Category: Uganda
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Final Project: Mixtape
Social and Political issues/change For my mixtape, the following themes were selected: Social and Political change. Social and political issues continue to plague many parts of the world where corruption, police brutality, poverty, and unemployment plague many people. While this is a universal issue, the focus of this mixtape will be African rappers and the
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NAVIO
Real name Daniel Lubwama Kigozi, stage name, Navio was born on October 18th, 1983 in Kampala, Uganda. Navio is the son of engineer Daniel Serwano Kigozi and physician Dr. Maggie Kigozi, and he has two older siblings. Navio began his education at the Entebbe Church Nursery for infant school and St. Andrews in Kenya for his primary/elementary
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Recho Rey
Mirembe Rachael, professionally known as the singer, songwriter, and fashion model Recho Rey, is one of the top female Ugandan hip-hop music artists out right now. She was born in Kireka (a suburb of Kampala), Uganda, on April 5th, 1998 as the first child of her parents and her two younger sisters. As a child, she grew up loving music and fashion along with her family. Eventually,
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The Bad Gyals of UG
Written by: Nellie Sainvil October 5th, 2020, a music video titled “Bad” and produced by Yung Jey Basalesale was released for all of Uganda to see. The music video featured six respected female artists; Afekuru, Tushi Polo, Kvan, Lady Slyke, Ella Tyga & Vkaycee. Within this music video, these women displayed their talents one by
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~ Imagine Uganda ~ (Recho Rey)
Written by: Nellie Sainvil “Imagine Uganda” is a song made by Uganda’s own Recho Rey. Recho is a singer, rapper, and songwriter who grew up in within the country. After acquiring her musical fame, she sought to create a project where she can share her thoughts on Uganda and its current state. she speaks of
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The Bussi Chronicles
Feffe Bussi is an established and popular Ugandan hip hop artist who has won awards for being the best Hip Hop Artist in Uganda for the years 2017, 2018, and 2019. For a bit of personal background, Feffe Bussi(a name that he got from trying to pronounce “raw jackfruit”, he called it feffe Bussi. [Jackfruit
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The Uprising of Recho Rey
By: Nellie Sainvil Recho Rey is an up and coming Multifaceted Hip Hop artist from Uganda. Recho was born Mirembe Recheal in Kireka, Uganda. She is the oldest of three girls. Recho began making music in late 2017 after having had interest in doing so for many years prior. She acquired her college degree after
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Conversations with African Women Artists
This is a clip of a few of the conversations that we have had with African women MCs around the world. In addition to these interviews, the podcast has produced two mixtape episodes that feature new hip-hop releases from African women around the world. Conversations with artists revolve around many topics, including gender, sexuality, race,
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The power of hip-hop: Africas FREEDOM FIGHTERS
The music industry has dramatically grown in the last couple of years despite harsh conditions faced by musicians on and off the continent. Music is sacred because it can calm the troubled mind, take away one’s sense of poverty, inequality, loneliness, and everything else that brings a burden. Political leaders, however, do not see music
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Wake up justice
Up and coming Ugandan rapper Rachael M speaks to equity and equality for young girls within Uganda. Rachael is a dancehall and reggae artist originally from Kampala, Uganda. She used house plates and pans as a small time rap career and has just grown since. She has skillfully created a beautiful song about Uganda and