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The 9th Annual Uganda Hip Hop summit

2011-12-19T04:37:00.000-08:00

The 9th Annual Uganda Hiphop Summit

The Uganda HipHop Foundation & Bavubuka Foundation, recognize the power of Hip-Hop music and culture to catalyze positive social change. Hip-Hop is modern youth’s cultural foundation, and symbolizes the ability of people living in marginalized communities to flourish and live their dreams. With the vision of creating a peace building platform that empowers and unifies young people from diverse communities, we continue to create a voice for the youth in Uganda.

The Hip Hop Summit has been an on-going event for the last seven years. The main aim of the summit is promote the hip hop culture in Uganda by empowering the youth and creating positive awareness through music and culture. The Hip Hop Summit is targeted to the youth crowd mainly students aged 18-25 years old. It features live performances by local and international Uganda’s top urban artists from the Hip Hop and R&B genres. The Hip Hop summit is not just about The Concert. During the day time there is a series forums and workshops that are carried out by Uganda's top Hip Hop icons and role models. The summit touches other areas of Hip Hop culture by featuring a DJ scratching demonstration, a B-Boy dance battle, a Graffiti art display, a Motivation speakers, and a Hip Hop Fashion Show.

Favorite Quotations:
"There is a self Liberating truth in celebrating the indigenous in you". THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT OF THE SUMMIT THIS YEAR WILL BE BLESSED BY APPEARANCES FROM:

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT FORUM HOSTED BY: BABALUKU - UGLY EMCEE -XENSON
CELEBRATING THE HIP HOP STORIES OF UGANDA

HIGH LIGHTED STORIES:
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ MOVEMENT
BONFIRE MOVEMENT
BABOON FOREST ENT.
SWAGG AFRICA

INSPIRATIONAL HIP HOP MINI DOCS MUSIC VIDEOS AND TRAILERS FROM UGANDA & AROUND THE WORLD.

WORDS BEATS & LIFE - NORMADIC WAX - BAVUBUKA DYNASTY

LEGENDARY FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW SCHOOL PERFOMANCES BY
LYRICAL.G - GMC
ATLAS DA AFRICA
GNL ZAMABA
BABALUKU
TSHILA THE AFRICAN QUEEN
YOUNG NICK
BABOON FOREST
BONSATULE
T-BRO
MON MC - NEW HOPE SQUAD
S4J
MC YALA
SAINT NELLY SADE
ABENGANDA
SAINT. CA
UGLY EMCEE
LADY SLYKE
JUNGEL THE MAN EATER
SHIP CREW
MC FLOWER
MC ROY
MC SHIP
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ
MC SPIDA
LUGA LUGA SQUAD
TALENT4LYFE (STONE CITY)
SAVIOUR BLACK REIGN

SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY:
KWEEN G OF THE KILLA QUEENZ (SYDNEY AUSTRALIA)
DJ BATENGA THE MYTH - BATABAZI FAMILY (BOSTON)
DJ APEMAN ( UGANDA)

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT CYPHER (FOR ALL EMCEES)

THE HIP HOP SUMMIT SPOKEN TRUTH LOUNGE
SISTER IFE - POETRY IN CESSION
GILLY WILLY BON FIRE
SLIM EMCEE

ROCKING LIVE WITH THE FRESHEST BBOYS & BGIRLS
JERICHO BREAKERS
B BOY IMAM

GRAFFITI EXPRESSION: GRAFFITI UGANDA

OUTER SPACE FASHION: BY KAZ WEAR

MANY MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE STILL BEING CONFIRMED WE WILL KEEP UPDATING THE LIST AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THIS UGANDA HIP HOP CELEBRATION OF THE LONGEST RUNNING HIP HOP EVENT IN UGANDA.

WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE FAN ARTISTS FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO BUILD SO WE CAN GROW HIP HOP IN OUT COMMUNITIES IN UNITY.....

Are you ready to Connect4Climate?

2011-09-21T09:08:00.001-07:00

Connect4Climate will kick-start an interactive dialogue on climate change issues amongst African youth and social media users around the world. Sign up now (go to the Sign Up tab) and join the conversation!

THE COMPETITION: Connect4Climate will launch a photo and video challenge in September 2011 focused on Africa. Young people from the ages of 13 to 30 are invited to share their ...personal stories around six themes:

1. Clean Energy
2. Agriculture
3. Forests
4. Health and Climate Change
5. Gender and Climate Change
6. Local solutions

Through photos and/or short videos (60 seconds or less), participants will share ideas, present solutions and show how climate change is affecting their lives, families, communities and environment in Africa.

The best entries will receive prizes at a high-profile awards ceremony and be exhibited at the United Nations Conference on Climate Change in Durban, South Africa this December.

Join the conversation now !

Hip Hop Beef At City Beat Party

2011-04-03T02:47:00.001-07:00

Kampala — THE hip hop City Beat readers’ party at Club Silk last Friday was not the usual party where you have artistes sharing hugs with their fans. This was more of a battle of words and these are artists who have many words.

When one fan asked about the beef among hip hop artists, there was a heated exchange.

The strife is mainly between GNL Zamba, currently the most popular hip hop artist, and Navio.

Navio first claimed he did not know what was going on. According to Navio, GNL and he are not even competitors seeing that they belong to different leagues. GNL had a different explanation.

For him, all the hate must have started when he decided to be GNL and not Klear Kut. And when he rubbed it in by claiming to be the king of Ugandan hip hop and the money set in, trouble started.

Navio remembered when it all started, that GNL Zamba disrespected him while performing at a show in Mbarara.

“I do not understand Luganda well, but someone translated for me what GNL had said,” he said.

