Nihiloxica - Source of Denial

Source of Denial is the second LP from Nihiloxica, the Bugandan techno outfit hailing from Kampala, Uganda. It comes after more than three long years since Kaloli, their acclaimed debut on Crammed Discs. The album points a (middle) finger at the hostile immigration and freedom of movement policies implemented in the UK, as well as across the world. Fueled by their frustrations with this intentionally convoluted system, the group have produced their most cataclysmic effort to date. The only spoken words we hear throughout the album, outside of studio outtake Preloya, are computer generated. They speak of application processes, character backgrounds, and accountability, blasted through crackled phone speakers. The effect is a Kafkaesque feedback loop: an avalanche of constant call tones, uncanny British accents and rigorous interrogative questioning. The frustrations are a problem the band, a defiantly global outfit, has faced continuously. A whole UK tour was cancelled in 2022, and recently, a UK show had to be performed with only three members due to problems with a certain conglomerate visa agency who “provide services” for the UK, as well as a growing number of countries. “We wanted to create the sense of being in the endless, bureaucratic hell-hole of attempting to travel to a foreign country that deems itself superior to where you’re from. We’re focussing on the UK as that’s where we’ve had the most trouble, but the problem goes much, much further. In this system if you have a certain passport or have even visited a certain country then you’re an appropriate subject to be interrogated and insulted time and time again just to prove that you’re worthy to enter, and normally this involves proving you have a good enough reason to want to leave again! The arrogance of it is unbearable. This album was a way to express our disdain towards it... What exactly is the source of your denial? Your passport? Your bank balance? Your skin colour? You’ve paid huge sums of money to be thrown from one profit-driven “service centre” to another, each denying responsibility, each limiting your right to freedom of movement as a human being. Despite some other serious humanitarian shortcomings, Uganda accepts some of the highest numbers of refugees in the world. Meanwhile the UK is trying to send them away to Rwanda. That says it all.” - Nihiloxica Nihiloxica is: Henry (Isa) Isabirye, Pete (pq) Jones, Henry (Prince) Kasoma, Jamiru (Jally) Mwanje and Jacob (Spooky-J) Maskell-Key. Produced by Spooky-J and pq at Nyege Nyege HQ in Kampala. Artwork by Vicky de Visser

Yellow Haven  -   Gineke Zikken , 2018

Dutch,  b. 1959 -

Oil on canvas,  80 x 100 cm.

Blankets and Wine, Kampala.

Blankets and Wine is an event whose concept was developed by Kenyan musician Muthoni the Drummer Queen. With time it has grown into an event held across the region in different cities.

Kampala (Ugandan) Fashion Week 2018

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Political #prostitutes vs #Patriots

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The cursed #ignorant elders on a SMART #GENERATION

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Yellow's shades in Uganda and Angola spotlight African beauty

You can see tangerine colours, light mustard and classic mustard here

Mafia1 Tornado -Life In Jozi [Official Video]

The first Bahá’í House of Worship on the African continent, completed in 1961, is in Kampala, Uganda and has become a well-known landmark. Bahá’í Houses of Worship are spiritual gathering places open to all peoples. It was far from easy to get here. I took a bus from Kenya to Uganda over night, with multiple delays and had to switch hotels three times. But I was able to make it and listen to prayers and choir and meet locals. The stories have been touching and at times funny. One story was the Ugandans were skeptical of the Temple and rumored it had ghosts. There are no ghosts, but it is a very spiritual and peaceful place to visit so please go if you can. #bahai #bahaitemple #bahaihouseofworship #Uganda #kampala #africa #solofemaletravel #solotravel #travel #sightsee #femaletraveler #travelblog #nofilter #nofilterneeded (at Bahá'í House of Worship - Uganda) https://www.instagram.com/p/Co4bSsVtZcg/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

Listen/purchase: Bunga Bule by Rian Treanor & Ocen James

As fashion statements go, Ugandan-based designer Bobby Kolade’s new collection is as bold as they come.

The mish mash of stitched-together panels holds an unequivocal message, one that’s printed loud and clear on the label of his one-off garments: ‘Return to sender. Materials sourced from secondhand clothes from the global north.’

Kolade’s first collection under his Buzigahill brand is made up entirely of clothes sent to Uganda for ‘recycling’ by countries like the US and UK. Repurposed and refashioned by Kolade’s six-strong team, Buzigahill is sending them back to where they came from.

“We feel there’s a kind of clothing dictatorship, coming from the global north to us,” said Kolade. “By sending things back, we are responding with a clear, proud message: we’re not just the dumping ground. We have the potential to produce, we have the potential to create.”

The Quays

This gotta be one of the best DJ sets I've seen in a while, this man turned it into a piece of performance art, looking at us with wide open eyes while playing the DJ controller on top of his friend's head, the sound guy at this venue needs a well deserved retirement

Two reflections of afro beauty with red dress

Stunning sexy

Cozy and nice