Getting Started in Kampala
As I wrote before, we found a nice building in Kampala to start the Talent Factory. In august these classes are starting:
Visual arts:
- jewelry making
- drawing
- animation

Instruments;
- drum
- traditional music
- piano

Dance
- Contemporary & traditional

We are very glad and proud we are really getting started with some classes. Of course if we can raise more money we can educate more talents, finish the building and give more classes. That will happen in the future, I believe in

Thank you all for your support and interest in our project

Kind Regards

Akatia
Kampala, Uganda
Posted: 24.07.2009

MUSIC MAYDAY CELEBRATES
Thursday June 18 Music Mayday celebrates African talent in the Sugar Factory.
African Vibes with promising artists like the South African singer Camagwini and band BCUC. The Dutch Roots Riders, known for their spectacular live show Tribute2BobMarley will perform at this African party.

Thursday June 18 Mayday Music would like to give the Dutch audience a taste of some African talents. The singer Camagwini is a spiritual power-woman. The South African is challenging and groundbreaking, a performance you will not soon forget! From the village she traveled to Johannesburg for her career. A few years later she is as an international artist in the Sugar Factory in Amsterdam for the release of her second CD.

BCUC, Bantu Continua Consciousness, three months traveling through the Netherlands and Belgium for their funky sounds to be heard and to work on the future perspective of the musicians in Soweto, the township near Johannesburg.
The band consists of six young artists who are a role model for young people in Soweto, with enthusiasm and confidence will continue their daily frustrations into positive actions.

The Roots Riders for Music Mayday Tanzania traveled several times to give workshops and performe themselves. During a visit to Music Mayday Tanzania The Roots Riders spotted a talent. Thomas (artist name Mansnipa) is a musical talent from the Music Mayday Talent Factory in Dar es Salaam. His dream is to be a successful reggae artist and to give the reggae music in Tanzania a major impuls. Mansnipa sings along with the number Nimekutafuta on the new album from the Roots Riders, So Much More. Also Thomas toured in April 2009 along with the Roots Riders club tour in the Netherlands.
Music Mayday will work with new promising artists and treat the public to an evening full of entertainment culture. So make sure you are there!

On Thursday, June 18, 2009, the doors open at 21:00 hours. The program starts at 21:30. Tickets cost € 7.50. More information can be found at www.musicmayday.nl.




Posted: 08.06.2009

Exchange gets a tail ...
Exchange gets a tail ...
Young DJ and producer to South Africa for music project

The 21-year-old Vincent Paolo Corputty from Hoofddorp departed on April 22 for two weeks in South Africa. Together with young, local rappers he will make music and DJ at various celebrations and festivals in and around Johannesburg. The 17-year-old Wouter Koomen from Hoofddorp is traveling with him for a documentary about the project.

In the autumn of 2008, Music Mayday organized an exchange program with Artquake to South Africa. Five young people from Haarlemmermeer traveled with Artquake into Soweto, the township of Johannesburg, with five local youth. One of the participating young people from Hoofddorp, the 21-year-old Vincent Paolo Corputty got so inspired by this project on his own initiative and with financial resources to return to South Africa.

During the exchange Vincent Paolo noted that there many rappers in Soweto, but that they lack the resources and knowledge to develop good beats to their raps. "I've really seen how hip-hop music is alive, and if you do not have much, music really is a way you can express yourself." Prior to his departure he kindlyasked Dutch musicians to develop beats to make it aggregated it to a mixtape. With the beats of the young Dutch musicians and the texts of South African rappers Vincent wants to make a finished product so that he can prove that any starting artist may well be. "As long as you just believe yourself and your music.

Music Mayday wants to help the youngsters in Uganda just like we are doing already in South Africa

Posted: 22.05.2009

Music Mayday Uganda
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Posted: 20.04.2009

Finding a new location
First of all, let me introduce myself, my name is Akatia Dramadri. I'm Executive director for Music Mayday Uganda. I just found a location for a talent factory and were rebuilding it now. This location is an ideal place for educating creative talent in Uganda. We still need 20.000 euro to finish building the talent factory. Hopefully with your help we can make this project happen and give youngsters the opportunity to develop themselves.
Posted: 20.04.2009

Youth Artquake to Uganda
Begin April 2009 an exchange project, powered by Music Mayday and Artquake, will take place. Five youngsters, between the ages 17 and 25 years, from Hoofddorp Holland will travel to Kampala, Uganda. During there stay of two weeks they will work towards a performance, together with five other youngsters, from Kampala Uganda.


Posted: 09.04.2009

Exchange project 2008
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Posted: 06.04.2009

Music Mayday Connecting You(th)
What does a typical day, of a youngster in Uganda, look like? Majority of the youth in Holland will not have an answer to this question. In collaboration with Artquake, Music Mayday offers youth in Holland the opportunity to take a look in different lives of youth living in Africa. . ‘Music Mayday Connecting You(th)’ 2009, brings young Holland, South Africa and Uganda’s talent together, to work together and exchange skills.
Posted: 06.04.2009