Category archives: Festival
Foursum
FourSum is composed of seasoned theatre and film actors Mpaata Williamson Otako, Edwin Mukalazi, Felix Bbale Bwanika and Simon Kivumbi that have joined forces to give a new impulse to theatre, most especially comedy, in Uganda. The FourSum quartet recently raised the bars with the introduction of their quarterly Newspaper Theatre shows that bring current …
About
The Bayimba International Festival of the Arts is undoubtedly Uganda’s number one festival – physically, by offering exciting artistic experiences to all audiences; artistically, by presenting Uganda’s finest artists and upcoming talents from across the country; demographically, by engaging as many Ugandans as possible, thus making the Bayimba International Festival their own; and organisationally, by …
2014 Programme
Henry Tigan
Henry Tigan aka Henry Kirumaganyi is a multi-talented reggae en afro-beat musician from Uganda. He joined the music industry while still in secondary school in 2000. Ever since his breakthrough in 2004, Henry Tigan has produced mega hits in and outside Uganda. Already his first single “Emiranga” made clear that he was heading for big …
Bana Mutibwa aka Burney Mc
Bana Mutibwa is a direct Luganda translation that derives from his original nick name Burney MC. He was born Walakira Richard in 1989 in the suburbs of Kampala. Bana Mutibwa is a Hip Hop activist who raps and talks for Hip Hop in Uganda. “The 2011 Music and Entertainment Young Achievers Award” winner is also …
Skin Tosh and Ajambo Barbie
Skin Tosh and Ajambo Barbie both hail from Mbale and have established themselves in the local scene. Their performance at the recent Bayimba Regional Festival in Mbale was well received, reason why they are now scheduled to perform at the Bayimba International Festival to present themselves to a larger crowd
Angela Kalule
Born in Mengo, Kampala in 1977, Angela Kalule started her singing odyssey like many other musicians, in infancy. Her experience with belting vocals at Aga Khan nursery school in Nairobi as well as in church Sunday school set the foundation for her entry into the professional music circles in Uganda. Her break through into the …
Haruna Mubiru
A former member of Eagles’ Production, Haruna Mubiru started his own career and formed his own band, Kream Productions, in 2011. Two years later he launched his album “Binyuma”. Haruna is known for “Ekitooke Kifa Nsalira”, the song that shot him into the limelight. His recent album launch has already proven that Haruna is a …
Sandra
Sandra is a talented female artist that hails from Jinja in Eastern Uganda. She started performing music when she was 7 years. Her professional music career however blossomed in 2011 when her vocal versatility earned her a record deal from sound box recording studio for her first single “Some Time”. Soon she she boosted her …