As part of the efforts to mark World Music Day next Saturday, Muziki Santuri Network will host a special event at the Afro ...

Dar es Salaam. In the bustling streets of Dar es Salaam during the early 1990s, a musical revolution was quietly brewing.Born from a melting pot of Western hip-hop, R&B, reggae, and traditional ...

In a bid to boost public awareness of government programs and popularise the achievements of the ruling National Resistance Movement (NRM) party, a group of artists aligned with the party has ...

They specialize in fusing regional music from countries such as Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Tanzania. The primary percussionist of the group, Tonny Nsubuga, a graduate student studying for a master’s in ...

KAMPALA, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Africa’s largest music festival, the Uganda Waragi Nyege Nyege ... Baccardi house OG Dadaman, French folk pioneer Emmanuele Parennin, Norwegian folk noise artist ...

Growing up in poverty in rural Uganda, the singer-guitarist got hooked on music after playing his cousin ... a soulful blend of folk, pop and East African styles tied together by Muq’s soaring ...

So much of what they produced was music that combined the sounds of traditional Ugandan folk and underground queer nightlife, filtered through a deconstructed club lens. And with most of their ...

He altered his name while also celebrating his Birthday and return to the music industry after the long 3 year break ... alerted that the song is a great fusion into the Zambian folk and Ugandan folk ...

Organized by the Confucius Institute at Makerere University, the event showcased Chinese calligraphy, music and ... also featured folk-custom games, traditional Chinese medicine, Hanfu costume show ...

Yet African artists have been honored at the Grammys since fellow South African Miriam Makeba won for Best Folk Record ... 34-year-old singer and music executive became Uganda’s first-ever ...

7. Jose Chameleone. Joseph Manyanja’s music style incorporates Ugandan folk, Central African rumba, zouk, and reggae. Chameleone started his career as a DJ in a Kampala night club in 1996 and ...