Ian Ortega A newbie’s guide to Nyege Nyege and Bebe Cool’s struggles Keep your slay away: Nyege Nyege is not that serious people. Mind you my sister, no one is gonna notice any of your fake... Ian OrtegaNovember 10, 2023
Four One One Something feels like ‘99 in UG: Something about the air All over: Something goes on in the writer’s mind. It is many things; the people he has encountered, situations, life lived and not, his... Ian OrtegaOctober 20, 2023
Audio Visual Tonyt – Rema Whatever Rema gives people, whatever spice she uses, it is a rare thing when a music video garners more than 600,000 views in... Ian OrtegaOctober 6, 2023
Audio Visual THE VIDEO: Legend – Mun G, Chamili Two legends, one full, one half (depending on who you ask) team up to put the visuals to their ‘Legend’ song. They choose to... Ian OrtegaSeptember 22, 2023
Columnists The kimenke lurking within every Ugandan Never fight on unfamiliar terrains… From my diary. I have some things to say this week. In fact, I have many things to say.... Ian OrtegaSeptember 22, 2023
Audio Visual THE VIDEO: Nzuuno – Laika If you do not know Laika, this video happens to be that full introduction to Laika. It takes place in a home setup, precisely... Ian OrtegaSeptember 15, 2023
Columnists The devil in Kampala wears lugabire But the devil in Kampala has no money… Ugandan men: A story goes that men are happy when they are providing. But not for... Ian OrtegaSeptember 15, 2023
Audio Visual THE VIDEO: Fire – Cindy Cindy’s power is in her ‘ease’, in that ‘effortlessness’, the ability to make it appear simple. For that is what she does in this... Ian OrtegaSeptember 9, 2023
Columnists A clash of two Ugandas My neighbour was of Indian descent… Firsts: I chose to break my Uganda Airlines virginity. Again, I had vowed to keep a distance from... Ian OrtegaSeptember 8, 2023
Columnists A king’s jubilee and Uganda’s nouveau revolutionaries The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… What a week. Does the past week need an introduction; the gun tattoo, the toilet, another toilet... Ian OrtegaSeptember 1, 2023
Audio Visual THE video: Ebiseera – King Saha Art requires one to identify with it. All art is but an expression of a moment in time. It’s a memory captured, one with... Ian OrtegaAugust 26, 2023
Columnists Jinja is moving fast and slow The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… Stone city. Jinja is better than Uganda, so they say. A hotbed of activity, Jinja is a... Ian OrtegaAugust 25, 2023
Columnists In praise of Ugandan time The haggling, the sweet endearments, the lugambo… Late: Ugandan time is the glue that holds every aspect of Ugandan culture together. Without Ugandan time,... Ian OrtegaAugust 18, 2023