Music of Northern Uganda: video playlist
In December 2012 the Singing Wells team travelled to Uganda to record the music of the northern tribes, including the Alur, Acholi, Iteso and Langi.
In December 2012 the Singing Wells team travelled to Uganda to record the music of the northern tribes, including the Alur, Acholi, Iteso and Langi.
The Singing Wells Project endeavours to understand the music we preserve by understanding its context as well as possible. To do this we’ve talked to as many of the locals of each area we visit as possible. Read Sabina’s story about the role of music in the post-war healing process
The Singing Wells Project endeavours to understand the music we preserve by understanding its context as well as possible. To do this we’ve talked to as many of the locals of each area we visit as possible. Read Evelyn Ojok’s story about the role of music in the post-war healing process.
After Patrick Ondiek and Steve Kivutia, went on a recce around Northern Uganda in September to help us put together an itinerary, I endeavored to discover a little more about the music we’d be discovering. Gulu: First we will discover the music of the Acholi tribe in Agago, where a variety of different styles of…
In our next field visit to Northern Uganda we will come across a mix of different tribes, including the Lango peoples. Location: Northern central region or the “Lango sub-region” as demonstrated on the map. Population: about 1.5 million people Language: They speak Leb-Lango, a language similar to those of the Acholi and the…
In our next field visit to Northern Uganda we will come across a mix of different tribes, including The Lugbara. Here is their profile.
In our next field visit to Northern Uganda we will come across a mix of different tribes, including The Alur. Here is their profile.
In our next field visit to Northern Uganda we will come across a mix of different tribes, including The Acholi. Here is a profile.