Kidandali

Kidandali
Stylistic origins
Cultural originsMid 1990s , Kampala Uganda
Typical instruments
  • Bass guitar
  • electric guitar
  • trumpet
  • keyboard
  • synthesizer
  • sampler
  • percussion
  • vocals
Regional scenes
  • Uganda
  • Kenya
  • Ethiopia

Kidandali is a stylistic music genre featuring the use of native sounds and samples from Uganda. Kidandali is a word from the Ganda language which in translation can mean "local party" or "celebration". Music concerts and traditional wedding ceremonies (kwanjula) are examples of such "bidandali". The music itself is given this name because most times it is the kind of music played or performed at such local parties and functions.[1] Some other sources and commentators refer to the genre alternatively as "Band music"[2] while others refer to it as "afrobeat".

  1. ^ Ruby, Josh (2021-09-09). "We must concentrate on Kidandali as the Ugandan sound – Aganaga". MBU. Retrieved 2023-03-03.
  2. ^ White paper: "Essay on the form and origin of Kadongo Kamu" Archived 2011-12-31 at the Wayback Machine,Center for African music, April 5, 2003, accessed August 10, 2011