Haka Mukiga

Arinaitwe Rurihona, professionally known as Haka Mukiga is a Ugandan world and folk singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, poet and dancer. He sings in a number of local languages including Rukiga, Acholi, Rukonjo , and Rufumbira.

Haka Mukiga
Birth name	Arinaitwe Rurihona
Born	Kabale District, Uganda
Genres	World music Folk music
Occupation(s)	Musician, singer
Instrument(s)	Guitar, Tube fiddle (Endigidi), Adungu (Enanga), Flute (Omukuri)
Years active	2013–present

Education

Mukiga attended Vincent Alex Primary School in Mukono, Naalya SS, and Kisubi High School for his secondary school before enrolling at Makerere University in 2012 for a Bachelor of Arts degree, majoring in Tourism.^[1]

Although Rukiga is his mother tongue, Mukiga he composes music in various traditional instrumentations and languages, such as Acholi, Rukonjo and Rufumbira.^[2]

Music career

He is a multi-instrumentalist who plays instruments like enanga,Omukuri, Enzamba, Guitar and various other guitars. He started his professional music carrier in 2015 playing at festivals, scoring films, and many other events like, Pearl Rhythm stage coach and festival. He also performed at the Milege World Music Festival in both 2014 and 2015, the Nyege Nyege Festival, Yella Cultural festival, Ongala festival in Tanzania and the Laba Festival.^[3][4][5][6]

On 13 April 2019, Mukiga played at the official Ugandan launch for the janzi, held by Ssewa Ssewa at Katonga Hall in Kampala.^[7]

Songs

• Enzamba Egambe
• Nyesiga
• Kangyerengyere
• Kazooba
• Omuti Murungi
• Otudu Wiye (Acholi love ballad)^[8]

Awards and nominations

Awards & Nominations
Year	Award	Category	Result	Ref
2017	The Uganda Music Awards (TAMU)	Best Regional Artiste (Western) Song:Enzamba Egambe	Nominated	[9]

See also

• List of Ugandan musicians
• Undercover Brothers Ug
• Giovanni Kiyingi
• Suzan Kerunen
• Milege
• Sandy Soul

References

1. "News / Interview: Meet Haka Mukiga, a New Gifted Artiste on the World Music Scene". Chimpreports. Shamim Kawalha. Archived from the original on 16 November 2016. Retrieved 24 August 2016.
2. "Musicians 2016". Milege.
3. "LaBa! festival to take over the streets of Uganda's capital". Music in Africa. Retrieved 9 June 2016.
4. "Kerunen and team do it better at Pearl Rhythm Festival". The Observer. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
5. "Pearl Rhythm Festival amplifies Ugandan sounds". Showbiz Uganda. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
6. "How Pearl Rhythm is redefining the Ugandan sound". Music in Africa. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
7. "Music, a great Platform through which people speak about injustice – Lt. Gen Muhoozi". Africa Tembelea. 14 April 2019. Retrieved 19 April 2019.
8. "Curtains come down on Stage Coach". The East African. Retrieved 6 November 2015.
9. "The Uganda Music Awards: Here's the full list of nominees". Big Eye. Retrieved 26 May 2017.