Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music. By Tom Faber KAMPALA, Uganda — Visitors ...

Tidal will give users in Uganda the opportunity to subscribe for one, three, seven, and 30-days. Tidal will also be offering MTN’s over 150 million subscribers in Uganda a 30-day free trial when they ...

The biggest tourism event in Uganda will attract around 4,000 tourists this year from November 9-12 at the 4-day Nyege Nyege music festival. This annual event which began in 2015 will provide over a ...

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In January 2026, President Yoweri Museveni made headlines with what was framed as a lifeline to Uganda’s struggling creative ...

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 ...

Commercial success doing this kind of music in Uganda, let alone anywhere else in the world, is still a dream. 'Jazz' and 'Uganda' are rarely used in the same sentence. This little country in East ...

Grammy-nominated singer, Davido, known for his artistic prowess has inaugurated a new course ‘Faculty of Music and Arts’ at the International University of East Africa (IUEA) in Kampala, Uganda. In a ...

The rhythms, the costumes, the instruments, the dance steps come from far away, but the music is much closer. When the 10 young members of the Ugandan Orphans Choir step on stage, the music wells from ...

FeatureSince Uganda's Parliament introduced the death penalty for 'aggravated homosexuality' in 2023, young homosexual people have been forced underground, with only brief moments of freedom, such as ...