9 Things to Expect at this Year’s Nyege Nyege Festival

The Biggest of Uganda’s entertainment eyes aka BigEye.ug returns this year for the 9th edition of the Nyege Nyege Festival dubbed ‘Afrogalactic Edition.’ Well, rumour has it that this time round, revellers should expect to journey to the stars. Everyone will be an astronaut, it will moments and memories in space. Nyege Nyege is rated as Africa’s best underground festival, that’s to imply that it goes off and seeks the music on the fringes, it goes away from the mainstream. Do not expect the usuals that you always find at your brunches in Kampala, or the Friday Bugos party times, it’s out of the usual, and again, it’s afrogalactic. Here’s the 9 things you should expect to experience this year. 1. The Sudanese Factor Artistes such as Mahdiya from Sudan, a country currently in civil war, will be bringing a twist to the festival. That Sudanese sound transports you somewhere to the great old days of the Caravans, of the pyramids and of that night in the desert as the starry night decorates the moment. For those seeking to make a fashion statement at Nyege Nyege, this is time to run around to those Sudanese shops in Naalya or Ntinda...