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…p for his entire group. The Watmon Cultural Group was created by Watmon to promote the preservation of Ugandan cultural heritage through music and dance. With almost 50 members, the youngest being only seven years old, they play an electric combination of rhythmic beats and intricate melodies, which are supported by energetic dancing. The group performed for President George Bush during a state visit to Uganda and they were also recorded in 2012 f…
Adungu Instrument
The Adungu is a stringed instrument we encountered in Northern Uganda. We also recorded an Adungu group in Kampala, as we passed back through on the way to Entebbe. It is an arched harp instrument with between 7 and 10 or more strings. They vary in size between smaller instruments, played close to the body and the larger bass adungu, on which the player can sit. The sound box is commonly covered in animal hide, and is also at times used as a…
Ker Kal Kwaro Group
…Music of the Acholi Paibona Tugu village, Awach, Northern Uganda…
Oriang’ Kinene Group
…Music of the Acholi Acet, Northern Uganda…
Umuny Jubi Ite Yaa Group
…Music of the Acholi Acet, Northern Uganda…
Pajoto (DingiDingi/Youth) Group
…Music of the Acholi Acet, Northern Uganda…
Ribbe Ber (Drummers) Group
…Music of the Acholi Acet, Northern Uganda…
Hannah Calascione Staff Profile
…the all important context for the songs and dances we will be recording in the field. …
Micyingo (Kisoro Hill) Group Group
…Music of the Batwa Kisoro, Uganda…
Ribbe Ber (Dancers) Group
…Music of the Acholi Acet, Northern Uganda …
Gatera Batwa Community Group
…Music of the Batwa Kisoro, Uganda…
Kabahenda Batwa Community Group
…Music of the Batwa Kisoro, Uganda…
Uganda: music of the Batwa Gallery
Images from the Singing Wells trip to Kisoro, Uganda where we recorded the music of the Batwa. The journey started in Nairobi where the team boarded a flight to Kigali, Rwanda. From there we travelled by road to Kisoro where we stayed at the Traveller’s Rest Hotel. Our hosts were from the United Organisation for Batwa Development in Uganda (UOBDU) who arranged for us to record the performances of six Batwa communities from the district of Kisoro…
The Northern Tribes of Uganda Album
…from our December 2012 trip to record the music of the Northern Tribes of Uganda. We began with a base in Gulu, with journeys to Acet and Paibona. In Achet on our first day of recording, we were blessed with a recording location in the shade and 6 groups who turned up to perform their Acholi dance music. Day 2 found us in Paibona, with our first introduction to Likembe music provided by the Rubanga Kingom Awach Boys. The youthful energy of Ker Ke…
Rubanga Kingdom Awach Boys Group
…Music of the Acholi Paibona Tugu village, Awach, Northern Uganda…
Aynu Traditional Group Group
…, but mainly they speak their own Lugbara language. Origins: The came into Uganda at the end of the 16th century. They were originally known as the Madi, their current name perhaps came to be used after the intrusion of the Khartoum Arab slaves in the second half of the 19th century. Their origins are described in relation to their belief in mythology: with God’s creation of Meme and the universe. The first two human beings Gboro-Gboro (male) and…