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George Wilberforce Kakoma (27 July 1923 – 8 April 2012) was a Ugandan musician who wrote and composed "Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty", Uganda's national anthem.Kakoma's composition was first played publicly by the Police Band conducted by Mr. Moon on October 9, 1962 during Uganda's Independence Day Celebrations.
"Oh Uganda, Land of Beauty" is the national anthem of Uganda. George Wilberforce Kakoma composed the music and authored the lyrics. It was adopted as the national anthem in 1962, when the country gained independence from the United Kingdom. It is musically one of the shortest national anthems in the world.
Red Banton ruled the Ugandan music scene until the year 2000 when Jose Chameleone returned from Kenya with his "Mama Mia" song that turned into a National anthem in Uganda and East Africa at large. The 1990s saw Uganda's love affair with Jamaican music begin when artists like Shanks Vivi Dee, Ragga Dee, and others were influenced by Jamaican ...
Harrison Birtwistle, Louis Andriessen, Frederic Rzewski, George Crumb, Alvin Lucier, William Kraft: They came to prominence in the 1960s. May their sounds live on.
Chorus: Twesiimye nnyo, twesiimye nnyo Olwa Buganda yaffe Ekitiibwa kya Buganda kyava dda Naffe tukikuumenga I Okuva edda n'edda eryo lyonna Lino eggwanga Buganda
Cincinnati philanthropist and radar detector pioneer Michael Valentine died unexpectedly Monday at his home, according to his obituary.He was 74. Valentine was the founder of Cincinnati Microwave ...
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Vangelis, the electronic-music pioneer who won an Oscar for “Chariots of Fire” and composed such other landmark film scores as “Blade Runner,” died Tuesday, the Athens News Agency reported.