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Thread #99389   Message #2239965
Posted By: Azizi
19-Jan-08 - 09:43 AM
Thread Name: African Folk Songs
Subject: RE: African Folk Songs
Here's links to several YouTube videos on Ugandan [East African]music:


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7NK_YQcCwF4&feature=related
SOUL BEAT AFRICA INTERVIEW

"SOUL BEAT AFRICA is one of the most exciting band from Uganda East Africa, which plays Ugandan folk music using traditional instruments. The music is arranged in a mordern [sic] way"

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The first link has a clip of two of the band members playing instruments and singing. One of the band members plays the kora, a West African instrument while the other band member plays the kalimba {finger piano}. In the interview, the band members talk [in English] about Ugandan and other traditional African music, and about their band."

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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vyz09NN0ZxU&feature=related
AMAZI GENYANJA [SOUL BEAT AFRICA]
"Soul Beat Africa Performing Amazi genyanja one of the oldest folk song from Uganda"

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I had no success searching online for the lyrics to "Amazi Genyanja" and for more information about this song. I also posted a comment to that video requesting information about the meaning of that song and its lyrics. Hopefully, someone will respond to that request.