Rachael Magoola [SEP] occupation
Rachael Magoola
Rachael Magoola is a Ugandan singer, songwriter and dancer. She is one of the members of Afrigo Band.
Early life and education.
Magoola’s musical journey started at home where her father, the late Nicholas Magoola, was a music teacher at several colleges in eastern Uganda. As a young girl she sang in the church choir and played musical instruments at home. In Senior Two she was expelled from Tororo Girls School for performing in a band while on a school break. In 1983 Magoola joined
heavily influenced by soukous and congolese artists like Franco were notable influences at the time. Jazz and funk was also a notable influence. Along the way there were other bands like Rwenzori Band, Big Five Band and Simba Ngoma Band. But Afrigo was the most prominent and most enduring, especially throughout the political unrest of the 70's to 90's. By the mid 90's Afrigo Band was still heavily influenced by lingala music, which by then was dominant all over the African continent. Artists like Joanita Kawalya and Rachael Magoola