Tag Archives: Uganda

Akogo Dance – Inside The Studio

Akogo

Jack Davenport and Olie Halstead use the ‘Unique Sounds Of Uganda’ sample pack, we have created a dance track based around the Akogo and Adungu. Using Global Sound Movement‘s ‘Unique Sounds Of Uganda’ sample pack, Jack and Oliver have created a dance track based around the Akogo and Adungu. The Akogo is a an African thumb piano and […]

Traditional Ugandan Music and Dance Evening

Ndere Centre, Uganda

The Ndere Centre is known as the Home of Cultures and has ‘cultural nites’ throughout the week, which made it the right place to close the week. Bringing the week to a close, it seemed appropriate to spend our last night enjoying the traditional music and dance of Uganda. The Ndere Centre is known as […]

Bethlehem Orphanage

Bethlehem-Orphanage

The Bethlehem Orphanage is the sister home of the Good Shepherd,they care for over 300 homeless people, orphans and street kids and are run by the Missionaries of the Poor. The Bethlehem Orphanage is the sister home of the Good Shepherd, which we visited earlier on in the day. Between the two homes, they care […]

Kampala Christian Church

Sunday-Gospel

As Uganda is a religiously diverse nation, with Christianity and Islam being the most widely professed. It seemed appropriate to participate in something that is so wide spread throughout the country. To bring us to the end of the week, we chose to spend the last day engrossed Ugandan music and culture. To start it […]

Good Shepherd Home

Good-Shepherd-Home

In 2009 Brass for Africa placed brass instruments into the home and helped initiate a music program for the children. The charity funds twice-weekly brass band lessons uniting everyone through the sound of music. Towards the end of the week we were offered the chance to visit a different charity – Brass for Africa, which […]