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American R&B star Mya has for over two decades charmed music lovers, etching her mark as a true princess of R&B all over the world.

The superstar who arrived in the country on Wednesday night was ecstatic about being in Uganda for the very first time as she addressed media during a press briefing, promising to deliver her very best this Saturday at the Johnnie Walker All Music Safari.

“I am very happy about performing and being in the motherland,” the soft-spoken artist declared during the press conference held at Mestil Hotel, Nsambya, on Thursday morning. “We have been rehearsing hard and want to give our best on our first time here in Uganda.”

She expressed her excitement for being in Uganda for the first time while also appreciating the friendliness and good spirits of those she had met ever since landing in the country.

“I can’t wait to share with you all what we have been working on— from the classics, to the hit records as well as the brand new music,” she added.

The internationally acclaimed American artist, Mýa has produced several hits that leave the soul yearning for more coming from its timeless nature with songs like Take Me There, Case of the Ex and Girls Dem Sugar that have achieved the status of timeless classics. She attributed her success to the support and effort that comes from a working with a great team with a limitless mindset to life and the world in general.

She will be sharing the stage with homegrown talents like Myko Ouma, Kenneth Mugabi and Joseph Sax amongst many others as Jazz Safari founder Tshaka Mayanja marks his 30th anniversary in the music business, a proud milestone he has achieved that has earned him respect and recognition amongst many.

Tickets to the show go for UGX300,000 Platinum/VIP tickets. Regular tickets will cost UGX100,000.

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Ugandan R&B lovers were treated to an unforgettable evening on Saturday at Lugogo Cricket Oval as American star, Mya graced the stage at the Johnnie Walker All Music Safari.

Those who were in their teens in the late 90s and early 2000s had made their way to the concert brimming with expectation. Their younger compatriots, perhaps not entirely sure what the fuss was all about, soon got their answer. And it came in the shape of Mýa’s absolutely stunning performance.

The American star was the main act at this year’s Johnnie Walker All Music Safari, a grand celebration that doubled as the 30th anniversary for veteran music promoter Tshaka Mayanja, the man behind the Jazz and Soul Safaris. If this was a tribute, it couldn’t have been more fitting.

Mýa wowed and dazzled. She excited and captivated. It was the beauty and purity of 2000s R&B music all over again, this time finding a welcoming audience at the Cricket Oval. The approval of the American star’s performance was a story clearly told by the radiance of the ecstatic fans’ faces.

Many had promptly slipped into sing-along mode as she belted some of her most memorable hits, including Case of the Ex, Best of Me and Ghetto Superstar.

On a night when local acts like Kenneth Mugabi, Kaz Kasozi, Myko Ouma, Joseph Sax were afforded the honour of sharing a stage with Mya, there was no question who it was that had stolen show-goers’ hearts. This was a night that belonged to Mýa. The moment for a true musical icon.

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Singer Winnie Nwagi left Fort Portal town on its knees after throwing a beguiling performance during the Johnnie Walker Highball tour that took place at Afrikana Sports Bar on Saturday Night.

The tour that has been traversing the whole country since August closed the year in style shutting down Fort Portal with an epic show featuring an action packed line up of musicians and arguably Uganda’s hottest DJ, Selector Jay who like clockwork kept revelers dancing throughout the night.

The salacious singer left revelers at the event begging for more after she turned the stage upside down performing her top hits like “Mataala”, “Bwogana” her collaboration with rapper Recho Ray, “For You”, “Yitayo” and her latest club banger “Amaaso” collaboration with Vinka.

She shared her stage with Singer pallaso who electrified the packed crowd with “Twatooba” his collaboration with Nigeria’s Davido, “Amaaso”, “wine”, but it was his “Kirira” hit song that got revelers winding down just like the song sugguests.

The night also doubled as a learning experience as revelers learned new and fresh ways through which to consume Johnnie Walker Whisky as they were introduced to the Johnnie Walker Highball Cocktails.

There were also performances from some of Fort portal’s finest artists who showed that they understand their home crowd. These included; Carol K, Coolman Jimmy among others and a surprise showcase from The Myth who was in Fort Portal to surprise celebrated Mc Radio City’s Deedan, the tour host, for her birthday.

The night ended on a high with smashing DJ mixes from Selector Jay. The tour that has been to three major cities in the country so far will be concluding with an event in Mbarara in January 2020.

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Tonix will be one of the acts at the Lit Lounge re-launch party.

