Nalongo Likudhe and Busoga Pride

Nalongo Likudhe is a cultural/traditional artist specializing in the Kisoga folk songs that include dances such as; Irongo, Nalufuka, Tamenha, Amayebe etc. She heads the group Busoga Pride Cultural Group.

At age 39, Lukudhe doesn't seem to have lost it yet; she has a group comprising about 54 persons and is ready to bring folk music to the limelight. "Some people don't take us seriously" she hints in a laid back tone.

She started singing with a Buwenge (Jinja district) based group called The Golden Performance which she quit after many years of service "I started singing at age 6 because my parents were artists as well" She's also proud that she came up with the song that launched the Isebantu (King) of Busoga's enthronement and further states that this makes her proud of her roots.

She's also done a cassette tape which she says was poorly recorded by a one producer called Mukembo in Jinja town, but still insists that she has not yet given up on her talent as it's the only asset she's got apparently. As it often is with Ugandan music artists, her sole obstacle is the lack of financial prowess to let her achieve her dreams. And this she says has halted most of her projects because almost everybody's looking down upon traditional African music.