UGANDA VOICES INITIAVE 2010

Saturday, December 31, 2011

AFTERMATH OF THE OFFICIAL UNDISPUTED, 9TH ANNUAL HIP HOP SUMMIT FOR THE HEAVY WEIGHT HIP HOP CHAMPIONS OF THE YEAR.

 
 2011 was indeed a tough year filled with great challenges for the hip hop summit team but we managed to once gain mark the 9th annual Uganda hip hop celebration with love and great positive affirmations from the growing hip hop communities. The Journey of hip hop in Uganda has contributed to the youth Voice in various restricted and deprived social expression platforms especially the creative practices. Celebrating the youth through hip hop in Uganda has continued to prove and show that there is a growing community of young men and women who are aspiring to experience hip hop through various creative means, whether It's Breaking, emceeing, Djaying, Graffiti Art, knowledge, and Street fashion the reconnection to the indigenous emcee continues to lead us in the direction of opening up the hearts of young people to celebrate their culture tradition and heritage.
Mon mc of New Hope Squad
Dj Apeman House Dj for the Uganda Hip hop Summit
Babaluku's Performance at the Summit
Tshila on the Strings
Babaluku addressing the youth at the hip hop forum
Guest artiste from Australia Kween G's Performance
Tbro representing the Western Uganda at Uganda Hip Hop Summit

Lyrical G one of the old skool emcee in Uganda gracing the mic
Mc Ship representing his crew at the Summit


2012 We will be making 10years of committing to using hip hop as a tool of transformation, liberation and peace building for the youth in Uganda. We looking forward to celebrating with all our well wishers friends and family from various communities both Local and international.
Individuals, groups, communities of artist, educators, and hip hop organization interested in getting involved and participating you can contact us at
: ughiphopsummit@gmail.com
Ronnie Sleek on of the most influential Hip hop Media
TV personality
Ship Crew's Perfomance at the Summit
Brothers from UK representing Ugandan Hip hop in Diaspora
Luga Luga Squad Representing Kireka at the summit
Batenga TheMith representing Batabazi
family & Hip hop family USA

Kween G energetic performance
Kasozi Of KAS WEAR, with ROYmc
Kasozi at his stall
Abenganda gracing the stage
Sista Ife representing Spoken word platforms at the summit
Don Mc at the summit
Slim mc blessing the crowd with his poetry

We wild love to thank every one who contributed and turned up for the 9th annual undisputed hip hop summit at Sabrinas Pub.
Bavubuka Foundation, recognize the power of Hip-Hop music and culture to catalyze positive social change. Hip-Hop is modern youth’s cultural foundation, and symbolizes the ability of people living in marginalized communities to flourish and live their dreams. With the vision of creating a peace building platform that empowers and unifies young people from diverse communities, we continue to create a voice for the youth in Uganda. 

Special Thanks to Bwette Daniel Gilbert, GNL Zamba, Atlas Da Africa, Szanie Elvis, Micheal Ojok, Babaluku, Hype Man aka Steff, Kasozi, Hyper designs-Job Norman, Saul, Ronnie Sleek (Record TV), Charlie Mwiyeretsi Denzel (Sanyu fm), Captian DMS (Hot 100), Daniel (record Radio), Tshila, Kween G, Batenga (Batabazi), Sparkle Sadati, Dalima Wiltord (Hipipo), Edgar Batte (daily Monitor), Jonathan Jaxtar (Record TV) & all the fun and artistes who LOVE & ARE IN LOVE WITH HIP HOP IN UGANDA.

