Jimmy Cliff, one of reggae’s most radiant voices and most influential global ambassadors, has died at the age of 81. The Jamaican icon whose timeless songs Wonderful World, Beautiful People and You Can Get It If You Really Want carried the sound of Jamaica to audiences across the world passed away after suffering a seizure

For many Ugandans, theatre was simply a stage for plays, but in the late 1980s and 1990s, it developed into a powerful tool for public health. During a period when HIV was poorly understood and surrounded by rumours, theatre bridged the gap between science and society. It enabled people to confront the epidemic in a

Singer King Saha’s concert in Kyotera district was cancelled over the weekend, a day before it was scheduled to take place, sparking accusations of political sabotage from the artiste. Saha, who successfully held a major show at Lugogo Cricket Oval and later a follow up show in Mukono, had planned to crown the weekend with

The tenth edition of the Nyege Nyege International Festival took place at Adrift River Club, Kalagala Falls along the River Nile over the weekend. This year’s edition had opened on Thursday on a quieter note than the past, for instance, there wasn’t a politician or religious leader trying to have the festival banned and neither

By the time the sun rises over Kalagala Falls and kisses the forest in soft gold, Nyege Nyege has already done its work. It has turned strangers into tribes, music into memory, and Uganda into an unforgettable feeling. Once someone dances by the Nile at 3am, eats a Rolex warm from the pan, hears ten

King Saha is officially in his own league. The singer has made Lugogo Cricket Oval his home turf after pulling off a second fully-packed concert at the same venue within a single year. His first showdown was in January. Ten months later, he returned — same venue, same energy, same madness and the fans showed

Artiste Serena Bata has raised alarm over the persistent poverty affecting artists, arguing that the absence of an effective copyright law is at the heart of the problem. Speaking during a televised interview, Serena expressed disappointment that despite her long career, her earnings do not reflect the effort and success she has invested in music.

After recently revealing that he was among the founders of the People Power movement, singer Eddy Kenzo has dropped yet another bombshell — claiming he played a crucial role in launching rapper Gravity Omutujju’s career. The Senior Presidential Advisor on Creatives made the remarks while addressing his ongoing fallout with Gravity, insisting that the public

Kalagala Falls, the new home of Nyege Nyege, is far — very far. Tucked about 30 kilometres from Jinja, the place is beautiful, wild, untouched… and has absolutely no accommodation options. None. If you’re attending, you’re pitching a tent. Full stop. And pitch they did. This year, Nyege has transformed the riverbank into a sprawling

Yes, I said it. Men don’t bathe. And Nyege Nyege, in all its wild, muddy glory, has once again exposed the brothers. Picture this. It’s 7am at the massive tent city along the Nile. The sun is barely awake, but the women? The women are up, organised and storming the bathrooms like a battalion on