Tag: Kampala Prison Brass Band

“Mixing dub, techno, traditional drumming and elements of trance under ghostly unnerving cinematic passages.” Nyege Nyege Tapes is releasing a new album by HHY & The Kampala Unit, called Lithium Blast, this October. HHY & The Kampala Unit is a project helmed by musician and artist Jonathan Saldanha of HHY & The Macumbas, who started it during his Nyege Nyege residency in Uganda. The album includes Saldanha on electronics and production, alongside trumpet player and activist Florence Lugemwa, percussionist Omutaba on hybrid drums, as well as a special appearance from the Kampala Prison Brass Band. Speaking about the 11-tracks, Nyege shares that they are a “blending of cerebral virtuosity, cosmic creativity, raw energy and visceral sensuality that is majesti...