YRUD Music Group

Music made in Nakivale

Artists living in the settlement are already making records with what is there. YRUD Music Group is the place we put that music online, so it reaches past the settlement.

What this is

YRUD Music Group is not a record label in the usual sense. It signs nobody, owns nothing and takes no share of anyone's music. It is a page, a place to be found, and help getting a song, a video and a photograph online in a way that works on a phone with thin data.

What YRUD does: hosts the artist's page, keeps the links working, and passes on anyone who writes in wanting to book or hear more. What the artist does: everything else — the music, the videos, the shows. It is their work and it stays their work.

Nothing on an artist's page asks for money. If you want to support somebody here, subscribe to their channel, follow them, and share the songs.

The artists

  • Eltou

    Eltou

    From the Democratic Republic of Congo. In Nakivale Refugee Settlement, Uganda.

    Songs in Kiswahili for people who are still waiting.

    Open Eltou's page

If you make music in Nakivale

There is room for more artists here. Talk to the YRUD team in the settlement, or write to yrud.ug@gmail.com. What we need to start is your name, where to find your music, and a photograph.

YRUD Music and Events

Musicians, dancers and performers living in Nakivale. Share what you are making, hear about rehearsals, shows and recording days, and meet artists outside your own community.

Please keep it to music and events. Nobody in the group will ask you for money.