Tag: Uganda
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‘Kampire Presents: A Dancefloor in Ndola’ is an exhilarating listen and is the latest compilation by Strut – taking on a new strategy for the label
World Treasures Music alert! One listen and you’re blown away by this – DJ Kampire selects a treasure trove of African dance music from the 1980s and 1990s for masters of compilations, Strut. A Dancefloor In Ndola – being curated by the revered East African DJ is a new direction for Strut – with the…
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Russian producer Wulffluw XCIV makes music from the heart of Uganda to body moving and mind bending effect – debut album via Nyege Nyege Tapes imprint, Hakuna Kulala – it’s another fantastic fusion born in Kampala
Russian producer Wulffluw XCIV releases on Hakuna Kulala – an imprint of the mind blowing label, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Tapes. Wulffluw XCIV moves between industrial music, EBM techno, dembow rhythms, kuduro, gqom and cyberpunk. It’s out on October 30th. This debut album was started during his residency at Nyege Nyege Studios in Kampala, Uganda’s capital,…
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Nihiloxica’s debut LP is ‘Kaloli’ – intense drum workouts by Uganda’s Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, with UK duo Spooky J and pq
Hailing from Uganda and the UK, electro-percussion group Nihiloxica release their debut album on June 12th on Crammed Discs – it’s called Kaloli and first single Tewali Sukali sets out their stall perfectly. UK duo Spooky J and pq, with Uganda’s Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, form this intense production and live outfit. This is an unmissable journey through two…
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Kawuku Sound unites the UK’s Cervo and Contours with Uganda’s underground music scene
The Banana Hill collective will release a scintillating body of music in October after a tour of Uganda – it follows UK producers, Cervo and Contours, securing Arts Council funding last year to undertake a recording project in the capital Kampala. Banana Hill began as a party in Sheffield, before becoming a label and expanding to…
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Blip Discs drop beautiful Ugandan spirituals from Mubashira Mataali Group
Blip Discs have released an enthralling collection of Islamic spirituals from Kampala, Uganda, performed and composed with the traditional mataali drum and vocal troupe Mubashira Mataali Group (pron: moo-ba-shee-ra). The globetrotters at follow up their impressive label catalogue of forward thinking and genre fusing dance music with these songs composed for weddings, pilgrimages and worship.…
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