Following on from releases from Otim Alpha’s retrospective, Gulu City Anthems and Langi Griot Ekuka’s first-ever release to the outside world; Nyege Nyege Tapes continues its archeology of Luo sonic culture with this 15 track compilation exploring the birth of Electronic Acholi dance music in Northern Uganda. The electronic reinterpretation of traditional Acholi courtship songs began in Northern Uganda, primarily in the cities of Gulu and Lira around 2003, when Northern Uganda was still mired in a brutal civil war at a huge human cost to the civilian population. This album compiles 15 tracks from the scene's heyday between 2003- 2008 all recorded in various studios in those two cities. First performed at weddings, they replaced the much larger traditional Larakaraka bands that under wartime conditions had become too costly for many newlyweds to afford (troupes could consist of up to 25 members). Young producers around the time using fruity l...