Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | MTN Uganda and it fintech firm, MTN Mobile Money (U) Limited is extending support to Ugandan hip-hop sensation Feffe Bussi as he gears up to headline his maiden concert, “HipHop ku Nalubale.” This monumental event, set to take place on May.18 at Jahazi Pier in …
Read More »dfcu Bank sponsors popular concert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | dfcu Bank was recently unveiled as the official Bank Partner for the “Boyz II Men Live in Kampala” concert. Boyz II Men is one of the most iconic R&B groups in the music industry’s history. Uganda is the second leg of their first-ever Africa tour. …
Read More »Two police officers detained over unlawful concert
Wakiso, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Two police officers from Wakiso district are in trouble on allegations of conspiring with event organizers to hold a concert without clearance from the District Police Commander. Police spokesperson Fred Enanga has identified the suspects as ASP Francis Olinga, the officer in charge of Bulaga …
Read More »Abitex cancels New Year concert in Tanzania
Mutukula, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Abbey Musinguzi, the proprietor of Abitex Promotions has called off a concert organised at Happiness Hotel in Mutukula-Tanzania on December 31. Abitex had organised the concert in Tanzanian territory, where there are no restrictions on crowds and movement as the case is in Uganda. But …
Read More »Court orders release of Nigerian artistes Omah Lay and Tems
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Director of Public Prosecutions, Jane Frances Abodo has ordered for the release of Nigerian artists Omah Lay and Tems and their charges to be withdrawn a day after presenting them in court. The accused appeared before Makindye Grade One Magistrate, Jude Okumu Muwone on Monday …
Read More »Bobi Wine’s Kyarenga concert
Why Uganda (like other African countries) keeps rotating around the same roundabout THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | Last weekend, Kyadondo East Member of Parliament (MP), Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobi Wine, held a “mega” Kyarenga (it’s too much) concert at his One Love Beach in Busabala near Kampala. Drovees …
Read More »East African records hosts Mungo’s Hi Fi featuring Eva Lazarus concert
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | East African Records (EAR), a fresh recording and music distribution label operating across East Africa and based in Uganda, hosted UK reggae and dancehall unit Mungo’s Hi Fi and their lead artist Eva Lazarus, who are on an East African tour to Uganda and later …
Read More »THIS WEEK: Namboole calls off Kyarenga concert
THIS WEEK: Namboole calls off Kyarenga concert Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The management of Mandela National Stadium at Namboole has asked Kyaddondo East legislator Robert Kyagulanyi aka Bobiwine to choose another date for his hyped Kyarenga concert that was supposed to take place on Oct.20. They say the stadium …
Read More »Bobi Wine set for ‘Your Music, Your Voice’
Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Music and politics will come together in Kampala on October 3rd and 4th at the “Your Music, Your Voice” event. “Your Music, Your Voice” will create a platform for Pan-African dialogue between socially active artistes to discuss their role in using music and fame to …
Read More »