Ubumuntu Festival program revealed

With its second edition on the way, Ubumuntu Arts Festival coordinators recently unveiled the projected festival program for this year’s edition. Scheduled for July this year, this year will feature four days of live artistic and public expression.

Activities onto this year’s program are crafted to address various audiences, among them; Children and the young, Women, Movement for Humanity, among others at various days. Performances this year have attracted over 18 countries, including Rwanda, Burundi, Kenya, Uganda, Sudan, South Africa, Syria, Belgium, Switzerland, Cambodia among other countries....
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Festival Moments; Ubumuntu Song

Written by Hope Azeda- the Artistic Director and founder of the festival, it was recorded and produced by Ntwari Didier, a local music producer.

The song with Ikinyarwanda, English, French, Kiswahili, Lingala, Luganda, features artistes Jaymo Mutinda, Lilian Umuhoza, Didier Ntwali, Peace Jolis, Soso Ingabire, Mugisha Khamishi, Elizabeth Gaga, Hope Irakoze, Eddie Mico, Fiona Mbabazi and Rosette Karimba, who rhythmically take turns as they each chip in with crucial inspirational verses. With introduction of an infant crying out for Humanity through a proverb, more it unveils with each verse those follows- till the fifth minute....
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Maisha African Film Festival 2016 Calls for Submissions

On return, the Maisha African Film festival is on. Being its 4th edition this year, the festival’s call for applications from film makers has been open since 18th April 2016. The festival will take place on from 5th to 6th August, 2016
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Radio & Weasel’s Concert Breaks the Odds

Hotel Africa park, which was the venue was at the brim, as fans graced in huge numbers. The duo impressed as they gave their whole. Delivering a powerful act, the boys performed a most their sensational tracks, the duo has continuously topped charts from way back-proving how talented they are.

“We are taking this opportunity to thank everyone that made our show a success last night, we are so humbled, without you guys we couldn't make it. Thanks for loving @radioandweasel unconditionally, and supporting Ugandan Music. It’s you our Fans, Friends and Family that keeps us moving.”
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Amazing Facts: Bob Marley

1.Born on February 6, 1945, in St. Ann Parish, Jamaica, even years after his death, his legacy, like no other musician has lived on and is still commemorated yearly world. 2.He was born Nesta Robert Marley, but a Jamaican passport official swapped his first and middle names when he was a little boy. 3.Bob’s father was a 50-year-old white British naval captain named Norval Sinclair Marley. Bob’s mom, a black country village girl named Cedella, was 19 when, in the small Jamaican village of Nine Mile in Saint Ann Parish, but for his entire life, Marley self-identified as a black African.
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Glowing Hit:Indoro(Saxophone Version) by Herbert Rock

Entitled Indoro, the sensational classic- originally by Charly&Nina, a Rwandan Afro-pop and beat girl band, the song continues to stay true to the origin, though Herbert Rock’s touch of the Saxophone gives it a totally new leash. Within the melodious tunes, the ladies harmonies poke our tastes too-which spices it too.

With this move, the Saxophonist-who hails from The Neptunez Band ...
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Is East Africa Taking BET Again?

After Uganda’s Eddie Kenzo placing East Africa onto the international- continental fame last year as he scooped the first BET International Act Africa Award, the heat is on again this year, with the league proving tougher. Not showing up this year is Uganda, not Kenya, Burundi or Rwanda, but Tanzania, with Diamond Platnumz as the lucky nominee, leaving many wondering whether East Africa is emerging champs again!

This year’s nominees are from 8 countries

including; 2 females, 2 artistes from Nigeria and 2 from South Africa too....
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Tanzania’s Alikiba signs global music deal with Sony Music

Lately, there has been so much excitement in African and European Afro-beat music circles last year when Sony announced West African act Davido, from Nigeria as their first African major label signing, and that excitement will peak again with Alikiba. Several major pan-African media outlets attended to capture the announcement, including major Pan-African Broadcasters MTV, Sound City, Trace TV, Channel O, EATV, and Clouds.

Alikiba flew in from Tanzania to South Africa and was followed by a dedicated film crew who are documenting his story as frenzied fans and reporters captured the moment. Alikiba talked to a very exclusive intimate audience through his beginnings, his life, his inspirations as an artist, his successes, and introduced a video about the “making of and behind-the-scenes” of his new single and music video, building up to a personal listening session of his latest single “AJE.” ...
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Babu-the next comedy sensation

Though Babu was the day’s major, the show further was spiced up by performances first from Herve, Michael, Arthur and George from the Comedy Knights, then further were guest comedians like Kenya’s Eddie Bukita and Daniel Omara from Uganda.

Bukita impresses through his joint shrewd pieces where most he takes the public to times way back in school life to Kenya’s slum and street setting of cunning robbers and citizens, while Daniel Omara hilariously evokes Uganda’s recent saga’s around politics, musicians and public’s perception to relationships and differences in gender lifestyles. - See more at: http://www.artsglo.com/posts/may16/Babu-the-next-comedy-sensation.php#sthash.1tYeHSZ6.dpuf

Impact Week- a week that was

Characterized by environments were community came together, shared views through discussions, collectively ushered in creative performances, while further networking, it was a unique atmosphere. Also being marked was of the launch of a new community rooftop venue at The Office with Café Neo, also a space community owned and focused.

This venue indeed impactful potential of the space for sharing, creating, exploring, and challenging yourself and others.

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reveals why he reduced song releases

Elion further reduced studio time, which he had found stressful especially in marketing of his song projects among broadcast media, which he says was unfair, “I realized how hard I could toil with studio recording, but realized that playing my songs especially across radio stations proved difficult as most demanded for money.

I refused dealing with this forms, yet I produce quality acts,” he explains. - See more at: http://www.artsglo.com/posts/jun16/Elion-Victory-reveals-why-he-reduced-song-releases.php#sthash.K9DinxCy.dpuf

Glowing Hit:Ndabikunda by Rwanda Dancehall Artistes

Directed by PRESS IT, it features artistes Mselem Spaxx aka Spaxx don Gordon, David Kamurase alias Davy Ranks, Arnold Kabera alias Syntex, Emmanuel Nyarwaya alias Vaga Vybs and the City Yankees, a music group comprising of members Dennis Nkurunziza alias Dee, Steven Ntambara alias Skpado, Moses Kalisa alias Moz-P and Pacento who do their dancehall rhymes interchangeably.

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