Baakisimba

Originally a royal court dance, baakisimba asserted the authority of the king as the head of Baganda society. After the abolition of kingship in 1967, baakisimba dance began to be performed in other contexts, with women sometimes playing the accompanying drums-traditionally a man''s role-and with men occasionally performing the dance.Sylivia Nannyonga-Tamusuza argues that the music and dance of th...