‘Your Music, My Voice’ symposium has kicked off at Uganda Museum. The symposium hosted by Goethe – Zentrum in cooperation with Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung brings together Artists from around Africa who use music for social justice.
The symposium defines what it means to be a civically engaged artist, sharing best practice examples from different countries, and discussion about different approaches, challenges, and the role of social media.
It has attracted Bobi Wine (Uganda), Tongai Makawa aka Outspoken (Zimbabwe), Jason Mushumbusi Mutalemwa aka Nash MC (Tanzania), Eric Ngangare aka Eric 1Key (Rwanda), Kane Limam aka Monza (Mauritania), Makhtar Fall aka Xuman (Senegal), Ugandan bloggers and social media activists.