Tag: Black Panther

Maro to Release Black Panther Inspired Video, Bambwa

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If you think that you are a black panther freak, then you may not have met Maro. He is ready to premiere his video, Bambwa, which he calls a “Black Panther Inspired Video. Maro released various pictures of him featuring in the “movie” on his social media, and informed his fans to prepare for an Easter in Wakanda.

If you are ready to share in this African spirit, meet Maro and his kingdom at Club Amnesia on the 2nd of April. The dress code is African wear, and various prints will be sold.  There will also be jewellery at the entrance.

The wonderful female warriors

“Come dressed in the best wakandan way / African wear. Best dressed have prizes to win.” Maro Posted, among daring photos from the video.

“We are embracing and proud of black panther and we believe it represents all of us. Having a theme in our parties and visoes is not shooting another movie with the same story! Bera easy gwe atakopa okole ebibyo Tulabe oba tunayagala okubikopa mzee”, he added.

The King T’Challa seated on a chair
 For the video, he is using beautiful Ugandan women such as model, Alicia Nassolo,  to play one of  the strong bald headed ladies. Sophie Amayo will also be playing one of the women, and Maro will be King T’Challa himself.  Mater Beats Zuli will also be part of this particular video.
The Model Nassolo
Lets get ready for Esater. We may have yet another movie.

Is Black Panther Taking Over our Music Industry?

Posted on by Deborah

Ever since the release of the Black Panther Movie, we cannot deny that the epidemic has swept over the entire world. Kid masks are being manufactured, and various costumes sold.  People now days make Black Panther poses in their photographs, let us admit we are infected. Our Ugandan artists have also deeply entered into this Wakanda situation. Videos coming out right now are purely Black Panther inspired.

SOME EXAMPLES

Champion by Jose Chameleone. There is a short scene that was included in this video, with space ships flying up and down. Movie  inspired or Nay?

A photo taken by Chameleone on his song champion

32 by Spice Diana. The video has the typical Black Panther costumes worn by Spice and Weasel. Movie Inspired or Nay?

Spice Diana as one of the female guards in the black panther

Maro, has just released a photo, seated on a Wakanda chair, and he has some news for us!He posted;
We are embracing and proud of black panther and we believe it represents all of us. Having a theme in our parties and videos is not shooting another movie with the same story! Bera easy gwe atakopa okole ebibyo Tulabe oba tunayagala okubikopa mzee.”
Is Black Panther infecting our music industry?

A photo showing a scene from the movie inspired video

Busoga officials appeal to Daniel Kaluuya to marry a Ugandan girl

Posted on by Desiree Miller

British actor Daniel Kaluuya who is of Ugandan origin is having prime time since his outstanding role in the movie, Get Out, which was rewarded with a nomination in the Oscars. Kaluuya also won the best rising star award in the recently concluded BAFTA awards.

Kaluuya’s family hails from Kayunga, Busoga.

While he enjoys massive success in Hollywood, officials in Busoga have reportedly sent him an appeal to return to Uganda and find a woman here.

According to Busoga Kingdom’s minister of tourism, Hellen Namutamba, “The Kingdom has sent officials to talk to the star about marriage.”

“He is one of us and we are proud of him. We want him to keep our culture strong. That’s why we want him to find a Ugandan woman,” she added.

Kaluuya is one of the actors in Black Panther that has smashed all-time box office records.

The African Tribes Represented in Black Panther, By Wari (Twitter)

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We had our suspicions about the famous Black Panther, and finally, an intelligent Somali girl called Wari has established it’s relationship with the continent. A few people describe the movie as one that can bring your faith in the continent back, and make you believe in it’s potential. Read about these African Tribes Represented in Black Panther

We all know that the movie is acted from parts of Uganda. The features in the Kingdom, Wakanda  were from L. Bunyonyi, Rwenzori and Mt. Elgon. Thanks to Wari, we now know that the movie had som aspects from various countries around the continent. See the pictures below.

Countries like Ethiopia, South Africa, Kenya, and many others.

THE AFRICAN TRIBES FEATURED IN THE BLACK PANTHER
Ethiopians are well represented
We first got to know this hair dressing from Chaka Chaka’s hits
The ornaments and dressing of the Masai
These masks are usually used as art pieces too.
Not the fancy blankets, but cultural ones
The beautiful neck rings for the bald women
Even our unique hairstyles
Representing from the Western part of Africa
The head scarfs.
The movie is embraced allover the entire continent
THE BRAINS BEHIND DESIGNING THIS AMAZING MAJOR COSTUMES

She also recognized the black talent behind all of this creativity. Ruth Carter, the costume designer and Hannah Beachler, the production designer. Great and amazing job well done.

