Amaggunju is another folk dance which is also believed to have originated in the palace. It is said king Mulondo, who ruled Buganda from 1582 to the late 16th Century, died without leaving an heir.

Bakisimba is a royal dance for royal entertainment and the official entertainment of the Kabaka (King) among the Buganda. It is believed to have originated in the palace of the King of Buganda.

The Kingdom of Buganda, once the largest of all the traditional kingdoms in East Africa, bears an eloquent witness to the living cultural traditions of present day Uganda. At the heart of this legacy ...

Since the Lingala time, other traditional dances have cropped to compete at world dance festivals. The Kiganda dance commonly referred to as Olunyege in Buganda, Karimajong dance (Uganda ...

Integrating traditional folk songs and dance into modern music will make a difference in sustaining culture, a senior music, dance and drama professor has said.

High on a red hill above the sunburned plains of Equatorial Africa, in the hereditary palace surrounded by flame trees, Mutesa II, 35th directly descended Kabaka (ruler) of Buganda, one of ...