By the beginning of 2017, the industry was majorly undergoing a rebirth, Tubonga Nawe had changed the tides, most of the artistes on the song had chosen to shelve music because they thought Ugandans ...

One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament tried to ban it for “promoting gays” in the country. The Nyege Nyege festival will now take ...

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On Friday, Uganda's leading Afro-Soul artist- Kenneth Mugabi, took over the Kampala Serena Hotel, with his Tales of Mugabi concert, treating fans to a night of soul music and heartfelt storytelling.

A little over 6o years ago, African states gained independence from their colonial masters. It was assumed the wind of change would bring with it a new sense of nationalism, common good, and identity.

Three groups emerged in the industry during the election season: One stuck with Bobi Wine, another joined Museveni’s camp, and a third stayed out of politics. It’s now an open question whether their ...

Joshua Baraka from Uganda is one of the top musical talents in East Africa. The avid Manga-reader’s song “Wrong Places” has more than 8.2 million plays on Spotify and 11 million views on YouTube in ...

Amina Nasreddine, a KRUNK Movement artist, in the recording booth. Uganda is more than 7,000 miles from Pittsburgh, and it’s safe to say the cultural distance is comparable. But as youths in ...

Music is not just entertainment; it is a tool to address global problems. This is how. The Bidi Bidi refugee camp in Northern Uganda is now the country’s second-largest city, with a population of over ...

Attired in a flashy crimson shirt and surrounded by security police, Apolo Milton Obote, the President of Uganda, was making his way through a cheering mob. He was leaving Kampala’s Lugogo Stadium, ...