Uganda: Money and Campaign Songs

What happens when musicians look at the pay cheque when composing political songs?

The young woman twists her waist, lifts her foot, and jumps. The crowd roars. She is sweating and her eyes are half closed. She does it again and again. Every time inching along the street to the beat of the tom-tom sounds of the kadodi drummers. She is one of a bevy of dancers - seven if you count only those clad in the yellow T-shirts of the ruling NRM party.

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