Edgar R. Batte
Photographer and Journalist at Daily Monitor
Multimedia Journalist @DailyMonitor | Photographer - https://t.co/bf08RqMx0K | Travel blogger 🙂 | Multi Award Winning Journalist @ACME_Uganda
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2 weeks ago |
monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte
Women with beaming faces and men singing and dancing to the pulsating sounds of the traditional alluring drums welcome me. Shaking their waistlines to the beat of the drums, the dancers’ feet and hands follow a homogenous pattern of the rhythmic Bakisimba-Muwogola dance of Baganda.
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2 weeks ago |
sqoop.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte
Veteran musician Diplock Segawa will finally step into the limelight with a concert of his own dubbed A Life of Melodies, slated for May 23. This marks 43 years since the release of his evergreen hit Sooka Omunoonye, a song that has become a cultural mainstay, particularly at traditional introduction ceremonies where a bride is invited to pick out her suitor from among visiting guests. Back in 1981, Segawa was a 25-year-old student at Masaka Technical Institute when fate found him.
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2 weeks ago |
monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte
Veteran musician Diplock Segawa will finally step into the limelight with a concert of his own dubbed A Life of Melodies, slated for May 23. This marks 43 years since the release of his evergreen hit Sooka Omunoonye, a song that has become a cultural mainstay, particularly at traditional introduction ceremonies where a bride is invited to pick out her suitor from among visiting guests. Back in 1981, Segawa was a 25-year-old student at Masaka Technical Institute when fate found him.
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2 weeks ago |
monitor.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte
Ms Okello Sharon Nagenjwa, popularly known as the “Girl from Oyam,” was recently awarded the Diamond Jubilee Medal by President Museveni for her outstanding service and loyalty to the country. She was recognised for empowering women economically through her work with the Northern Uganda Women’s Network for Business Development (NUWEBIS Foundation) and the Triumph Women's Initiative. But the woman behind this powerful impact began her journey in heartbreak.
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2 weeks ago |
sqoop.co.ug | Edgar R. Batte
Each musical note played, every vocal piece performed and poem recited was food for the souls in attendance at the second edition of Piano Evenings at the Victoria Ballroom of Speke Resort Convention, Munyonyo last Friday. Talented organist and pianist Paul Luggya set the tone and stage for the smooth musical sail with a special edition of the national and Buganda anthems.
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