Uganda

1. Uganda Alfdaniels Mabingo New York University

2. Badu Badu and the Knee Games • Introduction (name game) • Badu badu is a call and response game that is played by children in Uganda • The leaders calls three words (badu badu, badu, ba) each at a time and players are supposed to respond with arm movements. • Badu badu is a concentration game. • The game is based on the principle “do as I say but not as I do” • The last person to comply to the rules of the game is declared winner. • The knee game is a competition between two players where each player tries to touch the knees of their partner and protect their own.

3. What color is my continent?

4. Uganda • I live in the capital city called Kampala. • The weather is ever warm. It is not too hot and too cold. We do not have snow. • The environment is green. The country is predominantly rural where most people live in the villages.

5. Family background • I come from a family of 23. I have 22 siblings • We all grew up together but moved out of our father’s house when we were grown up. • Games, songs, stories and dances dominate our early childhood. We engage in singing and dancing for entertainment and social interaction. • Note: We do not have ipods, ipads, play stations, television sets and radios especially in the villages • Later when children are grown up they form village groups to engage in sports, music and dance competitions organised by themselves.

6. The traditional dinning table Circular Traditional way of sitting The mother serves the food The young ones are fed by the adults

7. Growing up as a child in Uganda

8. My family

9. Community and Culture In rural communities At school

10. Nature of housing Rural areas Urban and semi-urban

11. Community meetings Rural areas Urban or semi-urban

12. National symbols and culture The crested crane The colours

13. Tourist attractions The source of river Nile The route of river Nile

14. The equator

15. The animals

16. Music and dance Traditional music & dance Guest feeling the music

17. Music , dance and youth culture • Everybody engages in the creation of music and dance. • Music and dance provide entertainment for the youth. • They also use music and dance to share experiences and live together. • Each person contributes to the music of the team.

18. Activity 2: Creating music using body parts and voice. • Communities in Uganda and the rest of Africa still rely on nature to create music and dance. This includes human body. • The facilitator will allocate different rhythmic patterns to different individuals. • The patterns will be put together to form a piece of music. • The students will then perform this piece together with the facilitator. • The facilitator will explain why people in Africa create like that.

19. Activity 3: Some songs and their importance to youth in Uganda • The facilitator will take the participants through two folk songs and their meaning. • 1. Tulo tulo, a lullaby that they sing for young ones to sleep. • Akabira kano, a song that elders sing with their children and grandchildren to teach them the importance of good environment. • The facilitator will explain the contextual and cultural meaning of the two songs.

20. Activity4: Improvise with instruments • The facilitator will take the students through and improvisation exercise that will involve creating music on selected instruments and dancing. • Students will be divided into dancers and instrumentalist. They will later switch roles. • The students will also teach the facilitator a song or dance from their culture and the meaning of this song or dance.

21. Careers for youth in music and dance in Uganda • Performers • Music producers • Dancers • Choreographers • Writers • TV and radio music and dance analysts.

22. Conclusion Reflection and questions End Mwebale nnyo! Mweraba