The janzi: Uganda's new sound

Ugandan folk musician James Ssewakiryanga aka Ssewa Ssewa with the janzi. He makes the instruments in his backyard. PHOTO | COURTESY

James Ssewakiryanga Jnr, a Ugandan Afro-fusion and folk musician who goes by the stage name Ssewa Ssewa, is currently touring Europe, not just to perform but also to showcase the janzi, a music instrument he fashioned from the traditional seven or 10-stringed arched harp adungu.

Janzi comes from the Luganda word ejjanzi (grasshopper).