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## Posts

- [Solomon Plate Has the Plate and the Cup. He Built the Table Himself.](https://nqefa.com/solomon-plate/): Psalm 23 provides a table and a cup that runs over. Solomon Plate’s stage name already covers the crockery. By his own account, he spent four years living inside that psalm. Then he named his second album after the cup. That leaves the table, and he appears to be building it himself. The cup Over & Over came out on 7 August 2024. It has 14 tracks and was released under his own Dominion Sound imprint. He describes it as Afro-fusion and ties it to the line about a cup running over. The guests come from across borders, including Esther Chungu, […]
- [KindlyNxsh Left School After Grade 9. He Has Since Hired Himself for Every Other Job.](https://nqefa.com/kindlynxsh/): By his own account, the crew on a KindlyNxsh music video is KindlyNxsh. The call sheet fits on a sticky note, nobody waits for the colourist to reply to an email because the colourist is already on the call, and the cover art never has to be sent back for revisions. He left school after Grade 9 with his family’s support, so the curriculum can fairly say it taught him none of this. A one-person credit list KindlyNxsh (Anashe Ithiel Chizhande) was born in Zimbabwe and raised in the Johannesburg area. He is 23. He started making music at around 15 […]
- [Dennis Odero Shot Bien. You Have Seen His Work Far More Often Than You Have Seen His Name.](https://nqefa.com/dennis-odero-bien-ill-be-okay/): In Kenya, a cinematographer can spend the better part of five years behind some of the most-watched images in the country and still be asked at a party what he does for a living. Dennis Odero is that cinematographer. A Kenyan viewer meets his work in an ad break between two news bulletins. The credit, if it appears at all, is in type small enough to need a lawyer. Nairobi-based Odero shoots TVCs, branded content, sports commercials and music visuals. The festival circuit would struggle to find his work. The national audience cannot avoid it. He is not a festival DP. […]
- [Hondas, a Three-Year Term and a DM: What Moses Bliss’s Label Looks Like From the Inside](https://nqefa.com/moses-bliss-spotlite-nation/): Most people who message a famous musician get a “seen” receipt. Grace Lokwa, by Moses Bliss’s own account, got a record deal. Lokwa, the Congolese singer behind the viral “Kumama,” got his deal after sending Bliss a direct message. The DM is the least of it. The same label has also handed out cars and let a signee leave 11 months into a three-year term. This profile is about how a gospel artist with a catalogue this large came to run a structure other artists want to join, and about the part of that story coverage tends to skip. The results […]
- [David Julius: No Gallery, No Agent, One Clipboard](https://nqefa.com/david-julius-no-gallery-no-agent-one-clipboard/): Most portrait artists ask their subjects to sit still. David Julius, however, waits for them to forget he is there. In restaurants, on beaches, in markets, and on buses, he draws a stranger from a clipboard while the stranger eats lunch, and the stranger is, by design, the last person in the room to know what is happening. Once the portrait is finished, it is framed, a red rose is added, and the surprise is delivered. Then the camera does what the pencil cannot. It turns to the face of the person receiving it. The drawing, then the face That face […]
- [Ug Producer Axon, the Credit You Can’t Scroll Past](https://nqefa.com/ug-producer-axon-credit-you-cant-scroll-past/): On most streaming platforms, the producer’s name appears in a font size usually reserved for terms and conditions. Axon fixed this by saying it out loud, inside the song, in a voice that needs no click to expand. The tag, “heyo axon you see di gyal a beauty dem,” now sits in front of some of the most played Ugandan records of the past three years. Behind it is a catalogue Joshua Baraka has built much of his rise on. The name he chose Geoffrey Mukwaya is the name his parents gave him. Axon is the one he wanted for himself, […]
- [Mike Mungu Says Love Isn’t Enough, and Questions the Nail Bill](https://nqefa.com/mike-mungu-love-isnt-enough/): Love isn’t enough, according to Mike Mungu’s new project, and a recent X post of his suggests it doesn’t cover the nails either: “Before sending this money, Do nails really cost 200k??” The same writer takes the subject seriously in the songs, and the credits show how much of that work is his. The credits Mungu is a singer, songwriter and producer based in Kampala. His debut EP, Finally, came out on 20 October 2023. Mugibson reported that he and Nyamer Josephine co-wrote all of its songs, and Joshua Baraka contributed production and mixing on at least one track. Credit listings […]
- [Ang3lina Went Quiet for Three Years. “That Girl From Uganda” Didn’t.](https://nqefa.com/ang3lina-sippin-return/): Most artists are forgotten in about three weeks. Ang3lina took three years off and left a nickname on duty. It never clocked out. The return “That Girl From Uganda” began as a freestyle in the intro of “Go Down.” DJs, blogs and fans repeated it until it became hers. Through the silence, fans kept using it, along with #TeamAng3lina. On 28 October, Angela Nabuufu comes back under the same name with #Sippin, pre-save here. She describes it as a new chapter, with a new creative vision and sound, and says this is the moment she is reintroducing herself to her listeners. […]
- [First Off, AlorG Credits Himself.](https://nqefa.com/alorg-first-off-im-proud-of-g/): AlorG’s second EP carries a title that credits no one else. A Note on a Ghanaian artist who put the statement before the verdict.
