Majestic royal court music from Uganda

Elijah Madiba with Albert Ssempeke

Ethnomusicologist Elijah Madiba plays traditional Ugandan music with Albert Ssempeke, a virtuoso Ugandan performing artist and the son of the legendary royal court musician of the former Kabaka Muteesa II of Buganda. They play four short songs on a variety of traditional Ugandan instruments, including the Endigidi (one-string bowed lute), Endongo (bow lyre), Enanga (trough zither), and Amadinda (long-xylophone).

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Elija Madiba is the sound engineer and studio manager at the International Library of African Music (ILAM). He has been part of the team coordinating the digitisation of collections at ILAM. He teaches instrumental music studies in the ethnomusicology program run by the Rhodes Music department. His commitment to community outreach connects African musical heritage to contemporary communities. Elijah holds a Diploma in Music and Bachelors Degree in Music from Nelson Mandela University and a Masters in Ethnomusicology from Rhodes University.

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