Andrew Makkinga (Kampala, 1982) is the host of an extensive podcast series Makkinga Meets (interviews with musicians from all over the world) for Dutch public broadcast organization NTR. Until recently he also hosted Andrew (DJ show mostly playing Soul & Jazz). On television he has hosted ‘Uitmarkt’ and made numerous reports at the North Sea Jazz Festival. Andrew is a frequent guest in various talk shows on a variety of topics, mostly connected to black arts or civil rights movement. Andrew is often asked to moderate debates, host talk shows or be chairman of congresses, which he does evenly charming and eloquently in either Dutch or English.