Karole Kasita believes the country has developed its own musical identity by blending different genres. However, she says the sound still needs to influence audiences beyond Uganda to gain wider recognition.

Speaking on Galaxy TV, Karole explained that Ugandan music often blends elements of dancehall, Afrobeats, and other genres to create a unique sound.

We fuse dancehall, we use Afro… like we do different things in one beat. I don’t know if that’s what makes the Ugandan sound.

Karole was responding to a question referencing Ugandan singer Joshua Baraka’s recent remarks about the country’s musical identity.

In a recent interview, Baraka argued that, unlike Nigeria, which is widely associated with Afrobeats, Uganda does not have a clearly defined sound, with much of its music falling under the kidandali genre.

However, Karole suggested that Uganda’s sound could gain a distinct identity if it began influencing musicians and listeners in other countries.

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She explained that international recognition would come when people outside Uganda embrace the sound and begin incorporating it into their own music.

If our sound like the kidandali ever influences someone out there like the whites, South Africans, Jamaicans and want to copy that sound, that means it would then become our thing, but right now it doesn’t have someone it’s inspiring outside our country.