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Photo of Don Zilla surrounded by painted trees and woodland

“Making tunes is my passion and joy, and I feel the urge to get back to work as soon as possible”

Don Zilla has launched a fundraiser following a robbery at his home studio in Kampala, Uganda earlier last month. The DJ, producer and Nyege Nyege...

Homeland Brass Band

The school has become a "safe haven" for the music students since first opening 2015

A music school in Kampala, Homeland Brass Band, has launched a fundraiser for a permanent home. The grassroots music school was set up in 2015...

Angolan kuduro pioneer DJ Znobia retrospective album, 'Inventor Vol 1', announced on Nyege Nyege Tapes

It's the first instalment in a four-volume retrospective of the producer's work

DJ Znobia, a pioneer in the Angolan kuduro and tarraxinha music scenes, is to be the focus of a new series of retrospective releases from...

MC Yallah announces new album, 'Yallah Beibe', on Hakuna Kulala

It features production from Hakuna Kulala affiliates such as Debmaster and Chrisman

MC Yallah is releasing a new album through Nyege Nyege Tapes spin-off label Hakuna Kulala. Taking in 12 tracks, 'Yallah Beibe' features production from a...

Rian Treanor and Ocen James announce collaborative album on Nyege Nyege Tapes

'Saccades' was born from an artist residency that Treanor undertook at Nyege Nyege's studio in 2018

Rian Treanor has teamed up with acholi fiddle player Ocen James for a new collaborative album, called 'Saccades'. Out on 20th January through Nyege Nyege...

Phelimuncasi release new video for NET GALA produced track, ‘Dlala Ngesinqa’: Watch

Watch the energetic clip for the track off the Durban gqom trio's second album for Nyege Nyege Tapes

Phelimuncasi have a new music video for their track 'Dlala Ngesinqa', featuring NET GALA. Watch it below. The track is off Malathon, Makan Nana and...

Nyege Nyege 2022

Martin Mugarra, Minister of State for Tourism, Wildlife and Antiquities says the festival is a "hub of tourism"

Uganda's Nyege Nyege Festival will go ahead this month from 15th to 18th September despite the government calling for it to be stopped, RA reports...

Nyege Nyege Tapes announces new album from Durban gqom group Phelimuncasi

The 11-track release also features production from a number of regular collaborators

Durban gqom trio Phelimuncasi have shared details of a brand new album for Nyege Nyege Tapes, called 'Ama Gogela'. Spanning 11 tracks, the album sees...

New documentary on Tanzania's high-speed electronic sound singeli launches fundraiser

Nyege Nyege Tapes is involved in the project

A new documentary on the Tanzanian high-tempo electronic music sound of singeli is in the works. 'Singeli Movement: Greed For Speed' is a project from...

Nyege Nyege Tapes readies its second compilation of Tanzanian singeli, ‘Sounds of Pamoja’. Hear the crazed beats and frantic flow of MC Kuke’s 'Kwa Ajiri...

Kampala, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege Tapes will release its second compilation celebrating the high-speed electronic sound of Tanzania, singeli, this week. You can hear MC Kuke’s...

It comes as Nyege Nyege Tapes announces a new compilation dedicated to the genre

NTS has shared a new mini-film dedicated to the high-speed Tanzanian dance music genre singeli.

The four-minute film, titled 'Singeli Sound: High Speed', offers a...

Sub-label Hakuna Kulala is also launching a white-label vinyl series

Nyege Nyege Tapes has announced the release of the debut album from Den Haag-based producer De Schuurman.

'Bubbling Inside' is named after the bubbling genre that...

“The ultimate destination for African Dance and Electronic music”

A platform for African dance and electronic music has been launched by Apple Music.

The new platform, which has been named Isgubhu — the Zulu...

Saoirse, Rian Treanor and the Nyege Nyege Tapes collective are all involved

Sheffield's No Bounds Festival has confirmed plans to host a virtual event next month.

The mostly online event will be livestreaming from Sheffield Industrial Museum (SIM)...

But the inaugural two-day East African Music Conference will go ahead online this weekend 

Uganda's Nyege Nyege Festival has postponed its 2020 edition until December. 

The Nyege Nyege Hybrid Festival of The Arts 2020 had been scheduled for this...

The label has also announced the dates for Nyege Nyege Festival 2020

Three artists on Nyege Nyege have teamed up with AV duo Teeth Agency and UK producer Lord Tusk to release a new track as Metal...

Its release coincides with a European tour featuring a number of the label's key artists

Nyege Nyege Tapes has revealed details of its next release, a label debut for DJ Diaki.

The album, titled 'Balani Fou' (which means 'Crazy Balani')...

MCs Hakim and Swordman also appear on the Ugandan imprint's first vinyl LP

Hakuna Kulala has announced the debut album from Don Zilla and Elvin Brandhi,'Headroof', with the pair releasing under the shared moniker Villaelvin. 

The LP marks...

MC Yallah, Hibotep, DJ Diaki and Debmaster will play at the 10-day event 

Berlin's CTM Festival has announced a collaboration with Ugandan label and collective Nyege Nyege.

The ten-day event, whose 2020 theme is liminal, will feature sets...

Errorsmith, Jay Mitta, Sisso and more feature

Uganda's Nyege Nyege Tapes has launched a new mixtape series.

The first is titled 'At The Villa' and features a number of artists from the...