The talent behind this

Black Panther breaks local box office records

Posted on by Desiree Miller

Black Panther opened at number one with a record-breaking performance, which is currently estimated at $117 million by Sunday 5pm. picking up a muscular $25.2 million in Thursday preview showings. And $71 million on Friday .The comic-book adaptation has stopped on that it has smashed the Domestic (Uganda) box office weekend record set by Fast and Furious.

movie to feature a black protagonist that includes 2 Ugandans. Its barrier-breaking potential

With an almost entirely black cast and a powerful Afrocentric story line, Black panther is one of its kind and is expected to beat yet another international record held by Star wars. The force awakens at $247 million and take in at least $250 million worldwide by Monday Evening, reports coming in from local box office records at century Cinemax and other cinemas in Uganda, on Friday “Black Panther” was its No. 1 pre-seller of all time, ahead of all the last three “Star Wars” movies and fast and furious 7

The Black Panther Movie Review

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Black Panther Movie Review: Is This The Finest Marvel Film Of All Time?

 T’Challa must now return to his Kingdom as the heir to the throne. He moves back to the isolated kingdom but none of this goes smoothly. The Wakandan land is rich with a metal Vibranium which they protect devotedly. The son of the soil has to face a few old enemies. He faces a villain called Erik Killmonger, who is after the vibranium to create a war. It is this same metal that created the Black Panther out of the king T’Challa.
I dont want to spoil too much, but what you should know is this is not like the ordinary Marvel comics. The superhero is black, the women e tough, and the villain will take your attention.
The movie was directed by Ryan Coogler. Some of the cast members include; Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai.
Now that you have a hint, dont miss out this month.

How Ugandans Embraced “Black panther” premiere

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Millions from all over Africa celebrated the release of the Black panther. A movie with the first Black Superhero. Here in Uganda, we too had our own style, and we embraced the movie.

In this movie, the history and future of the Black culture is portrayed as far and different from the one on ground. Wakanda, the country fully exploits her minerals to become a development state, one of the weaknesses of African countries.

Doing it the African way

In addition to this, an isolated kingdom covered with rain forests and mountains had the ability to run high technology. Basically, this movie is a carefully calculated mix of the modern and ancient.

You can’t watch it alone.You need the team
UGANDANS FORM CASTS IN THE CLIP

As Ugandans, I support that we have a reason to celebrate. This is because two of our actors form the cast of the movie. Florence Kasumbs and Daniel Kaluuya.  Kasumba plays a role in “Captain America: Civil War”  as Ayo, and Kaluuya plays W’Kabi, a trusted person by Prince T’Challa.

Doing it Daniel Kaluuya Style

If you have not yet watched the movie,do it. Grab your best African outfit and head to Cinemax. Countries like Kenya,Nigeria and South Africa have managed to get their actors International. This is our time to shine. Great Job to the Black Panther team.

Some Scenes From Black Panther Shot From Uganda

Posted on by Deborah

It is the only story going on around the country. If you have not yet watched Black panther, then you have got to hide. It has been showing at cinemas like Century Cinemax, and crowds have been flowing like crazy.Well, news is that some of the scenes from this amazing movie were shot from Uganda.

Uganda is the pearl of Africa and known for a lot of features. Our tourism industry is one that brings in a a lot of foreign exchange. This is due to the variety we have to offer; from lakes,to river, animals, game parks, etc.

The famous Bwindi In penetrable, famous for Mountain Gorillas
WHICH AREAS FEATURED

Well, some scenes from the block buster super hero movie, currently flaming up the world,  were shot from our very own country. Apparently, our famous icy peaks of Mountain Rwenzori, was one of the lucky areas. In addition to this, the famous Bwindi In penetrable forest, famous for mountain Gorillas also featured.  This explains why the scenes from  this movie were exquisitely unforgettable.

Indeed with all this, am sure we will have more tourists visiting the country, just to see where this movies was shaped from. Our country Uganda has been put on the map.  This surely represents us worldwide.Do not miss to watch the Black panther any time you are free, and let us celebrate the beauty of the African Superheros.

Uganda is indeed the pearl of Africa.