Samuel Prince Ibanda is a song writer, actor, singer and dancer/choreographer from Uganda. Born in Uganda, he has been involved in the performing arts since childhood, taking part in theatrical and dance productions in school. Acting: In 2006 Samuel took part in the movie project "The Last King of Scotland" which starred Forest Whitaker and James McAvoy. Since 2005 he has been involved in an ongoing radio series. Since early 2006, he has done two TV commercials and recorded and his latest involvement was in the Maisha Directors' Film Lab, where he took on leading roles in two different scripts. In 2008 Samuel did two major acting roles in two documentaries (drama): "Locked Up Abroad Uganda" a National Geographic Channel documentary about the Bwindi impenetrable in Uganda where American tourists were killed in 1999, and the documentary, "The John Akii-Bua Story: An African Tragedy", a BBC project where he acts as John Akii Bua. Dancing: He started up a dance company in 2002 and ran it for two years. The company still exists, although he moved on. In 2004 and 2005 he performed at the PAM Awards (Pearl of Africa Music Awards). During the same period he was the centre man in supporting roles in 3 successful theatre plays with the Obsessions, a Ugandan dance and theatre company. Samuel performed with Keiga Dance Company (http://keigadancecompany.com/) at the annual Dance Week in Kampala in 2008 and 2009. Touring with Keiga Dance Company brought Samuel to Germany in summer 2009 where they performed and held workshops. In November 2009 Samuel performed in Stuart Lynch's Look Homeward Angel in Copenhagen, Denmark. In connection to the festival My World Images, Samuel toured Denmark in the piece "Boda Boda" directed by Stuart Lynch. Singing: In 2006 Samuel released a duet (song and video) with Suzan Kerunen, a female performer from Uganda. In March 2007 he released a track entitled 'Danger' to Ugandan radio stations. "The track talks about the way I feel about the world". Samuel is always reflecting the way he feels when he writes music. 2009 is the year for Samuel's debut album "How I Feel", containing 8 songs. You can listen to it here and watch the music videos. Please leave comments! In May 2011 staged at a grand solo show at the National Theatre Uganda called "A Man's Art - is a Man's Dream". Samuel was backed up by the legendary Soul Beat Africa and some of the best dancers in Uganda. You can find pictures and video from the show on this myspace page. The Observer's review of the show: www.observer.ug/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=13637&Itemid=74

DJ ERYCOM MUSIC PROMOTER
He’s one of Uganda’s most popular DJs / music promoters and he goes by the name of DJ Erycom, a veteran of local music, with a degree in Information Technology and multimedia with sound engineering. Erycom has spent years fine-tuning his music winning formula, in the only way he knows how, by jet-setting around the globe and feeling the vibe at some of the most prestigious venues in the world, dispensing musical epiphanies wherever he plays. A native of Kampala, Uganda, he always knows how to harness the sun, beach and the clubs in order to get the most out of his audiences, and Erycom’s evolving appreciation of the "feel good factor", has brought him commercial success globally.

DJ Erycom started his deejay career in 2007, in the dance clubs of Kampala, playing gigs at different places. DJ Erycom became resident DJ at club Diplomat in 2008 and until he joined Club Volts in 2009 as a house DJ spinning every Friday and Wednesday. In the year 2009 after working with NBS Tv, DJ Erycom joined 87.7 fm Ugandan Radio Dotcom uptodate where he serves as the music director. Erycom also works with WBS Tv as a music analyst and VJ. He won the East Africa DJ Award in September 2008 beating over 9 contestants and in 2009, DJ Erycom contested in the Africa DJ awards and he was beaten by Nigeria’s DJ Kennel.

While in Egypt in March 2010, Erycom contested with 3 other DJs from Uganda and he won the Nile Spin master award which he later lost to Egypt’s DJ Alish in march 2011. Luck was on his side and he later made it in South Africa mid 2011 as East Africa’s DJ of the year in the Africa DJ awards representing Uganda alone. In his music career, DJ Erycom has since worked with top East African artistes including: Jose Chameleone, Abdu Mulaasi, Babirye, Goodlyfe Boys, Juluie Mutesasira, David Lutalo, Moureen Nantume, Bobi Wine, Bushoke, Juliana, Betty Mpologoma, Kiwookoboyz among others. Erycom has therefore turned out to be one of Uganda’s remix masters who spices up artistes songs and turns them out to be more exciting and sweet.

