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Digi Art Fest returns for the 7th edition

Digital art lovers and fans will once again witness a fresh edition of their favorite event which is the Digi Art Fest. The Festival will be happening for the 7th time after it’s initiation in 2017 with the first ever event happening at Acacia.

Digi Art Fest according to the organizer Laurean -Ntaate is an annual comic convention that brings together different players in the fields of Illustrations, Animations and Video Games among others. This edition according to Ntaate will run under the theme Stories because it will use digital art to tell different stories.

The event that will take place on December 1st and climax on 2nd December will this time not happen at Acacia but rather the new venue which is Design Hub located in Bugolobi, Kampala. The event will have many activities that will include competitions in Play station games, panel of discussions and merchandise sells and with an entrance of Shs25,000 each day, the festival goers will have a chance to choose where they want to focus while they access the venue.

The panel of discussion will have big names like Loukman Ali, a film producers and Director, Richard Malinga, a Director at Disney and David Masanso, a pioneer in Digital Art space. During last year’s edition which was under the theme Digital Art, the Next Frontier, the event featured a game jam for video game developers, exhibitions from comic book artists and animators and climaxed with a video game tournament where winners went home with prizes.

This year’s video game tournament winners will take home shs300,000 for the winner

 and Shs150,000 for the first runners up.

Nigeria’s Blaqbonez excites revellers at Jameson Hangout 2023 Finale

Nigerian rapper Emeka Akumefule aka Blaqbonez treated revelers to a great performance at the Jameson Hangout 2023 finale last Saturday evening at Ndere Centre, leaving revelers yearning for more.

The 27-year-old took to the stage, clad in a white shirt, black shorts, and a casual jacket, being welcomed by loud cheers from the crowd who were eagerly waiting for him.

Being his first in the pearl of Africa, Blaqbonez didn’t know what to expect from Ugandans, away from the stories he had been hearing but the reception was enough to give him the confidence he needed to pull his performance through.

His choice of songs including ‘Like Ice Spice’, Wo Wo’, ‘Cinderella Girl’, and ‘Breaking the Yoke of Love’ was enough to drive the whole crowd crazy. They sang along to his songs, danced, and cheered for him as well. His performance can be summarized as energetic and entertaining.

He was however not the only performer during the chilly evening as Lilian Mbabazi had earlier taken the audience down memory lane with her days in Blu *3 and songs she did after going solo.

Adrenalyn Music and Mike Mungu had performed earlier in the day while deejays Alza, Hady, Heydez, Tony, and Adele Kiele were on the decks.

The Talen Africa-organized Jameson Hangout is a quarterly fest curated by Talent Africa with an array of interactive games, trend-setting pop-up shops, captivating musical performances, and mouth-watering barbecue delicacies.

RnB Kyabazinga Maro to compensate for missing the Royal Wedding

Singer Maro whose real name is Ronald Magada has revealed his next move after missing the Busoga Royal Wedding. Naming himself the RnB Kyabazinga defines his attachment with the Busoga Kingdom and Busoga people and this explains his pain of having not been part of the Busoga Royal wedding in one way or the other.

Maro who was in Uganda in October returned to Germany where he is based after two weeks of stay and the Busoga Royal Wedding that happened recently found him away.

Maro who is planning to return to Uganda early next year according to a source is planning a concert dedicated to the Kyabazinga and Queen of Busoga. According to our source who prefers anonymity, Maro plans to hold a concert in Busoga region dedicated to the newlyweds.

While in Germany, it is said that he is already writing and recording music that is tailored for the Kyabazinga and Queen and these will be released very soon on different music platforms and also on all Radio and TV stations.

While in Uganda this October, Maro performed as a surprise guest at Navio and Geosteeady’s shows held at Sheraton Gardens and Hotel Africana for the latter. He also hit the studio and released a song titled Vibe featuring Kapacat then released a video featuring Simon Bunks 13 titled Sampolo.

Maro has been in the music Industry for over 10 years and has collaborated with singers like Radio and Weasel, Irene Namubiru, David Lutalo and King Saha among others. He has also released songs like Anjagala, Nyo Nyo, Ba Mbwa, Atwooki, Kyokoba, Natereza, Musayi and Muweesi among others.