- [How to Pay Your Rent as a Musician: Mr Eazi’s Method (Step Six Is Not Available in Your Region)](https://nqefa.com/pay-your-rent-as-a-musician-mr-eazi/): Mr Eazi has been asking fans to stream “Comfort” for rent. A seven-step guide to his method, and the one step nobody can copy.
- [Kyle Simbwa: Up Next East Africa Artist](https://nqefa.com/kyle-simbwa/): Kyle Simbwa writes the songs, produces them, records them, mixes them and engineers them. The mastering he sends out. In a one-man operation, that counts as a supply chain. He is a vocalist and producer from Kasangati, on the edge of Kampala. On 17 September, Apple Music named him its Up Next artist for East Africa. The list’s alumni include Burna Boy, Tems and Rema. The selection came about three weeks after East African Summer, his seven-track project. It also came without the usual machinery. He told Tangaza Magazine that he is independent and funds the music with a day job. […]
- [Jenesis Kimera Left the Books. Now He Drops The Book.](https://nqefa.com/jenesis-kimera-the-book-ep/): Jenesis Kimera left a Bachelor of Arts in Music at Makerere in the first semester of his third year. On Friday, he releases his fourth EP. By any syllabus, he is now several credits ahead of the course he put on hold. Why He Left Ronald Kimera Ssenteza, who records as Jenesis Kimera and Orijinal Jenesis, grew up in Kawempe and began recording around 2017. He enrolled in 2018. Tuition was tough, and then COVID arrived. After almost two years of lockdown, he decided his school time was done for now, and he may yet go back and finish the degree. […]
- [The HR Graduate Who Manages One Employee](https://nqefa.com/arathejay-nimo-k-constantine/): AratheJay holds a Master’s degree in Human Resource Management. He is, on paper, qualified to manage people. He has spent his twenties managing one: a persona called Nimo K. Constantine, named partly for the highlife pioneer Koo Nimo and partly for a Roman emperor. Bro is 26. The persona comes with a series. Finding Nimo began with The Capsule (2024), a nine-track EP that passed ten million streams, and continued with The Odyssey (2025), a 17-track debut LP credited to Mass Appeal and Almighty Records. Reported cumulative streams across major platforms now exceed 55 million. A concept record about self-discovery is […]
- [SSSoundGawd: The Worst](https://nqefa.com/sssoundgawd-the-worst/): When SSSoundGawd began stepping out from behind the decks, he has said, the verdict came quickly: the worst at rapping, the worst at producing, the worst at making the move at all. He named his debut EP The Worst and called it “the comeback story.” The title is the standard in miniature. Behora Braveheart spent years as a DJ and hypeman in Mavo’s camp, headlining events and supporting shows, and before that worked as a graphic designer in Dubai while making music privately. His name points at the role he never gave up: the man behind the music. “Aura Salad,” released […]
- [After Nyasa and NUFA, Emma Okello takes Bond of Tera to Lagos Fringe](https://nqefa.com/emma-okello-bond-of-tera-lagos-fringe/): Emma Okello arrives at Lagos Fringe this November with a Best Director award from the Nyasa International Film Festival in Lilongwe, won in late August 2025. In May 2026 his short Reverie took Best Director at the Northern Uganda Film Awards in Gulu. Okello took Best Editor at the same ceremony, and the film’s lead, Akena Godfrey, took Best Actor. At Lagos Fringe he screens Bond of Tera, his 2026 psychological drama of about ten minutes. The festival runs 3–8 November, and the film screens someday in between. Frame by Frame (Nairobi) and Out of the Frame Marrakech have also selected […]
- [Ini Oluwa’s Yorùbá Gothic](https://nqefa.com/ini-oluwas-yoruba-gothic/): Ini Oluwa has been building a body of work publicly. The Lagos-based painter, born Inioluwa Aboluwarin, works in ink, acrylic and white charcoal on paper. His current series, Yorùbá Gothic, turns on intimate, domestic scenes: couples, quiet gestures, moments of closeness drawn with a controlled hand. Some compositions echo classical European painting. The feeling, and the world they belong to, remain unmistakably Yorùbá. Several of the recent pieces have travelled widely on X and Instagram, but the attention is not the point. The consistency is. Ini releases paintings steadily, shows them, prices them and sells them directly. A recognisable language has […]
- [Sebastian Fisher Begins His Uganda Career With Three Goals](https://nqefa.com/sebastian-fisher-begins-uganda-career/): On his first appearance for Uganda, Sebastian Fisher Quinn scored a hat-trick. The 16-year-old forward, born in Scotland and a player at Partick Thistle, made his debut for the Under-17s in the Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers. Uganda won 8-0 against Burundi, and Fisher Quinn scored all three of his goals in the second half. His route to the shirt runs through his mother, Kate, who was born in Uganda while his grandfather taught at a school there. He grew up on his grandparents’ stories of the country before he trained in it. In August he was called to the national […]
