Moses Matovu is a Ugandan musician and saxophonist. He is one of the founders of Afrigo Band, Uganda's longest-lasting band, founded in 1975.

Early childhood and education

Matovu was born on 19 June 1949 in Kawempe Division, Kampala District to Abdallah Bukenya and Solome Nakitto. When his parents separated, he moved to Mengo, with his mother at the age of five. He spent most of his childhood with his mother. He attended ''Namirembe Primary School'' and later Kibuli Secondary School. He also attended Pillai's Secondary School. However, Matovu's education was cut short in 1966 when traditional institutions were abolished. He was on scholarship from

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Kingdom. With no opportunity to continue in school, Matovu concentrated on football and also joined the

music industry The music industry consists of the individuals and organizations that earn money by writing songs and musical compositions, creating and selling recorded music and sheet music, presenting concerts, as well as the organizations that aid, trai ...

in 1967 as a

vocalist Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or witho ...

with the Thunderbirds Band.

Music

Matovu has been in Uganda's music industry for close to 45 years. He started out in Thunderbirds Band in 1967 as a vocalist. From there, he joined the Police Band in 1968 and later Cranes Band in 1969 before he and other friends formed Afrigo Band in 1974. He has been performing with the band since and is its leader, as of February 2015.

Discography

Some of the records and albums he has released are with Afrigo Band:

References

External links

2012 Interview With Afrigo's Moses Matovu
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