Moses Matovu is a Ugandan musician and saxophonist. He is one of the founders of

Afrigo Band The Afrigo Band is a musical band in Uganda. It is the longest-lasting musical group in the history of Uganda, having existed for 44 years by August 2019. History The band was formed by a group of eight musicians led by their band leader, vocalis ...

, Uganda's longest-lasting band, founded in 1975.

Early childhood and education

Matovu was born on 19 June 1949 in

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to Abdallah Bukenya and Solome Nakitto. When his parents separated, he moved to Mengo, with his mother at the age of five. He spent most of his childhood with his mother. He attended ''Namirembe Primary School'' and later

Kibuli Secondary School Kibuli Secondary School (KSS) is a mixed boarding junior (S1-S4) and senior (S5-S6) school in Uganda. Location KSS is located on Kibuli Hill, in Makindye Division, in the south-central part of the city of Kampala, Uganda's capital and largest ...

. He also attended Pillai's Secondary School. However, Matovu's education was cut short in 1966 when traditional institutions were abolished. He was on scholarship from

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Kingdom. With no opportunity to continue in school, Matovu concentrated on

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and also joined the

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in 1967 as a

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with the Thunderbirds Band.

Music

Matovu has been in Uganda's music industry for close to 45 years. He started out in Thunderbirds Band in 1967 as a vocalist. From there, he joined the Police Band in 1968 and later Cranes Band in 1969 before he and other friends formed

in 1974. He has been performing with the band since and is its leader, as of February 2015.

Discography

Some of the records and albums he has released are with Afrigo Band:

References

External links

2012 Interview With Afrigo's Moses Matovu
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