GNL said anyone who has seen him disrespecting Navio on any stage should come forward. He said he does not understand the claims about who owns what lyrics.

“Navio called me and I wrote my verses while he wrote his,” GNL explained.

Most of the fans called for a ceasefire but the artists and the two camps for a time seemed tranquil. So when GNL Zamba offered an autographed CD to Emmanuel Ayebare who had come all the way from Mbarara, Navio did the same.

Whatever the intentions, there were boos of “beef, beef!” throughout the club.

Lyrical G, probably the most respected hip hop artist, calmed the situation while The Mith simply said “beef is simply part of hip hop”.

When female hip hop artists Saint C.A summed it up in one statement: “Boys will be boys and beef is overrated”, the real fun time kicked off.

Lyrical G performed songs off his coming album, while Navio and The Mith took control of the crowd; making them clap at a single sign and wave whenever they deemed fit.

GNL Zamba made meaning of the dance floor when he was joined on stage by fans, especially on Omwana wa Baaba. He shook the club with Kikakane.

And how the girls moved those waists! GNL also introduced a new rapper, Mato Mungi, to the fans.

UNIQue and Saint C.A did not perform but simply teased the fans with samples of their varied talents

Kona Abatesi

2011-03-11T01:36:00.001-08:00

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Freestyle session at Bavubuka Foundation http://bavubukacommunity.blogspot.com http://bavubuka.org http://bwette.blogspot.com

THE 8TH ANNUAL UGANDA HIP HOP SUMMIT

2010-12-23T01:33:00.000-08:00

Hip Hop Summit Flyer 2010

babaluku at the 7th summit

Babaluku
Saba Saba
Xenson
Tshila
Maurice Kirya
New Hope Squad
Atlas "Da African"
Batabazi (Guest Artistes from USA)
Navio & Klear Kut
T Bro
Ugly MC

Benon & Lady Twig Of Bavubuka Allstarz

Benon & Vampos
JT Minus
GNL & The Baboon Forest Ent.
The DPPI (Bonsatule)
Lady Slkye
Lady Twig
Yala MC
Keko
Don Mc
Sylvester & Abrams
Jungle "The Man eater"
Abenganda
Abatuuze
Abaana Beka
SP Omugunjule
Abenganda

MORE ARTISTES TO BE CONFIRMED...
FRESHEST B.BOYS & B.GIRLS
Jericho Breakers
Tabu Flo
Dance Together Uganda
STREET BALLERS UGANDA.
FAMOUS FREINDS ACROBATICS
GRAFFITTI BY XENSON...

HIP HOP FASHION
KAS WEAR - Bavubuka Fashion
Lattif Designs

Hip Hop Journalists
- Gilbert frank Daniels
- African webs
- Pied Magazine
- Hyper Magazine

If your interest in performing, showcasing your work, or supporting the event Contact Us at:
ughiphopsummit@gmail.com
256bavubuka@gmail.com
Gilbert Frank Daniels +256775961079
Burney MC 00256 782 147588

G-20 Commits Half-Billion Dollars to Winners of SME Finance Challenge

2010-11-16T01:13:00.000-08:00

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ShipCrew Holding it down at the street art fair

2010-10-21T04:15:00.001-07:00

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Youngstar from local community
http://bavubuka.org

Musajja Mubi By Sheik Muzata

2010-10-21T03:44:00.001-07:00

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the speech was put on a hip hop beat to give it a voice over the pressing issues in the moslem world in Uganda. About some people who where selling Muslim properties.
this sheik cam out to inform the general public about what was going down.

Hope By CYNO MC

2010-09-13T08:24:00.001-07:00

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The Video Was done by Cyno Mc & Waterfalls & it features other MC from Bavubuka All Stars like Female MC Inez, Daspa Cosine & SP Omugungule know signed by Platinum Entertainment.

Video was Done By Cyno Mc who is the End of The Weak Mic Challenge Chapion in Uganda & Africa as a whole. He later traveled to Germany for the End Of The Weak finals where he took the fourth position.
The video's concept calls for Hope & how youth living in poor condition can be able to change their way of living.
Bavubuka Website
Bavubuka Community Blog

American killed in Uganda shunned the spotlight, aid group says

2010-07-12T10:08:00.000-07:00

Nate Henn, seen on the Invisible Children's website, was a native of Raleigh, North Carolina.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Nate Henn advocated for the rights of child soldiers in the east African country
Aid group: "The life he lived inspires reflection and imitation"
Henn is the only confirmed American fatality

The American believed killed in the Uganda bomb blasts advocated for the rights of child soldiers in the east African country, a California nonprofit said Monday.
In a post on its website, the organization -- Invisible Children -- said Nate Henn was in the country on its behalf to work with Ugandan students.
"Nate was not a glory seeker and never sought the spotlight. He asked not to be made a hero of," the post said. "But the life he lived inspires reflection and imitation."
CNN could not independently verify the information on the site.
Henn -- a native of Raleigh, North Carolina -- was a former rugby player at the University of Delaware, the group said.

He had worked with Invisible Children for a year and a half and raised funds to help educate Ugandan students affected by war.
At the time of the bombings, he was with some of the students he worked with, the group said.
The nonprofit works with Ugandan children affected by decades of war between rebels and government forces. Rebels abduct the victims -- referred also as invisible children -- and force them to fight the government. Some younger girls are forced into sex slavery.
Aid groups estimate tens of thousands of children have been abducted by one such group, the Lord's Resistance Army.

"These are some of our Ugandan students who fell in love with Nate's wit, strength, character and steadfast friendship," the post said. "They gave him the Acholi name 'Oteka,' which means 'The Strong One.'"
Henn is the only confirmed American fatality. The explosion killed at least 64 people, Ugandan officials said Monday.
At least 71 people were injured, including six Americans, authorities said.

