{"id":10073,"date":"2021-04-28T12:36:42","date_gmt":"2021-04-28T12:36:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=10073"},"modified":"2021-04-28T12:44:57","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T12:44:57","slug":"shauri-yako-hit-makarsammy-kasule-dies-at-69","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/?p=10073","title":{"rendered":"Shauri yako hit maker Sammy Kasule dies at 69."},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Those of us who grew up  lisstening to Kbc&#8217;s post  bank show on radio every Friday remember the sound track of the show Kula tano weka tano.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8221; Nimekupata u rafiki mwema, umenishauri niwache pombe&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>OR if you grew up listening to  VOK AND Kbc&#8217;s  dunia imepasuka wapi you all remember the shauri yako sound&#8230;&#8230;. well, the mellow voiced singer behind that tune Sammy Kasule is no more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shauri Yako by Sammy Kasule\/Live at  Lilla Wien Bar Stockholm\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/m2dyMBN-NtA?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Urguably one of Uganda\u2019s best bass guitarists Sammy Kasule has died at the age of 69.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"720\" height=\"720\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sammy-kasule.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10074\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sammy-kasule.jpg 720w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sammy-kasule-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/sammy-kasule-150x150.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 720px) 100vw, 720px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>His death has been confirmed by his family and Afrigo Band.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Famously known for his melodious songs like \u2018Ekitobero\u2019, Kasule passed away on Tuesday evening in Amsterdam, Nerthelands.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to a statement published by Afrigo Band, Sammy had been on his way to Sweden for further treatment when at his stop over at Amsterdam it was assessed that he couldn\u2019t continue with the journey without treatment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><strong><em>\u201cIt is with deep regret to report the death of our bass guitarist Mr Sammy Kasule,\u201d said Afrigo Band in a statement today.<\/em><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>A number of celebrities have taken to social media to eulogize the death of the former Afrigo band bassist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"SAMMY KASULE   Ndoto\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/nM7xK1oeDW8?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><figcaption>Ndoto by Sammy Kasule  was also a big hit in Nairobi<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p><em> \u201cVundumuna. 80s Kenya band. Sammy Kasule was their lead guy. We watched them on VoK TV. A lot of the lyrics were in Luganda. We were refugees trying to learn our mother tongue. Sammy\u2019s music helped. Rest in Peace Sammy\u201d<\/em><\/p><cite>Allan Kasujja wrote;<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Bobi Wine described the late as a great inspiration to Uganda\u2019s music industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Ugandan music fraternity has lost yet another legend. Rest in peace Sammy Kasule, thank you for the legacy you leave behind for the next generation. Great music, great inspiration,\u201d he said<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>A brief look at Sammy\u2019s music career<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Sammy started his music career in 1960 at Kawumba band after abandoning school at Light College Katikamu. The band used to play at New Life bar in Mengo.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The bassist later relocated to Kenya following political unrest during President Amin\u2019s regime there joining Les Niors, a Congolese band in 1973. In Kenya, he recorded songs like <strong><em>Maria Wandika, Shauri Yako<\/em><\/strong> which instantly became hits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The gifted composer later started his own band Vundumuna which later evolved into Makonde band where he was joined by Philly Bongoley Lutaya(deceased) in 1979. The pair later relocated to Sweden in 1983 where they were joined by other Ugandan musicians including Frank Mbalire, Hope Mukasa, Joseph Nsubuga, Richard Mudungu, Fred Ssemwogerere and Shem Makanga to form a group called Savanna. This group was behind the making of Bongoley\u2019s iconic \u2018Born in Africa\u2019 album.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"526\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kasule-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-10078\" srcset=\"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kasule-2.jpg 526w, https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/kasule-2-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 526px) 100vw, 526px\" \/><figcaption>Rest In Peace Sammy Kasule<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>For the years that followed, Sammy moved to Japan joining Jambo Jambo band before returning to Sweden to reform Makonde band where he recorded hit songs like Njabala, Ziwuuna.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those of us who grew up lisstening to Kbc&#8217;s post bank show on radio every Friday remember the sound track of the show Kula tano weka tano. &#8221; Nimekupata u rafiki mwema, umenishauri niwache pombe&#8221; OR if you grew up listening to VOK AND Kbc&#8217;s dunia imepasuka wapi you all remember the shauri yako sound&#8230;&#8230;. &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":10075,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10073","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10073","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=10073"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10073\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10079,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10073\/revisions\/10079"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/10075"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=10073"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=10073"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/goodmorningkenya.com\/wp\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=10073"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}