Qwela band has closed shop a week after Entebbe’s Fusion band was disintegrated. It is still unclear why the band which was a favorite of many closed down.
“Meanwhile dear fans, we won’t be able to bring you performances until further notice,” read a tweet from the bands official page. The music of Qwela is a socially conscious fusion of African rhythms, melodies with stories and message.
Another band called Fusion closed shop recently. Insider sources have it that the band had not been making any money for the owner. At one point he fired some of the members to have a lighter bill at the end of the month, but it still didn’t work out for him. Kassami (the owner) whose band was good at fusing many copyright songs including Country Music, Jazz, R&B plus Reggae took to hiring out his machines to potential music promoters so that he can keep them in use.
Raised in a traditional African background and influenced by western culture, Qwela had come up with a unique fusion of African music with a Western musical approach creating authentic Ugandan music. What started as a group of young musicians playing popular contemporary renditions a couple of years ago (2007) had become a fully-fledged live act with a following, on the thresh hold of a musical revolution in Kampala, Uganda.
We will keep you posted.
Staff Writer