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Karamoja, My Pride turned into a Curse?!

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The question you may ask yourself is, “HOW?” First “Insecurity” and now “Hunger”. I have always talked of my region positively with numerous cultures, beliefs, with one language and different dialects, my home, my shelter, my source of life, everything, My Karamoja, and My pride. Every time I sit down, I think, meditate, scramble, and cry in my heart with sorrow and tears of hope and prayer. I always kneel to say a word of prayer to the gods of my forefathers (Apaloris, Akobo, Atogo, Apalowuou, “[Ngimoru ka Ngigetei]” (Karamoja elders), God Almighty father the creator of heaven and earth. The words I say to the gods are always of request, asking, inquiries, and thirst to know what exactly it should take for my Karamoja to rest, have peace, develop, and grow according to the UN Sustainable Development Goals. But the response always seems to be within my Karamoja, the leadership, the people, the government, and Uganda as a whole. It has come to my understanding that the solut...

A Young Boy from a Poor Background now a Celeb in Town

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                                                                  JEMO ( C.E.O Jemoz Promotionz & Eventz ) Do you want to know how a young man from a poor background breaks through and now is the talk of the day in the region and the Northern part of Uganda in the Entertainment industry? Read through and learn a lot. The music in Karamoja region has been a stumble for the last 10 years since the industry emerged in the region while growing up in a suburb of the current Napak district which was under the well known Moroto district which has been referred to as the Marble City now days though not fully operational as a city. As a young Karimojong boy growing up in the village and coming to town while pursuing my education, I came to be a friend to one of the way back gifted young men who was a radio broadcaster on 94.7 All...

Karamoja Music

 Karamoja is a region in Uganda the pearl of Africa containing 9 Districts of Moroto, Kotido, Nakapiripirit, Abim, Kaabong, Napak, Nabilatuk, Amudat and Karenga. We speak Nga'karimojong languages with different dilects, Karamoja is blessed with a culture which is very rich in many ways ranging from the food eaten, songs and the different cultural dances in the different districts with one main called "edonga" which is done and practiced by everyone. In the current situation, Karamoja people have joined the music industry where there exists competition with other musicians and Djs with MCs from different parts of the country. On the 4th and 5th J. One of the Youngest artist of the country by the name of Fresh Kid visited Karamoja and featured a number of musicians (Evy Treyz who also is a Janzi awards winner of 2021, Ayonce the only finest Female Karamoja artist I the region, and Djs including The youngest Dj in Town by the stage name Dj Rizi Bwoy 256 MCs in the two distri...