Music
OWC to give 100m to Kadongo Kamu artists
The Operation Wealth Creation (OWC) a government program on commercialization of agriculture is to honor Kadongo Kamu artists in Uganda for promoting the sector through music. Addressing journalists at the media centre the deputy chief coordinator of Operation Wealth creation Lt Gen Charles Angina said a 100M shillings will be awarded to 25 artists in […]
Singer Dizzy Nuts knocked dead
Sad news reaching our desk this morning indicates that local singer Denis Galiwango popularly known by his stage name as Dizzy Nutts has been knocked dead at Kireka along Kampala –Jinja highway. Online reports say that the faded singer was knocked down by a hit and run driver in Kireka on Sunday at around 2am. He […]
Ugandan Musicians mourn AK47’s death
“It is one of those dark days in Uganda’s music industry. A budding talent has been stolen from us by that cruel thief we call death. The best of your days were ahead of you. Yes, you AK 47 had only gone so far in your career as a musician and as fate would have […]
Wilson Bugembe, Uganda’s singing Pastor
He has given his life- changing testimony, instructed his brothers and sisters in Christ and preached the gospel to the secular world as most effectively as anyone can ever do through music. Most a Ugandan will admit that they have been touched by or at least enjoyed the heart rending transforming melodies of Pastor Wilson […]
List of Winners of Hi Pippo Music Awards for Uganda 2012
After the failure of the Pearl of Africa Music Awards, entertainment website Hipipo rose to the huge challenge and organised the music annual awards to identify and award the best music and artists of the year 2012. The first Hipipo Music awards took place over the weekend at a glamorous event held at Theater labonita. The biggest winners of […]
Ragae Legend Bob Marley in Uganda is ‘worshiped’ by Rastafarians, thieves and robbers
On Wednesday 6th February 2013 was another Birthday of the fallen Ragae Legend Bob Marley. The singer was one of the major promoters of the Rastafarian Movement around the world. The movement came about after Ethiopia (one of the African countries) defeated Italy’s Mussolini in 1936 when the Italian had come to revenge the Battle […]
Ugandans mourn death of musician Whitney Houston
Many Ugandans today joined millions of music lovers to mourn the death of RnB music sensation Whitney Houston. The 48 year old singer was found dead in her room at the Beverly Hilton, hours before a traditional pre-Grammys dinner at the hotel where she was reportedly due to perform. Houston, whose hits include “I will […]
Pearl of Africa Music PAM Awards 2001 list of winners
Iryn Namubiru was the biggest winner of the night on Saturday being crowned PAM 2011 artists of the year. She is the second female to win the award, after Juliana Kanyomozi in 2008. Irene also took home the award for Album of the year for her Birowozo and she couldn’t have asked for more in a year […]
Profile of Ragga Dee, Uganda’s key ragga musician
Daniel Kazibwe a.k.a Ragga Dee’s musical journey dates as far back as 1988 though it was during the 1990s and the first eight years of the twenty first century that saw Ragga dee soar to heights he may never reach again as a musician. With hits like Bamusakata, Kamukube Mpeeta, Letter O and Oyagala cash […]