kind of emotional terrain that rarely translates so cleanly into a streaming hit. But here, it works.

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Produced by Jae5 — the Grammy-winning British-Ghanaian producer behind hits for Burna Boy and Wizkid — the song pulses with subtle confidence, layering soul-drenched melodies over Afrobeats-inflected rhythms. It’s a collaboration that bridges Baraka’s East African roots with a global sound.

“This is music that comes from the heart,” Baraka said in a recent video shared on TikTok, his tone calm but firm. “I try to be as inclusive as possible when writing my music.”

Baraka is not new to emotional honesty. His earlier tracks, Lonely and Touch Me, also peeled back layers of romantic uncertainty and personal reckoning. But Wrong Places feels different — more exposed, more lived-in. Listeners seem to agree.

“This came from a real place,” he repeated. It’s a line he’s returned to in multiple posts. Not a polished soundbite, but a statement of intent.

Even as the streams climb and his name lands on more global playlists, Baraka is keeping his focus closer to home — and he’s watching the Ugandan music industry shift beneath his feet.

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“The music and sound are changing right now,” he said during an appearance on NGR Radio Uganda, a clip later posted to TikTok. “I believe that very soon things are going to be difficult for unserious artists.”

He didn’t elaborate much. But his point was clear: authenticity and craft are no longer optional. They’re survival tools in a scene that’s growing up fast.

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For now, Baraka is enjoying the ride, one grateful message and one stream at a time. But if the tone of Wrong Places is any indication, he’s not just chasing hits. He’s building something that lasts.

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