Background
Kawalya was born to the late singer Eclaus Kawalya on 5 January 1967.
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Joanita Kawalya
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She worked as a teacher at Lubiri Senior Secondary School between 1989 and 1993. Kawalya started singing at an early age. He would take the whole family with him.
She has served as a community advisory member on the National Aids project, the Walter Reed project and the Makerere John Hopkins joint project
She has also been involved in grass root campaigns for Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and her face is now recognisable as one of the facilitators for the Nabagereka"s annual cultural fete, the Kisakaate. Kawalya is also involved in mentorship of talent.
Joanita Kawalya is a married mother of two children.
Membership
She is a member of the Afrigo Band, the longest-lasting musical band in Uganda, which has been in continuous existence since 1975. She went on to sing in choir in school and later as a part time member of "The Wrens", courtesy of her father"s guest performances with the band.
