Nyege Nyege: The ‘Afrogalactic’ festival taking African music global – Dazed

Fusing traditional African sonics with experimental electronic genres from other parts of the world, and delivering them to a 50,000-strong audience on the shores of Uganda’s Lake Victoria, Nyege Nyege is one of a kind on the festival circuit. Through its label and venue offshoots, the festival has evolved into somewhat of a bastion for marginalised artists from the African diaspora both domestically and abroad. But, as Nyege Nyege headed into its ninth edition earlier this month (November…