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    Cultural valuing and learning of Enanga music among the Bakiga youth in Kabale district, South-western Uganda
    (Kyambogo University (Unpublished work), 2024-11) Niwagaba, Medad
    This study, which focused on how cultural valuing contributes to the learning of Enanga (trough zither) Music was conducted in Kabale district, South Western Uganda. There is apathy towards the learning of Enanga Music among the Bakiga youth. Enanga Musical instrument is rarely played and this is threatening its extinction yet it is expected to carry on the transmission of Kiga cultural values and traditions to the next generation. The study was guided by the following objectives: to find out whether listening to Enanga Music increases learning the of Enanga Music culture, to establish whether playing of Enanga increases the learning of its culture and to establish how Enanga Music can be revitalized among the Bakiga youth. An auto ethnographic research design was adopted and additional data to corroborate the researcher’s reflections was obtained through ethnographic methods such as participant observations, interviews and Focus Discussion Groups. Qualitative data was obtained using research instruments such as interview guides, observation guides and Focus Discussion group guides. Thirty informants were selected using purposive and snowball sampling techniques. Two sets of data: auto ethnographic and ethnographic were presented and qualitatively analysed. The study revealed the following findings: the current Bakiga youth do not attach value to Enanga musical instrument and therefore do not prioritize learning Enanga Music instead they cherish listening to computer generated Music. The advancement of computer-generated Music and the introduction of sophisticated western musical instruments had taken over the space of Enanga Music. There were limited interventions towards revitalization of Enanga Music in Kabale district. Sentiments by Christian missionaries regarding Enanga as a satanic instrument continued to haunt its culture. The study concluded that the Bakiga youth did not attach value to Enanga and its Music, community participation in Enanga Playing increased the learning of its Music culture, scarcity of enanga players was causing its disappearance in Kabale didtrict and there was urgent need for interventions towards the revitalization of Enanga Music among the youth in Kabale district. Therefore, the study recommended that media should provide adequate space for Enanga Music to be heard in communities, cultural galas be established in communities and emphasize Enanga Music where winners are rewarded. Enanga Music should be integrated in contemporary Music styles, be documented through audio-visual media and online platforms be created where Enanga playing could be shared. Cultural bearers, makers and Enanga Music should be adequately rewarded for their efforts as a measure of appreciating their contribution to society and motivating them to carry on.