Festivals

Thu, 29 Aug 2019 /
Atlas Electronic 2019 at Villa Janna / Morocco

Sat, 10 Aug 2019 /
No Border: Otim Alpha at Le Sucre / Lyon, France

Sat, 3 Aug 2019 / Wilderness Festival at Cornbury Park / UK

Wed, 24 Jul 2019 /
Ortigia Sound System at Isola di Ortigia / Sicily, Italy

Fri, 19 Jul 2019 / BlueDot Festival at Jodrell Bank Discovery Centre / UK

“They built the crowd’s energy and enthusiasm so much that those on the barrier began rhythmically stomping on the metal. There was a real sense of exchange between the musicians and audience, each boosting the other’s energy – particularly when Otim showed off his impressive and energetic dance moves.” – Getintothis.

Sat, 20 Jul 2019 / KALLIDA 2019 at Sparkford Hall / West + Wales, United Kingdom

“(An) unforgettable set… On Saturday night, Uganda’s Nyege Nyege affiliate Otim Alpha and his band deliver an unforgettable set of rousing and electrified Acholi Larakaraka weddings songs to a rapturous crowd. With a raft of audience participation and ecstatic energy, Otim’s performance feels as celebratory as any wedding, and gets everyone more than warmed up enough for a full night of raving in the manor itself.” – DJ Mag

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 /
TIH 2019 Day 1: Charlotte de Witte, Amato & Adriani Live, Nyege Nyege Tapes.. at Razzmatazz / Barcelona, Spain

Fri, 05 Apr 2019 /
Otim Alpha & New Project at VK Club Brussels / Brussels, Belgium

Fri, 29 Mar 2019 /
Rewire 2019 at Various Venues – The Hague / The Hague, Netherlands: “

“For the first 20 minutes or so of his performance, the Nyege Nyege artist Otim Alpha sat strumming an adungu, a harp-like instrument that originates in northwestern Uganda. The tones were upbeat yet soothing. Behind him to the left, his DJ, Leo P’layeng, stood motionless in a striking white-feather headpiece. The crowd looked on silently.

“In an instant, everything changed. Alpha leapt up, ditched the adungu, and began bouncing from foot to foot. P’layeng, too, sprang into action, unleashing 170-BPM electro acholi, a highly danceable style of Ugandan music with hectic rhythms. Pan-pipes weaved in and out of Alpha’s infectious vocals. Soon, he was topless, tassels flailing from his head and upper-arm, pogoing between dozens of audience members, who had rushed the stage at his request. “Some more, some more, some more” he chanted, as everyone cut flailing shapes in an attempt to match his energy. Paard II can rarely have played host to such unbridled joy.” – Resident Advisor

“Friday found electro-Acholi duo Otim Alpha from the much-revered Nyege Nyege Tapes label ramping up the crowd as they ran through tracks from 2017’s Gulu City Anthems. These electronic re-imaginings of traditional Larakaraka wedding songs made for high octane polyrhythmic beats that had the packed crowd dancing with wild abandon, at one point a few of the front row dancers were even invited onstage. While it was brutal at times to watch a room full of Dutch people act out their own interpretations of African dance, there was no doubt the duo’s tenacious energy was well-honed and paid off with a strong audience connection.” – Fact Magazine

Sat, 23 Mar 2019 /
Otim Alpha, Bamba Pana & Makaveli at VEGA / Copenhagen, Denmark