Haka Mukiga

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Haka Mukiga
Birth nameArinaitwe Rurihona
BornKabale District, Uganda
Genres
Occupation(s)Musician, singer
Instrument(s)Guitar, Tube fiddle (Endigidi), Adungu (Enanga), Flute (Omukuri)
Years active2013–present

Arinaitwe Rurihona, professionally known as Haka Mukiga is a Ugandan world folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and dancer. He sings in different Ugandan local languages including Rukiga (mother tongue), Acholi, Rukonjo, Rufumbira and many more.[1]

Education

Haka Mukiga attended Vincent Alex Primary School in Mukono, Naalya SS and Kisubi High School for his secondary school before joining Makerere University in 2012 for bachelor’s degree in Arts in Arts (BA) and majored in Tourism.[2]

Music career

Haka Mukiga started learning to play Enanga in 2013, then the guitar in 2014 and started playing at festivals one year later starting with the Pearl Rhythm stage coach and festival. He also performed at the annual Milege World Music Festival both in 2014 and 2015, Laba Festival.[3][4][5][6]

Songs

[7]

  • Enzamba Egambe
  • Kunira Abagyenyi
  • Kazooba
  • Omuti Murungi
  • Tudu Wiye. (Acholi love ballad)

Awards and nominations

Awards & Nominations
Year Award Category Result Ref
2017 The Uganda Music Awards (TAMU) Best Regional Artiste (Western)
Song:Enzamba Egambe 		Nominated [8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Musicians 2016". Milege.
  2. ^ "News / INTERVIEW: Meet Haka Mukiga, a New Gifted Artiste on the World Music Scene". Chimpreports. Shamim Kawalha. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
  3. ^ "LaBa! festival to take over the streets of Uganda's capital". Music in Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
  4. ^ "Kerunen and team do it better at Pearl Rhythm Festival". The Observer. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Pearl Rhythm Festival amplifies Ugandan sounds". Showbiz Uganda. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
  6. ^ "How Pearl Rhythm is redefining the Ugandan sound". Music in Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  7. ^ "Curtains come down on Stage Coach". The East African. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
  8. ^ "The Uganda Music Awards: Here's the full list of nominees". Big Eye. Retrieved 26 May 2017.
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