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Singer Allan Tonix alongside comedy duo, Mad Rat & Chiko will be the star attraction as Bukoto-based nightspot, Lit Lounge re-launches this month.

Slated for Friday, December 6th, the re-launch will be a night of music and laughter with Tonix expected to entertain revelers with his hit songs such as “Tugende Tukyekole”, “Romance” and “That Girl” among others while Mad Rat & Chiko will crack up the crowd with a cocktail of jokes.

There will also be performances from other musicians including Karole Kasita and Oma Africa as well as showcases from a host of deejays who will get revelers dancing to the hottest music mixes.

According to sources, Lit Lounge recently underwent a transition in management and the re-launch party is part of the management’s efforts to re-establish the nightspot as one of Kampala’s most-preferred hangout place.

Although the new owners have maintained it’s name, it is said they have refurbished the bar and given it a fresh look and ambiance.

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Singer Hellen Lukoma has finally served what she been cooking for her fans.

After weeks of teasing the project, Lukoma has today released her much anticipated “Olinye Ya Majje” video.

Shot by Zero One Media’s Darlington at Kazi Scouts grounds in Busabala, “Olinye Ya Maje” depicts scenes of a jealous lover. In one of the scenes, Lukoma is seen chasing after other women for apparently waving at her lover.

The new video was received with lots of praise from her fans.

The audio was produced by Felix Pro.

Check out the video here.

Staff Writer

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Cake lovers on Sunday stormed Uganda Museum for the annual Kampala Cake fair. By 2pm, the venue was packed with cake lovers, bakers and cake enthusiasts.

Flavors, styles and cake fashions of all nature are what comprised the day. There was free tasting in almost all the tents.

The event featured a number of baking competitions including a celebrity bake off between Andrew Kyamagero, Pablo Kimuli and Faridah Nakazibwe. Winners of the competitions were showered with goodies from Baileys.

The Iovers of the Baileys Irish cream were treated to a classic picnic event under the sun with lots of sweet Bailey treats and cocktails.

The cake fair was crowned with a massive performance from Kenneth Mugabi.

Here are some photos from the event.

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Award-winning Ugandan Fashion Designer, Santa Anzo joined other international designers to showcase at the International Thai Silk Fashion Week.

The International Thai Silk Fashion Week was part of the activities organised in Celebration of Silk project to exhibit traditional and modern Thai silk and design. For the last eight years the project has been organized in honor of Her Majesty Queen Sirikit.

Santa used the Queen’s exquisite fabric to create beautiful pieces that epitomize her Majesty Queen Sirikit’s vision, in a collection she named UBUNTU.

ARAPAPA by Santa Anzo was selected due to Santa’s outstanding performance in career, business and leadership as a role model to youth and women.

“Our prime aim is to promote cross-cultural exchange between Thailand and participating countries through Silk diplomacy,” one of the organizers explained.

The 2nd International Thai Silk Fashion Week also provided designers a chance to represent their nation in a unique and special way. The experience included important commercial and media exposure for each designer and her country through video, live streaming and photography.

Arapapa by Santa Anzo provided a one-minute video showcasing Uganda’s tourism potential through fashion tourism.

The video featured the unique flora and fauna of Uganda epitomized by the source of the nile and the silver back gorrillas, which kept her audience awed by the beauty of Uganda.

Santa Anzo’s AFRO-THAI creation UBUNTU is a fusion of the famed Ugandan traditional dress the Busuuti & the Thai Traditonal dress the chut thai. Ubuntu is a true celebration of the African spirit of Compassion and Humanity.

In her speech Santa emphasized that Fashion has the capacity to lead the industrialization of Uganda and Africa at large as it is the second biggest employer of women and youth in Sub-saharan Africa. Fashion is trade through garment production and sales as well as tourism as fashion drives the necessary media buzz.

The project run for an entire week with design seminars, university lectures, commercial displays and an extraordinary nationally televised fashion shows each year.

Some of the other countries that participated are Netherlands, Russia, Belgium, Isreal, France, Uganda, Morocco, Egypt, Russia, Los Angeles, China, South Africa, New Zealand, Peru, Chile, Spain, Nigeria, india, Turkey among others.

The 2nd Thai International Fashion Week 2019 was hosted at the prestigious Eden Zone at Central mall, Bangkok.

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Media Personality Jaqi Deweyi, together with hubby, Enock Nsubuga have taken their love for food a notch higher, creating a platform to share their experiences with other food lovers and enthusiasts.

Dubbed “Kitchen Raiders EA”, it is an online platform aimed at bringing together those who love food, cook it or serve it.

“We share our food experiences, provide value – entertain, educate, inform, inspire or teach others about food and ask questions about anything food.” Jaqi Deweyi explained.

The most interesting bit about the group is their “raiding of kitchens”.

“We are ‘Kitchen Raiders’; we visit different kitchens to taste their food and enjoy it to the fullest.” She added.

They had their first kitchen raid experience on Sunday when they were hosted to Tamarai Restaurant’s monthly food feast called Gastronomic Sunday.

At 120k, they enjoyed unlimited food and drinks from 11am to 6pm, all this while listening to live band music.

The unlimited food and drinks experience allows you eat and drink what you can from 11am to 6pm, accompanied with any drink of choice.

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Alex Muhangi, the Director and host of Comedy Store Uganda.

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In order to climax the year on a high and memorable note, popular weekly comedy-entertainment show, Comedy Store Uganda, has lined up a plethora of great entertainers including Bebe Cool, Cindy, Spice Diana and Kenyan award winning comedian, Eric Omondi.

In yet another first, Comedy Store is taking its show dubbed Comedy Store End of Year Party to Busabala at the shores of Lake Victoria, at a new resort called Kalanoga Resort. The show will take place on Saturday December 14.

A fine dose of comedy therapy, the show will feature all top comedians in Kampala including MC Mariachi, Madrat and Chiko, Maulana and Reign, Teacher Mpamire, Mighty Family, Amooti, T-amale Mirundi and the Bizonto, Crazy University, Senga Nantume, Kabaata among others.

Different from the usual, this time it will be a day event. The gates will open at 2pm, according to the organizers. This is to allow the revelers ample time to return home given the location of the venue.

Ivuga Band will lead the acoustic session which always opens for the comedians and later on singers.

Alex Muhangi, the Director and host of Comedy Store Uganda said taking the show to the lakeside is to give the fans of the show yet another unique experience.

The new resort which will launch on the same day is a vast waterfront space that will give the revelers an outdoor, scenic and memorable experience to crown the year, he said.

Muhangi says the December 14 show takes a nature of a family day out or picnic only that the icing on the cake will be the premium entertainment. Kids will have a play area to keep them engaged at the secure environment.

Tickets have been kept at the standard fees – 20K (ordinary), 50k (VIP) and 500k (table of 4).

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December’s Afro-mix grand finale night with Qwela on Friday night was one show that did not disappoint live music lovers as the band staged a fiery entertaining performance all evening at the Bight of Benin Restaurant in Nakasero.

The evening was masked in 100% rhythms and sweet melodies right from the beginning as Qwela kicked off with a delicate story-telling session through song. This seemed to steal the attention of the audience with many drawn to the tales being sang in rhythmic melody.

Masha David, the lead vocalist later wowed the crowd with a passionate solo performance blended with flavors of Ugandan folk sound reminding the crowd of the timeless songs they have always listened to.

The highlight of the night came in from guest artist, Rachael Magoola, one of Uganda’s most prolific afro-folk entertainers who put up a great show leaving the crowd in a cheery mood and wishing the night wasn’t coming to a close.

“Tonight, we invited Rachael Magoola for an epic end of year music special. It has been an amazing experience playing by her side and bringing joy to our guests,” said Masha David after the show closed off.

The Tusker Malt sponsored event has been a monthly music getaway for lovers of quality music played in a live band setting. It has nurtured an appreciation for music from both within the country and around the continent all year long with the band weaving in their own unique sound derived from the fusion of each of the band members different cultural backgrounds.

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As the holiday season draws closer, Ugandan travellers on board Emirates can enjoy one of the country’s best scripted films, Bala Bala Sese, a Ugandan movie on ice, Emirates’ award-winning entertainment system with over 4,500 channels of on-demand content.

The movie is an unimaginable love story between a village belle, Margaret, played by Natasha Sinayobye and a smitten rural boy, John, played by Michael Kasaija. The producers of the film fuse fiction and reality by incorporating subtle nuances of life in Uganda.

Passengers travelling with Emirates can choose from shows and movies in 44 languages, with over 100 films introduced every month, and sync their playlist to their seats using the Emirates App, helping create a bespoke playlist for a greater ease of content selection and a personalized inflight entertainment experience.

In September 2019, ice won the third consecutive award for Best Entertainment at the 2020 Passenger Choice Awards held during the APEX EXPO in Los Angeles, USA. This winning streak has been due to its continual innovations in inflight entertainment, setting the benchmark for customer experience. The airline has been at the forefront of the industry from being the first airline to install TV screens in every seat in 1992.

