Xylophone music of Uganda: theembaire of Nakibembe, Busoga

Authors

  • James Micklem
  • Andrew Cooke
  • Mark Stone

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i4.1996

Abstract

The amadinda and akadinda xylophone music of Buganda1 2 have been well described in the past (Anderson 1968). Good players of these xylophones now seem to be extremely scarce, and they are rarely performed in Kampala. Both instruments, although brought from villages in Buganda, formed part of a great musical tradition associated with the Kabaka's palace. After 1966, when the palace was overrun by government forces and the kingdom abolished, the royal musicians were cut off from their traditional role.

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Published

1999-11-30

How to Cite

Micklem, James, Andrew Cooke, and Mark Stone. 1999. “Xylophone Music of Uganda: Theembaire of Nakibembe, Busoga”. African Music : Journal of the International Library of African Music 7 (4):29-46. https://doi.org/10.21504/amj.v7i4.1996.