Balikoowa in the City

Balikoowa in the City
Promotional poster
Genre	Drama, comedy
Written by	Lloyd Lutara
Directed by	Kihire Kennedy
Starring	Marion Asiro Housen Mushema Jay K. Mulungi [1] Monica Birwinyo
Theme music composer	Undercover Brothers Ug
Country of origin	Uganda
Original languages	English, Luganda
No. of seasons	1
Production
Camera setup	Multiple-camera setup
Running time	40 minutes
Production company	Fast Track Productions
Original release
Network	Spark TV
Release	May 13, 2016 (2016-5-13) – 2017 (2017)

Balikoowa (officially Balikoowa in the City) is a Ugandan drama-comedy series that airs on Spark TV - Uganda. The series is directed by Kennedy Kihire, ^[2] produced at Fast Track Productions and stars Marion Asiro, Housen Mushema, Monica Birwinyo and Undercover Brothers Ug's Jay K. Mulungi.

Plot

Balikoowa in the City follows the story of "Balikoowa" (Housen Mushema), a villager who heads to the city (Kampala) on an errand to his aunt's daughter "Sophia" (Marion Asiro). He has to deal with the city life for so long as his errand lasts. ^{[3] [4] [5]}

Title theme

The title theme for the series is called "Balikoowa" and was composed and written by Undercover Brothers Ug's Jay K. Mulungi and Timothy Kirya. ^[6]

References

1. "Undercover Brothers Ug". HiPipo. Archived from the original on 2017-01-08. Retrieved 2017-02-05.
2. "Interview with Kennedy Kihire a Ugandan legendary movie director". Ug Blizz. Archived from the original on 5 May 2016. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
3. "Balikoowa in the City". IMDB.
4. "BALIKOOWA IN THE CITY official trailer". Youtube.
5. "Balikoowa S01E01 - Plilot". Youtube.
6. Opening Theme/Original Sound Track