When we visit Uganda we must try this Ugandan royal dance….
This week in class we dance the exciting Ugandan royal dance called the Amagunjju. Once upon a time the Kabaka (King) of the Obutiko (“mushroom”) clan of the Baganda died and didn’t leave an heir. He did, however, leave many pregnant wives. Medicine men declared that one wife was carrying the Kabaka-to-be. She sat on the throne with the idea that her unborn baby was truly ruling Buganda. When the boy was born, his uncle Gunjju created a dance meant to keep him constantly happy . . . a crying king brings bad luck!
