Author: Frank Ntambi

Have you ever stopped and wondered: who are the greatest Ugandan songwriters of all time? That’s exactly what we’ll be doing for you on this website. There’s no denying the power of a good song. It can evoke emotion, make you laugh, and even change your outlook on life. But behind all great songs are brilliant […]

Each year, there are new variables that shape the success of up-and-coming artists. And as we already entered 2023, there are more questions than answers about what will unfold in the next 11 months. Will a new app like TikTok pop up and change the way people share and consume new music? How will events […]

Ugandan rap seems to move more quickly than virtually any other style of popular music; blink and you’ll miss a whole slew of promising new artists. We listen to as much as we can, and we’re always coming across new favorites, so we decided to put together a list of 10 newer rappers that really […]

If you are a fan of Uganda`s GNL Zamba, then you will surely like Olanrewaju Ogunmefun, otherwise known as Vector Tha Viper; both men have a lot in common when it comes to rap style. A poet, songwriter and enterprenuer, though Vector is as well a highly prolific music producer. Vector is in the league […]

The music industry in Kenya was heavily built on fusion of traditional instruments and bands. All this included a lot of singing and so in many ways, rappers did not have a platform. With the rise of clubs, clubs accommodated live bands which again closed the rappers out; I am pretty sure people were not […]

Ugandans have established their extraordinary talent for creating music and providing entertainment over the years. Rappers played a significant role in advancing the music business to where it is today and have successfully carved out a successful industry from it. The state of hip-hop in Uganda has been the subject of numerous discussions on social […]

In 2020, Uganda artist GNL Zamba released an album titled the “Spear Album”, which is a collection of stories of the past, the present, and the future! According to GNL Zamba, this album calls for unity and a spiritual awakening of all the tribes of the earth to recapture a higher consciousness around our shared […]

Young people in Nairobi use Sheng, an urban, youth sociolect that mixes English, Kiswahili, and ethnic languages and shares many features with slang, to forge a new, hybrid identity. Sheng signifies the negotiations and struggles of youth’s identity project. The institutions of family, church, school, and popular media present Kenyan youth with different possible identities. […]