A Kadongo Kamu song is more like a long story than a normal pop song. Singers sometimes weave in jokes, advice, family memories and small bits of news. A single song can be 10 or 15 minutes long. Listeners settle in to follow the whole tale - a bit like listening to a podcast or an audiobook with music in the background.
The most famous Kadongo Kamu singers - musicians like Paulo Kafeero - became hugely popular across Uganda. They sang in Luganda, which meant their songs travelled fast through Buganda (the central region of Uganda) and beyond. Older Ugandans often still know the words to dozens of Kadongo Kamu songs by heart.
Modern Ugandan music includes lots of different styles. There is Afrobeats, hip hop, gospel music, and an exciting style called Ugandan dancehall (sometimes called Ragga or 'Lugaflow'). Bobi Wine, one of Uganda's most famous singers, became hugely popular in this scene. But Kadongo Kamu is still loved - it is the music many Ugandan families grew up hearing on the radio.
Traditional Ugandan music uses many other instruments too. There is the adungu, a curved harp with strings made from animal tendons. There is the engalabi, a long drum played with the hands. And there are gourd shakers, thumb pianos and bamboo flutes. Schools sometimes have their own little Ugandan orchestra.