Kampala, (UG):- Veteran Kadongo-Kamu singer and performer Lord Fred Sebatta will be celebrating 42 years of his music career with a concert at Serena Hotel on 13th December 2024
This was revealed during a Monday afternoon press conference which was attended by Kampala-based entertainment reporters and Journalists as Sebatta along with event promoters and organizers officially launched the concert.
The veteran singer was accompanied by the founder members of Matendo Gifted Singers, who confessed to the media that they started working with Sebatta in the early 1990s. These included Senga Justine Nantume and Ssalongo Dan Mugula among other female singers.
Sebatta thanked local events promoter Biggie Events for accepting to organize the concert to celebrate of his career milestone. “Thank you Biggie Events for accepting to invest in this concert because it is only you among the many local promoters that refused to organize the concert,” he said
The “Saamu Wange” singer also cautioned the current generation of musicians and artistes against music content that is not in line with the Ugandan traditional cultures.
“My advice to artistes is that you can still do good music without being vulgar. The best technique is that you should learn musical instruments and start creating good and sensible music lyrics and vocals,” he said
On whether he sold his music catalogue to General Salim Saleh, he said that he never did it because there’s no amount of money that can buy his music.
He blamed the Ugandan media for not promoting Kadongo Kamu Music and said that this is the reason why this style of music disappeared from the Public
“Why should Kadongo Kamu music programs be televised on Sunday morning or afternoon when people have gone to church? I think this kind of arrangement is the reason why the public doesn’t understand our music,” he added
Promoter Biggie asked Ugandans to support Sebatta because he is in need of finances to support his bills as he has not been performing for a very long time. “My Prayer is to see Serena Hotel filled to capacity because Sebatta is one of the living Kadongo Kamu legends that we still have in Uganda,” she said
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