Milege Festival
{{short description|Musical event in Uganda}}
{{Infobox music festival
| name = Milege World Music Festival
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| genre = World Music, Folk music
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| location = Botanical Gardens, Entebbe, Uganda
| coordinates = {{coord|0.0620109|32.4792744|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| years_active = {{age|2010|11|26}}
| founders = Francis Manana Birabi
| organised = Milege Band, Milege Acoustic Project
| attendance = 10,000+
| capacity = Unlimited
| website = [http://milege.org/festival-2015/ Milege World Music Festival]
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The Milege World Music Festival or just Milege Festival is an annual music festival, happening every November, organized by Milege Afrojazz Band.{{cite web | url=http://observer.ug/lifestyle/entertainment/28800-milege-band-brings-world-class-festival-to-uganda | title=Milege band brings world class festival to Uganda |publisher=Observer Uganda | accessdate=26 November 2013}} The festival is a celebration of world music, games, cultural dances, stories, poems, and so on. Art pieces from the Repainting Uganda project are also displayed and sold during the festival.{{cite web |url=http://thepearlguide.co.ug/features/world-music-festival-repainting-uganda-milege/ |title=World Music Festival -'Repainting Uganda' | publisher=The Pearl Guide Uganda | accessdate=2014-01-06}} The festival invites many different world music stars from across Africa and sometimes from Asia, Europe, and America. The Milege World Music Festival of 2014 saw Japanese world star and world's first female nyatiti player Anyango perform.{{cite web | url=http://thepearlguide.co.ug/features/milege-world-music-festival/ | title=A Musical Weekend at Milége World Music Festival | publisher=The Pearl Guide|accessdate=2015-01-29 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/662236-celebrating-world-music-with-milege.html | title=Celebrating world music with Milege | publisher=New Vision Uganda | accessdate=26 November 2014}}
Milege started the festival in 2010, moving across Uganda, but has since 2014 relocated it to the Botanical Gardens in Entebbe.
Organizers
The festival is normally organized{{cite web|title=PHOTOS: Milege World Music Festival Turns Out Successful|url=http://chimpreports.com/entertainment/photos-milege-world-music-festival-turns-out-successful/|website=Chimpreports|accessdate=28 November 2016}} by Milege band members, members of the Milege Acoustic Project, and well-wishers. Preparation for the festival starts as early as January.
List of Milege World Music Festivals
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! Year !! Dates!! Festival Venue !! Performers |
| 2017
| 24-26 November | {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Milege Acoustic Project (MAP)
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| 2016
| 25-27 November | {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|*Milege Acoustic Project (MAP)
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| 2015
| 20-22 November | {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
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| 2014
| 20-21 November | {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
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| 2010
| November | The Lake Victoria Serena Resort | {{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
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