{UAH} MEET GEORGE MPANGA, BRITISH UGANDAN ARTIST WHO DECLINED MBE AWARD IN HONOR OF HIS ANCESTORS.

MEET GEORGE MPANGA, BRITISH UGANDAN ARTIST WHO DECLINED MBE AWARD IN HONOR OF HIS ANCESTORS.

George Mpanga better known by his stage name George the Poet, is a Peabody award-winning, British spoken-word artist, poet, rapper, and podcast host with an interest in social and political issues.

30yr-old Mpanga came to prominence as a poet, from which he progressed to spoken word and hip hop.

In May 2019,George was awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) which he declined to accept because of Britain's colonial past.He argued that his ancestors would never forgive him if he accepted the honour.

His parents Edith and Kato Mpanga fled to exile in the UK from Uganda to  during the wars of the 1980s.

His innovative brand of musical poetry has won him critical acclaim both as a recording artist and social commentator and seen his work broadcast to billions of people worldwide.

In summer of 2018, he opened the Royal Wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle with his poem 'The Beauty of Union', and in 2019, his audio offering 'Have You Heard George's Podcast?' won a prestigious Peabody Award and 5 Gold British Podcast Awards, including the highly-coveted Podcast of the Year. The podcast was described by BBC R4 as "a story that could change the world".

Much like Bobi Wine, George the Poet is a fellow Ugandan artist with an interest in politics. The film provides a long term look at Uganda's problems situated in the African context, and the role of music in implementing change.

He said Ugandans need to develop this potential through new opportunities for change, and should build on what they are good at.

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"When a man is stung by a bee, he doesn't set off to destroy all beehives"

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