The three explosions Sunday ripped through two venues where crowds were watching the World Cup in the Ugandan capital of Kampala. The first one struck an Ethiopian restaurant in a neighborhood dotted with bars and popular among expatriates; two were at a rugby sports center.
Henn was watching the game at the rugby center, the organization said.
He was living his dream in Uganda.

"A selfless dream of putting others first, seeking peace and living a life of integrity," the post said.

Uganda bombings: Why the world should care

2010-07-12T09:27:00.000-07:00

Islamist militia members walk past a training camp in Somalia's lower Shabelle region in October 2009

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

Suspicion growing that Somali militants killed dozens of people in Uganda
Uganda possibly targeted because of its activities in Somalia
Al-Shabaab has issued previous threats against Uganda
Analysts say there could be global implications for businesses across Africa

Suspicion was growing Monday that a Somali militant group trying to overthrow the U.N.-backed transitional government in that country was to blame for attacks that killed dozens of people in Uganda.
Analyst Alex Vines, from London-based think tank Chatham House, told CNN that if Al-Shabaab did carry out the attacks there could be global implications as countries and businesses vie for opportunities across Africa.
Why is Uganda important?
Vines: Historically it's been important for the export of coffee and fish out of Lake Victoria, but now oil has been found, Uganda could become a significant, if not major, oil exporter. So there's much international interest, and not just western. The deal that's been struck with Tullow Oil looks as if it'll be farmed out to the French company Total and the Chinese state oil company CNOOC. So these attacks in Uganda could have global implications for business, be they Chinese or Western.
Will they deter investors?
Vines: I think investors will do a stricter risk assessment and practice due diligence. They will look at where they think it's safe for their workers to go and advise them to be careful when socializing at night, but I don't think it will stop investment at all.
Does Uganda have a history of violence?
Vines: Uganda has had a low-intensity conflict linked to the Lords Resistance Army (LRA), of Joseph Kony, but this has been much subdued in recent years. There have been recent acts of random terrorism in Kampala but nothing like that seen last night.
(United Nations humanitarian chief Jan Egeland has described the 20-year conflict in northern Uganda between government forces and the LRA as the most neglected humanitarian crisis in the world. Kony has said he wants to rule Uganda according to the Ten Commandments but the LRA campaign has been marked by brutality, including the abduction of many school children with girls forced to be sex slaves and boys pressed into the guerrilla army.)

Uganda is on the U.N. Security Council and is going to play a more global role as U.S. and other countries want to impose sanctions on countries like Iran and North Korea. Is Uganda's international role the reason it's been targeted?
Vines: Al-Shabaab are the leading point of inquiry because of its previous threats against Uganda and because of its contributions to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) and the presence of the EU training mission in Mogadishu.
I think Uganda has been targeted for these bombings because of its activities in Somalia. Uganda is on the Security Council but it is going to step down at the end of this year. So that's a transitory issue. Uganda certainly sees itself as playing a regional role: President Museveni was instrumental in pushing for U.N. sanctions on Eritrea that came into force earlier this year so clearly he has many enemies as well as friends.

What are the implications of the attacks?
Vines: If radical Islamist group Al-Shabaab is involved, this will be its first attack outside Somalia. If this is true the bombings will show it has the capability against soft targets outside Somalia. Also it's important to understand Somalia isn't a monolithic, single state. There's extreme violence in the south of the country but north of Mogadishu and in an area called Somaliland it's been pretty stable. In fact in Somaliland recently there's been an election with what looks like the peaceful transition of the head of state of that area. So this is a complicated region for sure.
Is there any possibility of peace in Somalia?
Vines: The West's policy is to support the transitional government in Mogadishu but it only controls a few streets. The part of Somalia around Mogadishu and to the south is controlled by Al-Shabaab, who do not recognize the transitional government and want to impose a strict Islamist code. My own personal view is that rather than ignoring al-Shabaab we should be discussing with them what they want.

And in that way it's similar to the situation in Afghanistan with the Taliban ... the debate going there about whether one must engage with them rather than just fight them. The country remains very vulnerable and reliant on AU peacekeeping forces and AMISOM, which is what Uganda is part of, and I think that's why Uganda was attacked.

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Somali militants claim responsibility for Uganda bombings

2010-07-12T09:18:00.000-07:00

People watch the World Cup final at a restaurant in Kampala late on July 11, moments before blasts tore through the crowds.

STORY HIGHLIGHTS

NEW: Al-Shabaab says it is waging war against "collaborators"
NEW: Ugandan president declares week of mourning for victims
Death toll from Uganda bombings at 74
Group: American killed was working with students

A Somali Islamist militant movement on Monday claimed responsibility for a trio of bombings that killed at least 74 people Sunday in the Ugandan capital.
"And the best of men have promised and they have delivered," said an Arabic statement issued by Al-Shabaab's press office and obtained by CNN. "Blessed and exalted among men -- (taking) full responsibility ...We wage war against the 6,000 collaborators; they have received their response."
The 6,000 is an apparent reference to African Union peacekeepers in Somalia. Uganda contributes troops to the peacekeeping effort.
Earlier Monday, Sheikh Abu Al Zubeir, identified as "the Emir of Al-Shabaab in Somalia," said in an Arabic website posting, "My message to the Ugandan and Burundian nations is that you will be the target for our retribution to the massacres perpetrated against the Somali men, women and children in Mogadishu by your forces." The statement was posted on an al-Qaeda affiliated website which previously has carried statements and videos from Al-Shabaab.
The website set up a page Monday to "receive congratulations" on Al-Shabaab's behalf for the "blessed operations" in Uganda.
The three explosions ripped through two Kampala, Uganda, venues where crowds were watching the World Cup final match on Sunday.
Suspicion had centered on Somali Islamist groups shortly after the incident. Islamic militants battling Somalia's U.N.-backed transitional government had previously threatened attacks on Uganda and Burundi, which also contributes troops to the peacekeeping effort in Somalia.
President Yoweri Museveni declared a week of national mourning for victims of the bombings, beginning Tuesday, according to a government statement. All flags on public buildings will be lowered to half-staff during the mourning period, the statement said.
Meanwhile, a journalist in Mogadishu reported that shelling was underway in the city as of Monday night.
Police said more than 70 people were injured in the Kampala blasts.

