In 2017, after Nigerian artists Tecno Miles and Mr Eazi had concerts in Kampala. There was a feeling that Nigerian artists had taken over the local music industry. Thus, in a bid not to lose the cake, artists came together and formed a movement, Save Ugandan Music, the movement aimed at getting Ugandan music back on the airwaves.
However, after a few meetings, the agenda of the movement changed from getting Ugandan music on the airwaves to fighting for copyright and it was in the mix that the Uganda Musicians Association was formed. The focus of the Uganda Musicians Association (UMA) has mainly been copyright, even when most of them can’t fully articulate what intellectual property is, they have passionately spoken about it.
From the Uganda Musicians Association to the vaguely formed Uganda National Musicians Federation led by Eddy Kenzo, the cause has been copyright, and the talk of this has gone to even government-leaning and opposition legislators in parliament.
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