A graduate from Kampala International University, DJ Erycom has indeed excelled not only as DJ but also as a small business man doing different ventures in Uganda. To read more about DJ Erycom, visit www.djerycom.com

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With a catchy, soothing sound and an imaginative and whimsical style, Vanchy drives listeners into poetic worlds with sounds that are hard to ignore and forget. He creates music that evolves and tells stories that are uplifting, deep and meaningful. In his words, "For me, music is not just a nice sounding beat. There must be a story, even if it doesn't have lyrics, and a tone and accent that set the drive and emphasis of the music. My goal is to create sounds that engage people in clear and conscious states. Consciousness, progressiveness and awareness are very important words for me and are always part of my music.”

His writing process always starts with an image and a story. In his words, "My music creative process is very visual. Without an image or personal experience, it is impossible for me to sculpt my sound vision. I could storyboard a film right now for all my songs and know exactly where each visual falls. I'm also a visual designer and photographer and my ideas always go along with my music. Just like water and air, it is hard for me to imagine the world without these two elements. My life is like a motion picture that always comes with a soundtrack." 


His music influence comes from diverse music styles: 

William Orbit, Ulrich Schnauss, Moderat, Röyksopp, Delerium, Massive Attack, John Digweed, Erik Satie, Claude Debussy, Stravinsky, Orbital, The Orb, Eat Static, Tangerine Dream, Talk-Talk, Depeche Mode, New Order, and too many others to mention. 

Vanchy is currently working on his upcoming EP, with plans to release it in September 2011.

Qrea-us’ passion for Music saw him ditch the chalkboard shortly after completing a Bachelors in Fine Art and Industrial Design with Education, in favor of the stage. Also known as; Ainomugisha Emmanuel, Qrea-us - pronounced curious - an acronym for: any Quest Requires Extreme Ambition minus Unseriousness, is a performer, rapper, mentor, creative writer, poet and graphics designer. Dubbed Ankole’s King of Hip-hop in the press, he tackles social issues in his music and poetry using his native dialect – Runyakitara as a medium of expression. He has recorded numerous singles as well as collaborative projects with various artistes like; Isaac Rucci, Qwela Band among others, as well as featuring on the Hip-hop Canvass 2010 Album and the Uganda Aids- Initiative Album - both multilingual collaborative albums. He is a regular performer at various poetry platforms, and he has also graced Bayimba Festival of the Arts, the Qwela Junction, Pearl Rhythm Festival 2015, among others. He also dedicates time to mentoring and training budding rappers and writers.

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The Ancient Astronauts are Kabanjak and Dogu, a bulletproof production and DJ duo hailing from Cologne, Germany. The phenomenon of “ancient astronauts, “a belief that extraterrestrial beings visited Earth in ancient times to mingle and trade ideas with early human civilizations”, isn’t an alien concept to these Ancient Astronauts.  The cross-pollination and mash-up of ideas, sounds, styles, and a collaborative spirit are their modus operandi.
Although, the long-time friends are quick to admit that they are not followers of the German music scene, Kabanjak notes, “for us music is and will always be an international phenomena”, and Ancient Astronauts are certainly not afraid to draw on influences from international artists and styles.
Self described as a “mash up of the distant past and far future”; these time travelers´ music is a mystic brew born out of an eclectic mix of ideas, sounds and styles. 
Already having remixed and collaborated with AM & Shawn Lee, Nickodemus, Fort Knox Five, Ladybug Mecca (Digable Planets), Zion I, The Pharcyde, Azeem, Analogik, Subatomic Sound System & Anthony B, Bajka, Vieux Farka Toure, Raashan Ahmad, Bajka, DJ Brace and Tippa Irie, the Ancient Astronauts always link up with a quality selection of sonic collaborators. 
 “At an early stage we realized that we are both big music heads so we started running parties in our hometown together”. Those parties became the catalyst for a production team that never forgot its roots. They specialize in diversity loosely glued together by a single thread. Like a good party, you don’t just listen to the music, you experience it. 
In 2001 Dogu of Ancient Astronauts started his own label Switchstance Recordings, which was developed as a way of allowing them total musical freedom. The label soon gathered momentum and built up an impressive international fan base. Switchstance Recordings is now famous in international club circles for the integrity of its production and style.

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