Taking its inspiration from the legendary World Festival of the Black Arts that took place in Dakar Senegal in 1966, Nyege Nyege festival is back with an even more massive line-up of acts and artistes. Happening from 2nd September to 4th September, the festival will be showcasing contemporary African music: kuduros, kwaito, Afro house, hiplife, Tuareg rock, cosmic synths from Niger, Arab tech, Morrocan bass, zouk bass, soukous, balani, funana, and swhaili trap and Tigrinian blues, and whatnot. Today, we bring you reasons as to why you shouldn’t miss out on the extraordinary festival;
Over 200 artists from 30 different African countries
Imagine the diversity of a conversion of over 200 of the continent’s best artistes in one place sharing a stage for 3 epic days of dance and music. Headliners at the festival will include the grandfather of African electronic music, Mamman Sani from Niger, Burkinabe hip hop performer Joey le Soldat, the Ghanian/Mozambiquan duo Gato Preto, multidisciplinary Senegalese artist Ibaaku.
The headlining acts will be joined by 80 prominent Ugandan and 60 Kenyan artistes not forgetting Kenyan DJ and producer Blinky Bill who performed at the inaugural edition in 2015. Other East African acts on the line-up are Uganda’s The Dons, Lady Slyke, Albert Ssempeke and Otim Alpha, Kenya’s Tetu Shani, Yellow Light Machine, Cosmic Homies and the Kaya Collective have also been included together with South Sudan’s Winnie Lado. International artists will include tropical bass pioneer Daniel Haaksman from Germany, Dub Morphology from the UK, DJ Zhao from China and Tropikal Camel from Israel.
3 Days of non stop partying
Leave alone the weekend partying, we are talking about three days set aside for partying and merry making with family, friends, or with your lover- what a time to bond with some of the best DJs like DJ Blinky Bill and DJ Zhao. Three days filled with the best African music, that speaks to the soul. Three days of dancing, day and night- this can’t be taken lightly.
The festival’s location
Away from the hustle and bustle of Kampala, Nile Discovery Beach is a great destination, a discovery in its own right. Set on the banks of River Nile, surrounded by over 10 acres of stunning tropical gardens ablaze with the best of African Music, the greatest party crowd, and memorable experiences.
Experience different cultures- simply
There is nothing that beats a short vacation, holiday or festival that’s filled with new experiences, food, music, and fashion. The festival will bring together very many people from different walks of life in a bid to entertain them through sharing of different cultures because, the spirit of Nyege Nyege will encompass more than just music, according to Music Africa, a popular website.
Beer at local prices
A festival without liquor especially beer is not fit to be called or referred to as a festival. Uganda Breweries Limited [UBL] with the flagship brand Bell Lager will be providing cheap and affordable beer throughout the 3 days of festivity. Beer, great music, fun crowd- epic time!
Last year was a blast
It happened last year and no regrets were registered, now, it’s expected to be bigger, better and dope. The thought of three days of NON-STOP musical celebration on two stages with state of the art sound systems on the shores of the River Nile is not only breath taking but also an unforgettable thing. Last year was a blast, this year will be inexplicable.
If there’s anything to miss this year, it shouldn’t be the Nyege Nyege International Festival because there is nothing like it all year round. Being the 2nd edition of the festival, everyone’s expectations are high, the mood is set and the FOMO is one hunnid.
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