South African Music Archive Project
Uganda
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- Artist(s): Soga Men | Composer: Kuruseni (Performer) | 1950-00-00 | Budongo Likembe, Central African, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kuruseni, Mbira, Nsaasi Tin Rattle, Soga, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Folk Song. Further details refer ILAM record field number XYZ5407
- Artist(s): Soga Men | Composer: Kuruseni (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950-00-00 | Budongo Likembe, Central African, East African, Folk song, Indigenous music, Kuruseni, Mbira, Nsaasi Tin Rattle, Soga, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Folk Song. Further details refer ILAM record field number XYZ5406
- Composer: Ekigano ky'obusingyeErisa Kasise (Composer/Performer) | 1950/08/18 | Ankole, Central African, Ekigano ky'obusingye, Erisa Kasise, Nkole, Nyoro, story, Uganda, ILAM | Short account of the English bringing peace to Ankole.Further details refer ILAM field card (D5J6)
- 1900-00-00 | Central African, Harp, Uganda, ILAM | Translation: Visit over the border. Further details refer ILAM record number (1334)
- Composer: Iganitiyo Ekacholi | 1950/09/04 | Adedeu harp, Aluti horn, Folk - East African, Iganitiyo Ekacholi, Lukiko, Mbale district, Teso, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Topical song with clapping and five string Adedu horizontal harp, leg rattles and 1 side blown Aluti horn. The tuning of the harp was 284, 212, 190, 172, 142 v.s. It is interesting to note the difference between the scale of the harp and the voice. Iganitiyo, the harp player, made friends with Chief K Omudeka and he visited him at his place over the border in Kenya. He was surprised at the great amount of land which was under cultivation there. He entertained the Chief every evening of his visit by playing and singing to his Adedu harp. The full song is not available here.
- Artist(s): Yowana and his friend Emugat | 1950-00-00 | Auleru flute, Central African, Emugat, Folk music, Lukiko, Mbale district, Teso, Tororo, Uganda, Yowana, ILAM | Topical song with Auleru, vertical flute, open, four notes., A clever use of the lower and upper octaves in the pipe. The lower follows the higher. The player blows across the square end of the open pipe.
- Composer: Abadongo Abaganda (Performer)Kasasa, J. (Composer) | 1952/06/19 | Abadongo Abaganda, Drum, East African, Endongo lyre, Ganda, Indigenous music, Kampala, Kasasa,J., Ndingidi Lute, Topical song, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3M 6
- Artist(s): Zakaria Kasasa (Leader)Endongo za Baganda (Performer) | Composer: Zakaria KasasaEndongo za Baganda | 1950/08/31 | Central African, eight string bowl lyre, Endongo, Endongo za Buganda, Folk music, Ganda, Indigenous music, Laced conical drum, Ndingidi, Ntenga, one string lute, praise, Song, Traditional music, Uganda, Zakaria Kasara, ILAM | Praise song accompanied by various instruments. Further details refer ILAM field card number D5V8
- Composer: Boys of Busoga College (Performer)Composer not specified | 1952/06/23 | Busoga College, Clapping, East African, Jinja, School song, Soga, Uganda, ILAM | Further details refer ILAM field card number: F3P 1
- Artist(s): Teso Men | Composer: Ekisa Saulo (Performer)Composer not specified | 1950/09/04 | Akisuku Dance Song, Central African, Clapping, East African, Ekisa Saulo, Teso, Teso, Tororo, Uganda, ILAM | Akisuku Dance Song for Men. Further details refer ILAM field card number XYZ5416
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