It starts off like a house on fire. Then after a while they burn down the library. But we’ll get to that later. A dozen African-American artists begin by blasting out an enthusiastic melodious chant ...

The second edition of the Amplify Uganda Music Expo (AUMEX) lit up MOTIV Kampala over the weekend, drawing hundreds of artists, industry professionals, and music lovers under the theme "Building a ...

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.

Amos Ochieng does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no ...

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 ...

DJ Kampire working the crowd at the 2024 Brunch Electronic Festival in Barcelona, Spain. PHOTO/ASTRID MISKOVIC. One of East Africa’s top disc jockeys (DJs) and a core member of Uganda’s Nyege Nyege ...

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, ...