More than ever, Ugandan DJs have pledged to give Ugandan music airplay a percentage higher than they ever have. Previously, DJs and artistes have had arguments on how much Ugandan music should be played with DJs arguing that foreign music has always been more appealing to their audience.
In a snap of a finger, DJs agree with artistes that Ugandan music deserves not just priority but also a higher percentage than 60% that has been in rotation. However, this has not come easy.
Recently the pandemic has left many artistes and DJs locked indoor with no opportunity to work and artistes have used the opportunity to mend relationship with DJs. Because they know DJs are not in their usual music booths commanding which song suites which BPM, artistes have rushed to give them money and food in form of extending friendship and the usually amendable DJs have been drawn to the side than spontaneously thinks Ugandan music should get more airplay.
DJs all over Uganda unanimously can not wait for the lockdown last day to loud play Ugandan music at their respective work stations now. Artistes now wonder why it took them long to realise there was a trigger to this. We are happy to realise this development, everyone else is, at least in Uganda.