Bridging cultural differences and creating friendship and understanding through music and dance

In a world where racism and discrimination are headline news, a prince of the Buganda Kingdom of Uganda, singer-songwriter Saava Karim, is uniting cultures through music and dance. Through his nonprofit BantuFest and an annual concert of the same name, hosted this year by the Church of Scientology of the Valley, he brings together diverse communities in the name of…

My Journey

Fast rising and award winning Ugandan rapper Fik Fameica is set to stage his first ever concert dubbed My Journey. The concert is slated for 14th December 2018 at Kyadondo Rugby Grounds. Fik Fameica had his breakthrough in 2015 with a hit song Pistol and since then, he has continued to release back to back…

CCA, MTN Join Forces To Educate, Empower Musicians in Uganda

According to Munyaradzi Chanetsa, Head of Operations at CCA, the conference aimed at empowering participants on the latest trends in the digital space that can be used to advance careers and commercial success of musicians and artists alike. “The advancement of technology has positively impacted the global music industry. Musicians are now able to produce their music…

Chemical – Tanzania

The sultry Chemical, is known for her unique hip-hop style and goes beyond the conventional Bongo female artist with her gangster approach and tomboyish bravado. She steps beyond the norm and is unlike most Tanzanian female musicians, known to take the more seductive feminine approach, churning out famous hit makers in the likes of Lady…

Rema Namakula – Uganda

Rema Namakula is one of the most talented female artists to emerge from Uganda in recent years. Her musical repertoire is full of uplifting songs celebrating life and love. Rehema ‘Rema’ Namakula began her music career as a backup singer for Ugandan star Bebe Cool in his Gagamel crew. They parted ways in 2013 and…

Diana Teta – Rwanda

There is no doubt that Diana Teta is one of the top female singers in the country, yet at just 25 years, the ‘Velo’ singer still has time to conquer the country and the world. Every artist has that moment they refer to as their turning point, that astounding moment where things turn for the…

Nadia Mukami – Kenya

Her big debut came when she performed with Suzzana Owiyo on the Churchill show. This is when people started recognizing and acknowledging her as an artiste. Her new single ‘African Lover’ was released last month and it already has over a hundreds of thousands of views. Nadia Mukami is definitely one of those upcoming artistes…

Queen Darleen – Tanzania

She is the half (elder) sister to Naseeb Abdul Juma, popularly known by his stage name, Diamond Platnumz. The two share a father, Abdul Juma. Queen Darleen’s music career began in the year 2000 and released her first song ‘wajua Nakupenda’ featuring Alikiba in 2006. In 2011 she released her second song ‘Maneno Maneno’ featuring…

Nahna – Kenya

She is a three times award winning best female artist Vybez Awards and she has always proven to be the new breed of the golden era which consists of Suzzana Owiyo and the likes. Nahna is a name you won’t miss to mention when it comes to matters Kisumu music and now she is slowly…

Nandy – Tanzania

Nandy has released popular songs ”Ninogeshe”, “Wasikudanganye” and “Njiwa” which she features Kenyan artist Willy Paul, which have gone viral and become household tunes. She won the All Africa Music Awards in the best female artist in East Africa category in 2017 and she is currently Tanzania’s Goodwill ambassador for UNICEF’s Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene…