Kampala is more compact and less well-known than Uganda’s regional hub Nairobi, but the country’s capital is a bit like your favorite small music festival—it’s so cool you don’t want too many people ...

Moses Matovu’s legacy is therefore larger than the microphone he held, the saxophone he played or the songs he composed. It ...

When it comes to music, however, taking a deep dive into the ghetto can leave you genuinely amazed by the raw and enormous ...

First staged in 2015, the globally touted Nyege Nyege Festival in Uganda is an annual four-day dance party featuring hundreds of deejays. It’s also a major tourism drawcard that caters to 15,000-odd ...

Veteran Ugandan musician Moses Matovu, a founding member and longtime leader of Afrigo Band, has died aged 77 after sustaining injuries in an attack in Kampala. Matovu died at Kibuli Hospital on ...

One of East Africa’s most popular music festivals has been cleared to go ahead after members of parliament tried to ban it for “promoting gays” in the country. The Nyege Nyege festival will now take ...

Despite being called “immoral” by some politicians, this year’s Nyege Nyege festival celebrated diversity and innovation in contemporary African music. By Tom Faber KAMPALA, Uganda — Visitors ...

Musician Lawrence Ogambo demonstrates how men play the fumbo during the ajore dance, a traditional burial rite of the Jopadhola, in Busembatya village, Uganda. Beatrice Lamwaka/GJP TORORO — Dust and ...

Hello, again! And welcome back. I’m Jim Tedder in Washington. Today our program is about the arts …music and painting. We will travel to Uganda to hear how music is helping some poor children. Then we ...