Annet Nandujja is a

Ugandan Demographic features of the population of Uganda include population density, ethnicity, education level, health of the populace, economic status, religious affiliations and others. Population According to the total population was in , comp ...

traditional folk musician, composer and dancer."Uganda: Nandujja Launches 'Endabada' Tonight" 26 March 2009
allafrica.com. Retrieved 15 August 2018."Museveni's dance-off with Nandujja" 20 June 2017
newvision.co.ug. Retrieved 13 August 2018."Nandujja now revels in stardom " 30 March 2009
observer.ug. Retrieved 13 August 2018. She sings in

Luganda Ganda or Luganda ( ; ) is a Bantu language spoken in the African Great Lakes region. It is one of the major languages in Uganda and is spoken by more than 5.56 million Ganda people, Baganda and other people principally in central Uganda, includ ...

"Three women who defined traditional music in East Africa" 8 Mar 2018
musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 13 August 2018. and performs with her group, The Planets."Culture and Customs of Uganda"
books.google.co.ug. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Background

Nandujja was born in 1959, in Kanoni Village in Ggomba sub-county,

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. She grew up in Kibinge Village,

Masaka District Masaka District is a Districts of Uganda, district in Buganda, Buganda Kingdom in Uganda. Its main town is Masaka City, whose estimated population in 2011 was 74,100. Location The district is bordered by Masaka, Masaka City to the north-west an ...

."The hobby that got her canes now earns Nandujja bread" 26 August 2012
monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 13 August 2018. She formed the planets band with Kiyimba Musisi and Erasmus Ssebunya in the early 1990s. The group now has 45 members."Nandujja fine-tunes her drums for gala" 27 March 2009
observer.ug. Retrieved 13 August 2018. They perform traditional roots folk music from

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."Annet Nanduja and The Planets" 27 March 2009
musicinafrica.net. Retrieved 13 August 2018.

Awards and recognition

'The Planets' won the 2005

Pearl of Africa Music Awards The Pearl of Africa Music Awards (also known as the PAM Awards) was an annual national music award event held in Uganda. The inaugural event was held in 2003. In 2006, categories for musicians from other East Africa East Africa, also known ...

for best cultural group in Uganda. Nandujja won the first prize in the 2018 National Cultural Heritage Awards. She was recognised in the ''Intangible Cultural Heritage'' category for helping to preserve traditional Kiganda dances such as

Bakisimba Bakisimba dance (Baakisiimba) also known as Nankasa or Muwogola is a traditional dance form originating from the Baganda, Baganda people of Buganda Kingdom in Central Uganda. It is believed to have originated from the movements of a drunken Suun ...

, Amaggunju and Nankasa."2018 cultural heritage awards winners named" 20 June 2017
theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 13 August 2018. Her albums include "Etooke", "Obufumbo Bwaleero", "Akalagaane Kukuuma Butonde" and "Tuulimukuzunga".
monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 15 August 2018."Nandujja launches her 6th album" 25 October 2012
observer.ug. Retrieved 15 August 2018.

Discography

*''Etooke'' *''Obufumbo Bwaleero'' *''Tuulimukuzunga'' *''Akalagaane Kukuuma Butonde''

References

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