* This is a poem by a poet/journalist who attended our December 19, show in Mbarara, Uganda. He tries to paint a picture for those who could have missed the action.
Akayo rocks Mbarara
By Ebenezer T. Bifubyeka,
Poet, Journalist and Author.
What a surprise for a group that started small as a church choir 15 years ago but now not only sings but dances and acts!
The group now excels in doing all these and in staging shows!
It is not only rare but strange; strange but true!
Ululating noise of the excited viewers attracted many to Mbarara Catholic Social Centre;
Viewers at the Akayo’s launch of its 10th audio album on Dec. 19, 2010 were shocked!
Not only shocked of the success of their group’s member’s family but of the entire group.
The excitement goes to maximum after the three-man group of young boys goes on stage,
They sing with no instrument; their voices are the beats that reverberate like a lion’s roar!
Their gospel songs are punctuated by scenes of drama, blended with modern dance styles
And intervals of both wedding and military match-like strokes!
Their creativity is heightened by the vibrant Ruharo Gospel Singers headed by Mr Muhoozi aka AKataama!
Then Akayo comes in again with two main actors splashing in their own kind of English: ‘Ndakuraavinga’ (I love you)!
‘Out-dateda’ for outdated!
It’s a humble but a lovely couple.
Christmas is a few months away; the husband buys clothes and presents for his spouse.
The wife sees all these as nothing so long as there is no gomesi and meat for Christmas!
The husband hasn’t even bought the beans from the market and plants them –
But he orders his wife to prepare ekijamba when those beans mature!
Then the husband switches on to Rukiga;
‘Ndenda oteeke ekijamba ha Christmas! (I want you to prepare bean leaves on Christmas day).’ ‘I won’t do that! Never!’ swears the irate wife.
‘Orakiteeka! (You will prepare it)’ insists the husband.
‘Tindakiteeka, walayi ekijamba tindakiteeka (I won’t; I swear I won’t)!’
The short, small but strong wife jumps and grabs the husband by the neck over ekijamba!
She clobbers the husband until he screams for help! Beads of sweats collect on his brow!
He wipes his sweat with his shirt before the neighbours intervene to save the poor man!
The defeated and ridiculed husband consoles himself that he nearly killed the ka-wife –
Had it not been the intervention of the neighbours!
Then Kacebezi changes his name to Katemere as he carries the offertory basket around!
Such was the fun on a sunny Sunday evening.
Wednesday, December 29, 2010
Monday, December 20, 2010
THANK YOU ALL
We thank you all who supported us during our launch of Vol 10 audio album and fund raising for a group vehicle on Sunday December 19, and more to those who physically attended the function.
We also pray for all those who pledged to honour payments before end of January next year.
Thank you all, may god bless you.
We also wish you all a merry Christmas and happy new year.
Keep checking on us through facebook and You Tube, we shall give you our Christmas gift and New year gift because you have been good friends throughout the year.
Together we can make it. Just trust the Lord ) Isaiah 40:31
AKAYO SINGERS,
A leading gospel music and drama group,
Shop No. 24, Balya Plaza bldg,
Makhan Singh Street, Mbarara town
C/O P.O.BOX 466, MBARARA, UGANDA
We also pray for all those who pledged to honour payments before end of January next year.
Thank you all, may god bless you.
We also wish you all a merry Christmas and happy new year.
Keep checking on us through facebook and You Tube, we shall give you our Christmas gift and New year gift because you have been good friends throughout the year.
Together we can make it. Just trust the Lord ) Isaiah 40:31
AKAYO SINGERS,
A leading gospel music and drama group,
Shop No. 24, Balya Plaza bldg,
Makhan Singh Street, Mbarara town
C/O P.O.BOX 466, MBARARA, UGANDA
Wednesday, October 13, 2010
INVITATION TO SUPPORT OUR CAUSE
SEEKING YOUR SUPPORT
We members of AKAYO SINGERS with our lamp as Mathew 24:14 greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We package our songs in different languages like Runyankore, Luganda, Swahili, English and Runyarwanda to capture a wider audience.
We also have drama series dubbed TARYANGUZI currently running on TV West.
AKAYO over years has performed at different functions, music concerts, galas, festivals, evangelistic meetings (Efforts), weddings, baptism, graduation, funerals, thanksgiving parties and held several public shows etc. For example we made a total of 66 outings in 2008 and over 70 in 2009 to different parts of the country.
We are musicians without borders the reason why under invitation we perform in Churches of different denominations including SDA, COU and Pentecostals and at functions that don’t conflict with our doctrine.
