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Archive Home > 2006 > February > 24 > Ugandan singer/ songwriter Samite

Ugandan singer/ songwriter Samite


February 24, 2006

On his 2005 album "Embalasasa," Ugandan singer/songwriter Samite uses a poisonous lizard as a metaphor for AIDS.

He had first-hand encounters with embalasasa lizards in the Ugandan countryside, where he moved in with his grandparents when he was 12.

"Whenever an embalasasa came....

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