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Perhaps the first well-known artist of the genre was Fred Masagazi in the 60's. Masagazi is considered by many to be the father of kadongo kamu. His brand of educative singing won him many fans and he was one of the few musicians who was involved with Uganda's independence in 1962. Elly Wamala was another of the founders. Elly Wamala is ...
Dan Mugula is one of the few surviving pioneers of the genre. Fred Ssebatta and Paulo Kafeero made their mark in the 1990s. Today, the genre is marginalized in favor of more recent styles of music. But because the music is loved by cultural loyalists in the buganda region, it is certain that there will always be an audience for kadongo kamu. [18]
Historian Basaaya Rocks Peter says that Herman Basudde was a prophet since he could foretell what would happen. His popularity is still high, and many upcoming musicians visit his grave to seek wisdom. Fred Ssebatta, one of Kadongo Kamu regents, asserts that Herman Basudde was creative and worked quickly. He continued by saying that it would be ...
Kafeero began school at Nkokonjjeru Demonstration Primary School in 1977, and went on to Ngogwe Baskerville secondary school. In the same year he began school, his father left the family because of his mother's opposition to his interest in music, he went to stay in the nearby village of Masaba with his older sister Grace and her husband.
Katumwa is a self-taught saxophonist [10] who made a breakthrough in music through his album Sinza in 2006 which featured on the BBC. [11] He has performed alongside popular Ugandan musicians/outfits like the Afrigo Band, Eagle's Production, Ndere troupe, Crossroads Band, Fred Sebatta, Paul Kafeero, Juliana Kanyomozi, Mariam Ndagire and Steve Jean.
The similarity and influence of Kadongo Kamu is seen in the role played by the bass guitar. The bass guitar is the most pronounced instrument and it controls the rhythm and tempo of the song just like in kadongo kamu. The playing pattern is also very similar. Another area where kadongo kamu influence is visible is in the way the vocals are ...
the first has somehow, in some way, been my best year yet. So, as I often say to participants in the workshop, “If a school teacher from Nebraska can do it, so can you!”
Bernard Kabanda Sslongo (1959 – 4 September 1999) was an Ugandan guitarist. He had just realised fame in the world music circuit through his appearances at WOMAD in the US and the UK in 1999 before he died of AIDS less than two months after his performance at Womad's Reading festival, aged only 40.