Herman Ssewanyana is a Ugandan musician and percussionist.
[2][3] He was born on in the Central Region of Uganda circa 1955.
Ssewanyana was a member of the Afrigo Band, since circa 1980.
In 1997, while still with Afrigo, he founded Percussion Discussion Africa, focusing on cultural music, with emphasis on African percussion instruments.
[5] In 2012, he was part of The Percussion Gurus, Qwela Junction, a two-hour performance by leading Ugandan percussionists, held at Emin Pasha Hotel in Kampala on 30 March 2012.