Band artiste Meseach Ssemakula is considered one of the most successful local musicians, albeit his style is not largely appreciated by today's generation.
Ssemakula says band music is still the most rewarding style in Uganda.
“If you want to prove that band music is lucrative, call any band artist on a Saturday, he/she will be busy. A band artist can never sleep hungry. People look down on us, but when you make observations, we are doing much better than those that claim to do urban music,” Meseach Ssemakula brags.
“The so called urban musicians are kicked out of houses due to failure to pay rent that rarely happens to us,” he adds.
Ssemakula has been doing music for close to 20 years.