Map: Uganda bombings

Video: Bomb blasts in Uganda capital

Video: Surviving in Mogadishu

"If you want to fight, why don't you attack soldiers or military installations instead of fighting innocent people watching football?" said Museveni, who on Monday visited a rugby sports center where two of the blasts occurred Sunday.

The blasts hit in the capital, Kampala, within 50 minutes of each other. The first one struck an Ethiopian restaurant in a neighborhood dotted with bars and popular among expatriates; two others exploded at the rugby center.
A senior Ugandan government official confirmed there were three bombs. The second one at the rugby club was the most severe, said the official, who was not authorized to speak to the media because of the sensitivity of the situation.
The U.S. Embassy said one American was killed. An organization that works with children in Uganda identified him as Nate Henn.
In a post on its website, the organization -- Invisible Children -- said Henn was in the country working with Ugandan students. CNN could not independently verify the information.
"Nate was not a glory-seeker and never sought the spotlight. He asked not to be made a hero of," the post said. "But the life he lived inspires reflection and imitation."
At least six other Americans were injured.
Mike Hammer, a spokesman for the U.S. National Security Council, said President Barack Obama is "deeply saddened by the loss of life resulting from these deplorable and cowardly attacks." He said the United States is ready to provide assistance to Ugandan officials.
"We wish to condemn the criminality of these attacks," Museveni said. "From a casual look at the scene, I'm confident police will be able to reconstruct the crime scene ... We shall go after them because we know where they come from."

People were wailing, some were trying to find their relatives, others were trying to run away from the scene
--Mark Keith Muhumuza

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The bombings, he said, show "criminality, and terrorism has always been hovering over us."
In a government statement, Somali President Sharif Sheikh Ahmed also blamed Al-Shabaab, saying he "condemns in the strongest terms the despicable terrorist acts that killed over 60 people in Kampala."
Ahmed said "the fact that the victims were enjoying the World Cup reveals the evil and ugly nature of the perpetrators and the need to uproot from (the) region those who do not value the sanctity of human life," the statement said.
"The president also denounces the fringe Al-Shabaab terrorist groups (who) rejoice of the carnage and stated that Somalia mourns with the brotherly people of Uganda."
Stone Atwine was watching the game at the rugby center when the blast occurred.
"It happened toward the 90th minute of the game ... this loud explosion," he said. "We didn't know what was happening, we were running around, scampering for safety. I saw dead guys still seated in their chairs with blood."
Atwine said a second explosion struck the venue seconds later, knocking out power.
"At that point, we ran off. My friends and I ran into the car and drove off."
Relatives flocked to hospitals and mortuaries to look for loved ones Monday.
"I was watching the game with my brother at the rugby center," said Ian Lule, who was among a group gathered at a city hospital. "The blast left him unconscious. I don't know how he is."
In the capital, crowds huddled around newspapers, talking in hushed tones.
"Everyone is shocked, everyone is talking about it," said Mark Keith Muhumuza, who was watching the game at a stadium near the rubgy center explosion. "We were in panic mode at the stadium because we thought we would be attacked next."
Muhumuza said when the game ended, he went to the rugby center. "People were wailing, some were trying to find their relatives, others were trying to run away from the scene."
"You can never stop attacks in the world," said FIFA president Sepp Blatter. "During the World Cup, the world should have been touched by the emotions of football. I'm very sad and I was very touched.
"Can you link this to the World Cup? I don't know," Blatter said. "It was when the World Cup was on TV, but it's not for us to investigate a link. But being linked or not to football, we as human beings condemn the attacks ... I deplore what has happened and look forward to the good that football can bring to our world."
The sites of the bombings remained cordoned off as authorities intensified security in the east African nation. Police and military forces patrolled the capital.
"We have more security forces, and are asking everyone to be cautious," Nabakooba said. "We are also asking people to avoid large crowds, but the most important thing is to be cautious."
Some of the injured at the restaurant included six members of an American church mission working with a local congregation, according to the Rev. Kathleen Kind, pastor of Christ Community United Methodist Church in Selinsgrove, Pennsylvania.
All the church members were accounted for and families had been contacted, Kind said. Their injuries ranged from broken bones and flesh wounds to temporary blindness and hearing problems, she said.
Nabakooba called the bombings "definite acts of terrorism."
The African Union summit is scheduled to be held in Kampala next week.
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http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/africa/07/12/uganda.bombings.qanda/index.html?iref=obinsite&fbid=IR9P__h1UDs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qtTq2TinHWE

World Cup celebrations turn bloody as bombs hit Kampala

2010-07-12T04:26:00.005-07:00

Bombs went off across Kampala last night, killing at least 45 people – many of whom had been watching the World Cup final match.

Inspector General of Police Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura told Daily Monitor last night that he could not rule out the al-Shabaab militia in Somalia being behind the attacks. “We have set up a team to carry out investigations to establish the cause and the explosives that were used,” Gen. Kayihura said. “The people who carried out the attack were targeting World Cup fans.”

