The wait is over; we can confirm that all is set for the 11th edition of the Johnnie Walker Jazz Safari slated for Speke Resort Munyonyo for this Saturday June 30. We can also confirm that this year’s Jazz Safari event headliner- Grammy Award winner Richard Bona will be jetting in at Entebbe International airport tonight at 10pm.
Bona who arrives with an over 10-man band, announced on his social media pages yesterday that he was indeed on his way to the Pearl of Africa; “On my way to Kampala. My first time to Uganda. I hope you are ready coz I am. Ninasafiri Uganda, tafadhali niletee chakula moto haraka… nina njaa sana,” read Bona’s post in part.
The Swahili bit in Bona’s post suggests that he’s hungry and looking forward to enjoying some hot Ugandan food. Bona will share the stage with local jazz musicians including Kaz Kasozi, BlackRoots UNLIMITED, Michael Kitanda, Tony Trumpeta and Aloysious Migadde.
Tickets to this year’s Johnnie Walker Jazz Safari are still on sale at Game Lugogo, Shoprite Acacia Mall and House of Walker (Kampala Sheraton Hotel). An individual ticket goes for Shs130k while a table of 10 goes for Shs3m.