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SUMMARY:KATOKYE (UG\, Nyege Nyege Tapes)
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DESCRIPTION:JOHN KATOKYE (NYEGE NYEGE TAPES\, UGANDA) – TRADITIONAL AFRICAN
	 MUSIC DUO –\nWESTERN UGANDA THROAT SINGING\n\nhttps://nyegenyegetapes.ban
	dcamp.com/album/obuhangwa-bwa-banyankore-na-bahororo\n[https://nyegenyeget
	apes.bandcamp.com/album/obuhangwa-bwa-banyankore-na-bahororo]\n\nVideo by 
	Vincent Moon:\n\nKatokye – Obuhangwa bwa Banyankore na Bahororo\n\nWatch t
	his video on YouTube [https://youtu.be/BA5ItjYP2PU]\n\nJohn Katokye has sp
	ent his life immersed in the traditional songs of the\nBanyankore people o
	f Western Uganda. Growing up herding cattle to support\nhimself\, he honed
	 his craft over decades and is now recognized as one of the\nregion’s most
	 talented traditional singers.\n\nSpecializing in ekyeshongoro (literally 
	“song”)\, Katokye improvises short\,\npoetic phrases reflecting on family\
	, regional history\, and the landscapes where\niconic longhorn cattle graz
	e. Backup singers often overlap his lines in a\ncontinuous vocal flow that
	 can exceed 10 minutes\, transforming each performance\ninto a mesmerizing
	\, meditative experience.\n\nWith the release of Obuhangwa bwa Banyankore 
	na Bahororo (out on Nyege Nyege\nTapes)\, Katokye brings the hypnotic voca
	l traditions of Western Uganda to a\nglobal audience\, delivering an album
	 that is both culturally vital and unlike\nanything most listeners have en
	countered.\n\nKatokye‘s international premiere happened at Le Guess Who? i
	n Utrecht on\nNovember 8th\, 2025\, and is available for European bookings
	 in 2026. >>\nhttps://leguesswho.com/news/katokye-live-lgw25\n[https://leg
	uesswho.com/news/katokye-live-lgw25]\n\nPresale/door prices adjusted: our 
	events are set up by volunteers in favour of\nsupporting DIY touring acts\
	, but it is getting ever more risky to plan and book\nevents – please supp
	ort the community and buy your tickets early! Presale closes\n18.00 on day
	 of the show.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/katokye-ug-nyege-nyege-tapes
GEO:52.354338;4.8553367
LOCATION:OCCII - Amstelveenseweg 134\, 1075 XL Amsterdam
STATUS:CONFIRMED
CATEGORIES:amsterdam-zuid,books,community,music,performance,schinkelbuurt,t
	raditional african music duo,western uganda throat singing
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<h1>John Katokye (Nyege Nyege Tapes, Uganda) –
	 Traditional African Music Duo – Western Uganda Throat Singing</h1> <p><a 
	href="https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/obuhangwa-bwa-banyankore-
	na-bahororo" target="_blank">https://nyegenyegetapes.bandcamp.com/album/ob
	uhangwa-bwa-banyankore-na-bahororo</a></p> <p>Video by Vincent Moon: </p> 
	    Katokye – Obuhangwa bwa Banyankore na Bahororo   <p><a href="https://y
	outu.be/BA5ItjYP2PU" target="_blank">Watch this video on YouTube</a></p>  
	<p><strong>John Katokye</strong> has spent his life immersed in the tradit
	ional songs of the <strong>Banyankore</strong> people of Western Uganda. G
	rowing up herding cattle to support himself, he honed his craft over decad
	es and is now recognized as one of the region’s most talented traditional 
	singers.</p> <p>Specializing in <em>ekyeshongoro </em>(literally <em>“song
	”</em>), <strong>Katokye</strong> improvises short, poetic phrases reflect
	ing on family, regional history, and the landscapes where iconic longhorn 
	cattle graze. Backup singers often overlap his lines in a continuous vocal
	 flow that can exceed 10 minutes, transforming each performance into a mes
	merizing, meditative experience.</p> <p>With the release of <em>Obuhangwa 
	bwa Banyankore na Bahororo</em> (out on <strong>Nyege Nyege Tapes</strong>
	), <strong>Katokye</strong> brings the hypnotic vocal traditions of Wester
	n Uganda to a global audience, delivering an album that is both culturally
	 vital and unlike anything most listeners have encountered.</p> <p><strong
	>Katokye</strong>‘s international premiere happened at <strong>Le Guess Wh
	o?</strong> in Utrecht on November 8th, 2025, and is available for Europea
	n bookings in 2026. &gt;&gt; <a href="https://leguesswho.com/news/katokye-
	live-lgw25" target="_blank">https://leguesswho.com/news/katokye-live-lgw25
	</a></p> <p><strong>Presale/door prices adjusted: our events are set up by
	 volunteers in favour of supporting DIY touring acts, but it is getting ev
	er more risky to plan and book events – please support the community and b
	uy your tickets early! Presale closes 18.00 on day of the show.</strong></
	p>
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