More than 40 die in Kampala bomb blasts at World cup Finals night

2010-07-12T04:15:00.000-07:00

Survivors search for the dead and injured friends at the Kyadondo Rugby Club yesterday

Via Uganda's Daily

WHAT should have been a feisty viewing of the 2010 World Cup finals between Netherlands and Spain turned tragic as three bomb explosions ripped through the city suburbs, killing over 40, leaving scores critically injured.

By this morning (2:00am), 15 bodies had been received at the city mortuary at Mulago as ambulances and Police patrol teams ferried the injured to various hospitals. Most of the deceased were part of the revellers at the popular Kyadondo Rugby Club in Lugogo.

The first bomb went off in Ethiopian Village in Kabalaga. The explosion went off during the half-time of the match between Spain and Netherlands. The other two went off at the Kyadondo Rugby Club in Nakawa at 11:18pm – one after the other in close succession.

The Police yesterday suspected that the Al Shabaab militants from Somalia could have been behind the attacks.

“We have been suspecting that these people could be planning something like this. At least I can confirm that 13 people have been killed in the Kabalagala incident and I am still waiting for reports from Kyadondo,” the Inspector General of Police, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, said on phone last night.

Asked who he meant by “these people”, Kayihura said: “Al Shabaab.” The Kabalagala bomb, the Police said, could have been targeting foreigners.

The Police could not put a figure on the casualties at Kyadondo though eyewitnesses put the dead at more than 40. There were also unconfirmed reports of other blasts in Ntinda and Bwaise.

Over 40 were injured. By 1:00am, Kyadondo was deserted, save for the injured awaiting evacuation as security operatives sealed off the place.

Witnesses said the two bombs exploded right in front of the giant screen relaying a live telecast from South Africa.

The night was soon after punctured with sirens on racing Police patrol trucks as the Police and counter-terrorism unit moved in.

The explosions took the victims by surprise as many were blown off their chairs and others died in their seats. Many others could have been killed and injured in the pandemonium that ensued.

In Kamwokya, a suburb popularly frequented by expatriates, all was quiet save for the car park which was full of vehicles where the Dutch Community hosted a live telecast of the match at Iguana restaurant.

Ntinda, a suburb that “never sleeps”, was deserted as several bars emptied hastily. Public transport was scarce save for a few brave boda boda riders. Most revellers in groups were seen walking home, some still carrying the famous vuvuzela, a trademark of the 2010 World Cup, South Africa.

Africa needs science revolution, conference hears

2010-07-08T03:51:00.000-07:00

[TURIN, ITALY] Africa needs more global science partnerships and a new generation of scientists trained to solve the continent's pressing problem of sustainable development, according to Mohamed Hassan, executive director of the Academy of Sciences for the Developing World (TWAS).

The continent needs to set up inter-disciplinary centres of excellence in areas of science and technology critical to its economic growth and sustainable development, Hassan said in a keynote address at the fourth EuroScience Open Forum, in Turin, yesterday (6 July).

These areas include biotechnology and its applications in agriculture and medicine, information and communication technologies, nanoscience, and the use of space technologies for exploring natural resources and monitoring the environment.

Centres of excellence could promote regional and international collaboration. They could also become innovation hubs that offer affordable technologies to help meet the continent's pressing needs, such as safe drinking water and renewable energy sources, Hassan said.

His main concern is the widening scientific 'knowledge gap' between Africa and the rest of the world. Africa contributes only 0.01 per cent of the world's share of international science publications in science and engineering and very few come from Sub-Saharan Africa, he said.

Other causes of concern include the high rates of brain drain because of poor working conditions and research infrastructure, unfulfilled promises of donor aid, and declining investment in science by national governments.

The centres of excellence could also help boost the capacities of African scientists and of science teachers, whose training should include basic science but also innovative teaching methods that promote independent investigation and problem-solving skills.

Africa needs urgently to revitalise its school and university education systems to develop a pool of skilled scientists in partnership with European universities, said Hassan.

"Each country deserves a top-class research university," he said. But to do this they need to connect research and education systems, set high standards for science education, and attract the best students to science.

He also suggested setting up science academies that foster scientific excellence. Africa accounts for just 17 out of 107 science academies worldwide, although seven of them have been set up recently.

Earlier in the week (3 July), Lidia Brito — director for science policy at UNESCO and the former science minister of Mozambique — told a session on advancing science in developing countries that European scientists need to "research for Africa and with Africa, and not just about Africa".

Jericho Breakers

2010-06-26T07:51:00.000-07:00

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check us out at web join the world changing the world at change makers.

jericho breakers in african Stlye

2010-06-21T04:45:00.000-07:00

Jericho Breakers performing an african Dance at Entebbe.
Jericho Breakers has now gone ahead to use this talent as a tool to change the lives of the youth & to effect positive change.
http://jerichobreakers.webs.com

BAVUBUKA PHOTOGRAPHY CLASS

2010-04-13T02:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks To Roshan Karmali for bringing her passion on the table and opportunities to the youth at bavubuka the workshop experience is always celebrated through the skills past on and the potraits we share......www.roshankarmali.blogspotcom.............

Words Beats & Life Representing Peace Building in Washington DC Through Arts

2010-03-18T07:49:00.000-07:00

KASUBI ROYAL TOMBS INFERNO IN PICTURES

2010-03-17T11:32:00.000-07:00

Buganda's heritage kept for more than 100 years has been reduced to ashes

PEOPLE SHOT DEAD IN KASUBI INFERNO SAGGA

2010-03-17T10:40:00.000-07:00

[People take cover at the Kasubi Tombs after the military & other unidentified people started shooting to people who had gathered at the cultural site]

More than three people have reportedly been shot dead and many injured following a scuffle with the military police at the Kasubi Tombs, which were destroyed last night by a fire.
This was after Military police can at Kasubi in a Mini bus {white in Colour} can out and started shooting directly to the people.
According to the sources [WBS TV live video], Kababa's young brother was at the scene and said "tuli mukunyolwa naye amajje gatukuba masasi, nange mponedde watono kuba mbadde nina okwekweka mubitoke." meaning " we're in trying times but Military police has come and shot people any how. I also survived b'se i had to hide myself behind banana plantations."

