Fred Masagazi

Fred Masagazi
Born	1937 Kampala Uganda
Died	2009
Nationality	Ugandan
Occupation	Musician

Fred Masagazi(1937–2009) was a Ugandan "Afrojazz" musician.^[1]^[2] He was the first Ugandan artiste to have his song played on BBC, with his song "Kolazizo", in 1963.^[3]

Music

Masagazi started his music career in 1955 as a singer in a Congolese band, "Tinapa", where he sang both Congolese and Luganda.^[4] His first song was "Atanawa Musolo", which he released a year before Uganda's independence in 1961. He later released "Osaana Okole" in 1962 and "Lucy Tuula" in 1963. Masagazi was an accomplished composer who sang for more than fifty years. He was among the few Kadongo Kamu musicians who could sing, play the guitar and dramatise his music on stage.^[5] He founded his own band, "UK Jazz Band" in 1963.^[6] His band disintegrated, forcing him to perform in various bands like "King Jazz Band", "Kampala City 6 Band" and "BKG Band".^[4] His song "Atanawa Musolo" was ranked by Daily Monitor as one of the "The 50 timeless songs that bring back memories" in one of its pieces for Uganda's fiftieth independence anniversary.^[7]^[8]

Discography

Songs

Atanawa musolo
Noonya Lukia
Osaana Okole
Lucy Tuula
Alululu
Ndiwuwo
Kyali Kyetagesa

References

↑ "Hundreds mourn Fred Masagazi". http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/13/673527. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Uganda: Veteran Singer Fred Masagazi is Dead". http://allafrica.com/stories/200903040700.html. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "The major deaths of 2009". http://www.monitor.co.ug/News/National/-/688334/830748/-/wgmv54/-/index.html. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
1 2 "Double tragedy". http://www.monitor.co.ug/artsculture/Entertainment/-/812796/812316/-/item/1/-/sowitg/-/index.html. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Veteran Kadongo Kamu Maestro passes on". http://www.newvision.co.ug/D/9/507/673593. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "The Finest 50 Musicians and Music Groups since Independence". http://mobile.hipipo.com/news/1893/The-Finest-50-Musicians-And-Music-Groups-Since-Independence. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "Uganda@50: The 50 timeless songs that bring back memories". http://www.monitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Uganda-50--The-50-timeless-songs-that-bring-back-memories/-/1370466/1522580/-/qo738sz/-/index.htmlmonitor.co.ug/SpecialReports/ugandaat50/Uganda-50--The-50-timeless-songs-that-bring-back-memories/-/1370466/1522580/-/qo738sz/-/index.html. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)
↑ "EULOGY: Fred Masagazi Remembered as Talented Musician, Faithful Friend and Loving Father". http://ugandaradionetwork.com/a/story.php?s=20866. External link in |website= (help); Missing or empty |url= (help); |access-date= requires |url= (help)

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