Joanita Kawalya

Joanita Kawalya is a Ugandan musician and activist.[1] She is a member of the Afrigo Band, the longest-lasting musical band in Uganda, which has been in continuous existence since 1975.[2][3]

Joanita Kawalya
Born (1967-05-01) 1 May 1967
Uganda
NationalityUgandan
Educationlubiri secondary school
Alma materkyambogo University
OccupationMusician
Spouse(s)Christopher Muganga

Early life and education

Kawalya was born to the late singer Eclaus Kawalya on 5 January 1967.[4] She worked as a teacher at Lubiri Senior Secondary School between 1989 and 1993.[5]

Music career

Kawalya started singing at an early age. She went on to sing in choir in school and later as a part time member of "The Wrens", courtesy of her father's guest performances with the band. He would take the whole family with him. She joined Afrigo Band in 1986 when she was nineteen-year-old, replacing her sister, Margaret, also a vocalist who was leaving for Germany. She did music as she did a teaching course at Kyambogo University In 1993, she quit teaching and concentrated on music and mothering her two children.[6]

Other responsibilities

She has served as a community advisory member on the National Aids project, the Walter Reed project[7] and the Makerere Johns Hopkins joint project. She has also been involved in grass root campaigns for HIV/AIDS and her face is now recognizable as one of the facilitators for the Nabagereka's annual cultural fete, the Kisakaate. Kawalya is also involved in mentorship of talent.[6]

she recently participated in the gender identity week organized by Makerere University school of women and gender studies[8]

Family

Joanita Kawalya is a married mother of two children.[4]

See also

References
  1. Mulumba, Abu-Baker (7 March 2010). "Joanita Kawalya Reckons Women Can Do It Better Than Men". The Observer. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  2. Musinguzi, Bamuturaki (12 September 2013). "Kampala's Most Resilient Band Afrigo Plays On". The EastAfrican (Nairobi). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  3. Zziwa, Hassan Badru (17 February 2013). "Afrigo: 38 And Still Counting". The Observer. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  4. HiPipo Team, . (26 August 2011). "Hits That Made Them: Moses Matovu And Afrigo Band". Hipipo.com. Retrieved 2 February 2015.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  5. Lutwama, Samuel (26 September 2010). "Joanita Kawalya: Afrigo Band Musician". New Vision (Kampala). Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  6. Wanjiru Wanjala, Christine (19 May 2012). "Joanita Kawalya: Afrigo's First Lady". Daily Monitor (Kampala). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
  7. "Makerere University Walter Reed Project". muwrp.org. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
  8. "Gender Identity Week: Cultural, religious leaders believe positive cultural aspects play a big role in empowering women". Watchdog Uganda. 2 March 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2020.
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