Sarkodie has given Uganda a glowing review. On Wednesday, 11 November, the rapper shared photos from his African Diaries stop in the country, taking in Mengo Palace, the Kasubi Tombs and a meeting with Uganda’s famous Ghetto Kids dance group, calling the country “a beautiful discovery”.
In a post on X, the “Adonai” hitmaker said meeting the Princess of Buganda and the Ghetto Kids had been “a truly inspiring experience”, praising Uganda’s “rich culture, beautiful heritage and so many similarities with Ghana”. He signed off: “Different lands, one African soul!”
“Somewhere along the way, we lost it”
The visit to the Kasubi Tombs, the UNESCO World Heritage Site where Buganda’s kings are buried, also left him with a bigger message. Minutes before the photos went up, he posted a call for Africans to look again at how their ancestors built.
“I think we need to go back to authentic African architecture,” he wrote. “Seeing beautiful structures built centuries ago, still standing strong and looking far more beautiful than many of the modern buildings we put up today, is a real wake up call. Somewhere along the way, we lost it.”
According to Modern Ghana, the princess he met at Mengo Palace in Kampala was Princess Katrina Ssangalyambogo of the Buganda Kingdom. The outlet also reported that his stop in Kenya included visits to local radio stations and a link-up with rapper Khaligraph Jones.
A tour with no shows
Sarkodie announced The African Diaries on 31 October, saying he would travel to Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania and Nigeria after his Rapperholic concert in Kumasi, and that he would not be performing at any of the stops. Read our report on the announcement here.
The trip is about connecting with fans and cultures across the continent, and Ugandan fans have clearly enjoyed having him. On X this week he told them “It’s amazing out here” and “I’m having a great time”. It also comes as he builds towards Rapperholic at London’s O2 Arena on 6 March 2027. See our earlier story on the O2 build-up.
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