By around 2007 , there were a number of musicians practicing varied styles of music , and the role of western and Congolese/South African music had greatly diminished . Today , musicians like Iryn Namubiru and King Saha are just a few of the many pop musicians in a thriving and vibrant pop music scene . The pop music duo of Radio & Weasel , the Goodlyfe Crew , is well known around Africa , being nominated in the continental MTV Base awards in 2010 and BET awards in 2013 . In June 2015 , Eddy Kenzo won the award for " Best new international artist " at the 2015 BET music awards . Kadongo Kamu was the first style of popular music to emerge from traditional music in Uganda . The word " kadongo kamu " is a term in the Luganda language that means " one guitar " . The music is given this name because of the role played by the bass guitar , which most times is the solo instrument used in creation of the music . Perhaps the first well known artist of the genre was Fred Masagazi in the 1960s
2015 BET music awards .
BET Awards 2015
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