Today, Emirates provides one of the most comprehensive and state-of-the-art entertainment and communications services in the skies. Customers across all classes are treated to the largest screens in the industry for each cabin at 13.3 inches for Economy Class, 23 inches for Business Class and 32 inches in First Class.

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International Medical Centre inaugurated its first ever excellence awards celebration on Saturday with the intention to create excitement among its staff and also recognize them for an extra-ordinary job done in bringing quality service to the customers.

Hosted by Val okecho and Crystal Newman, the award gala was highlighted by great African fashion, amazing entertainment from staff, Jehovah Shalom Accapella and a live performance from Mykouma band. The cocktail bar by Wine Garage featured lots of cocktails, beers and other alcohol beverages accompanied by delicious bites with food served and enjoyed by staff, clients, and partners.

Different IMC Clinics won various award categories such as: – Gulu won the Operational Excellence Award, Park Royal, the People’s Choice Award, Wandegeya clinic took the Service Excellence Award, Entebbe Road was awarded the best facility, with Mukono taking the Reward Our Owner Award and Kololo achieving the Team of the Year Award.

The overall award which is the CIEL was given to the best IMC of the year and the innovation award to IHK in recognition of their ability to use advanced technology, new equipment and specialized skills. Also they have invested in the group to further their mission of being Uganda’s leading healthcare provider to meet International Standards.

According to Joel Oroni, the IMC General Manager, the IMC Excellence Awards was an opportunity for Management to motivate and inspire the staff to come-up with innovative ideas that bring together quality services to the customers, and reward individuals and teams for their extra-ordinary work throughout the organization.

“As the main highlight for 2019, the IMC Excellence Awards is a platform for us to provide an opportunity for each of our staff to create, innovate, and compete with one another to be part of the team that is making the decisions and strategizing to make IMG a better place to access quality primary healthcare that meets international standards,” said Mr. Oroni.

He added that these awards were categorized based on IMC Corporate governance that calls for the need to uphold the highest level of integrity while delivering healthcare, have standardized medical practices across all our clinics and endeavour to give customers the best healthcare service that meets international standard and are able to appreciate.

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Koroga Festival returned for it’s third edition as food lovers dined to the best of meals prepared by master chefs at The Gardens, Najjeera on Saturday.

Dubbed the “Pro Edition”, the event was graced by seasoned chefs who gathered together to bring food enthusiasts an exciting afternoon cookout.

Chefs like Tuti, Justine, Nelly, Mujabi were behind the stoves impressing the crowds with their signature dishes that proved their culinary skills were truly unmatched with Senior Chef Mark Kaheru, Joint Managing Partner at My Food Network as host at the event.

Starting from midday, the venue was filled with sights of cooking stoves loaded with scrumptious looking dishes and a sweet aroma in the air. Foods like chicken and goats meat were on the menu, prepared using ingredients like yoghurt and Tusker Lite beer.

“Today, we pulled off an amazing fine dining experience. We enjoy coming out and bringing food lovers an all-you-can-eat fun experience, it is always a good time,” said Kaheru.

The festival’s food gangs and diners mixed, mingled and later ate food to their hearts content in addition to the fun games and merrymaking as the cooking merriments went on. Revelers were later treated to a silent disco experience with the Almost Famous DJs.

The Koroga Festival is a popular annual event that has its roots in Kenya. Its name is derived from the Swahili word koroga which means to mix or to stir, and is an apt representation of all that happened on a day centered around food and drink.

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It was a fun-filled evening as Bukoto-based nightspot, Lit Lounge held their relaunch party on Friday.

Although the party started out on a slow note, it was beaming with life by midnight as the crowd continued to swell.

When singer Karole Kasita finally stepped on stage shortly after midnight, the crowd was in a merry mood and welcomed her with applause and loud cheers. She soon had the crowd dancing and singing along to her hit songs that included, “Baby Papa”, “Binyuma” and “Yaka” among others.

She later left the stage for Kenneth Mugabi. Strumming his guitar, Mugabi, who was flanked by saxophonist Happy Kyazze, serenaded the crowd as he belted out soulful tunes. He had the crowd singing along as he performed someof his popular songs like “Kibunomu” and “Naki” among others.

The floor was later left to DJ Phill and Selecta Jeff who were on the decks to keep the party going till late.

The red carpet experience was graced by city socialites as well as the corporates.

