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13. Otwenge
This song accompanies the Addungu dance from the West Nile Region of Uganda (Alur people). Otwenge literally means the elbow, and this song tells of the usefulness of the elbow. You can’t feed yourself...
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11. Omugudo
This drum piece opens most Tour of Light shows, introducing you to the many rhythms and beats of Uganda.
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10. Nze Nyinza
The theme of this song is gratitude! On the Tour of Light we frequently sang this song to thank our sponsors and supporters.
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9. Ntwara Mata
The first song "Ntwara Mata Gawe" is about good milk, and by extension about treasuring the good things we have in life, being grateful, and taking good care of them. The second and third songs,...
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8. Namalanga / Kamungolo
These traditional Lugandan folk songs are paired together in a medley.
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7. Mwambuyaya
This song is sung during the Mwaga dance, which is a dance of initiation for 16 year old boys about to become men in the circumcision ritual. The dance lasts 3 weeks; this song begins the ceremony by...
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6. Xylophone (Amadinda)
The xylophone is a traditional instrument from Busoga kingdom, in the Eastern part of Uganda. Here Geoffrey Nakalanga plays and sings extemporaneously. The song is about Kampala (Uganda’s capital) and...
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4. Marudiku
This song, a favorite of many Ugandan artists, is in the Lugbara language, which few people in the Kampala area speak. When asking other musicians for the interpretation we got four completely...
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3. Kadaimanda
This simple Luganda song asks: Where are the beautiful ones? You beautiful ones, come over here! We love you and we want to dance with you.
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2. Do You Believe?
In the 2012 Tour, Children of Uganda danced the traditional pot dance to this medley of songs. Longol (the first song in this medley) tells a story of someone who brought his fiance to his father’s...
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1. Alleluia / Nimaro
This song expresses a very simple sentiment in different ways and different Ugandan languages: “we have come here to praise the Lord.”
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