UK based singers fundraise for cancer patients
Nov 25, 2011
The United Kingdom-based Ugandan musicians known as Da Twinz, who later changed to Ganda Foundation, basically to do charity related works, will be performing live in Stroud Wiltshere in South West England Friday, November 25 and Saturday November 26, 2011.
By Vision Reporter
The United Kingdom-based Ugandan musicians known as Da Twinz, who later changed to Ganda Foundation, basically to do charity related works, will be performing live in Stroud Wiltshere in South West England Friday, November 25 and Saturday November 26, 2011.
Da Twinz as they are always referred to will perform at two fund raising shows to raise money for the Katalemwa Children’ Home and the Ganda Foundation both in Uganda.
One of these singers, Denis Mugagga revealed how the Mukono district-born musicians have registered a successful story after they helped Denis Arinaitwe to get treatment for Lymphoma Cancer.
Mugagga said that they found Arinaitwe at his death bed with a big swelling on the side of his chin, but through many peoples’ help, they managed to raise money for his treatment. He said that after the treatment Arinaitwe resumed his studies.
Da Twinz/ Ganda Foundation worked with the Cancer Institute in Mulago to achieve this. However, Mugagga attributes their success to their music, which has helped them reach an audience with the potential to contribute to disadvantaged children in their country, Uganda.
Come this weekend, the duo will hold a live music show with a full band from the UK. Early next year, they will repeat it to help raise money and awareness for their charity and many others.
Mugagga further explained that they are making arrangements to strengthen their working relations with the Nnabageleka Development Foundation to help the youths in the UK achieve and be inspired, but most of all have a sense of belonging.
Da Twinz hadn't been in the UK for more than a year when they came up with a chartbuster with a nice video. It was a typical American-style video with scantily-dressed table dancers and expensive cars. Many of the scenes were shot at pierone nightspot, which is the most popular hangout for Ugandans living in the UK and surrounding areas.
The popular video was titled 'Ndeku', basically about drinking and having fun. The twins were seen carrying around a pair of guards (Ndekus) which were traditionally used to serve local beer in native Uganda.
They were also seen with a stack of 1,000 Uganda shilling notes in some of the scenes, which is testimony that they did adequate preparation for the shoot before they left the country cause neither of these items were readily available in Europe. It is that song that pushed them where they are today.