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Culture: Uganda

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Amadinda (http://www.amadinda.fsnet.co.uk/)
"Welcome to our site about log xylophones and African traditional music. There are many names for log xylophones - amadinda, one of the best known, is from the Ugandan kingdom of Buganda.... Find out on this site how you and your friends can play the amadinda. You can also learn about Ugandan drumming, get some ideas for teaching African rhythm in the classroom, and meet some great traditional musicians from Uganda."

Buganda.com - Buganda Home Page (http://www.buganda.com/buganda.htm)
"A site describing the history, language and culture of the people of Buganda," located in Uganda.

Encyclopedia.com (http://www.encyclopedia.com)
From the Electronic Library, searching the Encyclopedia.com by country provides numerous narrative articles on its history, culture, politics.

Kibuuka.com. Virtual Art Gallery (http://www.kibuuka.com/)
Although a web site dedicated primarily to the works of one artist, David Kibuuka, it provides information about the evolution of modern art based on traditional concepts in Uganda.

Mediaport: Theatrical Activity in Uganda (http://www.mediaport.net/AeC/Theatre/Index%5Fe/Ouganda.en.html)
Presents information about theatrical groups and performance locations in Uganda.

The Mountain People Revisited (http://home1.gte.net/hoffmanr/)
Offers a wealth of information about the Ik people of northeastern Uganda.

Ndere Troupe Cultural Groupe (http://www.visituganda.com/community/ndere.html)
Founded in 1986, "Ndere Troupe is a group of talented musicians, dancers and actors from Uganda ... Its goal was to conserve and promote the rich musical, choreographic and poetic traditions of the many varied cultures that make Uganda a microcosm of Africa. Education has from the beginning been at the foundation of the troupe's strategy. Apart from using performance to promote awareness and appreciation about the cultures of Uganda, the troupe offers music, dance and drama courses to students and the general public and workshops to teachers. In a significant development, the Troupe has turned their performing art skills towards educating the millions of illiterate Ugandans living in ignorance and poverty."

Open Directory Portal Page on Islam (http://dmoz.org/Society/Religion%5Fand%5FSpirituality/Islam/Quran/)
The Open Directory Projects portal page on Islam offers hundreds of citations on various aspects of Islam as practiced around the globe, as well as sites which contain the complete Arabic and English texts of the Koran.

United Nations (http://www.un.org)
The official site of the United Nations provides articles, reports, etc. in several languages on all aspects of the initiatives and mission of that organization as well as on the contemporary life, culture, society, international relations, etc. of all the countries and peoples of the world.

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