In July 2026 the Bayimba Foundation, together with Live Traces Producing and Africalia, launched DOADOA LIVE inside Onomo ...

Whether it was high-energy performances, breathtaking outdoor venues, we bring you events and festivals that delivered unforgettable moments and world-class entertainment in 2025 The Ugandan music ...

When George Mulindwa left Uganda 20 years ago, he did not travel to America to become a caregiver. He was a musician chasing ...

Uganda’s young, creative population could become a powerful engine of jobs and growth if given the right opportunities, skills and space to thrive, writes Winding Albjerg, Einarsdottir, Olsson ...

Kampala is more compact and less well-known than Uganda’s regional hub Nairobi, but the country’s capital is a bit like your favorite small music festival—it’s so cool you don’t want too many people ...

First staged in 2015, the globally touted Nyege Nyege Festival in Uganda is an annual four-day dance party featuring hundreds of deejays. It’s also a major tourism drawcard that caters to 15,000-odd ...

Ugandan pop musicians have released a raft of songs and music videos to educate and alert the public about COVID-19. These are simple songs that assume a responsibility to help educate citizens. They ...

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 ...

Over the past decade, politics has consumed a generation of musicians, deeply dividing Uganda’s music industry, which analysts now predict has a bleak future. President Yoweri Museveni’s main ...