Son of a traditional drummer and a dancer, Ssewa Ssewa has never had any professional training. His first instrument was a xylophone, taught by his mother. He started studying business at university, but after being encouraged and taught by members of his father's band, decided to pursue music. Ssewa Ssewa started playing music professionally in 2000. He co-founded
Janzi Band along with his friends in 2009 and has been the director since then. He plays nine instruments, eight of them
African, Ssewa Ssewa has frequently performed live. He has performed on many stages both in Uganda and abroad and has worked with many musicians including the Quela Band, Navio, A Pass, Isaiah Katumwa, Suzan Kerunen, Mame Ndiak,
Giovanni Kiyingi and
Hugh Masekela. He was one of the main performers at World Music Day in Uganda in June 2017 alongside Apio Moro, Haka Mukiga, Mame Ndiak,
Jackie Akello and many others. He performed with
Giovanni Kiyingi, a fellow multi-instrumentalist. In 2024 Ssewa Ssewa performed at the
Non-Aligned Movement summit at Serena hotel in Kigo and he entertained the NAM delegates with his cultural music sounds of the
Janzi instrument. == Awards and nominations ==