Boutiq Foundation

03/04/2018

Techno, soukous, abstract electronics – the Nyege Nyege collective draws from the cultural melting pot of Kampala’s music scene. But unlike other European visitors, it also gives something back

12/12/2017

http://www.arterialnetwork.org/opportunity/air_residency_2017

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19/05/2017

For the past 3 years Boutiq Foundation has been running a community studio in Bunga, Kampala, Uganda called (Boutiq Studios) open to all underground artists who are pushing or want to push boundaries with their music. The studio has hosted many international and local musicians over the years including The riddlore?, Art Melody Art Melody. JoEy le Soldat, BATUK MUSIC, Wanlov the Kubolor, Blip Discs, Alai K Ukoo Flani, Otim Alpha, Jesse Hackett & Ennanga Vision , Albert Bisaso Ssempeke, Ross Alexander, Alyssa Moxley, Mammane Sani et son Orgue, Roi Rocky Assayag and Nessim Zghidi, Nilotika Cultural Ensemble, , Mc Yallah, Kongoloko, 'stone, Swordman Kitala, B**a Yut, Echengu Jonnathan Letia .You can find some of the output on our label Nyege Nyege Tapes. Check our page to follow up on news, new projects, Residencies, workshops and new releases.

Boutiq Studio is a community recording studio and residency space in Kampala, Uganda. It's the recor

23/04/2017

Great to see Boutiq Foundation's first feature film production with Arnold Aganze's 'The N.G.O' doing so well in both Continental and European film festivals.

11/04/2017

In just four years, the East African label has become a conduit for fresh, electronic sounds, which blend traditional elements with trap, techno and EDM.

04/04/2017

Hey lovely people, here is something new in Kampala, if you are interested in documentary.....

A space for screenings, conversations and project calls related to documentary film. A place to share a good story and a good film, and hopefully to build a nice community. The club will also serve as a starting point for a 15 week documentary course.

26/02/2017

We are really excited to be hosting for the next month Sound Artist Alyssa Moxley and French photographer and filmmaker Stéphane Charpentier in Uganda for a residency. Alyssa is also the director and curator of the excellent Kinisi Music Festival and Stephan is the curator of the roving Photography exhibition 'Temps Zero' http://tempszero.com/. Expect a lot of exciting new projects to be coming out of this.

A festival of sound on Santorini, 2015.

28/11/2016

We are proud to announce that Arnold Aganze's film THE NGO, that was co-produced by Boutiq Foundation has won a special mention at the Carthage International Film Festival in Tunis and we are now waiting for the official invitation to the prestigious Fespaco in Burkina Faso, fingers crossed!

12/10/2016

For those of you who missed yesterdays fascinating talk with dj zhao, you can find a related article by him on the same topic here.

The boom-bap pattern common to so much modern music has African roots — and its evolution tells important stories of subjugation and resistance.

01/09/2016

Eckobass aka Bazuuka Male will be rapping alongside the Skaface and Fredrik Borch Olsen at this year's Nyege Nyege Festival 2016. One of the best MCs to come out of Uganda, we'll be premiering his hits-to-be African Dance and Nonya Anser. You saw it here first...