ENTERTAINMENT

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nigerian artist Adekunle Almoruf Kosoko, known professionally as Adekunle Gold on 15th July visited International University in East Africa (IUEA) to meet and greet the students and talk about his music career. The singer who was in the country to headline the return of the Club …

Los Angeles, U.S. | Xinhua | Former U.S. President Barack Obama earned a nomination Tuesday for the 74th Emmy Awards for Netflix’s documentary series “Our Great National Parks.” The 44th U.S. President will compete for outstanding narrator in the biggest event of the year for U.S. television, along with Kareem Abdul-Jabbar …

Jinja, Uganda | PATRICIA AKANKWATSA | Last weekend was very lit with events, but the archetypal party lovers and animals flocked Jinja for Swangz Avenue’s Roast and Rhyme’s Nyam on the Nile edition. As it was away from Kampala’s dust and traffic jam, they threw on their favourite party outfits …

Kampala, Uganda | Patricia Akankwatsa | Sony Music artist Vinka on Friday released her monster track titled One Bite. The addictive and upbeat “One Bite” was produced by TON and mastered by Swangz Avenue’s producer Steve Keys. The song immediately featured on the Apple New Music Daily playlist earmarked as a …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The East African Meat Carnival (EAMC), a quarterly event hosted by The Gardens, is set to return this month for Season II on June 25, at the Uganda Museum. Top corporate firms have come together to support the event. They include, Nile Breweries, Stanbic FlexiPay, …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Club Pilsener’s Campus themed Club Dome is back in its 6th year bigger, better and more lit after a two-year hiatus. Club Dome which targets campusers and young millennials in tertiary institutions of learning will kick off in Kampala in July this year at the …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Feed a Million Mouths International (FAMMI) – a social enterprise based in Uganda – has launched the “Kartwe Street Art Project” in the Katwe area of Kampala to impart art skills to underprivileged children and youth and transform the community through public art. The …

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Local radio station Capital FM Uganda had its tour to Fort Portal boosted by top musicians including rapper Fik Fameica, Sheebah Karungi, Bebe Cool and a number of other top entertainers during the weekend. The tour which took place at Buhinga Stadium in Fort Portal …

Los Angeles, US | Xinhua | Disney’s presentation of Marvel’s superhero film “Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness” took the top spot at the North American box office on its debut weekend with a three-day estimate of 185 million U.S. dollars, according to studio figures released by measurement firm …

  Mbale, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Nile Breweries Limited through their premium beer Club Pilsener have once again partnered with Brand Purple Uganda Limited in their countrywide Purple Party musical tours. Happening for the first time since the lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown, Purple Party, one of the biggest …