Mutamba Abudi is a breaker/ breakdancer. He is a performer, teacher and competitor. He is also an event organizer, and has been part of organizing teams for many dance, music, arts and community events.
He is a member of Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU), a voluntary non-profit organization that uses dance, Hiphop and other art forms for empowerment, education and social change. Abudi started breakdancing in 2010 when he joined BPU. In the organization, he is a student, teacher, as well as a member of the admin team. He also a member of the Tirupati Underground crew.
Over the years, he has performed, taught and competed in many parts of Uganda. He has also judged many local breakdance competitions. Outside of Uganda, he has performed, taught and participated in events and programs in Poland, Tanzania (Zanzibar), Rwanda and Kenya. He is one of the Ugandan breakers who took part in the 2020 Break Free Wide Championship, the first ever online global breakdance competition. He has won many local breakdance competitions, both as a solo dancer, and part of a crew. He has also featured in different music videos of both local and international artists such as “Dust”- music video by Nyara , “From Here to there” music video by Jaess Jamil and many others .
He has attended different breaking workshops from experienced and gifted breaking (breakdance) teachers and mentors such as Abramz Tekya (Former RockSteady Crew member), Nadeen Shine (SoulRebels Crew), Elnino (FloorLords), Focus (FlowMo Crew), Anijha (FSX/ MZK/ KIR), Bojin(HRC), Lilou (Redbull BC One Allstars/ Street Off), Sunnifourfizzy(Redbull BC One Allstars), Campanita (Streetoff), Aino Simanyi (Eccentric squad) and Niina Namaganda (Eccentric squad).
Abudi has worked with schools (local & international), NGOs, arts organizations and companies which include; Breakdance Project Uganda (BPU), Imagination Circle, Collective Glow, Kyabise Collective, The boys Mentorship (Uganda), Kigali Breaking Cypher (Rwanda), Breakfast Jam, Mkhulule girlchild foundation, Alliance Française, International School of Uganda (ISU), Kampala Community International School (KCIS), Blessed Toddlers Junior School Nansana, Acacia International School, Kampala Community International Pre-School (KCIP), Brave Festival (Poland), Goethe Zentrum Kampala, U.S Mission Uganda, PCCP (Uganda), French School of Kampala, PistaArts Centre, Check Breaking Style (Zanzibar), and many others.
List of battles or competitions Mutamba Abudi has won:
- The Floor Motion 3rd Edition – May 2023 ( 7 to smoke breaking battle)
- Smash It Down Breaking Battles 3rd Edition – May 2023 (1 vs 1 breaking battle)
- Hit The Beat Africa – June 2022 (7 to smoke breaking battle)
- Skillz East Africa Central Finals – August 2020 (1 vs 1 breaking battle)
- Skillz East Africa Central Prelims – August 2020 (1 vs 1 breaking battle)
- Breakfast Jam Finals – November 2019 (3 vs 3 breaking battle)
- Stepup for School – September 2018 (1 vs 1 breaking battle)
You can hire Abudi for; teaching and facilitating, performing, event organizing, judging and competing.
