UNCC@Home Commemorates ELLY WAMALA

REMEMBERING ELLY WAMALA TONIGHT ONLINE
Uganda National Cultural Centre is commemorating legendary Elly Wamala’s lifelong commitment to knowledge gathering and sharing through his songs, personal values and the people he worked with.
It is sixteen years now since the legendary Elly Wamala passed on.
UNCC shall is streaming the most recent Memorial Concert in Honor of Elly Wamala that happened at the National Theatre on 22nd August 2019.
The Memorial Concert was organised by UNCC in conjunction with the Elly Wamala Family/ Friends and the Musician’s Club’89
Through this Friday’s edition at UNCC@Home, we relive the life, legacy, times and timeless music of one of Uganda’s iconic artistes, also known as Evergreen* even in death through the people he lived and worked with. You do not want to miss this memorial concert; it is as fresh as then, very ENTERTAINING, EDUCATIVE and INFORMATIVE.
You don’t want to miss watching and listening to legendries and people that worked with the late Elly Wamala. You want to know what they learnt from him during his life and how he impacted on their artistic careers to this day.
Expect to listen to respected musicians and artists such as Moses Matovu of Afrigo Band, Frank Mbalire and Sammy Kasule of Ziwuuna Band; Diplock Segawa, Charles Ssenkubuge, Aloysius Matovu Joy of Bakayimbira Drama Actors, Julie Ssesanga of the Big Five, Robert Kalundi Sserumaga-former UNCC Artistic Director who delivered a Key note address, Francis Peter Ojede-Current UNCC Executive Director, Current UNCC Chairperson-Okello Kelo Sam, and Dustan Mukalazi, the late’s “son”, among others that graced last year’s memorial concert whose theme was ”Earning from Your Performance”. The topic is still relevant even today.
You will listen to Elly Wamala’s songs sung by various artistes like the 1973 classic, Akaana Ka Kawalya Ka Wanyana, sang by Frank Mbalire, Taata Wange by Julie Ssessanga, Nalongo Wange by Moses Matovu, Ebinyumu and other by Dustan Mukalazi.
The Memorial Concert we are streaming this Friday relived what Elly Wamala’s values and aim were to impart skills and give young talents a chance. In attaining this, last year’s memorial concert had two sets of the bands; the professional band led by Afrigo band/ Ziwuuna Band and the upcoming talents from Makerere University performing Arts and Film Department.
Charles Ssenkubuge, the official MC of the late Elly Wamala, was the Master of Ceremonies and with him on the steering, you can expect so much…
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[@negovillemedia4078]

Great show indeed... Thanks to you all who put it together, Elly Wamala is indeed a great inspiration to the need breed of artists today. Let's celebrate him

[@paramountimagesstudiougand750]

Very informative and beautiful

[@aloysiusmatovujoy954]

Hohohooo! Moi moi le maestro! Omulere

[@mwenemathiasmuwanika]

Many thanks to UNCC for spearheading this today.
@ Elly Wamala (RIP), many thanks for the evergreen beautiful memories.

[@SarahNdagire]

Allosius Matovu thx for the poem

[@itkatiugcloud3843]

So greatfull for this moment. Uncle Bob is proud of you UNCC and the entire organizing committee. What a legacy

[@SarahNdagire]

Nalongo wange... beautiful song

[@jameskayongo8282]

Elly wamala was so clasical

[@aloysiusmatovujoy954]

Julie with a heart touching voice

[@omugabikasozirogers47]

Taata wange you have never dissapointed me

[@thekultureradio]

❤❤❤❤❤

[@SarahNdagire]

Director Kalundi Robert Serumaga tweyanzinza input eyo

[@benjaminwatch1361]

The keynote speaker highlighted serious issues that all content creators should deeply think about

[@aloysiusmatovujoy954]

Frank Mbalire as before,as ever

[@annemarie958]

Mwebale nyo

[@emmanuelwasula9013]

Serumaga hinted on a need for a Wamala musical. It is way overdue.

[@galiwangoraymond9361]

I have enjoyed this, thank you