Nyege Nyege drops a mixtape with Jay Mitta, Sisso, The Modern Institute and Errorsmith
The Modern Institute, Jay Mitta, Sisso and Errorsmith rap on Ugandan label’s new mixtape. In the two weeks after the...
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Judgitzu joins Nyege Nyege with two psychedelic singeli tracks
Two tracks between singeli, speedcore and field recording, recorded during Julien Hairon's residence in Tanzania. After spending over five years recording found sounds...
Afrorack: the body to the machine
Brian Bamanya aka Afrorack built Africa’s first DIY modular synthesizer, in Uganda: he foresees that the next revolution in...
Acholitronix pioneer Otim Alpha delivers new banger ‘Tong Gweno’
"Tong Gweno" is another hyper-frenetic electronic Acholi cut from Otim Alpha. Over a decade ago, Otim Alpha started reinterpreting traditional Acholi wedding songs...
8 albums you need to hear this week
In this week’s selection: Elza Soares' dirty samba, Sampa The Great debut album, an unreleased album of Ghana highlife star...
DJ Kampire, on the rise
The young Ugandan DJ, signed to the label Nyege Nyege, has become the darling of the biggest electro music festivals....
Ugandan MC Swordman Kitala collaborates with Tom Blip on “Kitala Beat”
Great collaboration between UK and Uganda. For Blip Discs’ eighth release, boss label Tom Blip announces a two track single...
Nyege Nyege explores Ugandan electronic acholi history
When the DJs started to replace wedding bands in northern Uganda. A month before their festival, Nyege Nyege collective announced two new...
Nyege Nyege Festival unveils 2019 line up
Three days of music with more than 300 artists from over 30 countries, at the source of the Nile river in Jinja,...
Nyege Nyege’s Kadilida drops new music video, with Jay Mitta on the beat
The visuals embody the energy of Kadilida, aka. MC Card Reader's flow, one of the only underground female singeli MCs....
Africa Express announces Egoli, new album featuring several heavyweight collaborations
Led by Damon Albarn, the music collective's new project features South African and European artists such as BCUC, Otim Alpha (Nyege Nyege), Poté, Dominowe and DJ Spoko. Created in...
Hakuna Kulala signs Congolese rappers Will’stone and Le Bon
Will'stone unveils "MBv5" single on Hakuna Kulala. Featuring another Congolese MC, Le Bon, based in Kampala, Ouganda, hometown of the label....
6 albums you need to hear this week
A selection of our favorite albums and EPs released this week. With Blick Bassy, KOKOROKO, Duke, Jerico, Fuse ODG and R2Bees....
Nyege Nyege Tapes announces releases from Nihiloxica and Duke
Kampala-based label, founder of eponym festival, keeps on exploring, producing and releasing innovative music from around East Africa. Cover: Nihiloxica © Grace Holyoake Ward Nyege...
Slikback continues to push club music’s boundaries on new EP Tomo
The kenyan producer's music touches different genres, marrying footwork, trap and grime. Slikback's Tomo, the follow-up to his acclaimed Lasakaneku, will be...
Nyege Nyege Tapes releases debut album from singeli producer Jay Mitta
The rising singeli producer works with 14 year old MC Dogo Janja. Tanzanian producer Jay Mitta will put out his...
Ugandan rapper Ecko Bazz releases a killer Grime EP on Hakuna Kulala
Tuli Banyo EP features a techno edit from UK producer Ekhe. Ugandan Ecko Bazz teams up with Biga Yut - another Nyege Nyege Tapes affiliated...
Debmaster to release an EP on Hakuna Kulala, the Nyege Nyege’s sub-label
The French producer to release Crocodiles Homieees on October 26th, an EP that finds its strenght in Hip-hop, Moldavian 8bit and pygmy...