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CMH Groove Festival 2025 flyer
Apr 12, 2025
Upcoming
Music

CMH Groove Festival 2025

📍 Kampala, UG 🕖 7:00 PM

A full-night celebration of East African music — live bands, DJ sets, and surprise guest performances at the National Theatre.

Visual Arts Night III flyer
Mar 28, 2025
Upcoming
Art & Visual

Visual Arts Night III

📍 Nairobi, KE 🕔 5:00 PM

An immersive evening of contemporary African visual art — installations, live painting, and panel discussions with leading artists.

Music Production Masterclass flyer
May 3, 2025
Upcoming
Workshop

Music Production Masterclass

📍 Kampala, UG 🕙 10:00 AM

A hands-on session with Grammy-nominated producer TK Waves — covering beatmaking, mixing, and the business of music.

AfroRoots Festival 2024 flyer
Nov 18, 2024
Past
Festival

AfroRoots Festival 2024

📍 Dar es Salaam, TZ All Day

A 2-day festival celebrating the roots of African music — traditional and modern — drawing 8,000+ attendees from across the continent.

Rooftop Sessions Vol 4 flyer
Oct 5, 2024
Past
Music

Rooftop Sessions: Vol. 4

📍 Kampala, UG 🕕 6:00 PM

An intimate rooftop evening with 5 emerging artists, craft cocktails, and the Kampala skyline as backdrop.

Creative Lab Identity and Sound flyer
Sep 14, 2024
Past
Art & Workshop

Creative Lab: Identity & Sound

📍 Kigali, RW 🕘 9:00 AM

A 3-day multidisciplinary lab merging sound design, visual art, and identity research — led by 12 African practitioners.

Speakers & Panelists

Voices That Shape the Narrative

Industry leaders, artists, and thinkers joining us for panel discussions and keynote addresses.

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Amaka Kone
Music Executive
Universal Music Africa
“The Economics of African Sound in the Streaming Era”
DP
David Phiri
Producer & Composer
Lusaka Sound Lab
“Traditional Instruments in Modern Production”
ZN
Zara Ndoye
Cultural Strategist
Pan-African Arts Council
“Culture as Currency: Monetising African Identity”
TM
Theo Mwangi
Digital Creator
Creator Fund Africa
“Building Audiences Without Leaving Africa”
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Moments Captured

A visual record of the night — photos by the CMH Live creative team.

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What People Said

Voices From the Crowd

Feedback from past attendees — unfiltered, unedited.

★★★★★

“I've been to festivals across Africa and CMH Groove hits different. The curation, the energy, the production — it all felt intentional and deeply cultural.”

JK
James Kiprotich
Attended 2024 · Nairobi, KE
★★★★★

“Fatou & The Kora Collective made me cry. In a good way. I had no idea African jazz could feel so modern and so ancient at the same time.”

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Brenda Namukasa
Attended 2024 · Kampala, UG
★★★★☆

“Incredible lineup, beautiful venue, and the VIP area was worth every shilling. Would have loved more panel discussion time — the speakers were fire.”

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Aisha Osei
Attended 2024 · Accra, GH
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