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Nakibembe Embaire Group

Nakibembe Embaire Group has been played on NTS shows including Around the World in 7 Record Stores, with Baligabana first played on 20 June 2023.

In Nakibembe, a small village in Uganda's Busoga kingdom (one of the country's four remaining constitutional monarchies), locals have long reserved a communal area for musical performances and social events. In the middle of this space lies a deep pit that serves a single purpose: to amplify the embaire, an immense xylophone made up of between 15 and 25 wooden keys that stretches across the trench. Log xylophones are common throughout East Africa, but the way the music is played…

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Nakibembe Embaire Group feat. Gabber Modus Operandi, Wahono
Nyege Nyege Tapes2023
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Nakibembe Embaire Group feat. Gabber Modus Operandi, WahonoNyege Nyege Tapes2023
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Nakibembe Embaire Group
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