7th BAYIMBA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Fri 19th / Sat 20th / Sun 21st September 2014 #BAYIMBA2014 The Bayimba International Festival of the Arts that is annually held in Kampala during the 3rd week of September is Uganda’s number one multi-arts festival. The festival has developed into an important benchmark for the consumption of …
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Zubairi Family
Zubairi Family is a theatre and film production concept that was formed by film companies Aromatic Productions, Quest Afric Film and Boss Pictures. Three years ago they started with a TV drama series entitled ZUBAIRI OMWAANA WA BOOBWE. Zubairi Family thereupon produced a number of stage plays across the country, i.e. ENTOBAZI 110, NAJJANANI, GANEMEREDDE …
Lunchtime Music Performances
by Kavuma Michael, Mayanja Omugoma, and Omusajja wa Kagali Remember those street musicians that walk around homestead and playing an instrument or two for money? Such artists have been invited to the Bayimba International Festival to present themselves to a wider audience. In the Theatre Restaurant during lunchtime slots you will see Michael Kavuma (accordion), …
End of the Weak MC Challenge
End of the Weak was introduced in Uganda in 2009. Due to diverse languages throughout Uganda, its goal is to breathe life into Ugandan Hip Hop by providing a platform for self- expression. Ever since the beginning the End of the Weak has organized MC competitions. To make it a truly national competition, it took …
Capoeira by Senzala Uganda
#Capoeira is an Afro-Brazilian martial art which was created as a form of self-defence by slaves brought to Brazil from Africa. Capoeira emerged as a way of fighting the oppression that was faced by the African slaves in Brazil. This unique art form was therefore created as a fight for freedom. The slaves and their descendants …
Santuri Safari ft. Jonas My Radio, My Voice
Santuri Safari is a collaborative music project supporting underground electronic sounds in East Africa. It seeks to engage various stakeholders like radio DJs, performing DJs and producing DJs in developing musical products with a strong East African identity, emphasising new music, fusion projects, remixes and edits to enhance and eventually replace the dominating mainstream foreign music …
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Trash on Fashion Show ft. Modo Fashion House
This year’s fashion show – the TrashOnFashionShow– is be brought to you by Afrika ARTS Kollective. A “Fashion Dome” made out recycled materials will be installed at the Open Space in the festival venue where the fashion shows, organized in collaboration with Modo Fashion House from Gulu (UG), shall take place on Saturday 20th and …
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Jungle De Maneater
Born in Bugembe, Jinja in 1986, Yasin Bamulumba aka Jungle De Maneater is the last of 9 children. Yasin started singing as a child and played traditional Ugandan instruments (adungu, xylophone and akogo) while in school. This all contributed to the beginning of his music career in 2004 when he chose to follow his passion and to …
Bantu Clan
Bantu Clan is a trio of Zimbabwean female Kendi Lava who sings and raps in Shona, and two male emcees: Chimney Mc from Eastern Uganda who raps in Lusoga and Geno Mafeey from Western Uganda who raps in Rukiga. Bantu Clan was founded in 2013 after the first Hip Hop Bootcamp that was organised under the Youth …
Newz Beat Uganda
Newz Beat Uganda is a program featuring on NTV for young people, by young people, about the issues that matter to young people. The programme is delivered in verse and rhyme by Lugaflow artists Lady Slyke, Survivor and MC Loy that take the place of news anchors. As “newsicians” they collaborate to pen their rhymes, which are then …