Goethe-Zentrum Kampala is set to host a special event in the first week of October - “Your Music, Your Voice” - which will bring together artistes from across Africa and the diaspora whose music is all about social justice, with Uganda represented by our own Ghetto President turned MP, Bobi Wine.
In the first week of October, music and social responsibility will come together in a symposium at Uganda Museum on October 3rd, and a public concert on October 4th at the Design Hub Kampala.
Attending African artistes will include:
· Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi AKA H.E. Bobi Wine (Uganda)
· Eric 1Key (Rwanda)
· Juma (Kenya)
· Monza (Mauritania)
· Nash MC (Tanzania)
· Outspoken (Zimbabwe)
· Xuman (Senegal)
Event Schedule
SYMPOSIUM “ARTS & ACTIVISM”
Tuesday, 3rd October
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: UGANDA MUSEUM
The public symposium in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung will define what it means to be a civically engaged artist, sharing best practice examples from different countries, and discussion about different approaches, challenges, and the role of social media.
Morning panel: YOUR MUSIC, YOUR VOICE
Bobi Wine (Uganda), Tongai Makawa aka Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Jason Mushumbusi Mutalemwa aka Nash MC (Tanzania), Eric Ngangare aka Eric 1Key (Rwanda), Kane Limam aka Monza (Mauritania), Makhtar Fall aka Xuman (Senegal)
Afternoon panel: ARTS & ACTIVISM IN UGANDA
Ugandan artists from the fields of Hip Hop, poetry, film, photography, and bloggers.
CONCERT “YOUR MUSIC, YOUR VOICE”
Wednesday, 4th October
7pm till late
Venue : DESIGN HUB KAMPALA, 5th Street, Industrial Area (next to Bata)
Concert headlining the German Hip Hop artistes Megaloh and Ghanaian Stellion and Ugandan Bobi Wine, as well as Monza (Mauritania), Xuman (Senegal), Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Nash Emcee (Tanzania), Eric Onekey (Rwanda), Juma (Kenya) and local acts such as Sylvester & Abramz, Lady Slyke, Yellah MC and St. Nellysade
About The Event
“Your Music, Your Voice” will create a platform for Pan-African dialogue between socially active artistes to discuss their role in using music and fame to raise awareness of social issues. Hon. Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine will represent Uganda as a politically vocal artiste and newly elected MP, bringing that point of view to the discussion.
The artistes will also engage with festival organizers and other stakeholders in their industries to discuss the different roles in supporting socially conscious music, creating platforms for self-empowerment, and critically analyzing the space they operate in – including funding structures, censorship and self-censorship.
At the public symposium, participants will also discuss the role of social media in respect to socially conscious music and freedom of expression.
Behind the scenes, artists will also gather at Firebase Studio to record a collaboration together that will be published on www.musicinafrica.net.
In the first week of October, music and social responsibility will come together in a symposium at Uganda Museum on October 3rd, and a public concert on October 4th at the Design Hub Kampala.
Attending African artistes will include:
· Hon. Robert Kyagulanyi AKA H.E. Bobi Wine (Uganda)
· Eric 1Key (Rwanda)
· Juma (Kenya)
· Monza (Mauritania)
· Nash MC (Tanzania)
· Outspoken (Zimbabwe)
· Xuman (Senegal)
Event Schedule
SYMPOSIUM “ARTS & ACTIVISM”
Tuesday, 3rd October
9:30 am to 4:00 pm
Venue: UGANDA MUSEUM
The public symposium in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung will define what it means to be a civically engaged artist, sharing best practice examples from different countries, and discussion about different approaches, challenges, and the role of social media.
Morning panel: YOUR MUSIC, YOUR VOICE
Bobi Wine (Uganda), Tongai Makawa aka Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Jason Mushumbusi Mutalemwa aka Nash MC (Tanzania), Eric Ngangare aka Eric 1Key (Rwanda), Kane Limam aka Monza (Mauritania), Makhtar Fall aka Xuman (Senegal)
Afternoon panel: ARTS & ACTIVISM IN UGANDA
Ugandan artists from the fields of Hip Hop, poetry, film, photography, and bloggers.
CONCERT “YOUR MUSIC, YOUR VOICE”
Wednesday, 4th October
7pm till late
Venue : DESIGN HUB KAMPALA, 5th Street, Industrial Area (next to Bata)
Concert headlining the German Hip Hop artistes Megaloh and Ghanaian Stellion and Ugandan Bobi Wine, as well as Monza (Mauritania), Xuman (Senegal), Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Nash Emcee (Tanzania), Eric Onekey (Rwanda), Juma (Kenya) and local acts such as Sylvester & Abramz, Lady Slyke, Yellah MC and St. Nellysade
About The Event
“Your Music, Your Voice” will create a platform for Pan-African dialogue between socially active artistes to discuss their role in using music and fame to raise awareness of social issues. Hon. Kyagulanyi AKA Bobi Wine will represent Uganda as a politically vocal artiste and newly elected MP, bringing that point of view to the discussion.
The artistes will also engage with festival organizers and other stakeholders in their industries to discuss the different roles in supporting socially conscious music, creating platforms for self-empowerment, and critically analyzing the space they operate in – including funding structures, censorship and self-censorship.
At the public symposium, participants will also discuss the role of social media in respect to socially conscious music and freedom of expression.
Behind the scenes, artists will also gather at Firebase Studio to record a collaboration together that will be published on www.musicinafrica.net.
