3rd Edition 6th - 10th May Jinja, Uganda DOADOA is the East African Performing Arts Market that provides a platform for professional networking and joint learning, brings together various stakeholders and links people, organizations, businesses, knowledge and technology with a view to create demand and develop a market for the performing arts and unlock the potential of the East African creative industry, making it an important factor for economic, social and cultural development throughout the region. 2014 DOADOA Programme Overview 2014 Tuesday 6th of May, National Theatre, Kampala 16:00hrs – Registration 18:00hrs – 22:00hrs Official opening ceremony Wednesday 7th of May, Crested Crane Hotel, Jinja 09:00hrs – Early registration 09:00hrs – 14:00hrs Live and Digital Sound Production workshops 10:00hrs – 15:00hrs Santuri workshop 10:15hrs – 17:45hrs Conferences and Networking 11:00hrs – 18:00hrs Exhibition 14:00hrs – 17:00hrs Creative Entrepreneurship Project workshop 17:00hrs – 18:00hrs Speed Networking 20:00hrs – 23:00hrs Showcases (Jinja Sailing Club) 22:10hrs – 00:30hrs Santuri Safari Djs (Flavours) Thursday 8th of May, Crested Crane Hotel, Jinja 09:00hrs – Early registration 09:00hrs – 14:00hrs Live and Digital Sound Production workshops JINJA - UGANDA Image by Matooke tours 10:00hrs – 15:00hrs Santuri workshop Jinja is the second largest town in Uganda, Africa. It is the second busiest commercial center in the country, after 10:15hrs – 17:45hrs Conferences and Networking Kampala, Uganda’s capital and largest city. Jinja was established in 1907. Before 1906, Jinja was a fishing village that 11:00hrs – 18:00hrs Exhibition benefited from being located on long-distance trade routes. The origin of the name “Jinja” comes from the language 14:00hrs – 17:00hrs Creative Entrepreneurship Project workshop of the two peoples (the Baganda and the Basoga) that lived on either side of the River Nile in the area. In both 17:00hrs – 18:00hrs Speed Networking languages “Jinja” means “Rock”. 20:00hrs – 23:00hrs Showcases (Queen’s Palace) 22:10hrs – 00:30hrs Santuri Sarafi Djs (Nile Casino) GETTING THERE AND AWAY Friday 9th of May, Crested Crane Hotel, Jinja Jinja lies along the surfaced Nairobi–Kampala road, 82km east of Kampala and 131km west of Tororo. The journey in 09:00hrs – Early registration a private vehicle takes almost two hours. On the outskirts of Jinja, the road from Kampala crosses the Owen Falls Dam, 09:00hrs – 14:00hrs Live and Digital Sound Production workshops shortly after which it reaches a roundabout where a right turn leads to the town centre and a left turn to Bujagali. 10:00hrs – 15:00hrs Santuri workshop Regular minibus-taxis (Ush8,000) run between Jinja taxi park and Kampala’s old taxi park throughout the day. The 10:15hrs – 17:45hrs Conferences and Networking larger and safer coaster buses (Ush5,000) run to Jinja bus park. Buses to Mbale leave the bus park between 06.00 and 11:00hrs – 18:00hrs Exhibition 08.00. Later travellers must head out to the police barracks roundabout on the Jinja bypass to catch buses travelling 14:00hrs – 17:00hrs Creative Entrepreneurship Project workshop between Kampala and locations east. (Extracted from Bradt Guide to Uganda) 17:00hrs – 18:00hrs Speed Networking 20:00hrs – 23:00hrs Showcases (BAX Bar) 22:10hrs – 00:30hrs Santuri Safari Djs (Bax Bar/Club) Saturday 10th of May, Transafrica Grounds, Jinja 12:00hrs – 01:00hrs Bayimba Regional Festival of the Arts 02 DOADOA 2014 03 INTRODUCTION DIRECTOR@ BAYIMBA The British Council creates international opportunities for people and builds Dear colleagues, Welcome to the 3rd edition of DOADOA, our very own East African market trust between them worldwide. We are on the ground in six continents and for performing arts professionals that continues to grow each year and over 100 countries, working with millions of people each year. is developing into a leading networking platform in the region. With del- e- gates coming from over 16 countries and 32 cities, DOADOA is a unique meeting place for industry professionals to link up with their peers. ARTS EDUCATION & SOCIETY ENGLISH DOADOA is a true testament to the strength of the creative spirit in East Africa and presents a window to East Africa to those who do not experience it with their own eyes. And Our focus Artists and cultural leaders Policy makers, educators, Teachers and learners of students and community English DOADOA offers a window to the world to artists from the region, providing multiple opportunities to leaders showcase their works beyond their borders. I would like to thank DOADOA’s principal supporters – British Council Uganda, Mimeta, Hivos and the Expertise in creative Increased global awareness, Improved English What we offer Royal Norwegian Embassy – for believing in this regional market initiative and for making this 3rd edi- industries and exposure to ICT and leadership skills proficiency new audiences tion of DOADOA happen. I would like to thank the DOADOA partners – Sawa Sawa Festival, Busara Promotions, Ketebul Music, How we do it Global collaboration, Policy dialogue, networking