ENTERTAINMENT

Ugandan musicians and amateur bands will have a chance to  perform and showcase their work  at shown at the Asian Beat Band Competition in Tokyo. Talent Africa has teamed up with SELAK Uganda Ltd to organise a competition, where the best local band will win an all-expense paid trip to Japan to showcase at the …

Montreal, Canada | AFP |  Canadian singer Celine Dion will release Friday her first album produced without direct input from her longtime manager and husband Rene Angelil, who died in January. Dion has sold more than 220 million albums worldwide since 1981 when Angelil discovered her powerful voice and helped …

Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | The Rio Olympics ended in a blaze of colour with an exuberant closing ceremony on Sunday as Tokyo took up the baton promising to host the best Games yet in 2020. After a rollercoaster fortnight which mixed off-field hitches with compelling sporting drama, …

Montreal, Canada | AFP |  US R&B star Usher and Canadian indie rock groups Metric and Half Moon Run will headline a free concert in Montreal next month aimed at ending AIDS, malaria and tuberculosis. Advocacy group Global Citizen, the concert sponsor, said the September 17 show would be held …

Nakaweesa rises on dance: Ugandan-born talent shines on world stage Catherine Nakaweesa is possibly among Uganda’s leading dancers and choreographers On stage she is able to turn her body into a malleable form that she can twist and turn at will to make very complex dance moves to the beat of …

History in Progress Uganda (HIPU), the historic photograph collecting and publishing team has published yet another archive. Once again it is from St. Mary’s College Kisubi, one of the most prestigious schools in Uganda, writes Dominic Muwanguzi. Titled ` Dive into the Deep: Ebifananyi 6’, it is a sequel to …

  As an artist in the Seychelles, the seed of a palm tree called the coco de mer or `coconut of the sea’ found in this idyllic cluster of islands of 93,000 people, never ceases to fascinate me. It is huge and strangely formed of two domed parts that, depending …

  Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | AFP | The Rio Olympics opening ceremony started with fireworks and laser lit choreography on Friday as Fireworks and laser-lit choreography launched the Rio Games on Friday as Brazil sought to forget seven years of troubled preparations and the Olympic movement temporarily put aside …

Kano, Nigeria | AFP | Nigeria has shelved a plan to build a $10 million film village outside the mainly Muslim northern city of Kano, bowing to virulent opposition from radical Muslim clerics. The decision deals a blow to a booming industry, developers said, as the centre was to generate …

Kampala on Saturday held the 2016 edition of the ‘Vintage and Classic Car Show’.  The show started with a Snail Trail on the streets of Kampala a day earlier. PHOTOS from  enthusiasts who attended the event.   …Ford Model T at the Kampala Classic and Vintage cars show 2016. In …