As Uganda prepares to celebrate her 61st Independence Day, the South African duo, Mafikizolo is already in the country to usher Ugandans into the celebrations in an event dubbed One Nation Festival, scheduled for Sunday, October 8, 2023, at Lugogo Grounds in Kampala.
It will be an evening of diverse cultures and an epic night while celebrating all Ugandan cultures through the universal language of music.
The festival through various aspects of culture including music, dance, art, food and fashion intends to create a deeper appreciation and understanding of the cultural heritage and evolution of various communities from Uganda.
While appearing on media Owen Bigombe, one of the event organizers said that, with dance and music being one of the biggest cultural identifiers, the festival program will feature a culturally diverse artist lineup, to represent each region within Uganda.
“There will be Kadodi, Bakisimba, Kitagururo, Larakaraka dance, Kizino. However, this time round, we are trying to make our culture cool. So, we are inviting our mainstream artists, who we also know as Ugandans. We have Afrigo band which has people from the central, East like Rachel Magola, Allan Toniks from the West, Kataleya and Kandle,” Bigombe said.
According to Bigombe, entrance to this event will see Ugandans party with UGX 30.000, early bird (dial *291 to buy your ticket) and UGX 50.000 at the gate. Ugandans from different parts of the country will mix and mingle to celebrate their heritage. The event is sponsored by Pilsner Lager, Coca cola, and Safe Boda, among others.
Uganda gained her independence on October 9, 1962. Since 1894, she was a British protectorate that was put together from some very organized kingdoms and chieftaincies that inhabited the lake regions of Central Africa.
By 1959, Uganda had 16 districts and at the time of independence, one more district was created. In 1945, Uganda was divided into four provinces of Buganda, Eastern, Northern and Western which provinces were sub-divided into districts in 1962 when Uganda became independent.
