With no recorded date of birth Cheek-O Dread was born to a duck and a stainless steel spanner, perhaps you can understand why he has a chip on his shoulder. This forever changed his life and drove him to music, but the deep tumult inside him manifested itself sporadically by causing his hands to heat …
Category archives: Festival
Bwana Jogoo: The Ballad of Jessy Gitta
At the centre of the documentary ‘Bwana Jogoo: The Ballad of Jessy Gitta’ is a love triangle between the 1970’s Cranes band bass player Jessy Gitta Kasirivu, President Idi Amin Dada and Sarah ‘Suicide’ Kyolaba, a then 17 year old go-go dancer. Jessy Gitta is Sarah’s lover when Amin also starts dating her, with dire …
Aziz Azion
Apio Moro
Apio Moro is an afro-soul singer/song-writer who inspires continuous self-discovery in her messages through her music. She has graced stages like Blankets and Wine, Fete De La Musiq (World Music Day), Bayimba Festival, and has also performed at the very intimate #SoFarKampala In 2017, she launched her EP titled “Chuny Adech” at an independently sponsored …
The African Child Production
Is a production that depicts an African child with least opportunities to make it in life, how there struggle to be someone on the nations plat form ie in Butaleja which is a new District with less resources hit with floods time and again which brings a halt to there lives with all sorts of …
Swabiriina Mataali Group
Swabirina Mataali is an entertainment group that majors in Islamic rhymes. It began in 2013 by Mulinda Badru . Swabirina is an Arabic word meaning patience. After having training in music, dance and drama from prominent drama and mataali groups Mulinda Bdaru decided to begin his own Mataali group which would suit the demands of …
Willy Mukabya
Willy Mukabya is a Legendary Ugandan ‘Kadongo Kamu’ Singer who began his career as a Musician in 1987 with hit songs; Abantu balamu bayina fitina, Kayanda, Akagali kange, Omwenzi omusiru, Ekijanjalo kifa nfumba, Abagisu nembalu, and many others. He will be sharing this and more of his great Music with his fans at this year’s …
“The Walls We Built”
OPEN CALL FOR UGANDAN ARTISTS
DEADLINE 18 July 2019
PRESSER 1/2019
Media Release BAYIMBA INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Kampala, Uganda 10th June, 2019 For Immediate Release “Bayimba International Festival Announces Early Bird Tickets only for the month of June”. Bayimba International Festival celebrates its 12th edition from the 1st – 4th August at the magnificent and adventurous Lunkulu Island – the new home of Bayimba; …
2019 Programme
“Africa’s independent island festival”
August 1st – 4th Programme – Lunkulu Island