Herman Ssewanyana

Herman Ssewanyana is a Ugandan musician and percussionist. He is the current Band Leader, Musical Director and Percussionist with the musical group Percussion Discussion Africa.[1] He is a member and percussionist with the musical band Afrigo Band, the longest-lasting musical band in Uganda, which was founded in 1975.[2][3]

Herman Ssewanyana
Born1955 (age 67–68)
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
CitizenshipUganda
OccupationMusician & Percussionist
Years active1974–present
Known forMusic
TitlePercussionist
Percussion Discussion Africa & Afrigo Band

Background and education

He was born on in the Central Region of Uganda circa 1955.

Music career

Ssewanyana was a member of the Afrigo Band, since circa 1980. In 1997, while still with Afrigo, he founded Percussion Discussion Africa, focusing on cultural music, with emphasis on African percussion instruments.[4] Since 2011, he has collaborated with other Ugandan music artists to produce the annual music festival known as Zivuge.[5] In 2012, he was part of The Percussion Gurus, Qwela Junction, a two-hour performance by leading Ugandan percussionists, held at Emin Pasha Hotel in Kampala on 30 March 2012.[6]

See also

References
  1. Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (22 February 2013). "Percussion Discussion Africa Mixes Old And New To Attract Younger Following". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. Ssemutooke, Joseph (October 2012). "Afrigo: Uganda's Greatest Band". New Vision Mobile (Kampala). Archived from the original on 25 December 2014. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. "Celebrating Afrigo Band". New Vision (Kampala). 31 August 2013. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. "Cultures – Uganda: Percussion Discussion Africa". Sudplanète. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  5. Eupal, Felix (26 January 2011). "Nandujja Joins Saava And Ssewanyana in Zivuge". The Observer.
  6. Batte, Edgar (17 March 2012). "Percussion Gurus Meet To Create Real Music". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 2 January 2015.
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