Teaching resources, Kenya Music Week, Caravan Records, Selam Music and KigaliUp Festival – for sharing their knowledge, festivals and development and joint education training courses, exams expertise and networks. The conference and showcase programme that you are attending and to enjoy workshops programmes and websites is the result of a close collaboration between these regional partners. On behalf of the partners I would Who we work with Intel, Premier League, HSBC, LRQA, Tullow Oil and Microsoft like to thank the team at Bayimba for their hard work in pulling off this event again. And finally, I thank you for coming to DOADOA. I wish you great inspiration and connectivity! FAISAL KIWEWA The British Council is a partner we really value and Bayimba trust. On the ground, around the world they have the access, contacts and people to make things happen.” BRITISH COUNCIL MIMETA Richard Scudamore, Chief Executive, Barclays Premier League “ Welcome to DOADOA |2014 Welcome to DOADOA! The British Council is the United Kingdom’s Mimeta is a proud partner to DOADOA arts 15,390 international organisation for cultural relations market and appreciate this initiative to develop a government, and educational opportunities. market for the performing arts in the East African For over 80 years the British Council has creative industry. We believe DOADOA is an business and been involved in arts, music and culture, important factor for economic, social and cultural social leaders creating opportunities for mutually beneficial change in the region. working with interactions which help develop the arts and Mimeta is a Norwegian non- profit organization us worldwide creative sectors in the countries we work in. that addresses the challenges for people to get For the third year running, the British Council access to artistic expressions, - that are created Uganda is proud to support DOADOA and the on free terms and presented by independent 208,000 wide range of musicians, artists and industry institutions or venues, - in favor of the art itself, people in professionals participating from around the human rights and a tolerant, sustainable society. education region and Europe. DOADOA is an increasingly Mimeta contribute to processes that give artists exchanges important platform for the music and arts sector, and organizers an opportunity to influence and we are delighted that professionals from their framework conditions, and support the East African region and the UK will be able their partners on political advocacy, platform 2.5 million to network; share experiences inspire each development and economic sustainability. people other and hopefully forge lasting professional Mimeta hopes you will enjoy the 3rd edition of taking connections. DOADOA and will find inspiration to join forces professional I wish you all a very successful event! in order to give people access to free creative examinations expressions! Peter Brown (Country Director) Hege Aasgaard - Mimeta All facts for Sub-Saharan © Mat Wright Africa as of July 2011 BC_global_1pager.indd 1 2012/09/06 11:58 AM 2012/09/06 Ruth Daniel Paul Duhaney SPEAKERS Founder Un-Convention Africa Oye Deborah Asiimwe Sam Jones Sundance Institute SoundThread East Africa Ruth is a cultural producer, activist and Paul Duhaney was born in London in 1968 entrepreneur. She has worked across the and moved to Liverpool in 1999. Currently world makingchange through music and in his 15th year working at Africa Oye which creativity, through organising over sixty he has seen grow from a very modest event I write stories for performance to wider I’ve been producing music for the last 15 music development programmes in 25 attended by a couple of hundred people audiences with future prospects that years working with Grammy, Brit and Mobo countries over the past 5 years. She founded to one of the UK’s most popular festivals include addressing the persistent lack of award winners. Recently when working Un-Convention, is Director of AGENCIA and attended by 40,000 people over 2 days every documentation of the rich African oral abroad in emerging creative communities Co-Director of In Place of War. June in Sefton Park Liverpool. literature. I have dedicated a significant part in Africa and Eastern Europe, I became Paul is responsible for the creation and of my time in creating works and working extremely interested in sustainable development of the Festival, one off events with organizations that bridge the cultural socioeconomic development from a cultural and learning and participation projects in divide between Western and Southern/ perspective. As a response SoundThread schools colleges, and institutions. He is Rob Marshall African cultures. My work also involves was founded as an international music also Director of the subsidiary organisation identifying ways of expression across production organisation, advocating for Sony Music Africa Oye Touring and Trading which is part of cultures and other art genres; investing skills training and authentic production the Black Routes Touring Network which in training and education.