Haka Mukiga
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| birth_name = Arinaitwe Birihona
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| birth_place = Kabale District, Uganda
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| occupation = Musician, singer
| instrument = Guitar, Tube fiddle (Endigidi), Adungu (Enanga), Flute (Omukuri)
| years_active = 2013–present
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| associated_acts = Undercover Brothers Ug, Giovanni Kiyingi, Suzan Kerunen, Milege
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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.
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.{{cite web|title=News / Interview: Meet Haka Mukiga, a New Gifted Artiste on the World Music Scene|url=http://chimpreports.com/entertainment/interview-meet-haka-mukiga-a-new-gifted-artiste-on-the-world-music-scene/|website=Chimpreports|publisher=Shamim Kawalha|access-date=24 August 2016|archive-date=16 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161116230511/http://chimpreports.com/entertainment/interview-meet-haka-mukiga-a-new-gifted-artiste-on-the-world-music-scene/|url-status=dead}}
Although Rukiga is his mother tongue, Mukiga he composes music in various traditional instrumentations and languages, such as Acholi, Rukonjo and Rufumbira.{{cite web|title=Musicians 2016|url=http://milege.org/hakamukiga/#|website=Milege}}
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.{{cite web|title=LaBa! festival to take over the streets of Uganda's capital|url=http://musicinafrica.net/laba-festival-take-over-streets-ugandas-capital|website=Music in Africa|access-date=9 June 2016}}{{cite web|title=Kerunen and team do it better at Pearl Rhythm Festival|url=http://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/40678-kerunen-and-team-do-it-better-at-pearl-rhythm-festival|website=The Observer|access-date=28 October 2015|archive-date=9 December 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221209222543/https://www.observer.ug/lifestyle/42-entertainment/40678-kerunen-and-team-do-it-better-at-pearl-rhythm-festival|url-status=dead}}{{cite web|title=Pearl Rhythm Festival amplifies Ugandan sounds|url=http://www.showbizuganda.com/pearl-rhythm-festival-amplifies-ugandan-sounds/|website=Showbiz Uganda|access-date=26 October 2015}}{{cite web|title=How Pearl Rhythm is redefining the Ugandan sound|url=http://musicinafrica.net/how-pearl-rhythm-redefining-ugandan-sound|website=Music in Africa.|access-date=1 February 2016}}
On 13 April 2019, Mukiga played at the official Ugandan launch for the janzi, held by Ssewa Ssewa at Katonga Hall in Kampala.{{cite web|url=https://www.africatembelea.com/music-a-great-platform-through-which-people-speak-about-injustice-lt-gen-muhoozi/|website=Africa Tembelea|title=Music, a great Platform through which people speak about injustice – Lt. Gen Muhoozi|date=14 April 2019|access-date=19 April 2019}}
Songs
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- Enzamba Egambe
- Nyesiga
- Kangyerengyere
- Kazooba
- Omuti Murungi
- Otudu Wiye (Acholi love ballad){{cite web|title=Curtains come down on Stage Coach|url=https://www.theeastafrican.co.ke/magazine/Curtains-come-down-on-Stage-Coach/434746-2945752-5ulwlez/index.html|website=The East African|access-date=6 November 2015}}
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Awards and nominations
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! Year ! Award ! Category ! Result ! Ref |
| 2017
| The Uganda Music Awards (TAMU) | Best Regional Artiste (Western) |{{nom}} |
See also
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References
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Category:21st-century Ugandan male singers
Category:Makerere University alumni