Muniini K. Mulera

Shaka Ssali: The Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 2)

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 8, 20252 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Mushakamba #Kabaare #Kabale #Albaby #UCLA #Suruma #Kakumba #Lutaakome #Kayiira #Korvin #Butobere #Kigezi #Kigyezi #Wamala

Photo: University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) campus Once he had slept off the jetlag after arriving in New York City on July 4, 1976, Mike Ssali found people who were willing to believe in him. Besides Dr. Ezra Suruma, an early contact was Frederick W. Kakumba, a Ugandan ...

Shaka Ssali: the Kabaare Kid who made good very good (Part 1)

By Muniini K. MuleraApril 1, 20255 comments

#Shaka #Ssali #Igabiro #Abatimbo #Kigyezi #Kabale #Kabaare #Kigezi #Turyagyenda #Mushakamba #Butobere #Wamala #Masulita #Buganda

Photo: Kikungiri Primary School graduates who joined Junior 1 (Grade 7) at Kigezi High School in January 1962. Front: L to R - Geoffrey Dutki (forester), Kagambirwe (cobbler), Shaka Ssali (journalist). Back: L to R - Francis Tusingwire (veterinary doctor), Alfred Nyesigire (teacher), ...

Who will tell the story of Ugandan musicians and broadcasters of my youth?

By Muniini K. MuleraMy Kind of MusicMarch 30, 20210 comments

#Uganda #Budo #music #musicians #Rugundana #RutaroKatabaazi #Ndugga #Ssonko #Kawalya #Wamala #Masagazi #Kyakamala #Mugula #Kanyike #Sebaduka

One of my worldly passions is listening to music and learning the story behind the compositions and the performers. The conditions under which the musicians lived; the political conditions at play; the specific events that inspired the compositions; the journeys travelled; and the ...