Joanita Kawalya Explained

Joanita Kawalya
Birth Date:1967 5, df=yes
Birth Place:Uganda
Nationality:Ugandan
Education:Lubiri Secondary School
Alma Mater:Kyambogo University
Occupation:Musician
Spouse:Christopher Muganga

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]

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]

In 2020, Kawalya participated in the gender identity week organized by Makerere University School of Women and Gender Studies[8]

Family

Joanita Kawalya is a mother of two children.

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Joanita Kawalya Reckons Women Can Do It Better Than Men. 2 February 2015. 7 March 2010. Abu-Baker. Mulumba. The Observer. 23 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221123093352/https://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=7534:joanita-kawalya-reckons-women-can-do-it-better-than-men. dead.
  2. Web site: Bamuturaki. Musinguzi. Kampala's Most Resilient Band Afrigo Plays On. 12 September 2013. 2 February 2015. The EastAfrican (Nairobi). 16 November 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20181116055131/https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Kampala+most+resilient+band+Afrigo+plays+on/-/434746/1990058/-/ptxvk0/-/index.html%7Caccessdate=25. dead.
  3. Web site: 17 February 2013. Afrigo: 38 And Still Counting. 2 February 2015. Hassan Badru. Zziwa. The Observer. 25 December 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141225200245/http://www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=23755%3A38-and-still-counting&catid=73%3Ahighlights. dead.
  4. Web site: 2 February 2015. Hits That Made Them: Moses Matovu And Afrigo Band. 26 August 2011. Hipipo.com. 25 December 2014. https://archive.today/20141225191420/http://www.hipipo.com/music/news/1177/Hits-That-Made-Them--Moses-Matovu-And-Afrigo-Band. dead.
  5. Web site: Joanita Kawalya: Afrigo Band Musician. 26 September 2010. 2 February 2015. Samuel. Lutwama. New Vision (Kampala). https://web.archive.org/web/20150203020715/http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/28/733166. 3 February 2015. dead.
  6. Web site: 2 February 2015. Joanita Kawalya: Afrigo’s First Lady. 19 May 2012. Christine. Wanjiru Wanjala. Daily Monitor (Kampala).
  7. Web site: Makerere University Walter Reed Project. muwrp.org. 7 March 2020.
  8. Web site: Gender Identity Week: Cultural, religious leaders believe positive cultural aspects play a big role in empowering women. 2 March 2020. Watchdog Uganda. 7 March 2020.

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