Written By: Bwette Daniel Gilbert 

Monday, December 19, 2011

The 9th Annual Uganda Hip Hop Summit 2011

The 9th Uganda Annual Hip Hop Summit
The Uganda HipHop Foundation & Bavubuka Foundation, recognize the power of Hip-Hop music and culture to catalyze positive social change. Hip-Hop is modern youth’s cultural foundation, and symbolizes the ability of people living in marginalized communities to flourish and live their dreams. With the vision of creating a peace building platform that empowers and unifies young people from diverse communities, we continue to create a voice for the youth in Uganda. The Hip Hop Summit has been an on-going event for the last seven years. The main aim of the summit is promote the hip hop culture in Uganda by empowering the youth and creating positive awareness through music and culture. The Hip Hop Summit is targeted to the youth crowd mainly students aged 18-25 years old. It features live performances by local and international Uganda’s top urban artists from the Hip Hop and R&B genres. The Hip Hop summit is not just about The Concert. During the day time there is a series forums and workshops that are carried out by Uganda's top Hip Hop icons and role models. The summit touches other areas of Hip Hop culture by featuring a DJ scratching demonstration, a B-Boy dance battle, a Graffiti art display, a Motivation speakers, and a Hip Hop Fashion Show. Favorite Quotations: "There is a self Liberating truth in celebrating the indigenous in you".
 THE BEAUTIFUL SPIRIT OF THE SUMMIT THIS YEAR WILL BE BLESSED BY APPEARANCES FROM: THE HIP HOP SUMMIT FORUM HOSTED BY:
 BABALUKU
 - UGLY EMCEE 
-XENSON C


ELEBRATING THE HIP HOP STORIES OF UGANDA HIGH LIGHTED STORIES: 
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ MOVEMENT 
BONFIRE MOVEMENT 
BABOON FOREST ENT. 
SWAGG AFRICA 


INSPIRATIONAL HIP HOP MINI DOCS MUSIC VIDEOS AND TRAILERS FROM UGANDA & AROUND THE WORLD. 
WORDS BEATS & LIFE 
- NORMADIC WAX
 - BAVUBUKA DYNASTY


 LEGENDARY FROM THE OLD TO THE NEW SCHOOL PERFOMANCES BY 
LYRICAL.G - GMC
 ATLAS DA AFRICA 
GNL ZAMABA
 BABALUKU 
TSHILA THE AFRICAN QUEEN 
YOUNG NICK 
BABOON FOREST
 BONSATULE
 T-BRO
 MON MC - NEW HOPE SQUAD 
S4J MC 
YALA 
SAINT NELLY SADE 
ABENGANDA 
SAINT. CA
 UGLY EMCEE 
LADY SLYKE 
Kween G perfoming at Homebake Music,
Film & Arts Festival - Sydney
JUNGEL THE MAN EATER
 SHIP CREW
 MC FLOWER MC
 ROY MC 
SHIP 
BAVUBUKA ALLSTARZ 
MC SPIDA 
LUGA LUGA SQUAD
 TALENT4LYFE (STONE CITY)
 SAVIOUR
 BLACK REIGN
 SPECIAL GUEST PERFORMANCE BY: 
KWEEN G OF THE KILLA QUEENZ (SYDNEY AUSTRALIA)
 DJ BATENGA THE MYTH - BATABAZI FAMILY (BOSTON) 
DJ APEMAN ( UGANDA) THE HIP HOP SUMMIT CYPHER (FOR ALL EMCEES) 


THE HIP HOP SUMMIT SPOKEN TRUTH LOUNGE
 SISTER IFE - POETRY IN CESSION 
GILLY WILLY BON FIRE 
SLIM EMCEE 
ROCKING LIVE WITH THE FRESHEST BBOYS & BGIRLS 
JERICHO BREAKERS
B BOY IMAM 


OUTER SPACE FASHION: BY 
KAZ WEAR 
MANY MORE PARTICIPANTS ARE STILL BEING CONFIRMED WE WILL KEEP UPDATING THE LIST AS WE COUNT DOWN TO THIS UGANDA HIP HOP CELEBRATION OF THE LONGEST RUNNING HIP HOP EVENT IN UGANDA. WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO ALL THE FAN ARTISTS FAMILY AND FRIENDS OF THE HIP HOP COMMUNITY COMING OUT TO BUILD SO WE CAN GROW HIP HOP IN OUT COMMUNITIES IN UNITY....

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