Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Out of 203 compelling submissions, the official list of nominations for the 2024 iKon Awards has finally been unveiled. The second edition of the awards is slated for 23rd March 2024 and will aim to honour and celebrate exceptional people and entities in …
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Senior artist, celebrates East African cultural heritage on canvas while showcasing his ingenuity with working with stain glass as a material that references a rich cultural heritage from medieval European art ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | What immediately captures your attention at the Makerere Art gallery now as you make your …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Tuko Pamoja docuseries by Dr Evelyn Cindy Magara and Nyati Motion Pictures goes to Cinemas with 13 premieres from February to June 2024. Tuko Pamoja (We Are One) documentary film (series) is about Uganda’s heroes and unity in diversity. Written by Rogers Atukunda and directed …
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Artist draws on the symbiotic relationship between humans and the natural work to create a starling new body of work ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | There’s so much going on in Richard Atugonza’s life as an artist and individual; from a sky rocketing art career evident in his participation in high …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The Commercial Division of the High Court has issued an interim order blocking a United States-based music record label; Black Market Records Entertainment LLC from directly or indirectly making copyright ownership claims from Bruno Kiggundu alias Bruno K’s Songs. Bruno K, a Ugandan-based singer petitioned …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The iKon Awards are back for the second edition to recognise and reward exceptional players in Uganda’s Film and Television ecosystem who embody the spirit of creativity, innovation and enterprise. With the 2024 nominees being announced on Friday 26th January, we look at some …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Reach A Hand Uganda in partnership with Sauti Plus Media Hub and Nabwiso Films has unveiled the ‘SABOTAGE’ movie trailer with the premier set to be released on 15th February 2024. The film stars Stella Natumbwe, Sharifa Ali, Denid Kinan, Nampanga Pelly and others …
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Los Angeles, US | THE INDEPENDENT | South African comedian Trevor Noah paid tribute to two of his Ugandan writers as the team for ‘The Daily Show With Trevor Noah’ picked an award for ‘outstanding variety talk series’ at an historic 75th Emmy Awards. Noah makes history as the first African …
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ART | PETER KIMANI | East African literature continues to grow and reshape itself in exciting new ways. The world really did take notice of the region when Tanzanian-British author Abdulrazak Gurnah won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. Interest in Gurnah’s work continued last year when he made a …
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Artist celebrates his maturity on canvas with a solo show reflecting on his past, present and future ART | DOMINIC MUWANGUZI | Eighteen is the age of adulthood and artist Ismael Kateregga uses this as a metaphor for his maturity in the visual arts industry. The celebrated figurative artist whose forte …
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