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Tour

2 Books, 1 Mixtape Tour

  • 3/18/2023: Songs For Wo(Men) 2: Mixtape Launch Kampala, Uganda
  • 4/2/2023: XPresssions UG Featuring Mugabi Byenkya, Lagum The Rapper and Denesi Kampala, Uganda
  • 5/6/2023: Revive by Ark Organics Presents: Hip Hop Don’t Stop – Featuring 3-Card and Mugabi Byenkya Kampala, Uganda
  • 5/29/2023: Rebel Riot Poetry – Featuring Elizabeth Mcgeown and Mugabi Byenkya; Hosted by Charlotte Lunn and George Parker London, England
  • 5/29/2023 – 5/31/2023: Inclusive Africa Conference 2023 Nairobi, Kenya
  • 6/26/2023: FEMRITE June Author Of The Month Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/30/2023: Panelist on Ugandan Mental Health at Faith Agumya Jemimah’s Book Launch for “To Live Or Not To Live” Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/27/2023: Can We Talk? Book Club – June Book Of The Month Kampala, Uganda
  • 8/16/2023: Telling our stories: On writing essays and memoir Virtual Panel
  • 11/2/2023: The Lit. Live Reading Series for the Ontario D/deaf/HoH, Disabled, Mad and Neuroatypical Poetics Festival, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
  • 1/30/2024: the other side of hope, 3rd Online Issue Launch Virtual Readings, Discussion and Q&A
  • 2/5/2024 – 2/9/2024: Guest Author at The North Green School Yearly Book Week Kampala, Uganda
  • 2/7/2024 – 2/10/2024: Panelist on: “Pathways to Publishing for Indie Authors of Color” and “A Turn of the Page: From Journalism to Creative Writing” at The Association of Writing Professionals Conference and Book Fair (AWP) 2024 Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A
  • 9/1/2024: Greenhouse Effect Open Mic – Featured Performer Salt Lake City, Utah, U.S.A
  • 11/1/2024: MacDowell Downtown – Headlining Sole Presenter Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A
  • 11/30/2024: Artist Talk and Performance at Toadstool Books Peterborough, New Hampshire, U.S.A
  • 1/11/2025: Words & Songs: Meet Ugandan Artist Mugabi Byenkya Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Sporadic Engagement Tour

  • 2/27/2019: Ntebeza Kampala, Uganda
  • 2/28/2019: Sip and Read Book Club Kampala, Uganda
  • 4/29/2019: FEMRITE April Author Of The Month Kampala, Uganda
  • 5/9/2019: Uganda Human Rights Convention 2019 Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/2/2019: SoFar Sounds Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/27/2019: Literary Crossroads with Mugabi Byenkya & Adipo Sidang Nairobi, Kenya
  • 9//18/2019: Chi Reading Series Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/20/2019: Bi Arts Festival – Cruzh Zine Launch Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/21/2019: Bi Arts Festival – Bodies In Resistance Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/22/2019: Bi Arts Festival – Mens Showcase Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/27/2019: The Open Mic At MAKE Milton, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/29/2019: YTGA Open Mic Series Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
  • 5/25/2021: Queer Kenyan Book Club: Book of the month in May Nairobi, Kenya
  • 5/28/2021: HAPPENING Multicultural Festival 2021 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/23/2021 -9/26/2021: Bi+ Arts Festival 2021 Author Showcase Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 11/11/2021: Hamwe Festival Live Interview and Reading  Kigali, Rwanda
  • 05/03/2022: Port Veritas Poetry Portland, Maine, U.S.A
  • 05/18/2022: Alternative Explanations: Disability in African Arts Lancaster, England
  • 07/21/2022: Kwantlen Poetry Project Presents: Speak Truth Featuring Mugabi Byenkya Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
  • 08/28/2022: Draft Reading Series 17.3 Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Is That A World Tour Or Your Boys Tour?

