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  • Mal-X drops spiritual ‘Songs Of Many Colours EP’

    Mal-X drops spiritual ‘Songs Of Many Colours EP’

    Songs Of Many Colours (SOMC) is evidence that Mal-X has definitely been busy. After working with Simon Elly and Suspect 92 on Nothing From Something EP, Mal moved on to work with Gamit for this spiritual EP. Mal-X created hype for his full length project starting weeks ago. The buzz started with the cover…

  • Top UG Hip-Independence Playlist 2017

    In this year’s edition of the top hip-independence (hip hop inspired Independence Day) playlist; we have interesting entries that we think really deserve to be mentioned. Year to year we do curate this playlist as a way for us to show we can celebrate Uganda’s independence through hip hop. We also aim at limiting…

  • Premiere: Red Cypher – Ruyonga, Ginsu, Josh SB, Barna & Wake

    Red Cypher is here and it is an amazing line up one your imagination could allow you. The Hidden Empire outfit has had its artists show case on almost individual projects. Tracks like Clique from Rodney, 256 from Wake and the recent full length God DNA. On the other side Barna is working on…

  • New Music – Listen to Wake’s “GOD SON”

    Mwana Weika aka Wake is back with a sizzling God Son and tells us he is a photocopy of the maker and we will watch him copy from the original. Welcome to September in other words spiritually courtesy of Wake! You already know what time it is – a Wake up call you know!…

  • Kelele at Makerere Pays Tribute to Deceased MUK student in a poetry show dubbed: ‘Those Who died’

    Kelele at Makerere Pays Tribute to deceased Joanita Kalembe in a poetry show dubbed: Those Who died on Heroes Day (8th June, 2017).  The Kelele At Makerere audience and performers paid tribute to all deceased heroes and had candles lit for the deceased Joanita Kalembe ( R.I.P) – she died five days ago and…

  • Highlights of Kelele At Makerere Featuring Lemn Sissay [See Pics]

    Last night was exquisite for the poetry community of Makerere that gathers every Friday fortnight to share poetic noise and stories.  However last night, a Tuesday that was exceptionally attended and organised out of necissity; to see Ugandan poets share with celebrated British-Ethopian poet Lemn Sissay. A number of budding poets, performers and story…

  • Lemn Sissay Wows Poetic Noise Crowd at Kelele@Makerere & Kicks Knowledge to budding Poets

    On a Tuesday evening prior to the International womens day Celebration, a number of Makerere students composed of highly poets, artists and story tellers gather for a Kelele At Makerere event, that brings poetic noise every  Friday fortnight. This isn’t the usual Kelele At Makerere event, it is a Tuesday but due to a…

  • AUDIO: Stream New ‘Abantu Beira’ by Wake

    The Hidden Empire spoken word and rapper Wake has released Abantu Beira. The song’s title is in Lugwere to mean “people of the Past” The Potters Clay member has a penchant for authentic African appraisal when he comes to concepts in his music; the titles speak that well for him. Wake has made the…

  • Wake on Brandnew ‘256’-Without yoU there is NO Uganda

    256 is the area Code! Finally Wake has made 256 available online other wise we would still be mad with this wise young intelligent fellow. 256 which is actually a poem by Wake (spoken word artist & rapper) at events such as Kelele at Makerere and the celebrated Milege. Always a moving piece from him…

  • [BrandNew ] Tinsobola – Wake ft Afrie

    Tinsobola which translates simply to “i cant” is a song by Wake, a Christian rapper and poet / Spoken word artist featuring Afrie (who sings and adds the vocals for the hook). Wake raps in both English and Lugwere on a Dj Unk beat- Walk it out. And according to Nase Avatar who handled the…