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The Kampala Film Development Foundation (KFDF) has canceled the songwriting competition, a feature that constituted the Film and Cultural week’s major events. In a tweet, KFDF wrote, “We regret the misunderstanding of our songwriting competition, we have decided to pull it down and promise better services. Sorry, but all other activities and special events at […]
Singer and Actress, Evelyn Nakabira commonly known by her stage name Evelyn Lagu has since two years ago been fighting for her life when she developed asthmatic complications. Efforts to save her life started right then up to date which has seen a pool of individuals and organizations stepping up to offer a hand for […]
Singer Vivian Tendo is one of the female artists that has been in the news time and again because of her controversial relationship talks. It’s fair to write that weight of her rumoured engagements has been way too weightier than her musical pronunciations. As it is widely perceived that every news is publicity, Tendo is […]
Renowned singer and songwriter Iryn Namubiru recently got signed to a new management of Ntinda-based, Masters Music. In a Facebook post dated March 20 on her official page ‘Iryn Namubiru Morel,’ Namubiru jotted down her excitement as she announced her new partnership with the label a day after she was unveiled at the record label’s […]
To a juvenile or aging fellow, this song rings bells whenever you listen to it; ‘Obangaina.’ I choose to call it her trademark which is commonly used to refer to her. Singer, songwriter, and dancer Rachael Magoola who doubles as the Bugweri district women’s representative-elect 2021-2026 blended vocals on this untimely ‘hit’ song_ Obangaina. A […]
Lately when one includes the phrases, ‘Corona’, ‘Covid-19’, ‘Lockdown’, you already know or give a bet on what they are about to say. This indisputably rotates around the negative impact the global pandemic, Covid-19 has posed on any and every entity across the globe. This boat includes the music industry. Bringing it back home in […]
By Derrick Asaba Ever since the ban musical events in Uganda as a means to curb down the spread of Coronavirus, most artists have wailed day by day to open up their income sources a bid that hasn’t yielded much so far even after opening of most of the other businesses. The hardworking ones who […]
By Derrick Asaba Rising to the peak as one of the best DJs in Uganda with his debut big event at the Pearl of Africa Music Awards in 2006, renowned DJ Shiru has never given it a try to take a step back. Triumph became his major definition before anything else of him. Shiru has […]
By Derrick Asaba Singer and former Uganda Musicians Association (UMA) president, Sophie Gombya Nabukalu says she can never look back to leading the Association despite her failure in the Kampala Central LCV seat race. Following her defeat in the recently concluded local council elections, one would think that Gombya considers reclaiming her throne at UMA […]
By Derrick Asaba Word on the street since the early months of last year has always been that the young upcoming artists, Victor Ruz and Vivian Tendo must be an item under guise. None of the two ever seemed to admit to anything even so slightly closer to this phenomenon. Still, Vivian Tendo has severally […]