Herman Ssewanyana Explained

Herman Ssewanyana is a Ugandan musician and percussionist. He is the current Band Leader, Musical Director and Percussionist with the musical group Percussion Discussion Africa.^[1] He is a member and percussionist with the musical band Afrigo Band, the longest-lasting musical band in Uganda, which was founded in 1975.^{[2] [3]}

Background and education

He was born on in the Central Region of Uganda circa 1955.

Music career

Ssewanyana was a member of the Afrigo Band, since circa 1980. In 1997, while still with Afrigo, he founded Percussion Discussion Africa, focusing on cultural music, with emphasis on African percussion instruments.^[4] Since 2011, he has collaborated with other Ugandan music artists to produce the annual music festival known as Zivuge.^[5] In 2012, he was part of The Percussion Gurus, Qwela Junction, a two-hour performance by leading Ugandan percussionists, held at Emin Pasha Hotel in Kampala on 30 March 2012.^[6]

See also

• Afrigo Band
• Moses Matovu
• Joanita Kawalya

External links

• The Aaron Thurston Trio Set Kampala On Fire
• The Finest 50 Musicians And Music Groups Since Independence

Notes and References

1. Web site: Bamuturaki. Musinguzi. Percussion Discussion Africa Mixes Old And New To Attract Younger Following. 22 February 2013. 2 February 2015. The EastAfrican (Nairobi).
2. Web site: Ssemutooke . Joseph . Afrigo: Uganda’s Greatest Band . October 2012 . 2 February 2015 . New Vision Mobile (Kampala) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141225154810/http://www.newvision.co.ug/mobile/Detail.aspx?NewsID=632224&CatID=417 . 25 December 2014 . dmy-all .
3. Web site: Celebrating Afrigo Band. 31 August 2013. 2 February 2015. New Vision (Kampala).
4. Web site: Cultures – Uganda: Percussion Discussion Africa. 3 February 2015. Sudplanète.
5. Web site: Nandujja Joins Saava And Ssewanyana in Zivuge. 26 January 2011. Felix. Eupal. The Observer.
6. Web site: Percussion Gurus Meet To Create Real Music. 2 January 2015. 17 March 2012. Edgar. Batte. Daily Monitor (Kampala).