We have documentary evidence from members of different churches all over the World praising and attesting that our music has saved many souls out there. This is evidenced in the many messages we receive on You Tube, Facebook, e-mail address and on our other Internet platforms.
However, we have done all these single handedly in the last 15 years, without any support apart from all members of the Akayo family putting together their resources and brains.
Now, there is a noble cause why we are writing to you. We are fundraising for a minibus (a 4WD TOYOTA HIANCE approximately Shs 20 million) and we humbly beg for your support.
Through small savings we have managed to record 11 audio albums, 2 video albums, buy a key board and a public address system but we find transport hampering our annual time table and it is the biggest expense on our annual budget. So many Christians from different denominations invite us but at times we fail due to distance or cost of transport.
We appreciate any kind of contribution including prayers. We can receive cash on Western Union, MTN mobile money or direct to our organization’s account in DFCU Mbarara branch.
May the almighty God bless you as you support this noble cause.
Yours Mrs Gertrude Tumusiime
The Chairperson
We members of AKAYO SINGERS with our lamp as Mathew 24:14 greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.
We package our songs in different languages like Runyankore, Luganda, Swahili, English and Runyarwanda to capture a wider audience.
We also have drama series dubbed TARYANGUZI currently running on TV West.
AKAYO over years has performed at different functions, music concerts, galas, festivals, evangelistic meetings (Efforts), weddings, baptism, graduation, funerals, thanksgiving parties and held several public shows etc. For example we made a total of 66 outings in 2008 and over 70 in 2009 to different parts of the country.
We are musicians without borders the reason why under invitation we perform in Churches of different denominations including SDA, COU and Pentecostals and at functions that don’t conflict with our doctrine.
We have documentary evidence from members of different churches all over the World praising and attesting that our music has saved many souls out there. This is evidenced in the many messages we receive on You Tube, Facebook, e-mail address and on our other Internet platforms.
However, we have done all these single handedly in the last 15 years, without any support apart from all members of the Akayo family putting together their resources and brains.
Now, there is a noble cause why we are writing to you. We are fundraising for a minibus (a 4WD TOYOTA HIANCE approximately Shs 20 million) and we humbly beg for your support.
Through small savings we have managed to record 11 audio albums, 2 video albums, buy a key board and a public address system but we find transport hampering our annual time table and it is the biggest expense on our annual budget. So many Christians from different denominations invite us but at times we fail due to distance or cost of transport.
We appreciate any kind of contribution including prayers. We can receive cash on Western Union, MTN mobile money or direct to our organization’s account in DFCU Mbarara branch.
May the almighty God bless you as you support this noble cause.
Yours Mrs Gertrude Tumusiime
The Chairperson
Friday, August 27, 2010
LETTER from FRANCE to Akayo Singers
Kizito Eleanor August 23 at 11:40pm
hahha mr basiime seriously,we saw akayo on youtube and we were so happy, we miss it live silimba, thanks for the hard work, kyoka sr penina can dance hahahah we so much enjoyed the video,...tuteleko amatsiko..Am in France
naye seriously thanks for organising the choir,am gonna say mob prayers for you and God shd bless u, you sing like angels...am loving this one Nitaenda.
hahha mr basiime seriously,we saw akayo on youtube and we were so happy, we miss it live silimba, thanks for the hard work, kyoka sr penina can dance hahahah we so much enjoyed the video,...tuteleko amatsiko..Am in France
naye seriously thanks for organising the choir,am gonna say mob prayers for you and God shd bless u, you sing like angels...am loving this one Nitaenda.
LETTER FROM NEW YORK
Pastor Fred Kazooba, the Executive Director of Western Uganda Field of the Seventh Day Adventist Church in Fort Portal Uganda visited the USA since July 2010 for the Church General Conference. He asked Akayo Singers to give him a carton of our 2 video albums to go along with to share with the brethren in the US. He wrote back on August 27 an encouraging message to the Akayo Director.
Dear Elder, how are you? the DVD especially the first one was very much liked. I used NITAENDA during my sermons and people liked it so much. So I do not have a single one of the first DVD. Akayo Singers are now very well known in New York Spanish Churches. I wish I came with many copies.
Guess what Elder, they were so interested in the music and they went to the Internet and found it on You Tube, they enjoyed it. I am leaving New York on 5th Sept. then arriving Entebbe on 7th. Pray for me and greet everyone over there.
See you when I come.
