Julius Kyazze’s African drift: from East Africa into Ghana and beyond

When Ugandan entertainment entrepreneur Julius Kyazze began building Swangz Avenue in Kampala nearly two decades ago, the ambition was local and practical: make music that travelled, stage events that paid, and build media platforms that spoke directly to young audiences. Expansion came later - cautiously, market by market - and always rooted in what worked on the ground.

By Kwame Dadzie