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Milege Afrojazz Band, commonly known as Milege, is a (World Music Band ) from Uganda, made up of young talented musicians from Uganda whose enthusiasm is derived from the diverse cultural music traditions of the different tribes of Uganda into which they fuse contemporary elements to express the likeness of Uganda’s people in a more current context. As of 2015 Milege's members are; guitarist Manana F. Birabi, vocalist Joanita Katushabe, lead vocalist Gloria Akugizibwe, bassist Paul Owembabazi and violinist Alison Nadunga as a seasoned member.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milege band brings world class festival to Uganda )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milege jazzes up Uganda )〕 The band was popularized by their unique signature song Nankasa Zi Wuna and the (Milege World Music Festival ).〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=A Musical Weekend at Milége World Music Festival )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Uganda: Milege World Music Festival - Camp, Dine and Dance )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milege festival turns chilly Entebbe warm )〕 The band has also shared stages with some of the biggest names in African music history including Zimbabwean Oliver "Tuku" Mtukudzi, Maurice Kirya from Uganda,〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Zimbabwean Oliver Mtukudzi Scoops Blankets and Wine Jig )〕〔 Mame N’Diack from Senegal and Uganda's oldest band, Afrigo Band. ==History== Milege started in 2009 playing folk traditional Ugandan music using both modern and traditional music instruments. The guitar, the ankle rattles and the traditional drums made the first sounds of the band.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Milégé Afro Jazz Band: Proud to sound Ugandan )〕 The band later managed to acquire more music equipment that enabled it to keep running. Milege derives its name from a milégé, a Japadhola word meaningankle rattle whose sound symbolizes the coming of the chief or king.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Open Mic launches fun missiles at corruption )〕 Milege started exploring the beauty of different ethnicities in Uganda by doing music from different regions of the country.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=World Music Festival -‘Repainting Uganda’ )〕 They have made music in Luganda, Runyankore, Luo, Karamajong, Lusoga, Lugisu, Kinyarwanda and English. This helped them to achieve one of their goals which was to promote national unity.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=MILEGE AFROJAZZ BAND; Repainting Elegance & Style in Music )〕 According to Manana F. Birabi, the founding member of Milege, Milege was started up to spearhead the creation of World Class Music rooted in Uganda’s cultural heritage In 2010 Milege Partnered with Uganda Heritage Roots during their Repainting Uganda Tour to head hunt the best original traditional musicians in Uganda. This was aimed at promoting talent and Ugandan culture.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Our Partners )〕 Milege also started up a nonprofit project, Repainting Uganda, which is geared towards promotion of heritage arts. The project headed by Alison Nadunga has fed a number of street children and beggars through mosaic art. Repainting Uganda brings music with fashion, design, art, language, poetry etc. In 2013 Milege started organizing their own festivals which saw their first ever festival, Repainting Uganda – World Music Festival 2013 sprout at the Lake Victoria Serena Resort. The second festival, Milege World Music Festival 2014 “Repainting Uganda” was held at the Botanical Gardens in Entebbe which became the new home of all the future annual World Music Festivals organized every November. 〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Celebrating world music with Milege )〕 In 2014 Milege started up a regular acoustic night named (Milege Acoustic Project ) every Thursday at the Makerere University Guest House whose aim was to promote talent, culture and socializing. The Acoustic Project grew to make a thousand plus of attendees every Thursday evening at the Guest House within the first month of the project. University students, staff and the general public make the attendance at the weekly event. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Milege」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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