Music
The HiPipo Music Awards are back for their twelfth edition, and it’s time for music enthusiasts and fans across Africa to get involved. Nominations for the 2023 HiPipo Music Awards are officially open, marking the beginning of a vibrant celebration of musical excellence. Set to take place on Friday, November 17th, at Kampala Serena Hotel, […]
Almost every day, there is a concert, show, or festival happening somewhere in Uganda. The majority of the partygoers mention access to tickets as a major pain point for attending these shows. For others, it is fraud involved in ticket printing. Many at a time you go to an event only to be told that […]
Africa’s leading music publicist and media entrepreneur, Anyiko Owoko, launches the second season of VIP ACCESS: her YouTube show and its companion podcast featuring 18 music stars from Kenya, Uganda, Ghana, South Sudan, South Africa and the US. The new season is set to premiere on March 7th 2023 with new episodes every other Tuesday. […]
Apple Music today announced Alté-R&B singer-songwriter Mauimøon (Donald Otim) as the first artist to be featured in its new Up Next artist development program in East Africa. “I am honoured to be selected for Apple Music Up Next. This means a lot to me as a Ugandan artist from a country that has a lot to […]
One of the top songwriters Uganda has had, Joshua Kiberu alias Yese Oman Rafiki has embarked on building a music genre that will aid in identifying Ugandan music uniquely. The style is named ‘Afro-Ganda’ which is a fusion of the original Ugandan sound with the sound from foreign countries. Plus, it encompasses a fusion of […]
Multi-talented musician and media personality, Lil Ollo is hoping to release a remix of his song ‘Teli Kuzikiza’ sooner, featuring top rappers in Uganda. We can confirm that the much anticipated Teli kuzikiza Remix featuring rappers: Navio, Da Agent, Feffe Bussi and Flex D’Paper will be dropping in the shortest time possible. Ollo told Record […]
East African Records (EAR), a recording and music distribution company operating in Uganda has today outed the “Pull Up On Mi Bumpa”, an epic collaboration between the queen of Ugandan Dancehall music, Cindy Sanyu and UK Soundsystem champions, Mungo’s Hi Fi. The track produced by Mungos Hifi with video directed by Zero One’s Darlington Kalenge […]
Popularly known as Uganda’s sweetheart birthed after self proclamation, Renah Nalumansi has released a new song called ‘Gavumenti Yelimanya’. A former Dream Galz member and Treasurer to the Uganda Musicians Association, Renah has strived to keep relevant against all odds. As to Renah, she hopes that this song will travel all directions across the country because of its […]
Legendary DJ Shiru has dropped a video of his song dubbed ‘Inama’ featuring Mbarara-based fresh rapper, Rasta Dog. The visuals of this thrilling jam were produced by Titus Tizie of Volts Films and shot in Kizungu, Mbarara. The video was dropped earlier this week as a child of the ‘We Can Part 2’ album. Other […]
It might be hurting to still read this but that’s it and it will forever rub in our faces. That is about former vibrant secular dancehall singer, Grace Nakimera. Breaking through the Uganda musical scene in 2005 with ‘Ani Akumanyi’ featuring Pentagon and Gatimo, Nakimera undoubtedly shook the industry with her vocal strength and uniqueness […]