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Rugby Tier tourney in Kampala

It is 13 years since Uganda hosted a Tier 1B rugby Part of the scanty crowd that turned up at the Hip Hop Unplugged at the National Theatre MC Lil K performing tournament. They went on to win the CAR Cup in 2007. However, they have retrogressed. Uganda, Botswana, Senegal, Mauritius, Ivory Cost and Madagascar will take part in the tournament from Sunday to Low turn out at hip hop unplugged Saturday. By Steven Odeke Kim and Kanye ast week the BETWEEN THE LINES: second edition of Hip Hop n The evening started expecting a boy Unplugged, a off on a dull note with the musical event that organisers seemingly not attracts several sure of who was to perform Lupcoming and established when and what. And they rappers, was held at the kept the few revellers as National Theatre grounds. The they waited for the num- event is organised by Uganda bers to swell. Lyricist Lounge in partnership with Bayimba Cultural Foundation. courage to recite any of his The evening started off on a pieces. And he was left on stage dull note with the organisers to compose himself for close Looks like North West is seemingly not sure of who was to 15 minutes stirring anger about to get a little brother. to perform when and what. in the scanty audience. Even Kim Kardashian revealed via And they kept the few revellers when he composed himself, he Instagram that she and hubby as they waited for the numbers kept complaining that he was Kanye West are expecting a to swell. uncomfortable, cutting short his son. She published a picture Eventually the performances pieces to start another. of Yeezy with North West started and the music blared. Then the band got on and along with the comment: First, they performed off backed up a one Acholi female “Precious moments like this deejay’s beats of American rapper, MC Twitch. No one when we were traveling... rappers like Snoop Dogg and was familiar with her song, but You’re such a good daddy to DMX and rhymed their lungs her wordplay and rhyme was North & you will be the best out. But the evening was brilliant. daddy to our new son too!” already dragging and they were It was not until the popular forced to rush through their St. Nelly Sade hopped on stage performances. and did some free styles that There was a poet called Dark everyone got worked up. Then Janet Jackson Poet who was a bundle of Mith performed and crowned drops new single nerves and could not summon the night. Jungle the Man Eater (in red jacket) performing. Photos by Denis Dibele Blessed Harmony Choir launches album at La Bonita

By Nicholas Kajoba

Ululations and excitement among believers was vividly evident as the Blessed Harmony Choir launched their It has been almost seven album on Sunday evening. years since Jackson released Blessed Harmony Choir is from a new song. She has dropped Bwaise SDA church. The colourful event, a new single, No Sleeep characterised by prayer songs, was (yes, with three e’s). The last held at Theatre La Bonita, Kampala. It studio album the six-time began with curtain raisers from mainly Grammy winner released was upcoming gospel musicians. Later the 2008’s Discipline, followed over 14-member choir, smartly dressed by her compilation Icon: came on stage with their maiden song, Oli Number Ones released in The Blessed Mukulu amidst ululations from the crowd. 2010. Jackson unveiled her Harmony They later presented other songs like new song on Twitter Monday, Choir Obufumbo, Alitwaniriza and Ekyombo. following the announcement performing The day was crowned with Pastor Joseph of her new Unbreakable world at their Sembusi and Paul Kayizzi buying the tour last month. album audio and video DVD at sh500,000 and launch Sh1,000,000 respectively.