Here are some photos from the event.

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Joseph Israel Mwebesa is a household name in Fort Portal. He is a singer, song writer, instrumentalist and also Director at Creations Band.

We caught up with him as he prepares for his debut solo album launch titled “I Love Fort Portal”.

Tell us abit about yourself.

I am a gifted song writer, singer, composer and instrumentalist. I am also a trained counselor and a professional Marketer (ACIM).

Why did you choose music despite your good professional training?

My professional training has continuously created in me a conviction and challenge to use my musical talents to create a bigger solution in society especially tapping into people’s special talents and abilities. Most importantly, its passion driven since my childhood. Without passion, I would have given up.

What new things have you brought to the music industry in Tooro?

By 2011, many considered it hard to sing Rutooro and English. But my coming to the industry proved them wrong. If you access them on our creations band website www.creationsband.com or on YouTube, you will confirm this. People in Tooro and western Uganda now appreciate and enjoy Tooro Music. In my musical career, I have written a number of songs for people including couples and organizations, put up my first Rutooro Album “I Love Fort Portal” and will be launching it on the 27th of December at Nyaika Hotel Fort Portal. Have also come up with 3 key collaborations including “True Love” currently doing very well on a number of radio stations. I have established Creations Band a recording and performing band.

Which achievement do you take pride in so far in your music career?

My music and message have so far reached many people in Tooro and changed negative attitude towards Tooro Music. The online platforms for my music have very encouraging feedback. We have somehow twisted the role of music from mere entertainment to edutainment using songs like Beautiful Land, Power within you, Myekwaso, I love Fort Portal etc. and that’s good.

What’s so special with your new album you plan to launch?

This is my first-born album, that alone drives a special attachment. It has unique songs many of which are inspirational talking about my sentiments and attachments to my sweet Motherland Tooro. Its rare for an artiste to just come up with a full music album about a place. Its on record, I have made a great contribution to lift the brand of Tooro and that’s quite special about the Album.

Tell us more about the “I Love Fort Portal” album.

The album has 14 songs – 4 of which directly talk about Fort portal and the Beauty and endowment of Tooro. These include; the Beautiful Land, Tooro Nsi Nungi and Come Home. Most of them are inspirational in nature while others are very nice love songs. The song “I Love Fort Portal” lays the foundation for the entire album. It was not only my very first song but also provided direction for writing other songs on the album. The album has two collaborations with the recent one being True Love, a very captivating love song. There are other very enjoyable songs like Nyamaizi which is a blend of modern styles and traditional Tooro style of music.

What can people expect at the launch?

We have planned to make it quite different, very entertaining and memorable. It will be a live show of entertainment and a demonstration of solidarity for Tooro Music. I am working hard to ensure all legendary Musicians of Tooro like John Kaawha, Akiiki Romeo and others perform at the concert.

What are your long-term goals as a musician?

With Creations Band, I hope to make it a strong music label in Uganda which will not only promote musical talent but also be a platform for advocacy, empowerment and promotion of special talents and abilities among youth in Uganda. My dream is to make more or less a home of best talents at creations Band. There are currently many unemployed talented young people and that hurts! They should be employing their talents.

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The Gong DJ Academy graduating class of 2019

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The Gong DJ Academy held its first graduation ceremony on Saturday. Hosted at their offices in Kisasi, the academy passed out a total of 13 students.

The students were awarded with certificates of Merit after they successfully completed a beginners/basic short course in the art of Deejaying.

The ceremony was presided over by renowned disc jokey, DJ Mark, who is also alumni of the Academy. He cautioned the fresh deejays against being taken up by the fame that comes with the job and advised them to always play to please their audience.

“Always remember you’re an entertainer, and give the people what they want to listen to,” DJ Mark told the graduating class.

SSali Emma James, the Academy’s Head Instructor, revealed that the academy aims to professionalize the industry and also build respect for the art of deejaying.

“We want people to realize that deejaying is like any other profession and deejays also study to become what they are,” he said.

“We want to make deejaying a respectable job and more recognized as an art.” He added.

The deejaying course lasts one month after which students are offered opportunities to practice alongside seasoned deejays for close to a year before they are finally certified.

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Musician Karole Kasita has announced that all is set for her maiden concert.

Addressing a press briefing on Tuesday, she also revealed that she is doing a production similar to what her fans have been seeing in her videos.

“What you see on TV is exactly what I want to enact on stage. I will be performing along with my dancers and band.” She said. “My team is ready to make sure the show is a success.”