PASTOR FRED KAZOOBA,
Dear Elder, how are you? the DVD especially the first one was very much liked. I used NITAENDA during my sermons and people liked it so much. So I do not have a single one of the first DVD. Akayo Singers are now very well known in New York Spanish Churches. I wish I came with many copies.
Guess what Elder, they were so interested in the music and they went to the Internet and found it on You Tube, they enjoyed it. I am leaving New York on 5th Sept. then arriving Entebbe on 7th. Pray for me and greet everyone over there.
See you when I come.
PASTOR FRED KAZOOBA,
Wednesday, August 25, 2010
Get our music on your phone on MTN Callertunez
You can now download on your mobile phone TUSINGWIIRE as your MTN caller tune, just go to messages and type TUNE 506749 and send to 170.
For some of our videos, visit You Tube and type Videos for Akayo Singers.
God bless you all.
"And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; & then shall the End come." (Matthew 24:14)
For some of our videos, visit You Tube and type Videos for Akayo Singers.
God bless you all.
"And this Gospel of the Kingdom shall be preached in all the world for a witness unto all nations; & then shall the End come." (Matthew 24:14)
Wednesday, July 28, 2010
From the archieves of 1995
Akayo Singers straight away started with both singing and drama ministries in 1995. To date both ministries are growing everyday.
Monday, May 17, 2010
LETTER from Iraq to Akayo Singers
From: turyomubandifred@yahoo.com
to: akayosingers@gmail.com
date: Fri, May 14, 2010 at 1:29
subject: Greetings: mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com
Let me take this opportunity to greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
How are you all????
Again i thank God who has enabled you to produce this Gospel music which gives strength and courage to listeners; and at the same time preaching the word of God through singing.
May God our Lord bless you all. It has been so great to me to find AKAYO singers on the net.
However, am very far from you guys, i will keep praying for you not to get tired but to stay strong and do the work of God. I love you so much in the name of Jesus Christ. Am a born again from Kazo-Kiruhura district (Uganda) but currently am here in Baghdad (Iraq) pursuing my duties in the name of Jesus, pray for me to get back to Uganda safely and we meet face to face.
Otherwise i will keep communicating to you as you do the same. I wish you well my sisters and brothers. Thanks a lot for what you are doing.
Yours Fred.
to: akayosingers@gmail.com
date: Fri, May 14, 2010 at 1:29
subject: Greetings: mailed-by yahoo.com
signed-by yahoo.com
Let me take this opportunity to greet you in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ,
How are you all????
Again i thank God who has enabled you to produce this Gospel music which gives strength and courage to listeners; and at the same time preaching the word of God through singing.
May God our Lord bless you all. It has been so great to me to find AKAYO singers on the net.
However, am very far from you guys, i will keep praying for you not to get tired but to stay strong and do the work of God. I love you so much in the name of Jesus Christ. Am a born again from Kazo-Kiruhura district (Uganda) but currently am here in Baghdad (Iraq) pursuing my duties in the name of Jesus, pray for me to get back to Uganda safely and we meet face to face.
Otherwise i will keep communicating to you as you do the same. I wish you well my sisters and brothers. Thanks a lot for what you are doing.
Yours Fred.
Tuesday, April 13, 2010
AKAYO excites Mbarara SDA church
Akayo Singers held a concert on April 10 at their base church, Mbarara SDA with preaching, songs and drama before it gave out gifts to all members (Singers and support staff) for having performed well last year. The ceremonies were crowned by an Annual General meeting (AGM) on April 11. Click on Older Post to view to the end.
Akayo Singers held a concert on April 10 at their base church, Mbarara SDA with preaching, songs and drama before it gave out gifts to all members (Singers and support staff) for having performed well last year. The ceremonies were crowned by an Annual General meeting (AGM) on April 11. Click on Older Post to view to the end.
Akayo Singers in a play at Katara Crusade, Jan 10-24, 2010 that attracted crowds daily for 2 weeks.
The daily menu was packaged with a different play and songs before and after each sermon.
19 people accepted Jesus Christ as their personal savior in Bunyaruguru, Bushenyi district, Uganda. Keep clicking on Older Post to view more.
AKAYO conducts Effort (Crusade)
Akayo Singers conducted a two weeks Effort at Katara in Bunyaruguru, Bushenyi district, Uganda and 19 souls turned to Jesus as their personal savior. The Crusade was led by Evangelist Richard Katureebe, who is the Choir Master with Akayo. Akayo Singers gave back up music from Jan 10 to 24, 2010. Keep clicking on Older Post, to view more.
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