- [Uniekgrace](https://nqefa.com/uniekgrace/): In the vibrant landscape of Afro-fusion music, Uniekgrace’s journey is one illuminated by faith and fueled by resilience. Born Funkè Ojo-Emessiri on June 2, 1982, in Ondo State, Nigeria, she has crafted a career that weaves together her multicultural roots and demonstrates her commitment to ministry. Her stage name, Uniekgrace, draws from the Dutch word for “unique,” reflecting her distinctive blend of influences and her journey as a third-culture artist who has lived in Nigeria, Italy, Switzerland, the USA, Angola, and North America before settling in Antwerp, Belgium, with her husband and four children. These diverse backgrounds have profoundly shaped her […]
- [Gideon Slomo](https://nqefa.com/gideon-slomo/): Gideon is a dance artist, interior designer, and full-time creative who pours himself entirely into every project he touches. Widely recognized for his mastery of Bboy and Krump, he fuses multiple dance styles into a signature voice that defies easy categorization. These days, the stage lights have shifted: he now spends most of his time behind the camera — editing, photographing, shooting videos — channeling the same all-out intensity into visual storytelling. That relentless work ethic traces back to a guiding scripture: do all you do as unto the Lord. It is the engine that has powered every move, from the […]
- [Solomon Makumbi](https://nqefa.com/solomon-makumbi/): In the fast paced world of tech innovation by day, Solomon K. Makumbi cuts a sharp figure in his tailored suit, channeling his expertise into professional pursuits. But as the sun sets, he trades the computer for the studio, slipping into sweatpants for nights immersed in dance practice. “Suit by day, sweat pants by night,” he says, capturing the seamless duality that defines his life. Tech & Dance Solomon’s journey into dance was sparked by his earliest inspiration: a career in tech. Drawing directly from his experience as a tutor in that field, he applies the same principles of structured teaching […]
- [Dmstry](https://nqefa.com/dmstry/): Choolwe Siamubotu, professionally known as Dmstry — often stylized as “The Mystery” or “Da’ Mystery” — is a Zambian electronic dance music (EDM) producer, recording artist, songwriter, audio engineer, remixer, and self-described all-round creative dedicated to bringing excellence to African art. Born on March 17, 1996, in Zambia, Dmstry has carved out a distinctive niche in the African electronic scene by fusing pulsating EDM beats with local rhythms, hip-hop grit, and introspective storytelling. With a career spanning from self-taught production to high-profile collaborations, he embodies the enigmatic spirit of innovation, transforming personal sound experiments into tracks that resonate on global streaming […]
- [Jonah Kalungi](https://nqefa.com/jonah-kalungi/): Jonah Kalungi, a multitalented Ugandan creative, grew up surrounded by the soulful sounds of music that would later define his artistry. Born into a household where his father’s love for music reigned supreme, Jonah was steeped in the smooth grooves of R&B and the uplifting melodies of 80s and 90s gospel. These genres, played frequently around the house, became the bedrock of his musicality, shaping his ear for rhythm, harmony, and heartfelt expression. As a songwriter, designer, and worship leader, Jonah’s versatility reflects the influences of his childhood. His vocal prowess found its first formal outlet at Namilyango College, where he […]
- [Josh Jasper](https://nqefa.com/josh-jasper/): Josh Jasper, a contemporary dancer who began his professional career in 2020, is redefining the art of dance with a mission to inspire, teach, and mentor. Guided by his Christian faith, he creates choreography that speaks to identity, purpose, and hope, challenging societal norms and elevating dancers to stand on their own. From overcoming financial hurdles to hosting acclaimed shows at the Uganda National Theatre, Josh’s journey is one of resilience, creativity, and impact. From Economics to Dance: A Leap of Faith An economics graduate, Josh traded a conventional career for his passion, recently earning a diploma in performing arts from […]
- [SR Victor256](https://nqefa.com/sr-victor256/): In the vibrant streets of Naguru Go-Down, Kampala, Uganda, SR Victor256 — pronounced “Sir Victor…” — discovered his calling at the crossroads of faith and music. Raised in the heart of the ghetto, Victor’s journey from barber to award-winning DJ and musical artist is a story of resilience, purpose, and the transformative power of music. Since stepping into the DJ booth in 2012, he has touched the lives of thousands, using his turntables, original tracks, and philanthropic efforts as a ministry to spread joy and hope across Uganda and the world, from local church events to global stages alongside household names […]

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