  • 11/8/2018: Speak Easy Open Mic Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A
  • 11/7/2018: Wheel Barrel Open Mic Topeka, Kansas, U.S.A
  • 11/5/2018: Speakeasy Poetry and Spoken Word Review Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A
  • 11/2/2018: Mugabi Byenkya Reading ‘Dear Philomena,’ Lawrence, Kansas, U.S.A
  • 10/31/2018: Red Dirt Poetry Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.A
  • 10/29/2018: Poetry Lab Everett, Washington, U.S.A
  • 10/28/2018: Poetry Slam and Open Mic Portland, Oregon, U.S.A
  • 10/21/2018: Sunday Kind of Love Washington, D.C, U.S.A
  • 10/20/2018: Jambalaya Soul Slam Durham, North Carolina
  • 10/19/2018: Advanced Poetry Staten Island, New York, U.S.A
  • 10/16/2018: Brass Tacks Albany, New York, U.S.A
  • 10/15/2018: Poetic Vibe Troy, New York, U.S.A
  • 10/12/2018: Sip N Speak 3 Syracuse, New York, U.S.A
  • 10/11/2018: Slam Free Or Die Manchester, New Hampshire, U.S.A
  • 10/9/2018: Northampton Poetry Northampton, Massachusetts, U.S.A
  • 10/8/2018: Dirty Gerund Poetry Show Worcester, Massachusetts, U.S.A
  • 10/4/2018: Providence Poetry Slam Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.A
  • 9/27/2018: September Poetry Jam Paterson, New Jersey, U.S.A
  • 9/23/2018: Bi Arts Festival – Cabaret Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/22/2018: Bi Arts Festival – Author Showcase Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 9/20/2018: Stories of Ours Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Get Mugabi To Jaden Smith Tour

  • 9/1/2018: Banter with Mugabi Byenkya Kampala, Uganda
  • 8/17/2018 – 8/19/2018: Writivism Literary Festival 2018 Kampala, Uganda
  • 7/26/2018: Spoken Word Rwanda Kigali, Rwanda
  • 6/30/2018: Kampala Book Market Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/29/2018: Shapers Social Featuring Mugabi Byenkya Kampala, Uganda
  • 6/8/2018: PechaKucha Night Markham, Ontario, Canada
  • 5/1/2018: Steel City Open Slam Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  • 4/27/2018: The Fuze Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.A
  • 4/24/2018: Poetry Nite At Kafein Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 4/22/2018: Tanya Evanson Book Launch Featuring Lynn Kozak and Mugabi Byenkya Montreal, Quebec, Canada
  • 4/19/2018: Burlington Slam Project Finals Featuring Mugabi Byenkya Burlington, Ontario, Canada
  • 4/11/2018: The Sophiscated Boom Boom #49 Featuring JC Bouchard and Mugabi Byenkya Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 4/5/2018: Tartan Turban Secret Readings #9 Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 3/26/2018: Common Readings Series Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 3/6/2019: Wild Writers Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Baby’s First Tour

  • 1/8/2018: Rowers Reading Series Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 12/19/2017: Writing While Black Presents: You Did That! Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 12/12/2017: Port Veritas Spoken Word Portland, Maine, U.S.A
  • 12/7/2017: Mugabi Byenkya Reading Ithaca, New York, U.S.A
  • 11/19/2017: Green Mill Uptown Poetry Slam Chicago, Illinois, U.S.A
  • 11/16/2017: Olympia Peoples Mic Olympia, Washington, U.S.A
  • 11/15/2017: Rain City Poetry Slam Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
  • 11/14/2017: Seattle Poetry Slam Seattle, Washington, U.S.A
  • 11/12/2017: Winnipeg Poetry Slam Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
  • 11/10/2017: Regina Word Up Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada
  • 11/9/2017: Flywheel Calgary, Alberta, Canada
  • 11/8/2017: Breathe In Poetry Slam Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
  • 10/25/2017: Tongues of Fire Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
  • 10/18/2017: UBC Slam Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
  • 10/14/2017: Tia Chucha Los Angeles, California, U.S.A
  • 09/20/2017: Poetic Underground Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A
  • 09/17/2017: In Your Ear Washington, D.C, U.S.A
  • 09/01/2017: St Catharines Poetry Slam St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
  • 08/19/2017: Prose and Cons Poetry Slam Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 08/18/2017: Sounds of Liberation Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
  • 08/12/2017: Toronto Poetry Slam Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 08/03/2017: Haus Orpheus Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 07/28/2017: Turn The Page Africa Book Meet Kampala, Uganda
  • 07/25/2017: Shab-e She’r Poetry Night Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 07/18/2017: Art Bar Poetry Series Toronto, Ontario, Canada
  • 07/1/2017: Kitchener-Waterloo Poetry Slam Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
  • 06/24/2017: Engero Kampala, Uganda
  • 06/06/2017: Peter Kagayi & Friends Kampala, Uganda
  • 06/03/2017: Tontoma Poetry Kampala, Uganda
  • 05/27/2017: Laba Arts Festival Kampala, Uganda
  • 05/1/2017: Tontoma Poetry Kampala, Uganda

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Songs For Wo(Men) 2

The Cover of Mugabi Byenkya's Debut Mixtape "Songs For Wo(Men) 2". Cover Art by Paul Bourgeois depicting Mugabi in diapers screaming on a verandah with images of his father, Mugabi hugging a Black woman, a phone saying "stay silent", an IV drip, stars, plants and pink floral patterned boots. Opaque Red Cassette via the independent American record label "Hello America Stereo Cassette"

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