Andrew Makkinga
(Uganda, 1982) is since 2024 one of the three resident hosts of Kunststof, Dutch national public network NTR's culture and media programme, which is broadcast Monday to Thursday between 7 and 8 pm on NPO Radio 1. Andrew is no stranger to the Dutch media landscape: at 17, he was discovered as a talented debater in national Dutch debating competition Op weg naar het Lagerhuis (On the way to the Congress). After that, he soon ended up in radio. His interests and network extend from hip-hop, jazz and reggae to various types of classical music, literature, politics, theatre and visual arts. For years, he has been a regular at North Sea Jazz and many other (music) festivals; for his NPO Soul & Jazz-podcast series Makkinga Moves, he conducted countless interviews with artists.
Past events
New Perspectives: Rewriting Colonial History
A conversation on a new perspective on colonial rule and its impact on the present day.
Wanna Know a Secret?
A new generation of authors: Tahmina Akefi (NL/Afghanistan), Özcan Akyol (NL/Turkey), Daad Kajo (NL/Syria), Martijn Knol, Richard de Nooy (NL/South Africa), Carolina Trujillo (NL/Uruguay) and Joost de Vries read mysterious passages from their recent books. Hosted by Andrew Makkinga (NL/Uganda). In Dutch.
How to be a Dictator in Africa
Writers David van Reybrouck, Helon Habila and Dinaw Mengestu take us with them in the spirit of of the once so optimistic leaders who, after the independence of their countries, turned into dictators one by one. Andrew Makkinga chairs the discussion. In English.
