How was it being part of the African children’s choir (ACC)?
Omega: For the very first African children’s choir, you didn’t have to be orphaned. The founder sent someone to audition children who were part of my church (Makerere Full Gospel Church). I was chosen when I was 4 and I was the youngest one in the group. I toured with the choir all over the US, Canada, Europe, etc. We sang in churches, at government functions; the goal was to raise awareness of things back home and show that Africa was a happy place. The choir helped pay for my schooling. People had to pay for their education till secondary school. Right now, the education is free and looks good on paper but the student-to-teacher ratio is high. I worked with the choir till about 18. Once you become a teenager, you become part of the ‘young Africans’. I used to sing in Uganda. Museke: What schools did you attend? Omega: I went to Kitante primary school, sang there, and even at Makerere college school which is well known for music and dance and drama. That is where I got the traditional
