After two years off because of the COVID-19 lockdown, East Africa’s biggest reggae music festival, “Reggae On The Nile Fest,”, is back in Jinja.
Reggae on the Nile Fest is widely regarded as the premier annual reggae music festival, and it will be held this year on November 4th and 5th, 2022, at Nile Nest in Jinja.
The break-off was used, according to the organizers, to assess and re-imagine the festival and determine what direction was best for its longevity.
“We promise a better festival and that is what we will be delivering,” said the organizers.
Organizers added that “on November 4th and 5th, 2022, Humble Management Ltd. and Nile Vybz Entertainment present Reggae On the Nile FEST 2022 at Nile Nest Jinja. A two-day event lineup of workshops and culture seminars, themed ‘Rafting and Tubing, Camping, Art Exhibition, Food Village, and all this while being entertained by cool reggae vibes.”
Reggae on the Nile harmonizes three critical aspects of the reggae entertainment; Music and culture, Art and Tourism.
This event comes as Uganda is being described as one that has grown musically across genres and most notably reggae, an attraction that needs to be celebrated and shared with the world.
According to organizers, the event is built to be a platform from which to boost the musical heritage of the country by showcasing the best reggae acts Uganda has to offer on a stage with the rest of the region’s best.
In terms of art, the organisers explained that music and art go hand in hand, and thus they are adopting a mode that will enable artists, painters, fashion designers to showcase at the event and thus add spice and color to it.
On side of tourism, Jinja City where the festival is set to take place is one of the most iconic and beautiful towns in Uganda, attracting hundreds of tourists both local and international periodically
“We are thus building Reggae on the Nile to be one of the key attractions to Jinja annually, providing a very fun and authentic reason to travel to Uganda and Jinja particularly at the banks of River Nile for this reggae experience,” the organisers said.
The fest will feature East African top reggae deejays including Dj Kalonje from Kenya and Reggae legend Madox Sematiba, exceptional Henry Tigan, New generation Zex, Uganda’s best band Abeeka Band, Cultural dance groups, Performers from Kenya, Rwanda, Tanzania, and the rest of the world.
Tickets can be purchased at Quick Ticket Uganda. Early bird tickets: 1 day at just 50k, 2 days at 70k, and at gate 70k and 100k respectively.