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Music and art

September 2017

  • Stevie Wonder takes to his knees at the Global Citizen festival – video

    Stevie Wonder joins the #takeaknee protest before performing at the 2017 Global Citizen festival at Central Park in New York

October 2010

  • Katine's young artists

    In July 2010, the Guardian and Amref worked with young people from 10 primary schools in Katine, north-east Uganda, to produce an exhibition of their art that would be displayed at the Guardian's offices in London

July 2010

  • Katine primary school pupils show off their artwork

    About the Katine art project

  • In class at Katine primary school

    Sketching plans for Katine's art project

October 2009

  • The Katine choir

    Katine resident and filmmaker John Ogalo films a local choir rehearsal in the sub-county

October 2008

  • Katine: Getting the message across through singing and dancing

    Uganda: A treasure ship of music

  • Nigel Osborne: 'Music can heal'

  • Grace Mukasa: 'Music is one way of thinking about development'

  • Peter Cooke: 'These songs are full of forgiveness'

  • Jon Snow: 'Some of the messages are too much for politicians'

  • Katine music and radio

  • Dancing towards development

  • Music can be a force for good

  • 'Art can be a catalyst for change in Uganda'

  • Rock music in Uganda

  • Katine Chronicles blog
    Can music heal?

September 2008

  • Can music change the world?

    Event: That's a question to be debated at an evening of African music and film to be held in London in October

April 2008

  • Katine Chronicles blog
    The sound of development

    Music is a vital, yet largely unexplored, resource in development work, argues Angela Impey

October 2007

  • Music and leisure in Katine

    James Oluka explains the social commentary behind the ekembe songs of his group, Music, Dance and Drama. Adungu players from Katine Church of Uganda praise the Lord with their music. We also explore the importance of the church in musical life, and discover how popular music played on the radio helps set the moral tone.

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