Legendary singer with Uganda's best and oldest band, Afrigo has passed on. Don Canta Ibanda who has been one of the band's longest serving members after
he joined it in 2000 died on Saturday at Mulago National referral hospital after a long illness resulting from pneumonia.
Don Canta at one of his performance (RIP)
He has been performing with the band every Friday and Saturday at Club Obligato along Bombo road and will dearly be missed by all the band's fans who frequently throng the entertainment house for fun and relaxation.
He entertained guests through miming music of legendary singers like Jim Reeves and Kenny Rogers live on stage as well as singing the band's own songs, all to cheers from the audience.
Born in 1975, Canta broke his music career in 1992 at the age of 17 years when he started performing with Tony Ssengo’s Badindas Band. He reached out to musical fans in his career that spans well over 20 years, at concerts, with other bands like Simba Ngoma, Crossroads Band, Waka Waka Band before finding home in Afrigo Band in 2000.
Recently, he has been playing with Code 9 and Uganda’s all-boy band, Barbed Wire Thong, endearing himself to the current generation of music genres. Condolences have come i from all over the world with many describing him as one singer with an exceptional talent and skill.
Moses Matovu, Afrigo Band’s leader, recalls a lanky 25-year-old Livingstone Ibanda walking up to him in 2000 to request to become a band member. He had seen Canta perform in many bands and hence gave him chance. “He was an all-rounder. He could dance, sing and compose songs. We will remember him for Omwana W’mutoro and Sammy Kasule’s Asante.”
he joined it in 2000 died on Saturday at Mulago National referral hospital after a long illness resulting from pneumonia.
Don Canta at one of his performance (RIP)
He has been performing with the band every Friday and Saturday at Club Obligato along Bombo road and will dearly be missed by all the band's fans who frequently throng the entertainment house for fun and relaxation.
He entertained guests through miming music of legendary singers like Jim Reeves and Kenny Rogers live on stage as well as singing the band's own songs, all to cheers from the audience.
Born in 1975, Canta broke his music career in 1992 at the age of 17 years when he started performing with Tony Ssengo’s Badindas Band. He reached out to musical fans in his career that spans well over 20 years, at concerts, with other bands like Simba Ngoma, Crossroads Band, Waka Waka Band before finding home in Afrigo Band in 2000.
Recently, he has been playing with Code 9 and Uganda’s all-boy band, Barbed Wire Thong, endearing himself to the current generation of music genres. Condolences have come i from all over the world with many describing him as one singer with an exceptional talent and skill.
Moses Matovu, Afrigo Band’s leader, recalls a lanky 25-year-old Livingstone Ibanda walking up to him in 2000 to request to become a band member. He had seen Canta perform in many bands and hence gave him chance. “He was an all-rounder. He could dance, sing and compose songs. We will remember him for Omwana W’mutoro and Sammy Kasule’s Asante.”
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