James Makubuya

James Makubuya

James K. Makubuya (born in Gayaza, Kyaddondo County, Mpigi District, Uganda) is a Ugandan-born ethnomusicologist, instrumentalist, singer, dancer, and choreographer. He plays several traditional instruments from various parts of Uganda, including the "endongo" (8-string bowl lyre) and "adungu" (9-string bow harp), "endingidi" (1-string tube fiddle), "amadinda" (12-slab log xylophone), "akogo" (lamellaphone), and "engoma" (drums).

Makubuya was born in the town of Gayaza (located 30 km from Kampala, near Lake Victoria, in the Buganda region of Uganda), and is a member of the Baganda ethnic group. He holds a B.A. in music and English literature from Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda (1980); a Master of Music degree in Western music and music education from Catholic University of America in Washington D.C. (1988), and a Ph.D. in ethnomusicology from the University of California, Los Angeles (1995).

His main research focuses on organological studies in which has written many scholarly papers, including a comparative study of East African bowl lyres, bow harps, and tube fiddles.

He has taught at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (1996-2000), where he founded the ensemble [http://web.mit.edu/mitcan/www/about.html MITCAN] , and is currently an Associate Professor of Music at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana, where he directs the WAMIDAN ensemble.

Makubuya performs in a cross-cultural duo with Chinese "pipa" performer Wu Man. His "Abadongo", for "endongo", "mbuutu", and string quartet was performed at the University of California by the composer and the Kronos Quartet.

He has recorded three solo CDs and appears as a guest artist on a fourth ("Wu Man and Friends", 2005). His music has also been featured in several films, including "Mississippi Masala" (1991).

Writings

*Makubuya, James (1995). "Endongo: The Role and Significance of the Baganda Bowl Lyre of Uganda." Los Angeles, California: University of California, Los Angeles. Ph.D. dissertation.

Discography

*1993 - "The Uganda Tropical Beat I"
*1998 - "Taata Wange"
*2000 - "Watik, Watik: Music from Uganda"
*2005 - "Wu Man and Friends". Traditional Crossroads.

External links

* [http://persweb.wabash.edu/facstaff/makubuya/ James Makubuya page]


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