Giovanni Kiyingi

Bio

Giovanni Kiyingi is a Ugandan World,folk,house music artist and multi- instrumentalist.

Giovanni Kiyingi’s sound is defined by rich instrumental textures and rhythmic influences from Uganda, Africa and beyond. Kiyingi’s music is informed by the culture of his people and is a medium to tell the new generation about the country’s rich cultural history.

He plays indigenous instruments like Tube fiddle (Endingidi), Thumb Piano (Akogo), African harp (Adungu) and Traditional flute (Endere) etc.

Kiyingi has performed at music festivals across Africa and the rest of the world. He has shared the stage with renowned artists. From his home country he has shared the stage with PAM Award winner Suzan Kerunen, Ssewa Ssewa and Myko Ouma. Across the borders he has performed alongside South Africa’s Mathambo, Ethiopia’s renowned Jazzist Mulatu Astatke (father of Etho- jazz) and Kenya’s Makadem, and Sarabi band.

He has performed at festivals such as Bayimba International Festival of the Arts, Pearl Rhythm and Milege World Music Festival in Uganda; Sondeka Arts Festival and Pawa Street Arts Festival in Kenya as well as the Fete de la Musique; Illimba cultural festival in Tanzania. In Europe he has performed at the Harmonie festival in Germany.

Kiyingi was one of the Ugandan artists chosen alongside Fr Michael Ssenfuma to welcome Pope Francis to Uganda at Kololo Air strip on 27 November 2015 with a theme song 'New Day', to a crowd of more than 10 000 in Uganda. At the end of 2016 he released his third album Amakondeere.

Posts

July 22, 2024
July 19, 2024
Ngoni Music
Djembe and Piano conversations
Balafon vibes before we hit the road ����

Music

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My God Is Greater
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You’re Not Alone
04:35
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It's Okay
03:09
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Tooke
03:18
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Lubiriizi Lwange
03:10
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Kenfunye Gwe
03:15
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Yoono
03:11
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Lisa
03:07
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Kama Dudu
03:47
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BUDDU
00:29
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KALEEBA
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BAYIMBA
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MANDELA
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HAMBA NDEKE
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NSABA NE GGAME
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NAMUKWAKULA
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ESSANYU LYOMUFIRIKA
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AYELELE
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Giovanni kiyingi (ekibbobbo) Uncc festival
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OMKATIKO W'AFRIKA BY GIOVANNI KIYINGI
04:24
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Endere (Flute)
02:32
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Every_Ting
03:31
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Kaleeba
03:03
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Bayimba
02:57
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NKWESUUNGA
04:17
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HAMBA NDEKE
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ssekanyolya mx1 -Giovanni kiyingi ft Joash .
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MINKULU
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AKALIBA KEMONDO
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Videos

