The Ugandan artist graces the Nyege Nyege sub-label with a new project built on surprising rhythms, adding a breath of fresh air in dancehall and electronic music. Biga Yut grew up in the ghettos of […]

Considered by many as the godfathers of modern music in Uganda, The Cranes reunited after a 44-year hiatus for a history-making concert at the Nyege Nyege Festival. PAM revisits the band’s musical fortunes, closely tied with the nation’s political history – for better or for worse.

The most avant-garde collective and label on the African continent of electronic music returns with an album steeped in an immense tradition, the South African toyi-toyi: a powerful dance of protest and fight. Forget clubs […]

While waiting for the new edition, Nicolas “Covalesky” Richard invites you to relive the Nyege Nyege 2019 in pictures thanks to his live report. It was a Thursday. To be more precise, September 5, 2019. […]

“The Sauce Must Go On” is the rallying cry for this year’s Nyege Nyege Festival. Kampala’s most exciting electronic festival in the world has just announced its big comeback, from 3 to 6 September 2020. Since […]

MC Yallah, in collaboration with producer Eomac, presents her new EP Mama Waliwamanyii out on July 3, 2020. A key member of the famous Nyege Nyege label, MC Yallah is Kenyan by heritage, but was […]

Jako Maron and film director Vincent Fontano share video for “Maloya Valsé chok 1”, extract from the album Les experiences electro Maloya de Jako Maron released on Nyege Nyege Tapes. Electronic pioneer of the intense […]

Nyege Nyege has teamed up with the MBE label to publish a limited edition magazine called Nyege Nyege Archive and accompany it with a tape of field recordings made in Africa, mainly in the 1950s […]