Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a “people power” struggle by young Ugandans for ...

It starts off like a house on fire. Then after a while they burn down the library. But we’ll get to that later. A dozen African-American artists begin by blasting out an enthusiastic melodious chant ...

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Ugandan rapper "Fresh Kid" has racked up hundreds of thousands of hits on YouTube, won a U.S. music award and emerged victorious from a tussle with the government – all before his ...

What you need to know: Born in 1945 in Mitala Maria to a staunch Catholic family, Namale’s early life was a cinematic tale of hardship and resilience. The 12th of 13 children born to Benjamin Mutumba, ...

A little over 6o years ago, African states gained independence from their colonial masters. It was assumed the wind of change would bring with it a new sense of nationalism, common good, and identity.

Attired in a flashy crimson shirt and surrounded by security police, Apolo Milton Obote, the President of Uganda, was making his way through a cheering mob. He was leaving Kampala’s Lugogo Stadium, ...

Studies dealing with displacement have shown that music is among the vehicles the displaced adopt to communicate their grievances. For the Ugandan survivors of a landslide who are relocated to a ...

Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music. By Tom Faber KAMPALA, Uganda — Visitors ...

(MENAFN- The Conversation) Robert Kyagulanyi Ssentamu, popularly known as Bobi Wine, is a Ugandan music star and political leader currently in exile. Framing his movement as a“people power” struggle ...

The eight-year-old rapper has become a household name in Uganda, a country mired in poverty and corruption, for singing about his parents' struggles to provide for him and his four siblings KAMPALA, ...