July 24, 2024
July 22, 2024
July 19, 2024
Ngoni Music
Djembe and Piano conversations
Balafon vibes before we hit the road ����
Work station set already. Looping some vibes with my friend Mark tonight ��
Tipsy Now streaming on all platforms
Looping some cool vibes here with my friend Mark. African instrument in relation to electronics!
May 29, 2024
May 24, 2024
Did you know that RC 505 Loop station is magical!!!����
May 9, 2024
May 9, 2024
May 8, 2024
May 7, 2024
May 7, 2024
Giovanni Kiyingi & Jennifer Mansaray My God Is Greater Lyric Video
March 11, 2024
Giovanni Kiyingi - Yanyumisiza Obulamu Lyric Video
Giovanni Kiyingi - Yanyumisiza Obulamu Official Audio
Giovanni Kiyingi & Jennifer Mansaray - My God Is Greater (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi ft Akello Jackie - Apwoyo - (Live At MIM Theater)
DANCING IN A DREAM.…….�️�️�️�️When Endingidi meets Balafon and the Djembe.
Djembe + Conga : What do you think of our percussion conversation
Giovanni Kiyingi and Friends - Kama Dudu (Butterfly ) - NPR Tiny Desk Entry
#worldmusic #music #festival #theater #djembelove #djembefola
Djembe's conversation with Timbales
Giovanni kiyingi , Ddumba Emma and Francisco Medina Jr percussion conversions �����
Giovanni Kiyingi - Time �️�️
My Flute , Endere sounds #worldmusic #music #holiday #afrojazz #africa #reggae #uganda #live
December 29, 2023
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nantongo - (Live At MIM Theater)
Giovani Kiyingi Performs "nkwesuunga" Live At Mim Theater
Giovanni Kiyingi - Bukunja - (Live At MIM Theater)
Moments with @AkelloJackie Music (Apwoyo) #worldmusic #music #afrojazz #live #funnyvideo
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nsaba Neggame - (Live At MIM Theater)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kaleeba - (Live At MIM Theater)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Buddu - (Live At MIM Theater)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Munya - (Live At MIM Theater)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mandela - (Live At MIM Theater)
December 7, 2023
Giovanni Kiyingi - You’re Not Alone (Reggae)
November 21, 2023
Dropping - November - 24th || You’re Not Alone. #reggaemusic #ekamuziki #phxaz #Uganda
Pass my bag � of sounds is lovely.
Nantongo ��
Sound check ���� Yamaha Nt ��
November 11, 2023
November 7, 2023
October 25, 2023
Reggae vibes ��
Ngoni: The Perfect African String Instrument For Your Next Project
Giovanni Kiyingi and Friends Ft Nantongo - Live at Crescent Phoenix
23 October 2023: The Day The World Changed Forever
October 22, 2023
October 17, 2023
October 16, 2023
October 16, 2023
October 14, 2023
October 13, 2023
Tuning - Endingidi - an instrument from Uganda ��
October 13, 2023
October 12, 2023
October 12, 2023
Naira Ali ��
Giovanni Kiyingi and friends sound check at the Mim Phx Az
October 11, 2023
My entire weekend was about mushrooms ���
Thank you Folk and forage festival #music #funnyvideo
Sharing is gaining, wooow beautiful loop vibes with my brother Ramblxr
What a good time at Folk and Forage festival Oregon ⛺️��� Gio & Ramblxr
Giovanni kiyingi - Soundcheck at Crescent Ballroom downtown Phoenix .
Sounds of the land
June 23, 2023
June 13, 2023
Giovanni Kiyingi - Shake O (Music Video)
Do you Sing with your Audience like this? ��.
Mandela _����
��� Ntuunze !!
Nkwesuunga ft my friends
Mu Bibatu Byo �️�️�️
Giovanni Kiyingi & Friends ft Buddu
#Nalumansi is a big chune ���
Giovanni kiyingi ft Mandela (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi and Friends ft Bukunja for NPR Tiny Desk Contest 2023
Giovanni Kiyingi ft. Friends - Bukunja (Live at The Nash Jazz )
Salsa , samba vibes ���
Sound of a Chivuti flute from Kenya ��
January 25, 2023
January 18, 2023
Akogo Loop performance #BossV8Acousticsinger
Giovanni Kiyingi ft Friends - Nkwesuunga (live session)
January 13, 2023
January 13, 2023
Studio Time vibes , last minute mixes �����
January 9, 2023
January 4, 2023
Adungu sound ���. It’s been a while but this year, I am back at it #Adungu ��
African Guitar picking �����
December 28, 2022
Looping #RolandaHandsonic #Bossv8Acousticsinger
Giovanni Kiyingi ft Ngoni sound
Giovanni kiyingi ft Rolanda Hand Sonic on the African Rhythms ��� #africanmusic #worldmusic
Giovanni Kiyingi running some African vibes on a Roland Hand Sonic
Giovanni Kiyingi - Munya - Acoustic solo (At MiM Phoenix AZ)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Munya (Epic Center Recording)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Buddu (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Guluma (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mandela (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mubibatu Byo (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Munya (Acoustic)
Uganda has this instrument Endingidi ��‍♂️���
How to build a solid vibe on handsonic hpd 20 �������
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mulamu Acoustic Ep 10/21/22
we had a great time at Crescent ballroom phoenix Az
Giovanni Kiyingi work on some cool dance vibes #ngoni #worldmusic #kora #acoustic
We had a wonderful jam session at phoenix centerfor the arts��‍♂️��‍♂️
Cool vibes with my friends, what a nice Rehearsal of Kaleeba ���
#ekamusic #worldmusic Sounds of Endingidi from Uganda ��❤️❤️
Giovanni Kiyingi - At Creacent Ballroom (8-14-2022)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lisa (Official Music Video)
Muleke Agende - Giovanni Kiyingi
Giovanni Kiyingi - Ntuunze (Official Music Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Ntuunze
