Fusion band lights up Entebbe
FUSION Band is a resident band at Water Front Club in Entebbe. It is a few months old and has become so popular with Entebbe and Kampala’s well-to-do revellers, who frequent the venue to listen and dance to their live music. Blitz caught up with the band leader, Maureen Kabasita.
By Pidson Kareire
FUSION Band is a resident band at Water Front Club in Entebbe. It is a few months old and has become so popular with Entebbe and Kampala’s well-to-do revellers, who frequent the venue to listen and dance to their live music. Blitz caught up with the band leader, Maureen Kabasita.
Question: Who owns Fusion Band?
Answer: It is an in-house band under the management of the Water Front Club. This is our home. We play every Saturday and Sunday from 6:30pm to midnight. But we also go out to perform at state occasions, weddings and parties.
When was this band formed?
Answer: It was formed in November 2009. However, most of the members are experienced, having been in other bands. It is made up of a group of people who played music together in Juba, Sudan. But with our new status, we have an album coming up soon.
What kind of music do you play?
Answer: We cut across all genres. We play copyright songs ranging from Country Music, Jazz, R&B and Reggae, but we basically fuse them.
There are many solid music bands in Uganda today. How are you managing to survive in such a competitive market?
Answer: The band was formed based on talent. It comprises 30 talented members of Congolese, Ugandan; Kenyan and Tanzanian origin, who are all good at what they do. This diversity has made the band successful.
Who is Maureen Kabasita
Gospel background
For years, Maureen Kabatsita was a choir member at Miracle Centre Cathedral, Rubaga. She left church music and started singing in the Imperial Hotel’s resident band, before she joined Tusker Project Fame, where she emerged one of the finalists. After Project Fame, she joined Fusion Band, where she is today.
Church Girl Gone secular
For someone whose background is religious, it was hard to sing secular music but she is now used. She was shy and reserved at first and could not dance. Today, she dances and communicate with her audience without fear. Is she still a Born Again Christian? Yeah! ‘I am still a born again Christian because I still regard Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal saviour ,†she says.
Getting into trouble for it
But being a Born Again Christian singing secular music does come with its own share of trials. “People always reproach me for singing to drunkards, but drunkness is not the only sin. Even in church, there are promiscuous Christians, but they still attend church services. Besides, these fans who attend our performance first attend church services before coming here.
FUSION Band is a resident band at Water Front Club in Entebbe. It is a few months old and has become so popular with Entebbe and Kampala’s well-to-do revellers, who frequent the venue to listen and dance to their live music. Blitz caught up with the band leader, Maureen Kabasita.
Question: Who owns Fusion Band?
Answer: It is an in-house band under the management of the Water Front Club. This is our home. We play every Saturday and Sunday from 6:30pm to midnight. But we also go out to perform at state occasions, weddings and parties.
When was this band formed?
Answer: It was formed in November 2009. However, most of the members are experienced, having been in other bands. It is made up of a group of people who played music together in Juba, Sudan. But with our new status, we have an album coming up soon.
What kind of music do you play?
Answer: We cut across all genres. We play copyright songs ranging from Country Music, Jazz, R&B and Reggae, but we basically fuse them.
There are many solid music bands in Uganda today. How are you managing to survive in such a competitive market?
Answer: The band was formed based on talent. It comprises 30 talented members of Congolese, Ugandan; Kenyan and Tanzanian origin, who are all good at what they do. This diversity has made the band successful.
Who is Maureen Kabasita
Gospel background
For years, Maureen Kabatsita was a choir member at Miracle Centre Cathedral, Rubaga. She left church music and started singing in the Imperial Hotel’s resident band, before she joined Tusker Project Fame, where she emerged one of the finalists. After Project Fame, she joined Fusion Band, where she is today.
Church Girl Gone secular
For someone whose background is religious, it was hard to sing secular music but she is now used. She was shy and reserved at first and could not dance. Today, she dances and communicate with her audience without fear. Is she still a Born Again Christian? Yeah! ‘I am still a born again Christian because I still regard Jesus Christ as my Lord and personal saviour ,†she says.
Getting into trouble for it
But being a Born Again Christian singing secular music does come with its own share of trials. “People always reproach me for singing to drunkards, but drunkness is not the only sin. Even in church, there are promiscuous Christians, but they still attend church services. Besides, these fans who attend our performance first attend church services before coming here.