Afrigo Band returns to Guvnor with an enjoyable experience

Uganda's oldest music outfit, Afrigo Band, started off their 2016 performances in Guvnor Club, Kampala, with an enthralling performance charged with hysteria and haunting memories.

The club's night, "Friday Night Live," hosts Afrigo Band every last Friday of the month.
 
Last Friday was their first of those monthly nights and perhaps perfect night to send off the dreaded month of January.
 
The band's fans attended in good numbers and witnessed a three-hour performance that swayed on the edge of band leader, Moses Matovu's sax and flute; Frank Mbalire's blunt guitar work; Herman Ssewanyana's ricocheting congas and Eddy Ganja's spiraling guitar.

They were accompanied by vocalists Racheal Magoola, Joanita Kawalya, Joe Tabula, Rude Boy Devoh and three dancers.
 
To start off the night, the band played Papa Wemba's 1995 song Rail On that warmed up the dancefloor.

After that, they dived into their old songs that relieved the good old memories. Songs like Abaana ba Afrigo, Obangaina, Emaali, Ekitobero, Twali Twagalana, Sirina and Nfunda n'Omubi tickled their fans of all generations to the floor and dance they did.
 
Last year, Afrigo band celebrated 40 years in the music industry. Much of their music toed on subjects of love, marriage and a bit of culture; reason they have fans of all generations.

When they perform their version of Emaali, different cultures cram the dance floor.

Whenever Kasule takes to stage to perform Ekitobero, different ethnicities take to the dance floor. For them, it's the ability to draw generation after generation; people from all walks of life to their music that has worked kept them afloat over the years. It was the case last Friday.
 
With over 20 albums to their name, the band's music is a blend of traditional rhythms and folk songs; with a bit of Congolese rumba influence.

It will be long before their legacy in music is whitewashed in East Africa, let alone Uganda.

On the night, Eddi Yawe also joined the band and did some of his songs like Kati Onoba and Mukayembe.

The fun-filled affair was all over at 2:00am.