Six other are said to be injured and admitted at Mulago Hospital.

Major Felix Kulaigye, the army spokesman confirmed the deaths to our reporter and said investigations into the shooting have started.

More than Two people have been confirmed dead while about six are nursing injuries at Mulago Hospital after they were shot by the military at Kasubi Tombs earlier today.

The soldiers opened fire after a crowd of people tried to block president Museveni's convoy from accessing the cultural site that burnt to ashes on Tuesday night.

Major Felix Kulaigye, the army spokesman confirmed the deaths to our reporters and said investigations into the shooting have started. "The loss of the tombs was regrettable but the violence that resulted in the death of these people was completely uncalled for and should have been avoided," Kulayigye told Dance 256.

BUGANDA ROYAL TOMBS AT KASUBI INFERNO

2010-03-17T10:05:00.000-07:00

The historic Kasubi Tombs last night went up in flames, engulfing the main building housing the mausoleums of four former Buganda kings (Basekabakas).

Hundreds of Kingdom subjects, some prostrating, crying and screaming, gathered in front of the embers. The grass-thatched hut was completely destroyed within minutes, leaving the skeletal brick wall.
The burial grounds, revered by the Baganda, are 128 years old.

Witnesses
Witnesses said the blaze started around 8:30pm. One woman, Lydia Nabambulide, said she heard “a loud explosion” behind the tombs, just before the fire began.

She said: “I saw a white box wrapped in something like bark cloth and it looked strange.”

A white numberless pickup truck reportedly emerged from the tombs shortly after the fire broke out, Mr Andrew Jjuko said, quoting Boda Boda men who were at the scene.

Other reports suggested that the fleeing man shot in the air to scare away riders in his pursuit.

Mr Charles Peter Mayiga, the Buganda information minister, said they were puzzled by the mysterious fire outbreak and “it is a dark moment for the kingdom.”

“We don’t know what is really going on in the kingdom,” he said.
Earlier, an agitated crowd chased away Police fire fighters who pulled up to quell the fire around 9:20pm.

Security operatives who surrounded the tombs shot several times in the air to force back a charged mass of people that advanced towards the firemen. The light rain at the time did nothing to tame the flames.

Buganda Katikkiro, John Baptist Walusimbi, arrived shortly after 10pm and looked distraught as he inspected the extent of damage to the Muzibu Azaala Mpanga.

He was quickly surrounded by his subjects, many prostrating in the wet soil. They burst into singing the "Buganda anthem" as one sounded the kingdom’s big drum, to mobilise more of the subjects.

The cause of the fire is yet to be established, police spokeswoman Judith Nabakooba told reporters at 11:40pm.

Mr Musa Sevume, suspecting arson, said, “Buganda is here and it will stay. Buganda is more than just the tombs. We will replace them.”
A kingdom subject, who only identified himself as Jacob, said amid sobs that the tombs are, “part of us and they should at least leave history alone.”

The Kasubi tombs, some four kilometers west of Kampala city, are a Unesco-certified World Heritage site that brings in millions of shillings to Buganda kingdom through tourism.

Eyewitnesses said the fire started from behind the huts. The main hut was completely destroyed as the surging crowd wailed in disbelief, hampering further the Police efforts to stop the inferno from spreading.

The Police said they could not tell the extent of the damage to the world famous heritage site since they were unable to access it, but it was clear that the huts were reduced to ash.

Situated on a hill within Kampala, the site is an active religious place in Buganda Kingdom.

As a burial ground for four kings, it is a religious centre for the royal family, a place where the Kabaka and his representatives frequently carry out important rituals.

It is also an outstanding example of traditional Ganda architecture and an exceptional testimony of the living Ganda traditions.

For Uganda, the site represents an important symbol of its history and culture. The tombs were listed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 2001.

The Baganda date their political civilisation back to the 13th Century AD. Their first Kabaka was Kintu. He is said to have come with his wife Nambi, whose hand he won by performing heroic deeds at the command of her father Gulu.

The first Kabaka to be buried at Kasubi tombs was Muteesa I, the 35th king.
Buganda’s kings built their palaces on strategic hills to control the major roads to the palace and find easy ways to escape in case of an invasion or rebellion.

Each Kabaka was buried at a separate site in a royal shrine to house his jaw bone, which was believed to contain his spirit.

Muteesa 1 was born around 1835 and was crowned in 1856. He established his palace at Kasubi in 1882, as did his father, Kabaka Suuna 11.

His son Daudi Chwa succeeded him in 1897. Chwa died in 1939 and he was also buried at Kasubi Tombs with his two predecessors.
Chwa was succeeded by his son Edward Muteesa 11. When Uganda attained independence from the British on October 9, 1962, Muteesa II became the constitutional president of Uganda.

However, Apollo Milton Obote stormed his palaces in May 1966 and forced him into exile in England. He died in 1969 in London and his remains were brought back and buried at Kasubi in 1971.
It is not known how the tombs will be rebuilt following the fire last night.

The Police were alerted about the fire at 8:50pm. However, attempts by the fire brigade to reach the site were hampered by a riotous crowd.