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nantongo (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mu Bibatu Byo - At The Nash Jazz (Live)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Moments (Full EP)
Giovanni Kiyingi - It's Okay (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lisa (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kenfunye Gwe (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lubiriizi Lwange (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Tooke (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Yoono (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Moments Ep ( Preview )
Giovanni Kiyingi ft Mandela acoustic ( Akogo / Kalimba )
Nsaba_Neggame - ft Giovanni Kiyingi (Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lubiriizi Lwange ( Lyrics Video )
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lubiriizi Lwange (Official Music Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Lubiriizi Lwange (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mu Bibatu Byo (Acoustic)
woow Ngoni sounds �
it’s Leaked �
Acoustic vibes �� #MIMphx #shorts
I Having a good time on Samite Mulondo’s Sound #shorts
Giovanni kiyingi - Akogo / Kalimba solo - Performing Mandela (MIM Phoenix )
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nsaba Naggame (Live at MIM music Theater)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Señorita (cheri)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Senorita (Lyrics Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi Live Stream
Giovanni Kiyingi - Shake O (Official Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Senorita (official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mu Bibatu Bye
Giovanni Kiyingi - You’re Not Alone (Acoustic live At hot Box studio Phoenix Arizona )
Giovanni Kiyingi - You’re Not Alone - (Acoustic)
Giovanni kiyingi - Kama Dudu ft kuddzu on Radio 4 103.3 fm ��
Giovanni Kiyingi - Shake O (Lyrics Video)
Giovanni kiyingi - Nkulinze (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nkulinze (Lyrics Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - She Ma Good Vibes Remix [ Lyrics Video ]
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kama Dudu (Lyrics Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kama Dudu ft Chamuka and Chamula Africa ( Dance video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kama Dudu (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - She Ma Good Vibes (Official Audio)
Giovanni kiyingi - Obaddewo (Official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Mu Bibatu Bye (official Audio)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Kama Dudu (Official Animated Video )
Giovanni Kiyingi - Grace ft Jesse Fatoma
Giovanni Kiyingi ft Jesse Fatoma - (His Grace) Teaser
Giovanni Kiyingi - live(St Paul church Arizona Phoenix) - Playing Akogo Instrument From Uganda
Giovanni Kiyingi - AMAKONDEERE ALBUM (Stream and share freely)
Giovanni Kiyingi - You're Not Alone ( Lyrics Video)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Buddu (Amakondeere Album)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Batembeyi ft Caeser Kajura
Giovanni Kiyingi - Akogo solo performance live at Fezah Uganda
Giovanni kiyingi - NJAGALA (uncc festival)
Giovanni kiyingi - Nkwesuunga (Eka Band)
Giovanni kiyingi and Eka band /KALEEBA (uncc festival)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nsaba Neggame (Uncc fetsival)
Giovanni Kiyingi -Buddu live (Uncc festival )
Giovanni kiyingi - EVERY TING
Giovanni kiyingi - Ekibbobbo
Giovanni kiyingi - Akogo sounds uganda
Giovanni kiyingi and Eka band - Uncc festival
Giovanni kiyingi - Ekibbobbo (uncc festival) - Akogo/ Kalimba music uganda
Giovanni Kiyingi - Ssewa ssewa and Shinga -(Ku kyooto) Performing- Buddu
Giovanni Kiyingi - Ku kyooto @UGCS
Giovanni Kiyingi unplugged
Giovanni Kiyingi - AKOGO Solo performance -Live in Little Penny Studio
Giovanni Kiyingi - Nkwesuunga-(Acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Endere solo performance at Little Penny studio
Giovanni Kiyingi - Endingidi solo performance live at Little Penny studio
Giovanni kiyingi ( Offical kenya Tour ) with Eka band
Giovanni kiyingi - Official music painting Traditional instruments vs Rhythms
SSEWA SSEWA - Official(MWANA WANGE)
GIOVANI KIYINGI & SSEWA SSEWA -Official(EKIBBOBBO)
GIOVANNI KIYINGI - Official(NSABA NEGGAME)
GIOVANNI KIYINGI - Official(ESSANYU LY'OMUFIRIKA)
Giovanni Kiyingi - Ankole (Njagala)
Giovanni kiyingi - Tebakulimba (acoustic)
Giovanni Kiyingi - MIREMBE,MAHORO, AMANI, PEACE ft Ssewa Ssewa and Munyaki Doe
Giovanni kiyingi & Eka Band perfoming: Kaleeba @Blankets and wine Kla
Giovanni Kiyingi - performing Ssegamwenge @Just Giovanni Concert.
Giovanni Kiyingi - MY MUSIC IS LIKE A LIBRARY
Giovanni kiyingi performning KALEEBA @Doa-Doa
Giovanni Kiyingi - NKWESUNGA (Remix)
Giovanni kiyingi - Live at MILEGE world music festival (PRF : Kaleeba)
GIOVANNI KIYINGI @ MILEGE WMF [ PRF :EKIBOBBO]
Giovanni Kiyingi - After Rehersal Video from ETHNO GERMANY
Giovanni Kiyingi & Eka Band Performing KALEEBA @ MILEGE WORLD MUSIC FESTIVAL
Giovanni Kiyingi & Ethno Germany performing TWEYANZE
Giovanni Kiyingi / Ethno Flanders Belgium -Performing Ssemusajja Ageenda
Giovanni Kiyingi - CHRONICLES
GIOVANNI KREMER KIYINGI performing "KALEEBA"
Giovanni Kiyingi - CHIVOTI Solo vibe at Pawa Festival Nairobi Kenya

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2014

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