Nannyonga-Tamusuza holds a PhD (Ethnomusicology) from the University of Pittsburgh (USA) having studied under Professor Andrew Weintraub. She is a graduate of Makerere University where she received a Master of Arts in Music and Bachelor of Arts with Education degrees. Dr. Nannyonga-Tamusuza established the ethnomusicology program at Makerere University both at undergraduate and Graduate levels and is the founder of the Makerere University Klaus Wachsmann Music Archive. She is a member of the International Advisory Board for the Global Music Archive at Vanderbilt University, Nashville (USA).