Herman Ssewanyana
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationMusician & Percussionist
Years active1974–present
Known forMusic
TitlePercussionist
Percussion Discussion Africa & Afrigo Band

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

References

  1. ↑ Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (22 February 2013). "Percussion Discussion Africa Mixes Old And New To Attract Younger Following". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. ↑ Ssemutooke, Joseph (October 2012). "Afrigo: Uganda's Greatest Band". New Vision Mobile (Kampala). Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. ↑ "Celebrating Afrigo Band". New Vision (Kampala). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cultures – Uganda: Percussion Discussion Africa". Sudplanète. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. ↑ Eupal, Felix (26 January 2011). "Nandujja Joins Saava And Ssewanyana in Zivuge". The Observer.
  6. ↑ Batte, Edgar (17 March 2012). "Percussion Gurus Meet To Create Real Music". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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