Various – Buganda Royal Music Revival

Label:	Nyege Nyege Tapes – none
Format:	17 x File, FLAC, Compilation
Country:	Uganda
Released:	Nov 19, 2021
Genre:	Folk, World, & Country
Style:	African

Tracklist

1	Unidentified members of the royal drums ensemble (mujaguzo)–	Mujaguzo (Celebration)
2	Erusana Lutwana & Budo African Music Club–	Ffe basajja ba Kabaka
3	Albert Bisaso Ssempeke & band as the lyres, fiddles, and drums ensemble (abadongo)–	Akasozi Bamunanika
4	Kopolyano Kyobe & band as the xylophone and drums ensemble (abantamiivu)–	Ssematimba ne Kikwabanga
5	Unidentified members of the royal flutes and drums ensemble (abalere)–	Akwana omwami tagayala
6	Evaristo Muyinda–	Sewaswa kazala balongo
7	Maria Nanemba Muyinda–	Twaliraana mayumba emmeeme tezaalirana
8	Evaristo Muyinda–	Twabonabona
9	Unidentified members of the royal trumpets band (abakondere)–	Bagabye Mukwenda owange talina nnaku
10	Kalema Hassan Katipa & Band–	Byananyinimu
11	Unidentified members of the royal big xylophone ensemble (abakadinda)–	Bandaba okulya etoke bampita mulamu dala
12	Temutewo Mukasa, royal harpist (omulanga)–	Okwagala omulungi kwesengereza
13	Unidentified members of the royal drum-chime ensemble (abatenga)–	Kifwe kze kya
14	Semuwemba George William–	Kubikira amadinda
15	Semuwemba George William & Sekindi John–	Emirembe ngalo
16	Albert Ssempeke–	Omusango gw’abalere
17	John Ssempeke & Sebuufu Steven–	Osiibye otyano

Notes

B1, B3 recorded by Klaus Wachsmann in 1949 & 1947
A2, A5, A6, B4, B5 recorded by Hugh Tracey in 1950 & 1952
A8, B8 recorded by Peter Cooke in 1967 & 1988
A1, A7, B6, B7 recorded by Basile Koechlin in 2017
A3, A4, B2, B9 recorded by Jude Mugerwa in 2017

Mixing by Jude Mugerwa & Eli Hanquart
Mastering by Peter Soldan (Dada Studios)

Reproduction of Hugh Tracey’s recordings and pictures with courtesy from the International Library of African Music, Rhodes University (South Africa)
Reproduction of Klaus Wachsmann’s and Peter Cooke’s recordings and pictures with courtesy from the British Library, London (UK)

Cover Photo: Peter Cooke's collection
Graphic Layout: Kid Gringo

Other Versions (2)

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	Title (Format)	Label	Cat#	Country	Year
New Submission	Buganda Royal Music Revival (LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Green)	Nyege Nyege Tapes	NNT028	Uganda	2021
New Submission	Buganda Royal Music Revival (LP, Compilation, Limited Edition, Purple)	Nyege Nyege Tapes	NNT028	Uganda	2021