{"product_id":"echoes-of-the-pearl-robert-bwire-9798995248101","title":"Echoes of the Pearl: The Evolution of Uganda's Popular Music, 1880 - 1980","description":"Across a century of colonial encounters, cultural awakenings, and political revolutions, Ugandan musicians blended diverse traditions to create a sound as expansive as the Equator itself. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEchoes of the Pearl\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003efollows the fascinating journey of Uganda's music, from the Kabaka's royal courts to rumba nightclubs, from pealing cathedral hymns to the gritty grooves of Kampala's streets.\u003cbr\u003eThrough changing times, musicians fused heritage and innovation, crafting melodies that carried the hopes, joys, and dreams of generations. Meet the bands and artists who reimagined foreign sounds and wove them into indigenous traditions, giving rise to a distinctive musical identity and anthems that lit up dancefloors and stirred a young nation's imagination. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThis is more than a history of songs; it is a love letter to a nation's heartbeat.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"A remarkable history of Uganda's musical imagination. Robert Bwire captures the rhythms, encounters, and cultural exchanges that shaped a nation's sound.\"\u003cbr\u003e- \u003cb\u003eMichiel van Oosterhout, \u003c\/b\u003e author of \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Soul of Uganda Through Song\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert Bwire\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798995248101\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kiira River Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/23\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 498\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.11d","brand":"Robert Bwire","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48743175356671,"sku":"9798995248101","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/echoes-of-the-pearl-robert-bwire-9798995248101","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}