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in the school brass band while doing folk music on the side. He taught imself how to play the saxophone while still in
Primary school. When he went to secondary he started studying music while playing in the Primary school Brass Band. This became a job for him and that is where he would get the money that would pay for his secondary School fees. He joined the "Waka Waka" band that used to play at the Sheraton Hotel. He also joined other bands like "Light Rays Band" that played at Grand Imperial and "Afri-Diamonds" that became Diamond Productions and consisted of the members of the Eagle’s Productions.
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In early 2002, he traveled to the United
Kingdom to study sound engineering. He recorded all his albums in the UK. “Sinza” was featured on "BBC focuss on Africa" and opened doors for him in different countries. “Tumusinza” was the biggest hit on the album because its sound appealed to many different
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Katumwa's musical journey started when he was 10 years old while at Rev. John
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jazz musician and saxophonist. He presents a weekly program on NTV Uganda,called "Jazz with Isaiah". He is credited for turning many people in Uganda into jazz enthusiasts. He has been hosted on BBC, Africa Magic TV, DSTV’s Studio 53 and on Mnet. He has shared a stage or opened performances for
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