SSEMPEKE AMADINDA QUARTET Creative Page
SSEMPEKE AMADINDA QUARTET is a Ugandan orchestra playing traditional instruments and creating a new take on Traditional folk music.Was formed around the arts center in Kampala, being initiated by Albert Bisaso Ssempeke, the son of the late Dr Albert Ssempeke who was a Ugandan veteran Musician and Musician who played a big role in promoting and preserving Ugandan Traditional Music and who had Knowledge of former Music traditional of the Kingdom of Buganda. Bisaso Ssempeke is now a manger the few contemporary Musicians in Uganda today. thereafter studied this music from his father. Bisaso has since become a well-respected musician and expert on Uganda and Buganda Culture,Dance and Music . Bisaso Albert continues to carry forward the traditional of Kiganda Music that have been passed down through his talented Family for generations. Bisaso plays a Variety of Traditional Music Ugandan Instruments, including Amadinda (long-xylophone),Endigidi (one string Bowed lute),Endongo (Bow lyre) Akogo (thambpiano), Ndere (flute) etc. Currently Bisaso resides in Kampala, Uganda. He plays with a Variety of Bands and Musicians a round the City on a regular basis and He does private Teaching on traditional music instruments and Dance movements to those interested. Our Quartet performs occasionally on Kabaka's events in the palace and also performs on many events like world music day which usually organized by French Culture Center in Kampala and also international music festivals like BAYIMBA International festival of Music and Arts in 2009 and 2010 . In the year 2003 December, our quartet was invited to perform on birthday of Gyogy Liget who was Germany Classical composers and performed alongside Philharmonic orchestral in Berlin. In 2004, Ensemble was again invited to perform in Austria on the birth of Professor Gerhard Kubik and performed at the opening of the enthnomusicologist symposium on African Perspective pre colonial History. 2009.We recieved 2 invitations to represent Buganda royal Court Music in Paris and Amsterdam. in Paris we performed at the Head Quoter's of the French Cultural Center and Music Festival at Muziekgebouw aan 't IJ (Amsterdam | ||
Updated:
April 24, 2011
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