As in the Princely states of India, Goans were prominent in the music profession including as bandmasters. In Colonial East Africa, Goans were referred to as Mu-Goa while other Indians were referred to as Mu-Hindi. It is conceivable that the title of the bandmaster of the Kabaka or Buganda in Uganda continued to be called "Mugowa" as it may have at one time been occupied by a Goan. And as one poster to this forum related his experience in Uganda where, when he told the Africans that he was a Goan, the response was "Oh, you are one of the Good Indians". Goans in East Africa were highly respected by the Africans for their industriousness, honesty and respect for the Africans. In contrast, non-Goan Indians were predominantly occupied as tradesmen, who the Africans wrongly or rightly felt were exploiting them.
