By Nneka Onyilofor

In his own words Mpambara stated,  “America is filled with all kinds of excellent musicians.” Over the years, Mpambara has become one of them. As a bass player who used to make his own instruments as a child in Mbarara, Uganda from twigs, he has come a long way, across the Atlantic ocean and with musical instruments. In 1978 he came to the U.S. to go to school at U-W Platteville in Wisconsin. Eventually, he arrived in the Twin Cities