“We could not access the scene because of the rioters, so we could not save the tombs,” Simon Musoke, the chief fire officer, explained.
Musoke said three fire trucks were damaged and a fire fighter injured by the rioters.

Details about the cause of the fire and the extent of the damage were scanty.
Last evening, at least two military mambas were seen heading to the site.

KABAKA's BURIED AT THE ROYAL TOMBS include;

Muteesa I (1835-1884)

Basamula Mwanga II (1867-1903)

Daudi Chwa II (1896-1939)

Fredrick Walugembe Muteesa II (1924-1969)

Bebe shot! His Carrier Left hanging

2010-02-01T02:12:00.000-08:00

Popular musician Bebe Cool being comforted by his father, Jaberi Bidandi Ssali at Nsambya Hospital yesterday morning. Looking on is the musician’s wife Zuena Kirema

Top musician Bebe Cool was yesterday in a “serious but stable” condition after a Policeman allegedly shot him during a scuffle still masked in controversy, Sunday Monitor has learnt.

Three other people - two being Bebe’s minders and the other David Oloka, a Special Police Constable – injured in the Friday night shooting, are receiving treatment at Nsambya and Mulago hospitals, respectively.

Dr Martin Nsubuga, the medical superintendent of Nsambya Hospital, said Bebe sustained “gunshot wounds” on both legs, forcing an immediate surgery.

“We explored the wounds and cleaned them to ensure all foreign matter is removed and with continuous dressing, he should improve soon,” he said, suggesting the musician would be able to resume stage performance but gave no timeline.

Bebe Cool’s minders injured in the fracas have been named as Godfrey Kayinza alias Cobra and Allan Musengere, who was hit in the ankle.

Zuena Kirema, the wife of the musician, whom this reporter found seated on the porch of Luigi Girardini Endoscopic Unit, which houses the theatre, said she witnessed the bloody incident at Effendys, a popular city hangout in Centenary Park, but was “too distressed” to speak to the media.

“The whole thing was bad,” she said before going quiet.
Employees of Effendys too declined to speak about the incident which early indications suggest may have its genesis in rivalry in the music industry.

Hours before, the musician had performed, as one of the curtain raising acts, at the equally chaotic concert of American R’nB star Robert Kelly at Lugogo Cricket Ground where Police fired in the air to disperse a crowd that fought to force their way in when American went on stage while so many ticket holders were still queuing outside. Nearly a dozen merrymakers, allegedly caught with counterfeit show tickets, were arrested and are in custody at Jinja Road Police Station.

After the Lugogo performance, Bebe Cool reportedly ran into trouble with Police deployed there after attempting to force his way out through an emergency exit reserved for exclusive use by ambulances, fire tenders and R. Kelly’s entourage.
He then headed to Club Silk before dashing to Effendys around 3a.m.
Meanwhile, at Nsambya Hospital, a handful of Bebe’s relatives and fans, later joined by his father and People’s Progressive Party leader Bidandi Ssali, looked distraught but decided in comments to a battery of anxious journalists that only the musician would speak on the incident when he recuperates.

Immediate action
Detectives at Jinja Road Police station arrested Alfred Acihikan, an SPC who was on night patrol in the area, immediately after the incident and are holding him as a prime suspect.
“Investigations into the incident are underway; we have taken statements from some witnesses and will decide what charges to prefer against the suspect,” said Ms Judith Nabakooba, the Police spokesperson.

The narration of what transpired before the shooting, an account partly pegged to steamy romance, is as confusing as it is varied. One version, corroborated by witnesses; Lambert Ochowun, 23, and Charles Okot, 30, in their statements to Police is that two people were reportedly found having sex in a car at a nearby parking yard.
When Police asked the pair to vacate the place, the man reportedly telephoned Bebe Cool who reportedly dashed to the scene with his crew, one of whom allegedly attempted to disarm SPC Acihikan, now in custody, prompting the shooting.

But SPC Oloka, who sustained a broken left leg in the fracas spoke to Sunday Monitor on his bed at Mulago Hospital, saying that he found his colleague Acihikan quarrelling with an advancing group of the musician shortly before the 3.30 a.m confrontation.
“He (Acihikan) cocked his gun and the situation was dangerous and getting worse,” Mr Oloka said, adding: “I think Bebe Cool must have said something very bad to him and immediately, I heard gunshots. Two bullets hit me and I fell down. Thereafter, my colleague whom I had advised not to shoot came and grabbed my gun and began shooting with it also.”

Self-defence?
Although the suspect says he acted in self-defence, Mr Ssali, who spoke to journalists at Nsambya Hospital after hearing his son’s version of the events leading up to the shooting, blamed the incident on ill-trained SPCs. “He (Bebe Cool) told me that he had an argument inside Effendys bar and when he decided to get away from the scene, he was confronted by Police officers,” Mr Ssali said, quoting his son.

Bebe Cool reportedly said: “When I tried to explain my case, the Police officers would not allow me to do so and before I realised, the Police officers had started shooting.”

The incident, whichever way it is explained, raises questions about the conduct of armed state security operatives, particularly their desire to fire at the slightest provocation, as well as the imposing attitude of star musicians that a government minister questioned moments before the shooting. In a statement issued on Friday, Ethics Minister Nsaba Buturo accused Uganda’s music celebrities of corrupting morals of their fans by allegedly “glamourising drug taking, prostitution, indecent dressing and foul talk”.

“I am appealing to artistes to be responsible and use their influence to speak about unity, development and morality,” the statement circulated to media houses by Uganda Media Centre quoted Dr Buturo as having said.

Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, the Inspector General of Police, who earlier in the day announced plans to draft local musicians and harness their popularity to promote road safety campaign, described the shooting as an “unfortunate incident”.

