Jam-packed schedule for DOADOA in Uganda

29 May 2015 - 14:37

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DOADOA, the East African Performing Arts Market, is steadily becoming a regional hub for every industry professional with artistic showcases, conferences, exhibitions, workshops and networking sessions. The event is held in the Ugandan town of Jinja, which is easily accessible by both tourists and locals. The fourth edition of the market in 2015 will be held on 6 to 9 May,

A workshop at DOADOA last year. Photo: Bwette Gilbert Daniel

DOADOA was created as a partnership initiative between the major stakeholders in the region – Bayimba International Festival of the Arts in Uganda, Sauti za Busara festival in Zanzibar, Sawa Sawa Festival in Kenya, KigaliUp in Rwanda, Caravan Records in Tanzania, Ketebul Music and Kenya Music Week in Kenya, and Selam Music and Jazzamba in Ethiopia.

DOADOA’s recently unveiled programming for 2015 will kick off with an exclusive opening ceremony in Kampala, the capital of Uganda, and will include the following exciting workshops, conferences and artist showcases:

DAILY WORKSHOPS

In-recording sessions with Santuri DJs and producers
Creative entrepreneurship for young artists
Performance poetry meets music

CONFERENCE PROGRAMME

Opening night: Wednesday 6 May

Preliminary session: Coming to DOADOA, what do you expect/what you need know!

Day One: Thursday 7 May

Conference 1: Earning royalties in Uganda and Kenya
Conference 2: Let talk about East African Music on Radio, again!
Conference 3: Women in the Arts
Conference 4: Freedom of artistic expression

Day Two: Friday 8 May

In conversation: An interview with Eric Wainaina on Music and Theatre
Conference 5: We are looking for content!
Conference 6: Touring African Artists in Europe
Conference 7: Up Next! The Youth and New Music

Closing night: Saturday 9 May

Closing plenary: DOADOA 2016, we will meet again!

ARTIST SHOWCASES

Showcased artists at this year’s festival will perform at CEPAC in Jinja, with the exception of the opening night showcase at the National Theatre in Kampala.

Opening night: Wednesday 6 May

Nandujja And The Planets (UG)

Day One: Thursday 7 May

8pm: Octave Band (KE)
9pm: Abeneko (TZ)
10pm: Strong Voice Band (RW)
11pm: Jemimah Sanyu (UG)

Day Two: Friday 8 May

8pm: Idi Masaba (UG)
9pm: H_Art The Band (KE)
10pm: Leo Mkanyia (TZ)
11pm: Makadem (KE)

Day Three: Saturday 9 May

7pm: International Xylophone (UG)
8pm: Sabar Zibula (UG)
9pm: Ngarambe Francoise (RW)
10pm: Kas Kasozi And The Blue Sugarcane (UG)
11pm: Moutcho (BU)

CALL FOR VOLUNTEERS

While the deadline for submissions for artists has already passed, if you are interested in participating in DOADOA as a volunteer, kindly fill out an application form available from http://doadoa.org together with (1) a photo and detailed CV of work experience/skills, and (2) a motivation to participate as volunteer (max. 500 words) to info@doadoa.org.

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