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Last weekend was no ordinary one for music lovers as thousands of party goers from all over the world flocked the source of the Nile in Jinja for the third edition of the Nyege Nyege international music festival.

The three days event that took place at Nile discovery beach, Jinja was an explosion of culture, fashion, music and art from various places across the globe.

The festival opened on Thursday morning for the campers with a pre-party at night. The daytime atmosphere was relaxed as people enjoyed watching live music and chilling out with a good view the River Nile while the evenings were epic as people partied until the wee hours of the morning as they danced from one stage to the other.

The biggest festival in Africa lined-up over 150 artists from 30 African countries on different stages. The bell Lager stage, which was the main stage not only fed its audience with non-stop music and performances for 72 hours but also gave away free Bell Lager beers for the festival goers. The acts which included live bands, singers, instrumentalists, cultural acts, dance acts and DJ’s. Some of the major acts included Ugandan dancehall star Maro, Apio Moro, Byg Ben Sukuya, Jackie Akello, Kongoloko, Aka Dope band among others.

Nyege Nyege Festival was started in 2015 out of the need to give underground artists a platform and also showcase the exciting changes in contemporary music around the continent. Since then, every year in September, Jinja comes alive with music enthusiasts from all over Africa flocking the town to attend the festival.