A fight between two groups over the ownership of Kinyankole dance has ended up before the Commercial Division of the High Court for resolution.
The fight over copyright and infringement is between Igongo Country Hotel under its dance group name; Ekibengura against the Ingyenzi Troupe.
Court documents show that Igongo Country Hotel through its troupe, Amajugo ga Igongo, is the owner of the Ekibengura dance, a creative cultural dance steeped in Ankole culture.
It is alleged that on January 14, 2019, Igongo Country Hotel contracted one Ntare to assist Amajugo ga Igongo in the creation of the Ekibengura dance. He was also contracted to record and compose songs attendant to the dance…….CONTINUE READING……
