Samite is the stage name for African musician Samite Mulondo. Originally from
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
, Samite now lives in
Tully, New York. He plays the
flute and kalimba, a type of
thumb piano
Mbira ( ) are a family of musical instruments, traditional to the Shona people of Zimbabwe. They consist of a wooden board (often fitted with a resonator) with attached staggered metal tines, played by holding the instrument in the hands and ...
. Samite is currently married to Sandra Mulondo, who is a teacher in the Tully Central School District in Tully, New York.
Samite likes to attribute his music inspiration to both Ugandan folklore and as an expression of the life he had experienced in Uganda.
Samite grew up in the more wealthy of Ugandan families, yet he still shared the feelings and concerns of all Ugandans with his music. Samite's music is well-loved in Uganda, among both the regime and the commoners. With his music, Samite hopes not only to reach Ugandans, but to speak to non-native people of Uganda and draw their attention to the Ugandan culture.
Samite is also a co-founder of Musicians for World Harmony, a nonprofit organization that introduces music to African orphans. Samite co-founded the charity with his late wife, Joan. Samite also shares and educates about his experiences in Uganda and as a political refugee.
His seventh album, ''Embalasasa'', was released in 2005 by Triloka Records.
References
External links
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Samite on AllMusic.combr>
Biography and discography at World Music Central
Year of birth missing (living people)
Living people
American people of Ugandan descent
Ugandan musicians
American folk musicians
American flautists
Windham Hill Records artists
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