Bebe Kool speaks out on shooting

2010-02-01T02:02:00.000-08:00

Controversy still surrounds the circumstances under which Special Police Constables (SPCs) shot and injured local musician Moses Ssali, alias Bebe Cool, on Saturday morning.

The Police and the hospitalised singer continue to give conflicting accounts of the matter. Speaking from his bed in Nsambya Hospital, Bebe Cool denied Police reports that he engaged in a quarrel with the two SPCs who shot him.

He also denied rendering support to a couple making love in a car in a public parking area, whom the SPCs were trying to arrest.

“The Policeman shot me four times. I was innocent. This must be investigated,” Bebe Cool told STREET 256.

He links his mishap to rivalry in the music industry. He said he had recently informed the Police chief, Maj. Gen. Kale Kayihura, about a plot to kill him.

“The good thing is that Kayihura and his personal assistant were aware of plans by some people to shoot me. I have been receiving phone messages from anonymous senders, threatening to finish my life.”

Alfred Acihikan, an SPC attached to Jinja Road Police station, allegedly shot Bebe Cool along with his two bodyguards, Cobra and Allan Masengere, at 3:30am on Saturday. Acihikan was arrested.

The incident occurred behind Nakumatt Supermarket as the singer left Effendy’s Bar and Restaurant, located in Centenary Park. A bullet also hit Police officer David Oluka who is admitted at Mulago Hospital.

Earlier in the night, Bebe Cool had performed at American music star Robert Kelly’s show at Lugogo Cricket Oval from where he went to Club Silk in Industrial Area.

He narrated that together with his wife, Zuena, they left Club Silk at 3:00am and went to test his new songs at Effendy’s.

But he was allegedly denied entrance after it was found that his two rivals, Moses Radio and Weasel of the Goodlyfe Entertainment Crew, were there.

“We engaged in a squabble with the Weasels. Effendy’s management offered me two security guards attached to Hash Security and a Police officer (Oluka), dressed in uniform, to escort me away from the bar.”

Bebe Cool said he wanted to do some shopping at Nakumatt but the SPCs intercepted them on the way to the supermarket.

“I heard one of the SPCs cocking a gun. He first shot the Police officer who was escorting me. Then he fired five bullets in my thighs. He shot Cobra and Masengere one bullet each.” Bebe Cool said the two security guards disappeared as soon as the shout-out began.

His statements sharply contradict the Police’s account. The Police on Saturday said both Oluka and Acihikan are SPCs attached to Jinja Road Police Station.

They said they tried to stop a couple from having sex in a car on the Nakumatt premises. The man in the car asked them if he could call his ‘lawyer’ but instead, Bebe Cool and his bodyguards showed up. The shooting, the Police said, started when the group tried to disarm the SPCs.

BAVUBUKA ALL STARS USING HIP HOP CULTURE TO CREATE A VOICE FOR YOUTH IN UGANDA +256

2010-01-30T06:32:00.000-08:00

L-R: Graham Boyle, Baay Musa, Dumi Right, Stacy Willyard, and Magee McIlvaine.
Felicia Montgomery

20-, 30-, and even, 40-something Washingtonians kick off their weekends on Thursday night. V.O.I.C.E.S., a DC-based collective of friends focused on the intersection of hip-hop art, peace, and development in Africa, capitalized on Thursday night weekend fever to launch a series of fundraising events to raise awareness and donations for “overlooked” grassroots non-profits in Africa.

Thursday, November 12 the star of the show was the Bavubuka Foundation, pronounced ba-voo-boo-kah - a Luganda word for youth.

The Bavubuka Foundation is a nonprofit organization that connects youth with music and arts in hopes to transform their lives and unify communities. Members of Voices Organizing for International Change, Empowerment, and Support (V.O.I.C.E.S.) all have a special affinity and admiration for the Bavubuka Foundation, especially Magee McIlaine of Nomadic Wax and Stacy Willyard of the US Institute for Peace. Magee McIlvaine, a Canadian born filmmaker and hip-hop aficionado, has traveled extensively throughout Africa and has witness the power and influence of hip-hop in African youth. He aimed “to bring different worlds together” for the V.O.I.C.E.S. event series where art, music, political and cultural education converge in an entertaining and informal format.

Stacy Willyard is particularly passionate in her accolades for the Bavubuka Foundation. She’s visited the organization’s facilities in Uganda and is involved with its fundraising and development. She recounts the uniqueness of the organization as she shares it is currently supported by individual donors only. She hopes the organization will be in a place to accept institutional grants soon. In true generation-Y styled, people-to-people giving, she made sure to let event attendees know where their donations would be going, youth in Uganda. She recalls a young Ugandan woman’s hopes to be Betty Bigombe, a renowned mediator and scholar, when she grew up. A huge fan of Bigombe, Willyard is thrilled as she feels “the world could use more peacemakers”.

The event was a true multimedia experience; art lined the walls and floors at the Hillyer Art Space, a video showed background on the Foundation, Ugandan hip-hop, Magee spun on the 1s and 2s and Dumi Right hyped-up the audience and preformed.

V.O.I.C.E.S. takes pride in forming their collective and shinning light on organizations important to them. They feel like DC is the perfect location given its think tanks, US government and multilateral agencies, and NGOs to hosts these interactive events for the international development and policy communities. Their hope is that influential Washingtonians can learn about grassroots organizations in Africa that they might not have learned about otherwise and be inspired to support them.

V.O.I.C.E.S. plans to host these events the second Thursday of every month at the Hillyer Art Space, 9 Hillyer Court NW. On Thursday, December 10th, they will spotlight Magamba Project based in Harare, Zimbabwe, an organization trying to use arts and culture to achieve social justice and protect human rights.
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