Dubbed Nkuba Yaka experience, the concert is slated for December 19th at Fame Lounge along Acacia Avenue.

“I want to reintroduce myself to music fans and also cement my place in the industry as one of the best singers in Uganda. This is why I am holding this concert,” she added.

Karole Kasita has been doing music professionally for the last four years. She started out as a member of S&S band, before seceding from the band to start a solo career last year.

She kick-started her solo career with a single titled, Gal A Bubble. She has gone on to release several other songs like Binyuma, Yaka, Mwooto, Baby Papa, Musujja, More Time and Jileete among others.

Karole Kasita will be accompanied by several other artistes at her maiden concert including Cindy Sanyu, Daddy Andre and John Blaq among others.

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Every year, the people of Acholi under the auspices of their cultural institution, Ker Kwaro Acholi, hold the Acholi Cultural festival to celebrate their cultural heritage and traditions. This year, the festival is slated for December 12th to 14th.

This year’s festival being held under the theme “My Heritage, My Strength”, follows the success of last year’s edition which was a colorful display of the unique traditional music, dance, drama, cuisine, dress, tools and artifacts of the Acholi people.

Pilsner Lager, a product of Uganda Breweries has announced a sponsorship to the tune of UGX60 million towards the festival.

During a press briefing at the Uganda Breweries head office, the organizers revealed that preparations are in high gear and thanked Pilsner Lager for the continued support towards the festival.

“We are grateful to Pilsner Lager for this contribution which is a big boost to the festival and preparations that are currently ongoing. It is only fitting that the King’s beer be part of this celebration organized by His Highness Rwot David Onen Acana II for the people of Acholi,” said Ambrose Olaa, Prime Minister of Ker Kwaro Acholi.

According to the organizers, previous editions have attracted at least 10,000 people and this year they hope to have 25,000 people participating in the three-day festival. The festival will be held at the Boma Grounds in Kitgum.

While handing over the sponsorship package, Juliana Kagwa, Uganda Breweries Marketing and Innovation Director said “Pilsner Lager is a true Ugandan beer made using locally sourced raw materials and deeply rooted in tradition. Our business is about the celebration of life and this festival will bring together the people of Acholi in a unique celebration of cultural heritage.”

The three-day program features a line-up of traditional dances, music, games, displays, cuisine, a health camp and an exhibition. The festival will kick off on December 12th with a procession through the streets of Kitgum.

Some of the notable guests expected for this year’s festival include Hon. Jacob Oulanyah L’ Okori, the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Deputy Chief Justice Alphonse Chigamoyi Owiny –Dollo, Hon Betty Aol Ocan, the Leader of Opposition in Uganda Parliament and Woman Member of Parliament for Gulu District, Hon Henry Okello Oryem, the State Minister for Foreign Affairs and Member of Parliament for Chua East- Kitgum District and Hon Onek Hillary Obaloker, the Minister for Disaster Preparedness and Refugees, among others.

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Dancehall star, Cindy Sanyu will be the headlining act at the 8th edition of the Open Mic Festival that is slated to take place this Saturday at Fun City in Gulu town.

Cindy, who is known for her energetic performances alongside her sexy dancers, is expected to give revelers a memorable time.

She will be performing her club bangers like Ayokyayokya, Mbikooye, Nawewe, One & only, and Boom party among others.

The Tusker Lite Sponsored event will also feature performances from top Gulu musicians including Otim Alfa, and Allan Smokie among others.

Besides the music performances, there will be other activities like face painting, outdoor games and 3D cinema.

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Musician Vinka announced at the start of the year that she would be releasing a new video every month until the end of year. She was met with lots of skepticism, but month after month she released a new video, continuing to prove her doubters wrong as she remained true to her word.

And, finally, she has delivered on her promise, completing the mega feat when she released a new video for the month of December early this week.

Dubbed “Nja Kusitula”, it is her 12th video this year and was directed by Swangz Avenue’s Marvin Musoke.

She could not hide her excitement as she unveiled the new video on social media.

“And it’s wrap up!! 12 months, 12 songs, 12 videos, 12 songs Album,” she posted. “Thank y’all for the love & Support.”

The other songs she released this year include; Goodie Goodie, Yo Body, My Baby, Bebe (ft. Inna), By the way, Sure, Bigambo, Njakusitula, Amaaso (ft. Winnie Nwagi), Only for you (ft. Yung6ix), and Oluyimba lwo mwaka.

Watch “Nja Kusitula” video here.

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