From DW

Mention the Ndere cultural troupe and more or less anyone in Uganda will be able to tell you that this is the group that can balance six pots on their heads while dancing.

Stephen Rwangyezi is the driving force behind the Ndere troupe which has undoubtedly changed the face of cultural music, dance and drama in Uganda.

Ndere means “flute” in both the Luganda and Rukiga languages which are widely spoken in Uganda. Its members are known for their strong acrobatic performances blended with rhythmic cultural beats from local instruments such as drums and flutes made from cow horns.

Rwangyezi launched the Ndere troupe in 1984, but it was not until 1987 that it hit the stage for the first time.

Rwangyezi, a trained teacher and agriculrural economist turned down a number lucrative job offers with a majaor financial institution and the United Nations to concentrate on following his passion. The troupe came about through hard work and something perhaps a little deeper.

“For me, Ndere Troupe was an expression, and an outlet for an internal anger that I had been harboring for a long time,” said Rwangyezi, “by the time I started the troupe in 1984, our cultural music had been so degraded that I was feeling so angry and I wanted to find another way to bring this music to the high table,” he said.

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