The dance. Scenes from the Nambi production during the Batalo East Fest in 2018. The shows starting today are a bigger extention of this performance, although bigger and more vigorous. PHOTOS/COURTESY.
Dance to the beat: Dance is one of the most consumed forms of art. it is a kind that calls people to join or take part. Yet, dance is still one of the most misunderstood forms of art, by the audience. Different times, the art form has been used to pass on messages through showcases and theatre. Nambi is theatre, a dance theatre production highlighting women who have been queens even without a crown, writes Andrew Kaggwa.
Nambi is synonymous with art in Uganda.
Probably you have listened to the song Nambi by Jamie Culture. The song did not make a lot of waves but did talk about a mysterious, beautiful girl who everyone in the village wanted, yet she had her eyes on only one man.
Then there came Kenneth Mugabi’s Nambi, a soulful song mainly played on an acoustic guitar that describes a young woman whose lover only gets a chance to meet over the well. Of course, Mugabi’s setting is one of a village where parents live, and thus, by default, the song is rich with vocabulary as well as symbolism.
Away from songs, however, early this year, Peter Mukiibi took the film industry by storm when he released his debut film, a short, Nambi.
Mukiibi’s Nambi is a re-imagination of the known folklore of Nambi and the first man, also known as the first Ganda king, Kintu.
In all the different art forms, Nambi has been presented in, one thing has always stood out, she is graceful, beautiful, and one of the most respectable figures.
Both Culture and Mugabi had a Nambi who was eye candy and every man’s wish, and they were not afraid of laying their wishes down even when they seemed to know the dangers. In Mukiibi’s film, she wasn’t just any girl, she was a princess and a god.
The story of Nambi
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