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TRIALS OF A WORKING MUSICIAN (PANDEMIC BLUES AND THE SILVER LINING WITHIN)
I’ve been fully immersed and involved with Music since the year 1982 as a 10-year-old joining the school choir. Whenever I say “Music Is Life”, it’s not literal nor figurative […] More
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WHEN DRAMA INFESTED AND INFECTED THE UGANDA MUSIC FRATERNITY (THE FINAL NAIL)
When CBS and Radio Simba FM Stations were opened, this is when the slippery slope began. A vast number of Dramatists joined the stations as presenters, becoming very popular. The […] More
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Music is a business, it needs real managers
If there was a business that is growing fast in Uganda, then it’s music. Almost on a daily, more than a dozen new artists bring their new songs to Galaxy […] More
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Who’s sponsoring the Sheebah and Ava Peace chaos?
So Ava Peace went to Nessim and recorded a song. She then contacted a guy to do background vocals for the song, and he agreed. Then Sheebah went to the […] More
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Ani DiFranco, 32 Flavours and then some…
The first time I listened to 32 flavors by Ani DiFranco, I was short for breathe, it was so fragile, so perfect, so true, her words my goodness . […] More
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MUSIC NEVER LOSES RESPECT/ REVERENCE (BUT MUSICIANS DO)
From time immemorial, Music holds a special place in the life of humanity and by extension, Musicians do too. Musicians, like Healers, have always been in the midst of all […] More
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Tempra Omo
“NEN AWENE, GULU, WA ILWA”- TEMPRA OMONA’S MUSIC IS DEEP! On Wednesday, September 8, 2021, Tempra Omona shared a post on his Facebook account, “It’s exactly one year. On […] More
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Thoughts on the Public Advisory Against Extortion and Economic Sabotage by Broadcasters, Online Publishers, Bloggers, and Other Online Media Service Providers Issued by the ED of UCC
The recent public advisory issued by the Uganda Communications Commission (UCC) against extortion and economic sabotage by broadcasters, online publishers, bloggers, and other online media service providers represents a significant […] More
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POLITICAL MUSIC IN THE NEW LIBERATION OF UGANDA: THE CASE OF KYAGULANYI SSENTAMU ALIAS BOBI WINE
Introduction In Uganda, music has long been a powerful tool for resistance and liberation, echoing the beats of change from South Africa to Mozambique. Now, as a “new liberation” gains […] More
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Implications of Clause 9 of the Copyright Bill
Ugandan artists sang, danced, and campaigned their way into political favour. Today, they are confronting a harsh reality: proximity to power does not guarantee respect, let alone payment. The ongoing […] More
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Are Ugandan music media personalities out of touch with the industry?
Yesterday, I told a colleague that one of the biggest problems Uganda’s music industry is suffering from is not necessarily the music or the artists. But the presenters, the media […] More
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The Crossroad of Modern Myth
The elders always said that a story is like a market day in Kampala, it refuses to be contained in a single basket. For generations, the world tried to box […] More
